Anthony @aiwrapper

Slurm vs Ray is the wrong axis now since both run on k8s. The more interesting problem is a layer down: imaging, provisioning etc. Abstract drivers across compute, network, storage, power, cooling: it should be possible to wipe & rebuild any server immediately with one API call.

David @DavidSHolz

2 weeks ago

does everyone in AI still use SLURM? or have we moved to RAY? what's going on in cloud orchestration land nowadays?

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Nothing but gratitude for the men and women of this great nation. It is time to fly.

Tomorrow, we launch. At sunset tonight, Artemis II waits on the pad, ready to carry astronauts potentially farther than any humans have traveled in more than half a century. The next era of exploration begins.

NASA does not have a top-line problem. We receive roughly $25 billion in annual appropriations, including more than a $10 billion plus-up from President Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill. If that is not enough to run a lunar exploration program and do all the other things across science and discovery, then what is the right number? We don’t need to blame budgets or continuity of decision-making as the common excuse, as if a billion dollars is somehow not a billion dollars and troubled programs should perpetually stay troubled programs. NASA, like the federal government, cannot spend our way out of every problem, nor can we perpetuate bad decisions. That means not getting spread thin across too many imposed endeavors or jumping straight to the “dream state,” which is how everything becomes over budget and behind schedule. Instead, we concentrate on the needle-moving objectives, the reason NASA exists in the first place. We execute with urgency, in an iterative and safe way, and empower the workforce and our partners to get the job done. That is how we changed the world on July 20, 1969, and it is how we will do it again. Expect more from NASA and start believing again.

There is unlimited demand for intelligence.

Very excited to see this AI for Science Executive Order—the Genesis Mission. The Administration has appropriately ambitious goals here; we may be on the verge of world-changing breakthroughs. Congratulations to all involved!

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There is a pattern across all agencies where IT “modernization” contracts do not pay for outcomes/performance; instead, they pay for time. Therefore, the incentive is for contractors to “never finish,” resulting in incredible waste. As an example, IRS modernization started in 1990 to be delivered in 1996. Today, the work is not complete and the contractors say it’s still 5 years away. 29 years behind schedule and ~$15b over budget. Everyone loses, except the government contractors. This must change. This week, the IRS froze ~$1.5B in modernization contracts, none of which have any effect on tax filings. All of those contracts will then either be cancelled or the contract terms will be changed to pay-for-performance.

@evanjconrad Thanks Evan! I've never been more optimistic about the future we're all building

The last two weeks require the writing of an entirely new history of post-1950’s American conservatism.

This is the most exciting time for NASA since Apollo, and Jared is the best choice to lead the way: "We will never again lose our ability to journey to the stars or settle for second place" 🇺🇸🚀

Jared Isaacman @rookisaacman

2 years ago

I am honored to receive President Trump’s @realDonaldTrump nomination to serve as the next Administrator of NASA. Having been fortunate to see our amazing planet from space, I am passionate about America leading the most incredible adventure in human history. On my last mission

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In FY2023, the U.S. Government spent $6.16. trillion while only bringing in $4.47 trillion. The last budget surplus was in 2001. This trend must be reversed, and we must balance the budget.

@rpoo every American will be cc'd this time

In 2022, the Federal Government Accountability Office found $247,000,000,000 in improper payments made across 82 programs, including $81B from Medicaid & $47B from Medicare. That's $250B. In one year. That they know about. And publicly reported.

Elon Musk @elonmusk

2 years ago

@WallStreetMav You don’t yet appreciate how much waste and fraud there is in entitlements. It is beyond what you could possibly imagine.

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The government runs on ancient computers & software. Needs an upgrade!

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$200B+ is lost annually in improper payments by the US federal gov—100X of SpaceX annual budget! When I was at Palantir, we cleared the backlog of the UK’s NHS by deploying scalable tech that flagged obvious errors, like ultrasounds scheduled for pregnant patients in their 11th month. How is it possible there’s a US federal agency (GAO) that reports this massive waste every year, yet no one’s eliminated it? Most of US gov still runs on Powerpoint and Excel. An engineering-first gov efficiency commission by @elonmusk could save trillions annually. Exciting possibilities ahead!

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The world has not yet seen the full glory of the American spirit

Elon Musk @elonmusk

2 years ago

The future is gonna be fantastic

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Liftoff of Starship!

It is in our power to build San Francisco into the world's most technologically advanced city. If we can accelerate SF, we can accelerate the rest of America. The time has come to deploy the solutions we built, and to find new challenges. Join our team to help ⬇️

300+ e/acc engineers just spent 24 hours building AI solutions to San Francisco’s most pressing challenges— housing, safety, public health The Mayor even showed up. Tweeting the finalists building a better future for SF at the @Accelerate_SF Hackathon at @fdotinc (🧵):

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