mohansrao

CTO with an entrepreneurial drive to build better products for the web and mobile.

[mohansrao @mohansrao]

@TechCrunch Well, the next thing it’s going to do is to implement and email you a prototype!

[TechCrunch @TechCrunch]

The first TPU in space is a running a Google DeepMind Gemma 4 model and writing cheesy poetry.
https://t.co/RmcZinF2br

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@BCPSports Congratulations to all the atheletes!

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@gregisenberg This is the future! Bye bye cell phone

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@fopminui @MattWallace888 Nature is simply amazing

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@alexxubyte Love the simplicity

[DHH @dhh]

The Musk biography is really a business book dressed in a personal tale. Easily worth the read alone for the vivid tutorial in how to apply The Algorithm.

[Andrew D. Huberman, Ph.D. @hubermanlab]

Studies on the role of background music for sake of learning and attention show varied results but collectively show that if your goal is focus and information retention then working in silence > purely instrumental music > music w/lyrics… BUT that listening to music during brief (5-20min) breaks between cognitive tasks (done in silence) is best.
https://t.co/wCT0aDEJtp

[Dan Hockenmaier @danhockenmaier]

The way that Jensen Huang runs Nvidia is wild:

40 direct reports, no 1:1s
- Believes that the flattest org is the most empowering one, and that starts with the top layer
- Does not conduct 1:1s - everything happens in a group setting
- Does not give career advice - "None of my management team is coming to me for career advice - they already made it, they're doing great"

No status reports, instead he "stochastically samples the system"
- Doesn't use status updates because he believes they are too refined by the time they get to him. They are not ground truth anymore.
- Instead, anyone in the company can email him their "top five things" with whatever is top of mind, and he will read it
- Estimates he reads 100 of these everyone morning

Everyone has all the context, all the time
- No meetings with just VPs or just Directors - anyone can join and contribute
- "If you have a strategic direction, why tell just one person?"
- "If there is something I don't like, I just say it publicly"
- "I do a lot of reasoning out loud"

No formal planning cycles
- No 5 year plan, no 1 year plan
- Always re-evaluating based on changing business and market conditions (helpful when AI is developing at the pace that it is)

This org is optimized for (1) attracting amazing people, (2) keeping the team as small as it can be, and (3) allowing information to travel as quickly as possible

[Alex Xu @alexxubyte]

Hidden Costs of the Cloud: The biggest misconception about the cloud is that it's cheap.

While it may be inexpensive or even free to get started, the complexity often leads to hidden costs, resulting in large cloud bills.

The purpose of this post is not to discourage using the cloud. I’m a big fan of the cloud. I simply want to raise awareness about this issue, as it's one of the critical topics that isn't often discussed.

While AWS is used as an example, similar cost structures apply to other cloud providers.

1. Free Tier Ambiguity: AWS offers three different types of free offerings for common services. However, services not included in the free tier can charge you. Even for services that do provide free resources, there's often a limit. Exceeding that limit can result in higher costs than anticipated.

2. Elastic IP Addresses: AWS allows up to five Elastic IP addresses. Exceeding this limit incurs a small hourly rate, which varies depending on the region. This is a recurring charge.

3. Load Balancers: They are billed hourly, even if not actively used. Furthermore, you'll face additional charges if data is transferred in and out of the load balancer.

4. Elastic Block Storage (EBS) Charges: EBS is billed on a GB-per-month basis. You will be charged for attached and unattached EBS volumes, even if they're not actively used.

5. EBS Snapshots: Deleting an EBS volume does not automatically remove the associated snapshots. Orphaned EBS snapshots will still appear on your bill.

6. S3 Access Charges: While the pricing for S3 storage is generally reasonable, the costs associated with accessing stored objects, such as GET and LIST requests, can sometimes exceed the storage costs.

7. S3 Partial Uploads: If you have an unsuccessful multipart upload in S3, you will still be billed for the successfully uploaded parts. It's essential to clean these up to avoid unnecessary costs.

8. Data Transfer Costs: Transferring data to AWS, for instance, from a data center, is free. However, transferring data out of AWS can be significantly more expensive.

Over to you: Have you ever been surprised by an unexpected cloud bill? Share your experiences with us!

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[mohansrao @mohansrao]

@BellarmineBells Congratulations and go Bells!

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@ilove_aviation That's some crazy engineering!

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Are you a FE engineer? I'd love to talk to you. DM me.
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@anandmahindra Fantastic use of space. Think differently!

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@westcoastpreps_ @BCPSports @WCALSports Congratulations coach Conor! You've had an amazing season.

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@HowThingsWork_ Dang! I thought this profession was secure and machines won't take over. Perhaps not.

[mohansrao @mohansrao]

This is the future! Would you rather search or have a conversation with ChatGPT? I wonder what will happen to the search traffic and all of us that rely on it to drive traffic to our sites.

[Expedia Group @ExpediaGroup]

With our new AI Plugin, a traveler can start a conversation with #ChatGPT to plan their next trip–complete with access to up-to-date information on the availability & price of flights, hotels, vacation rentals, activities, & car rentals across the world. https://t.co/cVgLL6qln9

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@Enezator Experience beats everything

[mohansrao @mohansrao]

@scoutingzone Thank you. He received your response yesterday. All good now.

[mohansrao @mohansrao]

@scoutingzone My son has sent several emails asking that his account be canceled but he's still getting billed. Do you even read the emails sent to [email protected] ?