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Finally back! And with a new co-host!

August 22, 2022

We introduce new co-host Ben Carr and talk some NIST and Intel trevails.RadioFreeHPC isdistributed in partnership with HPCwire. *Download the MP3 * Follow us on Twitter *Subscribe on Spotify *Sub

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Finally back! And with a new co-host!

August 22, 2022

We introduce new co-host Ben Carr and talk some NIST and Intel trevails.RadioFreeHPC isdistributed in partnership with HPCwire. *Download the MP3 * Follow us on Twitter *Subscribe on Spotify *Sub

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It’s GTC, Baby

March 29, 2022

In this episode of RadioFreeHPC, Dan and Jessi talk GTC along with special guest Todd Weiss. RadioFreeHPC isdistributed in partnership with HPCwire. *Download the MP3 * Follow us on Twitter *Subscri

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Jazz, Melting Diamonds, and Schrödinger’s Cat

March 28, 2022

In this episode of RadioFreeHPC, the crew round up the most intriguing batch of recent HPC topics including Graphcore, HPC efforts to better understand melting diamonds and Jazz, as well as quantum st

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Ponte Vecchio

March 21, 2022

In this episode of RadioFreeHPC, the crew talk Intel’s Ponte Vecchio. RadioFreeHPC isdistributed in partnership with HPCwire. *Download the MP3 * Follow us on Twitter *Subscribe on Spotify *

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HPC with Trish Damkroger and Brent Gorda

March 14, 2022

In this episode of RadioFreeHPC, Dan and Jessi are joined by Trish Damkroger and Brent Gorda to talk HPC topics, thoughts, and intriguing trends. RadioFreeHPC isdistributed in partnership with HPCwir

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12 Cores Per Soul

February 14, 2022

In this episode of RadioFreeHPC, the crew discusses Intels investment into RISC-V, the 2022 Winter Classic student cluster competition, and quantum computing in Canada. RadioFreeHPC isdistributed in

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NVIDIA Slinks Away, Meta Bulks Up, And We Zap Bugs

February 01, 2022

In this episode of RadioFreeHPC, the crew talks Metas new AI supercomputer, NVIDIA abandoning ARM, and our latest competition winners. RadioFreeHPC isbrought to you by the Surfs Up Hippie and Geriat

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NVIDIA’s Future Looks… Bright

January 17, 2022

In this episode of RadioFreeHPC, the crew discuss NVIDIA buying Bright Computing and NOAAs 100x HPC plan. RadioFreeHPC is produced by our Croatian audio man (no really, hes actually in Croatia) and

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2021 Holiday Episode

January 07, 2022

In this episode of RadioFreeHPC, the crew discuss Frontier delays and gifts for each other should they make Santa’s nice or naughty list. RadioFreeHPC is brought to you by weird things out of Fl

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FTC Blues and Optical I/O

December 15, 2021

In this episode of RadioFreeHPC, the crew talk the FTC suing NVIDIA and a webinar on Ayar Lab’s optical I/O. The webinar can be viewed at https://buff.ly/3dU8gOp. (Registration required, but it’

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Hyperscale with Ryan Quick

December 08, 2021

In this episode of RadioFreeHPC, a new voice hits the waves as Dan and Jessi talk with Ryan Quick about hyperscale, blockchain, and smattering of good (dare we say… quick…) topics. RadioFreeHPC

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But Is It Composable? (SC Roundup)

November 29, 2021

In this episode of RadioFreeHPC, the crew completes an SC roundup discussing supply chain issues, composable computing, and Oracle’s cloud service. RadioFreeHPC is brought to you by Prairie Gulch Old

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Top500, Quantum, And SC

November 22, 2021

In this episode of RadioFreeHPC, the crew discusses the new Top500 list, Atos’ Quantum Learning Machine, and a few SC tidbits. RadioFreeHPC is produced by the greater Columbus Dungeons and Dragons tea

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Cue The Processor Wars

November 14, 2021

In this episode of RadioFreeHPC, Dan, Jessi, and Shahin talk AMD’s big swing at NVIDIA and the concept of Metaverse. RadioFreeHPC is produced by a group of concerned helicopter mothers who don’t under

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China Hits Exascale

November 08, 2021

In this episode of RadioFreeHPC, the crew talks the biggest news on the mind – China hitting exascale. RadioFreeHPC was produced by a grant from Neo-Luddite, a group dedicated to the belief that the t

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Bronis de Supinski on SC21

October 29, 2021

In this episode of RadioFreeHPC, a candid and unfiltered interview with Bronis de Supinski, General Chair of SC21. The challenges of St. Louis… with a few tangents along the way. RadioFreeHPC is

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Musical Chairs

October 25, 2021

In this episode of RadioFreeHPC, Jessi vanishes from recording due to DSL issues, Addison Snell of Intersect360 joins to add to the scintillation, and a host of issues are discussed from new scalabili

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Happy Exascale Day!

October 18, 2021

In this episode of RadioFreeHPC, the crew talk all things exascale, Exascale Day, and most importantly, Exascale Day traditions. RadioFreeHPC is proudly brought to you by Cub Scout Troop #149 and Girl

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RISC-V Momentum & Atos’ March To The US

October 16, 2021

In this episode of RadioFreeHPC, Dan, Henry, and Shahin discuss the take off of RISC-V and Atos’ acquisition of Nimbix. Big moves happening on both accounts… RadioFreeHPC is brought to you by the new

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Debate: The End of Open Source

October 15, 2021

In this episode of RadioFreeHPC, Henry and Shahin debate the end of open-source due to software vulnerabilities in a format-breaking episode. The honorable Dan Olds acts as moderator. RadioFreeHPC is

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Fall of the JEDI

October 14, 2021

In this episode of RadioFreeHPC, Dan, Henry, and Shahin talk about the death of a Jedi, more specifically the cancellation of the Pentagon JEDI contract. Listen in for the details, as well as a full b

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World of Quantum

October 13, 2021

In this episode of RadioFreeHPC, a full discussion on quantum computing, its applications, and what the world might look like in the quantum age. RadioFreeHPC is made possible by a grant from the Barn

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The Met Office

October 12, 2021

In this episode of RadioFreeHPC the entire crew is back to talk the UK Met Office buying 1.2 billion pounds worth of Azure credits, responsibility when dealing with ransomware, and Elon Musk. RadioFre

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Your Comprehensive Lead Up To ISC

October 03, 2021

In this episode of RadioFreeHPC Henry and Dan speculate that Shahin has been kidnapped by aliens while Jessi does battle with the Midwest heat. Absent co-hosts aside, Henry and Dan give an all-inclusi

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Short: RFHPC, Stress Free

October 03, 2021

In this episode of RadioFreeHPC Henry and Dan have a relaxed, non-argumentative session (possibly due to Shahin and Jessi’s absences). The two talk ransomware, Henry’s ongoing battle with the bots, an

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RISC-V Deep Dive, CTO Interview

October 04, 2020

  RISC-V Deep Dive, CTO Interview In this special edition of Radio Free HPC, we interview Mark Himelstein, RISC-V International Chief Technical Officer. In the discussion, we look at RISC-V from all angles, discussing how the opensource ISA is being

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Liqid Gets Hot, NSF Billion for AI

October 01, 2020

We have our full staff for this show – first time in a long time. We start out with introductions….Henry still lives in a survivalist compound in Las Cruces, NM, Jessi is still on crutches, and Shahin is still living in the smokey Silicon Valley. Jumping

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Special Fun-tastic Double Episode

September 23, 2020

We’re finally starting to cut into our product backlog and, as a first, we’re presenting our special road trip double episode where Jessi and Dan traveled to the House of Henry, buried deeply in Las Cruces, New Mexico. We visit his rammed earth compound a

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SiFive’s Big Score, Will Nvidia Buy Arm?

September 07, 2020

We start out with our personal pledge that all of our content is new and not pre-recorded. That’s our gift to you – no recycled, reused or Amazon Renewed content. Jumping into our first topic, Risc-V IP and silicon purveyor SiFive earned a $61 million inv

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MLperf Wars & AMD’s Gawdy Numbers

September 01, 2020

Summer inventory clearance days for Radio Free HPC! We’re blasting through our processing backlog and getting the episodes out as fast as possible (but no faster). In this episode, we talk about the spate of MLperf benchmarks and how AMD hit it out of the

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Is Amazon’s Graviton2 Ready for Prime (Time)?

July 26, 2020

The show starts on a high note, with Henry’s audio being amazingly echo free. Usually we hear a lot of echo as Henry talks, which is due to the rammed earth walls of his new abode, plus the fact that there isn’t any carpeting or anything else to absorb hi

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HPC Market Growth, Winter Classic Invitational

July 25, 2020

HPC Market Projected Growth It’s a few weeks since we recorded this episode so maybe things have changed, but as of the recording the HPC market is projected to grow according to Hyperion’s studies. The RadioFreeHPC team delves in, looking for

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ISC, Student Cluster Competition Recap

July 21, 2020

ISC20 Smashing Online Success The RadioFreeHPC team looks back at the success that ISC20 was and discusses what attending an online-only conference was like. Big kudos and thanks to the ISC team who pulled off one grand challenge of re-planning and did it

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The Persistence of Memory

July 14, 2020

Intel Optane Memory Nothing says HPC like having the performance cake and eating it too. In this episode, we drill down on what Intel is doing with their cool Optane tech, shooting for speeds that remind you of memory, sizes that look like storage, and co

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Is it Time for Virtual GPUs?

July 04, 2020

VMware’s Bitfusion and Dell We start with team introductions, as usual, but drop a bombshell on listeners:  we’re going to be missing Jessi for the next couple of months as she goes off to Marine Officers Candidate School – or as she calls it “screa

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Is it Time for Virtual GPUs?

July 04, 2020

VMware's Bitfusion and Dell We start with team introductions, as usual, but drop a bombshell on listeners:  we’re going to be missing Jessi for the next couple of months as she goes off to Marine Officers Candidate School – or as she calls it “scream

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NSF, QIS Funding, But First…

June 30, 2020

18th Listener Awards! Run-of-the-mill start as we introduce the team. Henry has quite a bit of echo since he’s now firmly ensconced in his rammed earth survival compound. Big news this week! We finally received our 18th email in our first ever RadioFreeHP

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NSF, QIS Funding, But First...

June 30, 2020

18th Listener Awards! Run-of-the-mill start as we introduce the team. Henry has quite a bit of echo since he’s now firmly ensconced in his rammed earth survival compound. Big news this week! We finally received our 18th email in our first ever RadioFreeHP

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New Top on the TOP500 – 415 PF!

June 22, 2020

Breaking News Edition We have a new #1 on the TOP500 list of most powerful supercomputers! Big gets bigger by a factor of 2.8x as Fujitsu’s “Supercomputer Fugaku” tops the list at 415 PFlops.  There are also an additional three new entries in the top

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@HPC_Guru Speaketh! Kind of.

June 19, 2020

Our Guest Today is... In this extraordinary episode of Radio Free HPC, the crew interviews the industry icon that is @HPC_Guru. This is the first time that anyone has been granted an interview with him and we’re proud to have been chosen for this honor. W

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@HPC_Guru Speaketh! Kind of.

June 19, 2020

Our Guest Today is… In this extraordinary episode of Radio Free HPC, the crew interviews the industry icon that is @HPC_Guru. This is the first time that anyone has been granted an interview with him and we’re proud to have been chosen for this hono

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HPC on the Edge

June 13, 2020

Edge Computing Book Makes Sense of It All After our typical inane opening, which includes an update on Henry’s Las Cruces bunker with  21” rammed earth walls, we get quickly down to business and begin our interview with very special guest, Dr. Cody B

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HPC on the Edge

June 13, 2020

New Book Makes Sense of Edge Computing After our typical inane opening, which includes an update on Henry’s Las Cruces bunker with  21” rammed earth walls, we get quickly down to business and begin our interview with very special guest, Dr. Cody Bumgardne

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A is for Ampere, Nvidia A100's Public Debut

June 01, 2020

NOTE:  The publication of this episode was delayed due to the untimely passing of our partner and pal Rich Brueckner. So what we’re announcing as "breaking news" isn’t so fresh today, but our takes on what NVIDIA’s new A100 processor brings to the ta

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A is for Ampere, Nvidia A100’s Public Debut

June 01, 2020

NOTE:  The publication of this episode was delayed due to the untimely passing of our partner and pal Rich Brueckner. So what we’re announcing as “breaking news” isn’t so fresh today, but our takes on what NVIDIA’s new A100 processor brings to

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Tribute to Rich Brueckner, 1962-2020

May 27, 2020

by Dan Olds This is a tough blog to write for this RadioFreeHPC episode. This is the episode where we say a final goodbye to our co-founder and comrade in arms Rich Brueckner. Rich passed away suddenly last week leaving us shocked and shaken. The whole ge

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Tribute to Rich Brueckner, 1962-2020

May 27, 2020

by Dan Olds This is a tough blog to write for this RadioFreeHPC episode. This is the episode where we say a final goodbye to our co-founder and comrade in arms Rich Brueckner. Rich passed away suddenly last week leaving us shocked and shaken. The whole ge

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Debate This: Server Sales Up 30% in Q1, Says Analyst Firm

May 19, 2020

We start off with an update from our crew. Jessie is at Purdue putting her belongings into storage in order to clear out her current abode. Shahin is doing fine, all quarantined up down in Silicon Valley. Henry has big news:  he’s completed his north

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Debate This: Server Sales Up 30% in Q1, Says Analyst Firm

May 18, 2020

We start off with an update from our crew. Jessie is at Purdue putting her belongings into storage in order to clear out her current abode. Shahin is doing fine, all quarantined up down in Silicon Valley. Henry has big news:  he’s completed his north-sout

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