FLOP for Quantity, FLOP/s for Performance

FLOP/s refers to the computational performance of an integrated circuit, representing the number of operations executed per second. In contrast, FLOP denotes the quantity of operations (e.g., running an NVIDIA A100 for a week results in a total number of X FLOP being executed).…

M1 Macs: Having two Terminals for x86 and ARM architecture

I've recently upgraded to an M1 Mac because Black. Magic. Fuckery. Nonetheless, I required some command line applications which are not yet available for ARM architectures. First, make sure you have Rosetta 2 installed: usr/sbin/softwareupdate --install-rosetta --agree-to-license. Individual command line tools can be emulated by adding arch -x86_…

Building a sleep-tracker

In our labratory this year, my friend benedikt and me, tried to build a sleep-tracker. i'll shortly outline the project. For more details check the attached report: report.pdf. hardware we narrowed down our three main requirements: small, similiar to a smart watch. it shouldn't hamper or disrupt the users…

Building your own stereo speakers & audio crossover

maybe there a more comments following about the physical design of the speakers Idea In the beginning we came up with the following constraints/ideas: Subwoofer & Tweeter (2-way design) 30l volume design the crossover ourselves Due to discount at VisaTon we ordered the speakers there. Based on recommendations from…