thebeardisred
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Comment · 7 hours ago
Congrats to the particledb team for getting this far and thanks to @aphyr for the analysis.
It takes gumption to build a new storage engine. I remember when etcd[0] first made it's way into @aphyr's cross-hairs. We took all of the input very seriously because we knew that a data store which is untrustworthy is useless.
Resolving these issues likely won't be easy, but if you can get to the point where you walk away from Jepsen unscathed the trust in your software will be greatly amplified.
0: https://aphyr.com/posts/316-call-me-maybe-etcd-and-consul
Comment · 3 days ago
Thanks for linking that essay from wikipedia. People seem to forget the burden of fame/infamy.
Comment · 19 days ago
It's right about now that having a operating system distro model is great - you get folks who will package the software & test it out, make generally sensible defaults, and generally keep shenanigans like this from going on
Comment · 19 days ago
FYI, since it's the same chipset I'm pretty certain this will work on the Banana Pi R4, which has built in PCIe for NVMe.
Comment · 26 days ago
Honestly, I'm equally fascinated by the way email has changed. 30 years ago when you drafted an email but didn't send it, it was only on your local machine. There was no SMTP. 20 years ago, it might be a 50/50 shot as to whether you "transmitted" it to your "Drafts" folder if you were using IMAP instead of POP3 to read it.
Comment · 1 month ago
I will remind folks of the message of the Crimethinc ex-workers collective from 20+ years ago (https://crimethinc.com/posters/everyone-has-add-but-the-comp...):
> Everyone has A.D.D. but the computers. Ritalin is the grease in the machine that mass-produces disinterested doctors and stifled stockbrokers. We used to have characteristics, now we have symptoms. They know we'll pay anything if they can get us to pay attention. A.D.D. is the wax in the ears of Odysseus' crew that enables them to pass unscathed.
Comment · 1 month ago
Fun fact: Brad went on to lead 18F. As someone who has worked professionally with him, it's wild to come to grips with the impact he's had on the game industry from Lua to leading divisions of Sony Playstation. He's a humble and sharp guy.
Comment · 1 month ago
Don't forget Posits (Unum). https://www.cs.cornell.edu/courses/cs6120/2019fa/blog/posits...
Comment · 1 month ago
I own the physical book. I really wanted to like it but I found the style of prose grating and the overuse of "ibid" in the citations peeving.
Comment · 1 month ago
Thanks I was, of course, looking and very curious what their tool chain story will be.
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