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unisonweb.org
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Performance doubling with message coalescingdatastax.com
DataStax - Software, support, and training for Apache Cassandra -
The Man Who Became Big Birdblog.longreads.com
An interview with Caroll Spinney, who, at 81, has worked at "Sesame Street" as the puppeteer behind Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch for 45 years. -
Meet the 19 WWII planes of the D.C. flyoverwashingtonpost.com
A guide to recognizing WWII aircraft during the Arsenal of Democracy Flyover. - core.ecu.edu
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How Solitaire Inspired the World’s Most Useful Simulation Toolmotherboard.vice.com
A brief history of the Monte Carlo method. -
optics.byu.edu
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This is what happens after you diemosaicscience.com
Most of us would rather not think about what happens to our bodies after death. But that breakdown gives birth to new life in unexpected ways, writes Moheb Costandi. -
chronox.de
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210 Zappos employees — 14% of the staff — take buyouts after CEO ultimatum to embrace self-management or leavebusinessinsider.com
Many employees opted not to transition to the new structure, which is free of managers and job titles. - carrot-programming.org
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davidroodman.com
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news.ycombinator.com
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quinnjs.com
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Helping the People Who Don’t Get Hiredwsj.com
An ex-money manager and chief executive say it's time to bring more humanity to the hiring process. -
Full text search in milliseconds with PostgreSQL - Lateralblog.lateral.io
At Lateral we use PostgreSQL to store documents for our visualiser. Each document consists of a text column and a JSON column with meta data inside such as a title, date and URL. We wanted to create a fast search experience for the visualiser that lets... -
What happens to our bodies after we diebbc.com
The breakdown of our bodies after death can be fascinating – if you dare to delve into the details. Mo Costandi investigates. -
These Suburban Preppers Are Ready for Anythingchicagomag.com
They’re rich, armed, and ready for the end of days—and they just might live in the McMansion next door. -
I’d rather Go complain about Railsthread0.me
[SPOILER ALERT] Actually this is not a complaint. I don't root for any particular technology. It's just I found Go outperforming Rails in this particular use case. [END OF SPOILER] I've had this post in the queue for a while but never managed to finish...