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mmap. +1. 10MB source tarball. -1. Looks like it's worth a test. Thanks for the reference.

This discussion reminds me of non-technical users. They will tolerate incredible sluggishness. It is amazing what Oracle and the free alternatives get away with. People, including …

I have wondered how people discover Dropbox. It seems to have penetration into the realm of non-techies, but I am not sure. Is this true, in your opinion? The iPad I completely und…

If only they knew that Dropbox is cloud storage. It's Amazon S3 via python, the rsync library and a familar icon.

It's more work for the computer to process data stored as "rows" than data stored as columns. Think of how a disk is organized. If you abandon MySQL and store data as columns you c…

Internet VC's like bubbles. I agree this trend the investor posited to pg is a good one. It will force startups to focus on profits not hype and VC. That will make for better start…

This is the smart approach. Keep everything as "format agnostic" as possible. The only reason someone would not use this approach and opt for one of the services mentioned is marke…

What the "pros" use today is what the "peons", in one form or another, will use tomorrow. Apple has to run to stand still. They will continually have to make accomodations to addre…

My main issue with the file system is hierarchy. I hate typing paths. Even if it's point and click, paths are still a nuisance. They require too much thinking. And to ask a novice …