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Correct, but I'm guessing the applications probably open files at a higher abstraction than a file handle [the curse/gift of Java], so it wouldn't be hard to decouple the file hand…

Linux fscrypt[1] [which Android uses for user data] doesn't work like that, you don't need to mount/unmount to decrypt: if the key is evicted from the linux keyring and the page ca…

"We are proud to launch Pants 2.0, our custom tailored solution for all your storage problems".

I think the GP is pointing out that people tend to overestimate how powerful these techniques are and that using the term AI might have something to do with that. Not that it isn't…

The "bicycle of the mind" platform vs aggregator argument is a bit contrived: the author is conflating features built on top of platforms with the platform itself. Most of the exam…

> Not so surprising after Google's recent pricing changes. Didn't that happen just a week or so ago? I don't think this can be attributed to the pricing change this early.

False, "Hey Siri" activates Siri on the iphone (just tried this out). So, it's not different.

I found the following link to be an interesting read on the topic: http://codecapsule.com/2014/10/18/implementing-a-key-value-s... The author also has a 6-part series on programmin…

How similar is this to multi-task learning?

Yeah, any new machine instance has to join the Swarm (and its equivalent in kubernetes-speak). But that can be decoupled from kubernetes or docker swarm mode. As for image manageme…

In the context of Docker Swarm and Kubernetes, autoscaling refers to container level scaling ie. given a set of nodes, any autoscaling function would manage the number of container…

Slight nitpick, but this articles deals with "Docker Swarm mode" [1], which is different from Docker Swarm [2]. [1] https://docs.docker.com/engine/swarm/ [2] https://github.com/doc…

In addition to other points against this measure, there are massive privacy implications. Loads of people could be reusing passwords or may reuse keywords for multiple passwords. A…

Of course, it is a fallacy to assume that leaders from STEM backgrounds may be qualitatively better than others, or even perform better for their constituents. But then again, such…

VLDB '15. Previously discussed at: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10207863