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Very cool! I implemented some shared-memory atomic snapshots in Rust [0] and also did my best to take automated testing very seriously. I started out using loom [1], the library me…

I see this as typical of organizations that value creating a more inclusive environment for their developers. Also, for what it's worth, Jenkins changed their terminology to use "a…

I've been working on implementations of classic algorithms in distributed computing, and used Turmoil for testing correctness in message-passing / HTTP systems [0]. Overall, my exp…

I've only seen the first four episodes, but they are fantastic. It is incredible how from ages 7 to 14 to 21 to 28 some individuals seem to barely change at all, whereas others app…

Very cool! Reminds me of the Trans European Alpine Route (TEAR) someone put together a few years ago. https://www.mountainsandme.ca/tear-overview

I'm not really up to date, but a couple recent papers that I found interesting were: In theoretical distributed computing, The Space Complexity of Concencus From Swap [0] solves a …

What does the diversity of the groups have to do with anything? Trans people are (in general) oppressed in today's society, and the be perpetrators of that oppression are (in gener…

I have seen the most positive change from being more compassionate towards myself. It is so easy to put pressure, shame, and negativity onto yourself, to a degree that you never wo…

Disjoint-Sets have a very cool implementation whose amortized time complexity is extremely slow growing. It is not quite constant, but even for a disjoint-set with as many elements…

I was on the CDT this year and heard about these guys. It's a crazy accomplishment! I know I was not expecting them to finish all three.

I think it's interesting that we seem to equate CS Theory being hard with involving sophisticated math. Are there any examples of concepts in Theory that are considered hard, but n…

I also found this to be one of these articles weak points. The author (rightfully) argues that what bankers do is difficult , and so it makes sense that they are compensated for it…

The article answers this. "I don’t know many poor, or working class, or female, or struggling-to-be-taken-seriously folk who would show up at the inauguration of our 46th president…

> Not so sweet? The blindness I see, of so many (Bernie included), to the privileges Bernie represents. What does not being blind to this privilege look like? I agree that there is…

> Our aim is to rival peer-reviewed journals in terms of the rigor and thoughtfulness in how we review research before publication. I can see how this might be frustrating for acad…

If her goal was to perform research that would positively impact AI that runs in production, then taking a position at Google doesn't seem like the worst idea. Especially with sinc…

I really like that there is active research being done in this area. It's interesting to see a constructivist lens applied to teaching concepts in computer science, and I would agr…

I think that Berkley's Diversity Oath is not excluding people based on ideology, but rather based on their ability to do the job. Berkley seems to have taken the stance that part o…

I can't put my finger on it, but there must be a name for this kind of logic. I think pgs arguments have more sustenance than just this, but it still rubs me the wrong way. I'll gi…

I would also argue that the intersection of people who become quants / found successful startups and did so despite having a real shot at becoming a professor is pretty small. My o…

The comments, anecdotes, and historical context he gives the papers are by themselves a great read, especially if you're even somewhat familiar with the results. The comments on #1…