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Flaky tools and unreliable systems aren't that different. "What if my database crashes while recovering? What if it crashes while recovering from a crash-while-recovering?" That's …

Yup! MIT licensed, do whatever you want, you can also just use it directly with nodejs installed through `npx clankerbend` [0]. The screenshot on the github repo links you to a You…

Agreed. While not directly applicable, I was a huge fan of Mozilla's rr [0] in undergrad. Quoting their site: > rr records a group of Linux user-space processes and captures all in…

Soon we'll be able to carbon date humans based on AI exposure. brb pivoting my startup

I was at an AI event and the number of people who have started talking like AI output is crazy.

And although Codex Desktop is not open source (AFAIK), it does expose CDP and appserver which allowed me to build a Greasemonkey-like plugin system on top of it. It's surprisingly …

With my database hat on, in the context of agentic systems I would argue that write-ahead logs form a good (and potentially transactional) interface between speculative agent work …

I've been coding on Android for a few months, mostly while walking around outside or showering. I'm on a mix of Tailscale + Termux + ssh server + tmux + codex CLI, Tailscale is gre…

It is an undergrad course, though it is cross-listed for masters students as well. At CMU, the prerequisites chain looks like this: 15-122 (intro imperative programming, zero backg…

Check out the full version of Towards Scalable Dataframe Systems from VLDB 2020 [0]. They propose an algebra for dataframes and section 4.4's example succinctly describes the pivot…

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Slow is relative, but you might want to check out Garnet [0] for ideas. Previous discussion at [1], current compatibility at [2]. [0] https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/blog/…

Pretty much. Plus, from my perspective - if a company is willing to screw over your advisor/professor, you know that they won't hesitate to screw you over too.

> ... you should not recruit the university department/group/students against your peers ... As a student who chose to stay at CMU for a PhD because of this group, it is quite the …

You're correct, but for additional context, this paper will actually be presented at VLDB 2024 [0]. > All papers published in this issue will be presented at the 50th International…

For an eh in the other direction: I overpaid PA state taxes in 2020 by a decent chunk. The last time I called, they said that they're still processing amended returns from 2019 (wh…

[first author here] I'm not sure why this is on the front page. Speaking only on my own behalf, I like to think of this as a paper that's motivated by problems that I kept running …

You may be interested in DuckDB's CIDR talk on the little miracles that made it possible. [0] [0] https://twitter.com/motherduck/status/1615487300523429889

My link replaces; we did not use OP's book when I took the course. That said, OP's book looks more conversational in tone, which I personally have a slight preference for.

Judging by the URL, this book was used for CMU's 15-151 / 21-128, which is a first-semester course for CS and math undergrads. Nowadays, the course uses [0]. [0] https://infinitede…

You can do the projects (the autograder is public) and join a discord community of non-CMU people that are following along too! e.g., [0] for Fall 2022. [0] https://15445.courses.c…

(for CS) You can find more numbers from Jeff Huang's Computer Science Open Data, which posts verified stipends: [0] [0] https://jeffhuang.com/computer-science-open-data/#verified-c…

https://15445.courses.cs.cmu.edu/fall2022/faq.html#q7

More entertainment than how-to guide, and oriented more towards developers than ops, but if you haven't read "Scalability! But at what COST?" [0], I think you'll enjoy it. [0] http…