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tmulcahy

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About tmulcahy

I write software and blog at https://mulcahy.ca/

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    Comment #42499597

    I usually code with VIM. I work in many different languages and repos simultaneously. Python, TypeScript, C++, Kotlin, etc. Sometimes I need to ssh into a server and code there bec…

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    Comment #41093845

    Did you mean erythritol? It's often paired with monk fruit, but it's a completely separate substance. Erythritol has been linked to stroke - e.g. see https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/27…

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    Comment #35635488

    Agreed. This is the best explanation of Log-Structured Merge Trees I've seen. I finally feel confident that I understand the concept.

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    Comment #35495864

    Slide rules seem really cool! I'd like to acquire one for my desk. Anyone have recommendations for particular models or features? And where I can buy one? I'm hoping to get one in …

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    Comment #33388276

    Thanks for the explanation. Very interesting! I assume you only do the DFS when you detect a lock ordering violation? So if there is the potential for a deadlock you'll do extra wo…

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    Comment #33387843

    Any details/links that explain this? The article seems to suggest that they used to detect the deadlock as it was about to happen, and then abort everything and retry. This doesn't…

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    Comment #33386124

    > The lock ordering rules had become too complicated and this was getting us too many transaction restarts, so I stole the standard technique from databases What is the standard te…

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    Comment #31506633

    They do mention LMDB, which OpenLDAP uses as a backend: https://www.openldap.org/doc/admin24/backends.html

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    Comment #30250248

    The ryg blog: https://fgiesen.wordpress.com/

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    Comment #28038800

    Chrome bookmarks are safe. This is https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Bookmarks

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