Stories by nkurz

Designing SSD-Friendly Applications for Better Performance and IO Efficiency

Data Models and Word Size

Encapsulation: I don't think it means what you think it means

What Does It Mean to Be Poor in Germany?

Robocalls have triumphed over the Do Not Call list

The rare primates of “Drill Ranch”

How does just-in-time (JIT) compile being better than pre-compile everything?

African rulers of India: That part of our history we choose to forget

Spam Filtering Company MxLogic Had Access to Clinton Emails (2015)

Microsoft won't back down from Windows 10 nagware 'trick'

OIG Evaluation of Email Records Management and Cybersecurity Requirements [pdf]

Disney stops making video games in house – insiders reveal what went wrong

The rationale against unsigned integers in C++

Review: “Efficiently compiling efficient query plans for modern hardware (2011)”

Inside the Million-Machine Clickfraud Botnet

Court Says Google Lacks First Amendment Right to Drop Site from Search Results

Sources of Biased Journalism

Turbulent times for Formula 1 engines result in unprecedented efficiency gains

Our best practices are killing mobile web performance

The 9 lines of code that Google allegedly stole from Oracle

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