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> until such time as the claim isn't pure speculation Which I don't think it is. > casually optimistic claims about complex and hard problems are the essence
by uvdn7 4y ago
> until such time as the claim isn't pure speculation
Which I don't think it is.
> casually optimistic claims about complex and hard problems are the essence of click-bait
A group of people at Facebook worked on this for many years. TAO and Memcache serves quadrillions of queries a day. I wanted to make this claim – cache invalidation might no longer be a hard problem in Computer Science – years ago; but I didn't because I don't want to jump the gun. We baked the solution for years. There's nothing casual about this.
- pvg 4y agoJust about all papers and write-ups that describe big advances on important problems aren't titled 'Big advance in Problem X' or 'X now an ex-problem'.
- uvdn7 4y agoThis is a fair point. Lesson learned. Thank you :D
- o_____________o 4y agoSmall comment of appreciation for your attitude and quick adjustment, nice to see on the internet!
- tomcam 4y agoAgreed. Gracefully handled. I happened to agree with the arguments, but treasure civil discourse.
- selcuka 4y agoDon't be too hard on yourself, naming submissions is still a hard problem.