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HyperDex: Super-charging your NoSQL with a Strongly Consistent Datastore(micrypt.com)
45 points by ziyadb 14y ago|13 comments
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by ziyadb 15y ago
Arguably the best place for a beginner interested in programming and Unix development in general is "The C Programming Language" by Brian Kernighan and Dennis Ritchie. Completing the exercises is essential, once you're done, you ought to pi
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Refactoring: When is it appropriate to not rewrite code as a Freelancer?(swizec.com)
7 points by ziyadb 15y ago|1 comments
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by ziyadb 15y ago
Companies in general rarely hire older employees exclusively for their technical ability. The typical 50 year old programmer has worked at numerous organizations, with dozens of teams, using at least as many technologies. This directly cont
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by ziyadb 15y ago
Do they not purchase clothing? Food? Housing? Leisure items? Vehicles? Electronic devices? Basic necessities? That are designed and produced by Americans, sold by Americans in American stores in America? As for remittance, I believe that pe
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by ziyadb 15y ago
I commend you on speaking out and pushing towards change. It's people like you who make America the great country that it is. With regard to FUD on the part of the masses driving legislation, I suppose it's an intrinsic part of democracy. W
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by ziyadb 15y ago
Immigrants inherently contribute to American society in the following ways: 1. They pay taxes. 2. They spend their money on goods and services supplied by American businesses. That constitutes contribution to American society. If anything,
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by ziyadb 15y ago
This is absurd. I was originally considering moving to the US for my postgraduate studies, however, after speaking with peers I decided against it, as other countries that offer far more favorable visa terms exist. Currently, my leading opt
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by ziyadb 15y ago
While I don't have any constructive comments to offer with regard to the product itself, I feel obliged to convey my encouragement and appreciation. You're doing great work. Keep getting better.
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by ziyadb 15y ago
There's a typo in the link above, it should be: http://news.ucsc.edu/2011/08/eris-simulation.html instead of: http://news.ucsc.edu/2011/08/eris-simulation.htmlv Diff: there's a v.
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Stanford University Free Class: Design and Analysis of Algorithms I(algo-class.org)
207 points by ziyadb 15y ago|53 comments
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Frontiers in Computing: Simulating the World to Predict the Future(scientificamerican.com)
2 points by ziyadb 15y ago|1 comments
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Modeling the Absence of Centrifugal Force: Geography if the Earth Stops Rotating(esri.com)
3 points by ziyadb 15y ago|0 comments
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by ziyadb 15y ago
Very amusing! I wonder if there is a similar showcase for well done presentations?
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Stanford AI Class Lecture Notes(docs.google.com)
147 points by ziyadb 15y ago|22 comments
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A/B Testing: Mathematically Determining The Significance of Differences(allendowney.blogspot.com)
3 points by ziyadb 15y ago|0 comments
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by ziyadb 15y ago
Oh, I wasn't aware that the process was automated. Even more impressive! In that case, the only thing I would suggest is to categorize cohesive topics into "courses". Great service!
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by ziyadb 15y ago
I've spent about 20 minutes on it. Finished the Spanish questions and am now on my second run. Loving it! Great concept, even better implementation. Here are my thoughts: 1. The photos of the objects could be better, I would suggest designi
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by ziyadb 15y ago
#2 appears to be the most enticing option. Although if you do decide to go with it you can also consider doing #1 with the "decent developers". I am not sure how you intended to create Browsr, but creating a javascript engine and other core
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by ziyadb 15y ago
I have been there. The last semester I enrolled at was fall 2010, about 6 months ago. I did not find any value in pursuing a degree that contained subjects I had no interest in whatsoever (my major was Information and communication technolo
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by ziyadb 15y ago
The most interesting part is the deviation of spoken Arabic (which as mentioned in the article, varies by region, e.g. Saudis speak different Arabic from Jordanians, or the Lebanese) from written Arabic. I'm a native Arabic speaker but most