2019: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21858866
2018: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18740939
2017: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16045859
2016: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12637239
Wishing everyone Happy New Year!
The Ugly, Dangerous, and Inefficient Stroads found all over the US & Canada https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=ORzNZUeUHAM
2. Computing Performance: On the horizon, by Brendan Gregg at LISA 2021 - https://www.usenix.org/conference/lisa21/presentation/gregg-...
That is a damned scary wake up call. If we don't control the hardware, then we don't own our computers. This implies we can't trust computing, ever again.
How are we supposed to run a democracy with every bit of computing hardware a potential trojan horse?
The talk centers around Erdmann's use of python in "combining materials science, computer science, and imaging science to help the world access, preserve, and understand its cultural heritage".
The technical complexity and nuance that went into the project was truly jaw-dropping. This was the first talk I immediately felt the urge to share with multiple co-workers & friends.