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Exploring Polymorphism in C: Lessons from Linux and FFmpeg's Code Design (2019)
Learn how Linux/FFmpeg C partial codebase is organized to be extensible and act as if it...
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Mysterious tunnels sketched by Leonardo may have been found
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries,...
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Vilhelm Hammershøi: the eminence in greys
Thirty years ago, it wasn’t easy tracking down Vilhelm Hammershøi. Many of his paintings remained in...
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Apple Exclaves
Modern operating systems typically divide their operations into two main protection domains: the unprivileged domain (user...
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ICE arrests Palestinian activist who helped lead Columbia protests, lawyer says
A prominent Palestinian activist who helped lead Columbia University’s student encampment movement was arrested on Saturday...
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Woman's DNA discovered in 20k year old deer-tooth pendant
Scientists have discovered a woman's DNA preserved in a 20,000 year old deer-tooth pendant. The artifact,...
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Apple rearranged its XNU kernel with exclaves
Apple has been working to harden the XNU kernel that powers its various operating systems, including...
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With AI You Need to Think Much Bigger
I have noticed something in the past 12 months, something a little profound. I have noticed...
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Investigating an argument-dependent lookup issue and working around it
C++/WinRT pull request 1225 fixed a problem with a call to invoke. What’s the problem, why...
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Idiomatic Go
When reviewing Go code, if I run into a situation where I see an unnecessary deviation...
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We built a Modern Data Stack from scratch and reduced our bill by 70%
Building and managing a data platform that is both scalable and cost-effective is a challenge many...
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ClickHouse 25.2
Another month goes by, which means it’s time for another release! ClickHouse version 25.2 brings 12...
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Ontology Is Overrated – Categories, Links, and Tags (2005)
This piece is based on two talks I gave in the spring of 2005 -- one...