Rendezvous hashing is an algorithm to solve the distributed hash table problem - a common and general pattern in distributed systems. There are three parts o...

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A detailed denoscription of how we made Google Docs run inside the new Flow Browser. The number of websites that work in Flow is increasing regularly.

If you are going to work remotely anywhere in Australia from a van, you need damn good internet. Here's how I put together a vehicle with the best internet connectivity in Australia.

A Delhi University law graduate assembled the team; academics from JNU, IIT extended support. India has the second-largest number of Sci-Hub users.

A shortage of natural gas and wind are to blame

Tech companies poured $65m into lobbying in 2020 – but only 6% of their lobbying activity is targeted at climate policy

The Holy Quran is the central religious text of Islam, believed by Muslims to be a revelation from God (Allah).
This service provides access to a straightforward copy of that text including transliteration and translation.

It's estimated that there's about $140 billion USD in unclaimed Bitcoin.

Assyrian soldier diving under the river breathing from an inflatable goatskin bag (ca. 865–860 BC)

How affordable are homes in the US? Historically, a typical house in the US cost around 5 times the yearly household income. The
ratio in this chart divides the Case-Shiller Home Price Index by the US median annual household income.

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The similarities between Norm Macdonald, Jesse Livermore and Elon Musk.

The FBI's attempt to confiscate tens of millions of dollars from Beverly Hills safe deposit boxes draws resistance and charges of government misconduct.

This year, around February, I started offering telephone support for Taxnote, which I hadn’t done up until then, because the idea made me anxious. I intended to quit if, at any time, I thought it was tough for me to do; but, so far, I have continued with…

I need to make a quick variation of a function. The calculation, or behaviour, differs slightly on the needs of the caller. I throw in a bool parameter to do this switch. It’s fast and easy, yet I’m almost always disappointed later. It’s a bit hard to read…