Linearizability in distributed systems

My October 7 post For weeks I agonized over what, if anything, this post should say. How does one commemorate a tragedy that isn’t over for millions of innocents on either side? How do I add to what friend-of-the-blog Boaz Barak and countless others have already written? Do I review the grisly details of

Quantum advantage for NP approximation For REAL this time The other night I spoke at a quantum computing event and was asked—for the hundredth time? the thousandth?—whether I agreed that the quantum algorithm called QAOA was poised revolutionize industries by finding better solutions to NP-hard optimization problems. I replied that while serious, worthwhile research on that algorithm continues, alas,

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Snapdragon Dev Kit for Windows - the fastest X Elite tested Snapdragon Dev Kit for Windows - the fastest X Elite, tested Update - October 17: Today Qualcomm cancelled all remaining orders, and will no longer support the Dev Kit. I have mixed feelings publishing this post: many developers

Realtime Status updates using a Telegram Bot Or, How to Send Status Message from GitHub Actions to Telegram: A Guide I occasionally find myself wanting a quick and easy way to send alerts and status message and a solution I keep coming back to is using a Telegram bot. Telegram is free to use, reliable and easy to

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Sad times for AI safety Many of you will have seen the news that Governor Gavin Newsom has vetoed SB 1047, the groundbreaking AI safety bill that overwhelmingly passed the California legislature. Newsom gave a disingenuous explanation (which no one on either side of the debate took seriously), that he vetoed the bill only because

Summary of reading July - September 2024

Weeknotes Three podcasts two trips and a new plugin system