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My name is Luke, and I do not approve of "Lukecool"

Nb: this is a shitpost, although I suspect other Luke's would feel the same way :)


that ain't cool man.

i'd think that luke being cool is preferable to luke being warm. unless you don't approve of lukewarm either. i'd respect that.


I don't like lukewarm either!

But it's okay, there are bigger problems to worry about


I wonder how this new approach compares to serializable snapshot isolation (SSI) https://wiki.postgresql.org/wiki/SSI

I'm not familiar with these technologies, but when I was studying databases, SSI was touted as the "better" 2PL on the horizon. I wonder how SSI compares to 2PLSF, and why it wasn't mentioned here?


I’m working on a memory model for a new platform which is almost entirely based around copy on write, snapshots and SSI. But in distributed effects you still need locks and two phase transactions and so on. These are largely complementary features imo.


I made the same "assumptions", along with another commenter. So maybe you should clarify your post.


Agreed - this is a great documentary. When considering the scale and brutality of the meat industry, it opened my eyes that this is probably the greatest crime humanity has ever committed.

Not just for the animals, but for the PTSD endured by the workers in this industry as well.


I've been using Emacs Evil mode for years, and I find it much better than the better defaults.

https://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/Evil


Requiem for a Dream. Since I saw it as a teen ~15 years ago, it hasn't slipped my mind.

It's has an effective anti-drug message, probably more than any other movie or documentary I've seen. And it does this without being an "anti-drug" movie, belaboring you with facts and stats.

It's a heart breaking drama, because it goes beyond drugs. Because what the characters are really seeking isn't a quick fix, but an ability to connect with others.


What you're trying to say is that you completely misunderstood the message of that movie being primarily about loneliness, rather than drugs in it's purity?


>As to C, nothing better has come around.

>The kind of languages people see under active development aren't for low-level system programming.

I found it interesting that he didn't mention Rust. Or is Rust not suitable for kernel development?


Rust fans should contribute to Rust kernels and stop suggesting porting existing ones like Linux, rewriting existing working code without introducing new bugs and changing behavior is hard and expensive as in developer hours, it is faster to do it from scratch in your favorite language with your favorite patterns and drop legacy stuff(even this means you will have less possible users then Linux).


He was once asked about Rust during an interview: https://www.infoworld.com/article/3109150/linux-at-25-linus-...


> I'm not convinced about Rust for an OS kernel (there's a lot more to system programming than the kernel, though), but at the same time there is no question that C has a lot of limitations.

> To anyone who wants to build their own kernel from scratch, I can just wish them luck. It's a huge project, and I don't think you actually solve any of the really hard kernel problems with your choice of programming language. The big problems tend to be about hardware support (all those drivers, all the odd details about different platforms, all the subtleties in memory management and resource accounting), and anybody who thinks that the choice of language simplifies those things a lot is likely to be very disappointed.


That's funny :)

But note that this seems to be a cheaper, ascetic equivalent, of the classic meditation retreat, which is already popular in both the East and the West.

Marketing it as a prison puts a quirky twist on it. This makes for an interesting article, which also fits Western stereotypes.


This seems to be a cheaper, ascetic equivalent, of the classic meditation retreat, which is already popular in both the East and West.

Marketing it as a prison puts a quirky twist on it. This makes for an interesting article, which also fits Western stereotypes.


The defining feature of a prison is that you can't leave until your time is up. I doubt that they have implemented it.


Except the bureau chief of Reuters is a Korean, and not a person prone to sending stereotypes over the wire.


you will be surprised. I know many self-hating Indians who would happily denigrate the country and reinforce stereotypes, especially journalists.


This is a great comment. I live in Seattle, and I think the Seattle Freeze is largely a tragedy of groupthink. If you want to break out, there are a ton of opportunities to learn about this city and meet interesting people. Here are a couple networks that might help someone get started:

https://www.facebook.com/SeattleSocialCircle/ https://theevergrey.com/

Getting out of my loneliness was a struggle at first, but after putting in some effort, I now have a great friendships that will last a lifetime. Not only do I feel comfortable meeting new people, but I really enjoy the process as well. Here are some books that have helped me break out of my "freeze" depression:

https://www.amazon.com/Charisma-Myth-Science-Personal-Magnet...

https://www.amazon.com/Power-Now-Guide-Spiritual-Enlightenme...

YMMV, but putting in the effort to understand and connect with new personalities has greatly improved my life.


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