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Linus Torvalds' good taste argument for linked lists, explained

Linus Torvalds' good taste argument for linked lists, explained

Introduction In a 2016 TED interview (14:10) Linus Torvalds speaks about what he considers good taste in coding. As an example, he presents two implementations of item removal in singly linked lists (reproduced below). In order to remove the first item from a list, one of the implementations requires

Bohmian Mechanics (Broglie-Bohm Theory)

Bohmian Mechanics (Broglie-Bohm Theory)

Bohmian mechanics, which is also called the de Broglie-Bohm theory, the pilot-wave model, and the causal interpretation of quantum mechanics, is a version of quantum theory discovered by Louis de Broglie in 1927 and rediscovered by David Bohm in 1952. It is the simplest example of what is often called

The Erosion of Deep Literacy

The Erosion of Deep Literacy

Deep literacy is what happens when a reader engages with an extended piece of writing in such a way as to anticipate an author’s direction and meaning, and engages what one already knows in a dialectical process with the text. The result, with any luck, is a fusion of

Using Bloom filters to efficiently synchronize hash graphs

Using Bloom filters to efficiently synchronize hash graphs

In some recent research, I needed to solve the following problem. Say you want to sync a hash graph, such as a Git repository, between two nodes. In Git, each commit is identified by its hash, and a commit may include the hashes of predecessor commits (a commit may include

Justice Department Sues to Block Visa's Proposed Acquisition of Plaid

Justice Department Sues to Block Visa's Proposed Acquisition of Plaid

Acquisition Would Eliminate Nascent Competitor Plaid and Prevent Disruption of Visa’s Monopoly in Online Debit Today, the Department of Justice filed a civil antitrust lawsuit to stop Visa Inc.’s $5.3 billion acquisition of Plaid Inc. Visa is a monopolist in online debit services, charging consumers and merchants

How we analyzed Twitter social media networks with NodeXL

How we analyzed Twitter social media networks with NodeXL

Preface: In conjunction with the PEW Research Center Social media includes all the ways people connect to people through computation. Mobile devices, social networks, email, texting, micro-blogging and location sharing are just a few of the many ways people engage in computer-mediated collective action. As people link, like, follow, friend,

A Graph-based approach to community detection in Twitter Networks

A Graph-based approach to community detection in Twitter Networks

Generating A Twitter Ego-Network & Detecting Communities Preface: The work of colleagues and I will expand upon this but has been halted. The work below that was conducted in 2018 by a group of researchers is vital to understanding how and why certain communities are being targeted. Our hearts have