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A collection of musings on deeply technical topics distilled through the lens of contemporary cultural analogies

TLB Shootdowns

TLB Shootdowns: How To Deter or Disarm Them

This month marks the 140th Anniversary of the “Gunfight at the O.K. Corral” between the Earps and the Cowboys. Legend has it this conflict started from the outlaws’ violation of a city ordinance to hand over firearms while inside city

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Unsanctioned Cache Ping-Pong Games

Cache Ping Pong: Crack Down on Unsanctioned Games

The late Kimbo Slice gained initial fame beating up rival tough guys in backyard brawls in the early aughts. Current UFC star Jorge Masvidal’s career launched in a similar fashion. Millions have enjoyed watching their street fight videos over the

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Noisy Neighbor Effect

Noisy Neighbor Effect: How to Manage It

Maybe you’re in your dorm room studying for mid-terms while there’s a loud party going on next door. Or you’re a homeowner on the brink of rocking your newborn to sleep when the dysfunctional couple next door decides to take

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Latency is a Game Of Death

Game of Low Latency

As a kid I might’ve been willing to fight you for criticizing any Bruce Lee movie. As an adult with a more refined fanaticism, I can now admit that his final film, Game of Death, sucks. In Lee’s defense, though,

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Skip the Line with Intel DDIO

Intel DDIO: A VIP Pass to Skip the Line

“There are never any shortcuts, and anyone who tells you there’s a shortcut is blowing smoke.” — Malcolm Gladwell (Journalist & Author) “Malcolm Gladwell says it takes 10,000 hours to master something. This is [nonsense]. Total, utter [nonsense].” — James

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