- Review: SwiftPaxos: Fast Geo-Replicated State Machines
A complex consensus protocol for deployments with uneven network latencies.
- Mixed-Media Climbing Art
Climbing photos, framed with climbing slings, chalk, and rocks.
- New Paltz in the Fall
October 22, 2023. Afternoon light.
- Dustin Portzline
Rock guide and artist.
- Which Beings Are Sentient?
I reviewed the book The Edge of Sentience and shared good news about humanity's moral progress regarding animal welfare.
- Winter 2024 Meditation Retreat
December 2024. The Village Zendo's winter meditation retreat in Garrison, NY, led by head student Ryugin.
- Is an Enlightened Person Afraid of Illness and Death?
A dharma talk I gave at the Village Zendo December 12, 2024, about my mother's brain surgery and end-of-life decisions.
- Peter's Kill in the Snow
December 5, 2024. Peter's Kill in the Gunks, during a snow shower.
- Supper's Ready
November 23 and 24, 2024. Gan attempting Supper's Ready, a 5.12a climb in the Gunks.
- Predictive Scaling in MongoDB Atlas, an Experiment
At MongoDB, we experimented to see if we could predict each DBaaS customer's demand fluctuations, and auto-scale them using this foreknowledge.