- Review: Distributed Transactions at Scale in Amazon DynamoDB
Classic algorithms updated for a modern cloud database.
- Ivan
September 27 and October 1, 2023. Ivan, an itinerant climber, and his dog Rudy.
- Peter's Kill at Dusk
September 17, 2023. My first time out with my Mamiya 7 shooting Kodak Portra 400. The Peter's Kill climbing area, in the Gunks, at dusk.
- RIP Shirley
Shirley Chisholm Armstrong Davis was indomitable until the day she died.
- Review: PolarDB-SCC: A Cloud-Native Database Ensuring Low Latency for Strongly Consistent Reads
Alibaba's cloud-native SQL DB has a clever method for reading fresh data from secondaries.
- Review: Performance Modeling and Design of Computer Systems: Queueing Theory in Action
Two friends and I wrote a joint review of a math textbook.
- Review: SelfTune: Tuning Cluster Managers
A 2023 paper describing a simple system for automatically configuring auto-scaling and other aspects.
- Climbing and Falling, 2
June 30 and July 1, 2023. Traditional Climbing and Mental Training Camp, a two-day climbing class taught in the Gunks by Dustin Portzline.
- Climbing and Falling
May 19, 2023. Warrior's Way Falling and Commitment, a one-day climbing class taught in the Gunks by Dustin Portzline.
- Gunks Climbing Photos
May 7, 2023. Photos I took in Irene Yee's climbing photography clinic.