Our understanding of the universe could be fundamentally wrong, scientists have said.
Archives for November 2019
System design hack: Postgres is a great pub/sub & job server
If you’re making any project of sufficient complexity, you’ll need a publish/subscribe server to process events. This article will introduce you to Postgres, explain the alternatives, and walk you through an example use case of pub/sub and its solution.
Remember the Uber self-driving car that killed a woman crossing the street? The AI had no clue about jaywalkers
That’s according to an official dossier published by the US National Safety Transportation Board (NTSB) on Tuesday. The March 2018 accident was the first recorded death by a fully autonomous vehicle.
Lone Bitcoin Whale Likely Fueled 2017 Price Surge, Study Says
A Texas academic created a stir last year by alleging that Bitcoin’s astronomical surge in 2017 was probably triggered by manipulation. He’s now doubling down with a striking new claim: a single market whale was likely behind the misconduct, seemingly with the power to move prices at will.