pchanda
Re:On average, Python in GraalVM is 8.92x faster than CPython
on Wednesday November 03, 2021 @02:16PM (#29098399)
I think there is sulong for that (https://github.com/oracle/graal/tree/master/sulong)
Re:The history of Unix's confusing set of low-level ways to allocate m...
on Wednesday November 03, 2021 @12:25AM (#29091095)
What do you mean when you say it exhausts the heap? I understand that the stack size is fixed but can't the heap grow unbounded using sbrk till it exhausts the address space?
Re:Roblox has been down for days and it’s not because of Chipotle
on Sunday October 31, 2021 @10:25PM (#29062481)
> I'm pretty sure they meant recompiling binaries to be x86-64 instead of 32 bit x86
I don't see why you should think that given that the discussion has been pretty much about the uint32 nature of TransactionId.
Optimisations in Refterm terminal – Casey Muratori [video]
Re:Trader Joe Wrote a Memoir
on Saturday October 23, 2021 @05:44PM (#28972640)
Ride of a Lifetime by Bob Iger is another which was a bestseller and also one I found rather insightful.
Re:Raspberry Pi 3 Fastboot – Less Than 2 Seconds
on Saturday October 23, 2021 @04:24PM (#28971907)
The bootlin training slides on embedded linux boot time optimisation is also quite informative: https://bootlin.com/doc/training/boot-time/boot-time-slides....
Re:Hackernews.com
on Friday October 22, 2021 @02:27PM (#28960734)
Same here. I certainly find the chronological listing better than an opaque algorithm. Also able to filter the top 20 posts of the day.
Also this talk by Gary Bernhard: https://www.destroyallsoftware.com/talks/the-birth-and-death...
Rusting the Linux Kernel
Re:Ask HN: Anyone a social entrepreneur, i.e. placing social impact ab...
on Saturday August 15, 2020 @12:01PM (#24169828)
Ecosia (https://www.ecosia.org/) is a search engine based in Germany which spends most of its profits in reforestation efforts by collaborating with local non-profit organizations. They also publish their monthly financial reports here: https://blog.ecosia.org/ecosia-financial-reports-tree-planti...
Disclaimer: Not related to them in any way but recently came to know about them when they hit the 100 million count of trees planted.
Re:Mozilla signs fresh Google search deal
on Friday August 14, 2020 @10:58AM (#24158744)
>> I believe that a viable strategy for them would be to instead focus on making Firefox better than Chrome on everything else but the Google Stack. If the Firefox experience is better on all other sites, Chrome will be gradually marginalized.
Quite difficult when every developer I see is testing and verifying their product on chrome
Re:Linux kernel in-tree Rust support
on Saturday July 11, 2020 @08:55AM (#23801860)
I think OP meant that companies, like Amazon and MS, whose projects are starting to depend on rust should be putting some resources. Although to be fair, Microsoft and Amazon do pay for their infrastructure if I am not wrong.
Re:Ask HN: Programs that wasted you 100 hours?
on Monday April 13, 2020 @12:32PM (#22857286)
I would like to hear your thoughts on why you would think they were wasted.
Re:Ask HN: Play Store removed our app, but allows WhatsApp
on Saturday April 11, 2020 @06:21AM (#22840887)
Reading the reviews of the similar apps OP mentioned, I don't even think the users are aware of the implications.