Open-sourcing PalDB, a lightweight companion for storing side data
a new LinkedIn open source data store, for write-once/read-mainly side data, java, Apache licensed. RocksDB discussion: https://www.facebook.com/groups/rocksdb.dev/permalink/834956096602906/
(tags: linkedin open-source storage side-data data config paldb java apache databases)
Twins denied driver’s permit because DMV can’t tell them apart
“The computer can recognize faces, a feature that comes in handy if somebody’s is trying to get an illegal ID. It apparently is not programmed to detect twins.” As Hilary Mason put it: “You do not want to be an edge case in this future we are building.”
(tags: future grim bugs twins edge-cases coding fail dmv software via:hmason)