Checkpoints and the Background Writer: PostgreSQL 8.3 Improvements and Migration

February 10th, 2010
improvements to PostgreSQL that could be made by tuning wal/background writer processes

Tuning PostgreSQL WAL Synchronization

February 9th, 2010
Notes about PostgreSQL WAL synchronizations methods

WAL Configuration

February 9th, 2010
Notes about Write-Ahead Log, Check points and other IO configuration related to postgresql transaction log settings

THIRD RAIL » Memcached based message queues

February 8th, 2010
Blog pots shows and explains how to implement simple queue system on top of memcached

[DE] Cisco ASA, Linux und QEMU | SinusPL’s Blog

February 3rd, 2010
Notes about ASA 8.02 firmware: after some tricks with hexdump, dd and gzip, the guy was able to extract linux x86 initrd image from

CCIE in 3 months – Is it possible?: Get your hands dirty with Linux on an ASR1000

February 2nd, 2010
internal details about Cisco ASR1000 "platform" router, including hardware details (/proc/cpuinfo, dmesg)

Дмитрий Коменденко. МИФЫ ЛЕНИНГРАДСКОЙ БЛОКАДЫ. Актуальная история

February 1st, 2010

Build An Optimal Scientist, Then Retire | h+ Magazine

January 29th, 2010
article about cutting-edge AI [artificial intelligence]

Philip Guo – Geek behaviors present during conversations [standford.edu]

January 28th, 2010
An article that puts some "precision" into term "geek": it characterizes certain geeks behaviors

bloat

January 25th, 2010
a "bloat" view - provides info postgresql tables that need a vacuum