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How we upgrade a live data center - Server Fault Blog

A few weeks ago we upgraded a lot of the core infrastructure in our New York (okay, it’s really in New Jersey now – but don’t tell anyone) data center. We love being open with everything we do (including infrastructure), and really consider it one of the best job perks we have. So here’s how and why…

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Hasnain says:

An interesting read on the Adria Richards story. I'm kind of conflicted about this.

Not 100% sure I agree with some of the statements going on here

Posted on 2015-03-05T17:19:07+0000

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Introducing Airpal - Airbnb Engineering

Airbnb is pleased to announce the launch of Airpal, a web-based query execution tool that leverages Facebook’s PrestoDB to facilitate data analysis. People who spend time using SQL for exploration and investigation know that the workflow is not always smooth. Remembering how a query was written, cop…

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Hasnain says:

Some cool data tools. I like how they use Presto and react, though I'm having a hard time figuring out why airbnb has / needs 1.5 peta bytes of data

Posted on 2015-03-05T17:10:32+0000

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Hasnain says:

" India’s parliamentary affairs minister M Venkaiah Naidu declared: “We can ban the film in India. But this is an international conspiracy to defame India. We will see how the film can be stopped abroad too.”"

I thought us Pakistanis had the monopoly on claiming any bad press was a foreign conspiracy

Posted on 2015-03-05T16:14:42+0000

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One Twin Exercises, the Other Doesn't

Identical twins who shared the same sports and other physical activities as youngsters but different exercise habits as adults soon developed quite different bodies and brains, a new study from Finland found.

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EA Shuts Down ‘SimCity’ & ‘The Sims’ Developer Maxis

Maxis Emeryville, the studio responsible for huge PC hits including 'The Sims' and 'SimCity', has been closed by EA after nearly thirty years of operation.

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SpaceX Profitable as Musk Pulls In NASA Contracts, Google Cash

Connecting decision makers to a dynamic network of information, people and ideas, Bloomberg quickly and accurately delivers business and financial information, news and insight around the world.

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Decision in ‘free-range’ case does not end debate about parenting and safety

CPS investigation leads to finding that Md. parents are responsible for “unsubstantiated” child neglect.

Click to view the original at washingtonpost.com

Hasnain says:

"“The go-to narrative in the last 20 or 30 years for parents was, ‘Take your eyes off your kid for even a second and he’ll be snatched.’ What the Meitiv case did was pivot the story to: ‘Give your kid one second of freedom and the government will arrest you.’ ”"

Posted on 2015-03-04T17:50:26+0000