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Faster zlib/DEFLATE decompression on arm64 and x86.
https://dougallj.wordpress.com/2022/08/20/faster-zlib-deflate-decompression-on-the-apple-m1-and-x86/
saved 2022-08-20

Faster zlib/DEFLATE decompression on the Apple M1 (and x86)
DEFLATE is a relatively slow compression algorithm from 1991, which (along with its wrapper format, zlib) is incredibly widely used, for example in the PNG, Zip and Gzip file formats and the HTTP, …

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jlibtool: A replacement for libtool written in C.
https://github.com/alandekok/jlibtool
saved 2022-08-03 https://dotat.at/:/TN3…

GitHub - alandekok/jlibtool: A replacement for libtool written in C
A replacement for libtool written in C. Contribute to alandekok/jlibtool development by creating an account on GitHub.

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On the DeepMind AlphaTensor new matrix multiplication algorithms.
https://fgiesen.wordpress.com/2022/10/06/on-alphatensors-new-matrix-multiplication-algorithms/
saved 2022-10-07

@… https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/plink-plonk/id1567451501?i=1000548692010

EP 4 - INTERVIEW: Bergrún Snæbjörnsdóttir
Podcast Episode · plink plonk · January 22, 2022 · 1h 31m

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What is PL research and how is it useful?
http://www.pl-enthusiast.net/2015/05/27/what-is-pl-research-and-how-is-it-useful/
saved 2022-09-28

Häufigkeitsverteilung der Bruttoleistung von #Balkonkraftwerk​en in #Deutschland mit Stand vom 22.05.2026.
Unplausible Inbetriebnahmedaten vor 2018 durch Registrierungsdatum ersetzt. Sonderregelungen nach

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Commodore 64 Theremin.
https://www.linusakesson.net/hardware/theremin/
saved 2022-08-31 https://dotat.at/:/4O…

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If multicast is the answer, what was the question?
https://arxiv.org/abs/2211.09029
saved 2022-11-23 https://dotat.at/:/K9DVS.html…

If Multicast is the Answer -- What was the Question?
Multicast is (almost) as old as the Internet, having become a tool for increasing network efficiency but also enabling destination discovery in a number of key use cases, although misaligned economic interests have limited its deployment to domain-local usages. But recent advances in multicast technologies as well as the identification of new use cases for which IP multicast may be ill fitted yet network-level support may be desirable motivate to re-think old perceptions of multicast and its us…

July 4 gas prices will be the highest since 2022 (Ben Geman/Axios)
https://www.axios.com/2026/07/02/july-4-gas-prices-highest-since-2022
http://www.memeorandum.com/260702/p54#a260702p54

Kumulativer Zubau von #Balkonsolarleistung in #Deutschland mit Stand vom 22.05.2026.
Die summierte Leistung aller offiziell registrierten #Steckersolaranlagen beträgt b…

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Someone’s been messing with Python’s floating point subnormals!
https://moyix.blogspot.com/2022/09/someones-been-messing-with-my-subnormals.html
saved 2022-09-06

Someone’s Been Messing With My Subnormals!
TL;DR: After noticing an annoying warning, I went on an absurd yak shave, and discovered that because of a tiny handful of Python packages b...

My water bill came in recently, which is kind of appropriate considering all the pond talk.
Since building it, the front yard #pandemicPond very very rarely is topped up on its own from tap water. Generally we keep it full from rain water, the rain barrel, or as part of the general low-flow spray/water system for the yard in the summer. So our water consumption really is dependant on how much garden watering we are doing. I'm not surprised we were high last year as we watered the new green-driveway and young trees.
The #PoolPond might, or might not, be different given the sheer volume *and* surface area (ie. evaporation). We have a 1000L rainwater barrel in the back yard, but that would only be useful for replacing evaporation losses at best in the poolpond.
I'll have to fill it once or twice in the coming weeks and possibly once a year if I do an annual cleaning at the end of the summer. We'll see. This year will also feature a return of vegetation to the back yard, so we'll likely be watering it more than when it is established in a year or two.
The city splits our bill into 3 periods per year, which is a little weird but ok...
Our household consumption has varied quite a bit since the pandemic due to changes in household composition (kids moving to uni etc) or us being more or less active in the garden.
I am happy that we used very little water this winter/spring, the least since 2022. I expect it to spike in the current April-August period as both kids have returned and I'll be doing all this pond stuff. But if I can keep it under 150,000L ($150) on the August bill, I'll be happy.
In the coming years, if I can use less in the Fall, Winter and Spring to "save up" for Summer, that would be nice but minimizing all seasons will always be the goal. That's why more trees are going to happen in the backyard at some point. Shade=Less watering!
In all, I'm happy with the only modest rise in our water consumption over the past few years.
#Home #PortAlberni #Water #Bills

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VBR: version based reclamation.
https://arxiv.org/abs/2107.13843
saved 2022-12-26 https://dotat.at/:/IVLGG.html

VBR: Version Based Reclamation
Safe lock-free memory reclamation is a difficult problem. Existing solutions follow three basic methods (or their combinations): epoch based reclamation, hazard pointers, and optimistic reclamation. Epoch-based methods are fast, but do not guarantee lock-freedom. Hazard pointer solutions are lock-free but typically do not provide high performance. Optimistic methods are lock-free and fast, but previous optimistic methods did not go all the way. While reads were executed optimistically, writes w…

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If multicast is the answer, what was the question?
https://arxiv.org/abs/2211.09029
saved 2022-11-23 https://dotat.at/:/K9DVS.html…

If Multicast is the Answer -- What was the Question?
Multicast is (almost) as old as the Internet, having become a tool for increasing network efficiency but also enabling destination discovery in a number of key use cases, although misaligned economic interests have limited its deployment to domain-local usages. But recent advances in multicast technologies as well as the identification of new use cases for which IP multicast may be ill fitted yet network-level support may be desirable motivate to re-think old perceptions of multicast and its us…