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Tuning G-Wan for Multi-Processor Opteron Systems Using CPUSET

AMD's Opteron sever processors can offer a significant value advantage if they are configured properly. This guide provides a tutorial on using CPUSET to maximize the performance of G-Wan on multi-processor Opteron systems.

MemSQL and Alternatives

MemSQL has a good sales pitch but the execution seems to be lacking.

Windows 8 First Impressions

The start screen is ridiculous but once you get past that the rest is great.

G-WAN 3.12.25 Released

G-WAN adds support for C#, Go, JS, Lua, Perl, PHP, Python, Ruby, Scala in one of the biggest releases to date. Happy holidays indeed.

XitJS: The Tiny jQuery Alternative

jQuery is great but sometimes you don't need the big slow kitchen sink. That is where XitJS comes in.

Never Say Never: Warncke's PC-1492

Anyone who says that you can't profitably build computers in the U.S. is wrong. Here's the proof.

Don't Count Microsoft Out Yet

Naysayers may be predicting the demise of the company that everyone loves to hate but odds are they are wrong.

What C Can Do

A short diatribe on the wonders of the C programming language from my friend Pierre Gauthier.

Asus/Google Nexus 7 First Impressions

Google's tablet is slick but a bit too thick and heavy.

Intelligence: Does it Exist?

In polls large majorities of the population report that they have above average intelligence. They may all be right.

Sandvine: BitTorrent Traffic Falls in the U.S.

Now, buy some of our "traffic shaping" hardware that blocks BitTorrent. It works. We swear.

Engineering Profits

1) Software Engineers 2) ?????? 3) Profit!!!!!!

Managing Your Information Diet

To see the future of information systems one need only look at how market forces have shaped the food industry.

Browser Compatibility to Die For

A cost benefit framework for analyzing what browser compatibility is actually worth.

Three Great HTML5 Animation Tools

Inspirationfeed gives a brief review of some of the new animation applications for HTML5.

CREATING A MOBILE-FIRST RESPONSIVE WEB DESIGN

Brad Frost @ HTML5Rocks presents a guide on responsive web design that includes many good tips and links on modern web design generally.

Mobile Devices & Apps: Hype Vs. Reality

Supposedly the whole world is going mobile but do the numbers add up?

BrowserQuest Review

Oh Wait. This game sucks.

W3C Day in Spain

The W3C Blog is reporting on a W3C Day hosted by their Spanish chapter.

G-Wan 3.3.21 Released

The latest version of the G-Wan HTTP Server brings important fixes and new features.

Google Plans to Penalize Overly Optimized Sites Hype

CNET launches a hype bomb over Google's supposed moves to counter "over-SEO" (i.e. Scam/Spam/Fraud)

50 Free Web Design Tools

WebHelp101 has an excellent write up on free tools that should be a part of your design toolkit.

Google vs. Bing

I have been using Google for a long time. Five or more years now. So I have never really given Bing a second thought or a chance. That all changed a couple weeks ago.

SoSurf.net

Shameless plug for a brilliant idea

Web 5.0 Global Hosting Platform

The Web 5.0 Global Hosting Platform is designed to provide redundancy, reliability, and wicked fast performance for our clients and their end users.

AMD: The Perennial Underdog

AMD has the best CPUs and the most innovative roadmap and yet they are on the verge of bankruptcy.

One Size Fits None

The values of generalization and reusability are often stressed as indicators of code quality. The risks of over-generalization are often overlooked.

Patent Nonsense

Groklaw says that "most software developers believe ... that software and patents totally need to get a divorce." What a load of bollocks.

Do Databases Really Need To Be So Slow?

Durability (the D in ACID) is the sticking point for high performance databases but modern technology may soon supersede antiquated approaches.

Parallel Programming: The Third Way

An alternative algorithm for lock-free and wait-free parallel shared memory access without the use of atomic primitives.

Virgin America's Winning Strategy

Lose money and alienate customers.

Coding Myths: Premature Optimization

When it comes to developing good software there is not such thing as Premature Optimization.

Web Cryptography Working Group Progress

The W3C WCWG has a draft recommendation and it looks pretty damn good.

Linux Asynchronous IO and libaio

Finding documentation on Linux's more esoteric high performance features can be a nightmare. Asynchronous IO is a perfect example.

Will Data Centers Exist in 10 Years?

The whole world is moving to the cloud. It is a nice marketing pitch. But what happens when the whole world becomes the cloud?

EU Pushing for Real ID

ZDNet is reporting that the European Union has subtly announce plans for a mandatory Real ID system.

Self-Driving Smart Cars

Google and Honda have both made announcements in the last week. The smart car may finally be near.

Calling all BOFHs

The open and accessible social web sounds great but somebody needs to protect it from its users.

HTML5 Browser Performance Benchmarks

Tom's Hardware brings us the latest benchmarks for Chrome 18 and Firefox 11.

MIT Panelists Say HTML5 No Match for Native Code on Mobile

HTML5 may be a dream but the reality is that native code is the only way to get the job done.

The 13th Floor

A side venue for topics that are related to technology on a social, psychological, or philosophical level.

W3C Web Cryptography Working Group Forming

It has been a long wait for native cryptography in the browser but better late than never.

Blogger Adds New HTML5 Views

Dariobarker is reporting that Google's Blogger Platform has added 5 new HTML5 views.

KONY Baloney

The KONY 2012 video that supposedly has a 100 million hits on YouTube is a beautiful example of how social media fakery can be used for propaganda.

Cool WebGL Demo Videos

Erick Moller of Opera shows off some of his 3D rendering work using WebGL

HTML5Games.net

Site showcases HTML5 gaming.

Optimizing Javascript at HTML5Rocks

If you haven't checked out http://html5rocks.com lately then you will be in for a treat.

iFail

iHate iHearing iFanbois iEjaculate iAllOver iEvery iNew iApple iPiece iOf iNew iCrap ... iOk?

G-Wan 3.3.7 Released

G-Wan 3.3.7 includes major changes to handling of script urls and bug fixes.

Web 5.0 Launched

The Web 5.0 Content Management System (CMS) officially launched March 6, 2012

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