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When Imperfect Systems are Good, Actually: Bluesky’s Lossy Timelines

By examining the limits of reasonable user behavior and embracing imperfection for users who go beyond it, we can continue to provide service that meets the expectations of users without sacrificing scalability of the system.

2025-02-18T16:00:00-0800 Jaz’s Blog Jaz 2,000 words

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Moving on from 18F.

I had a wonderful job, until I didn’t. This is about what happened—and what is happening.

ethanmarcotte.com 2,000 words

Rated 2025-02-18T14:37:50-0800 - sethherr

Maximizing resume SNR

This is a brief note about resumes and hiring. At Terraform Industries, I've been doing a lot of recruiting recently and it's helped me crystallize a few ideas I've had in this area. This blog will change over time. Terraform Industries is hiring! Join us as we decarbonize our industrial economy by getting carbon from…

2022-03-22T01:09:33-0700 Casey Handmer's blog 3,000 words

Rated 2025-02-17T14:57:24-0800 - sethherr

Energy Cheat Sheet

Building an intuition about energy

2024-12-20T05:01:09-0800 Construction Physics Brian Potter 4,000 words

Rated 2025-02-17T14:27:31-0800 - sethherr

My Time at MIT

Twenty years ago, in 2004-2005, I spent a year at MIT’s Computer Science department as a postdoc working with Professor Nancy Lynch. It was ...

2025-02-16T19:47:00-0800 Blogger Murat 2,000 words

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