The Daily Index — Monday, May 13, 2024 · TLDR Index

PROGRAMMING, DESIGN & DATA SCIENCE

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AVOIDING THE SOFT DELETE ANTI-PATTERN

Programmers hate deleting things, leading people to advocate for soft deletion, where instead of really deleting a record, you add a field that marks the record as deleted. This is generally a bad idea and there are a number of better ways to ensure access to old data. This article discusses why soft deletion is a problem and discusses several alternatives that may better meet the needs of developers.

cultured.systems · 8 min

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AN ODE TO EARLY EMPLOYEES

Being a founder used to be a fancy way of saying 'unemployed'. The environment was very different back in the 90s, so those who had the courage to start something were celebrated once they succeeded. Founders today are still treated as if in a class of their own, but things are very different. Virtually any founder can raise millions of dollars before there's a product or revenue, and creating a prototype has never been easier. This article discusses how things have changed and how that has affected both founders and their employees. It also provides suggestions on how founders can start building trusting relationships and celebrate those who help enable their companies in their earliest days.

threadreaderapp.com · 9 min

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ANALYST ON STARLINK'S RAPID RISE: “NOTHING SHORT OF MIND-BLOWING”

SpaceX's Starlink satellite Internet business is now profitable. The company's first batch of 60 satellites was launched just five years ago. It will have an estimated free cash flow of about $600 million this year. The business is now self-sustaining and there's still room for significant growth.

arstechnica.com · 7 min

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LESSONS LEARNED REINVENTING THE PYTHON NOTEBOOK

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marimo.io · 14 min

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IS DARK MATTER'S MAIN RIVAL THEORY DEAD? THERE'S BAD NEWS FROM THE CASSINI SPACECRAFT AND OTHER RECENT TESTS

Recent data suggests that Mond, as presently formulated, is no longer a viable alternative to dark matter.

theconversation.com · 6 min

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WAYMO SAYS ITS ROBOTAXIS ARE NOW MAKING 50,000 PAID TRIPS EVERY WEEK

Waymo has had over one million rider-only trips across four cities.

engadget.com · 3 min

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HOW TO PRICE A DATA ASSET

The value of data comes from the value of what can be done with it - every discussion of price has to begin with understanding how the data will be used and by whom.

pivotal.substack.com · 30 min

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GPUS GO BRRR

This post looks at what a team at Stanford learned by making GPUs run more efficiently and how what they learned has changed the way they think about AI compute.

hazyresearch.stanford.edu · 26 min