Search and Discovery at @SlackHQ. Apache Lucene/Solr committer. ex @Lucidworks @Unbxd

Joined October 2008
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just picked up this bad boy. can't wait to write some software with it
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You can use @ApacheParquet for Vector Search with embedded indexes: > We don’t change the file format; we just tune it. @MOVNTDQ explains how in blog.xiangpeng.systems/posts…
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I've spent a couple of days with the HotSpot Virtual Machine Garbage Collection Tuning Guide (writing a new article). My 3 conclusions: - JVM is a piece of art 🤯 - Usually, the answer is: "it depends" 😵‍💫 - Many devs haven't heard about the "Ergonomics" 👂docs.oracle.com/en/java/java…

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Async profiler keeps improving and improving … @AndreiPangin is on fire 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
7 Oct 2022
Java Heap Leak Profiler 🤔 github.com/jvm-profiling-too…
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This thread is insane. x.com/DoombergT/status/15710…

17 Sep 2022
1/ In the second half of the 16th century, Britain plunged into an energy crisis. At the time, the primary source of energy driving the British economy was heat derived from the burning of wood, and Britain was literally running out of trees.
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Water is the messenger that’s delivering the bad news about climate change to your city, to your front door
6 Sep 2022
"My fear is that groundwater will, as usual, be left out of the discussion — groundwater is mostly unprotected, and it’s going to be a real shit show." propub.li/3QeR4Ut
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Here comes Loom!
28 Apr 2022
Proposed to target JDK 19: JEP 425: Virtual Threads (Preview): openjdk.java.net/jeps/425 #jdk19 #openjdk #java
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6 Feb 2022
Dear City: Don’t ask me where I want bike lanes. The answer is everywhere. You don’t ask me where I want water, electricity, and garbage service.
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It's 2022 and I still don't get how google docs hasn't added emoji support ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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Want to support Log4j development? Next to getting involved in the development, you can sponsor its developers, such as @rgoers github.com/sponsors/rgoers the guy who has submitted the fix for the most recent vulnerability.
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Don't miss this talk about the split between #apachelucene and #apachesolr at the next London Information Retrieval Meetup (online), with Jan Høydahl @cominvent (Apache Solr PMC Chair) and Michael Sokolov @msokolov (Apache Lucene PMC Chair) Register here: bit.ly/3lM7lms
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👩‍💻 Berlin Buzzwords 2021 to go fully online 👨‍💻 #bbuzz 2021 will build on the successes of last year's event bringing people together from all over the world to share big new ideas, catch up with old friends, and make some new ones. Read more here: 2021.berlinbuzzwords.de/news…
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14 Jan 2021
Regular reminder that while iMessage is E2E encrypted, your iCloud backup of all that communication is not. You have to explicitly turn that off: Apple ID > iCloud > Messages. Or, you know, just use Signal 👍
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18 Nov 2020
Congratulations to @julietibs on becoming an Apache Lucene/Solr committer! lists.apache.org/thread.html…

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