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Progress Delayed Is Progress Denied

Alex Russell

webcam access via getUserMedia() or the Media Session API ) may attend deceptively small expansions in exposed API surface. Audio Worklets are a fundamental enabler for rich media and games on the web. Media Recorder. Media Source API (a.k.a. "MSE"). Meanwhile, truly transformative features (e.g. Audio Worklets.

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A persistent problem: managing pointers in NVM

The Morning Paper

(Byte-addressable non-volatile memory,) NVM will fundamentally change the way hardware interacts, the way operating systems are designed, and the way applications operate on data. The starting point is a set of three asumptions for an NVM-based programming model: Compared to traditional persistent media, NVM is fast.

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Eye-Tracking In Mobile UX Research

Smashing Magazine

Before those studies, web pages were designed as printed media, with columns and big blocks of text. Nowadays, hardware and software are designed to conduct eye-tracking studies for marketing , UX , psychological and medical research , gaming , and several other use cases. Source: mashable.com ) ( Large preview ).

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Without the Right Capital Structure, There is no Software Company Within

The Agile Manager

Is every company destined to be a software company? Virtual data centers, real-time algorithmic pricing, and new media are simply larger versions of that same phenomenon. Virtual data centers, real-time algorithmic pricing, and new media are simply larger versions of that same phenomenon. No software, no chance.

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SQL Server On Linux: Forced Unit Access (Fua) Internals

SQL Server According to Bob

Stable Media. I n the 90’s we talked about saving data on spinning media. SSDs, persistent memory, battery-backed controllers broaden the range of devices surviving power outage from traditional, spinning media. A device level flush forces any dirty buffer located in volatile storage onto stable media. Description.

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2021 Data/AI Salary Survey

O'Reilly

Our audience is particularly strong in the software (20% of respondents), computer hardware (4%), and computer security (2%) industries—over 25% of the total. As Figure 3 shows, the percentage of men and women respondents who saw no change was virtually identical (18%). 113 (4%) identified as “other,” and 14 (0.5%) used “they.”.

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SQL Server I/O Basics Chapter #1

SQL Server According to Bob

Briefly, WAL requires that all the transaction log records associated with a ​​ particular ​​ data page be flushed to stable media before the data page itself can be flushed to stable media. Stable Media Stable media is often confused with physical storage.

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