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Model Lyndsey Scott Talks Developing Apps
Lyndsey Scott is a model for Victoria's Secret and Prada who develops iOS apps in her spare time. S… Michael Levin Jun 11, 2014 100 views
Steve Jobs talks about managing people
"we are organized like a startups" Michael Levin Mar 13, 2014 95 views
Song A Day #588: That's Just The Woz
DOWNLOAD this song: http://jonathanmann.bandcamp.com/track/thats-just-the-woz For the Woz! Michael Levin Mar 7, 2014 90 views
Aral Balkan: Superheroes & Villains in Design
Can design be so amazing that it makes us feel superheroic? Can it be so poor that it angers and fr… Michael Levin Mar 6, 2014 146 views
President Obama calls on every American to learn code
President Barack Obama asks every American to give it a shot to learn to code, kicking off the Hour… Michael Levin Dec 10, 2013 100 views
BBC - Software Development in Africa
Roy Singham @ ThoughtWorks and Herman @ Softdrive talk with BBC about incubating the software devel… Michael Levin Jul 24, 2012 76 views
The "Java Life" Rap Music Video
This original rap music video made for JavaOne 2011 celebrates the "Java Life". Dedicated to the de… Michael Levin Jan 12, 2012 100 views
Steve Jobs' speech at Stanford university 2005 - Thai sub
Steve Jobs's speech at Standford 2005 - Thai sub Michael Levin Oct 6, 2011 114 views
Murray Wilson - eWaste and the Social Landfill
Murray's concern with the problems presented by unwanted but usable old computers being discarded i… Michael Levin Aug 15, 2010 90 views
Maker Faire '09
Including a performance by Isaac "Shovelman" Frankle at Maker Faire. It's amazing what you can do w… Michael Levin Jun 7, 2009 158 views
Auditing Reduces IT Overhead -Internal compliance auditing will reduce IT overhead, expense and liability on several levels. 01:15
Internal auditing massively reduces technology overhead and costs on several different levels, incl… Sadien Intellectual Property May 30, 2009 168 views
Big-Software (Part 1): How Big-Software can use the law to destroy other companies featuring G.C. Hutson, CEO for Sadien 03:16
Big-Software companies have the power and legal backing to use federal copyright law to destroy oth… Sadien Intellectual Property May 22, 2009 172 views
James Gosling and I are talking about CongoJUG 02:47
We are talking at the JavaOne event about my project to start a Java User Group in Congo (Africa).… Max Bonbhel Apr 23, 2009 152 views
MixJavaOne 02:47
Conversation with James Gosling about CongoJUG Max Bonbhel Apr 23, 2009 126 views
Developing and deploying an application on Google App Engine
This video introduces developers to building apps on Google App Engine. For more in-depth informati… Michael Levin Jan 26, 2009 138 views
Voices That Matter: GWT - Conversation with Josh Bloch
Video of the "Conversation with Josh Bloch" from Pearson Education's Voices That Matter: Google Web… Michael Levin Jan 26, 2009 144 views
Effective Java Programming with Joshua Bloch
Joshua Bloch, Chief Java Architect at Google, presents his Effective Java™ Programming Language Gui… Michael Levin Jan 26, 2009 186 views
Bruce Eckel on Python, Java and Open Source
Q&A interview with Bruce Eckel, best selling author Michael Levin Jan 26, 2009 126 views
Open Spaces Introduction (by Bruce Eckel)
Bruce Eckel covers what Open Spaces are how they are run, and resolves many misconceptions about 'U… Michael Levin Jan 26, 2009 114 views
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Amitai Stern discusses cost-saving autoscaling topologies for OpenSearch. He explains the inherent challenges in autoscaling unstructured data systems like OpenSearch and Elasticsearch, using analogies to illustrate the complexities beyond simply adding nodes. He shares architectural patterns (burst indexes, burst clusters) to optimize resource utilization and handle fluctuating loads effectively.
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This article shows how you can compute a function across multiple parties that do not trust each other without forcing them to share their individual inputs. This technique can be used to split secrets among parties, perform logical operations, or count votes in a way that ensures data privacy is preserved.
By Debasish Ray ChawdhuriMistral AI Launches API for LLM-Based OCR of Multimodal Documents
Now available on Mistral AI's la Plateforme SaaS, Mistral OCR aims to provide an OCR solution for digitizing complex documents that interleave text and images, tables, mathematical expressions, and advanced layouts. This makes it particularly suitable for digitizing scientific research, historical documents and artifacts, user manuals, and more, the company says.
By Sergio De SimoneAzure AI Foundry Supports NVIDIA NIM and AgentIQ for AI Agents
Microsoft and NVIDIA have teamed up to integrate NVIDIA NIM microservices and AgentIQ into Azure AI Foundry, streamlining AI agent application development. This partnership accelerates project lifecycles, optimizing performance and reducing costs. The toolkit enhances AI efficiency through real-time telemetry, enabling effortless deployment and advanced functionalities for developers.
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