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How we’ve saved 98% in cloud costs by writing our own database
What is the first rule of programming? Maybe something like “do not repeat yourself” or “if it works, don’t touch it”? Or, how about “do not write your own database!”… That’s a good one. Databases are a nightmare to write, from Atomicity, Consistency, Isolation, and Durability (ACID) requirements to sharding to fault recovery to administration …
COVID-19 drug has saved lives, experts say; Respected NSW judge Peter Zahra dies after stroke; Morrison and Albanese clash in shouty leaders’ debate; Fears over Russia’s potential war intentions; Queensland braces for record weather event
That’s about it from the 9News breaking news blog for today. The Prime Minister has said he’s ‘very concerned’ about China’s ‘interference and intrusion’ in the South Pacific. Meanwhile, Labor leader Anthony Albanese has vowed he will work with state governments to prioritise health care if he is elected. Shoppers have been warned to brace …
Two NSWC Dahlgren Division Subject Matter Experts Honored as Modern Day Technology Leaders > Naval Sea Systems Command > Saved News Module
DAHLGREN, Va. – Two Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) subject matter experts have received recognition for their expertise as Black Engineer of the Year Award (BEYA) Modern Day Technology Leaders. Jesse Campbell, lead engineer for the Tomahawk Guidance Test Set (GTS) Program, and Laser Systems Group Lead Scientist Sean Durrant may work on …
Dustin Diamond, ‘Saved by the Bell’ star, dead at 44
He was 44. An actor and stand-up comedian, Diamond found fame playing Samuel “Screech” Powers for more than a decade on the “Saved by the Bell” franchise. The teen series was recently reimagined by the Peacock streaming service with some of the original stars, though not Diamond. He stirred controversy with his 2009 book “Behind …
Old school building saved from wrecking ball, to become health clinic
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – Several months after neighbors gathered to stop the demolition of an old school building, their efforts paid off. The superintendent of Fort Wayne Community Schools revealed Wednesday that the former L.C. Ward Education Center would be transferred to Neighborhood Health. Community leaders and neighbors of the school gathered to hear …
Navy Partnership Advances Technology Applications Shipboard > Naval Sea Systems Command > Saved News Module
NOB, Norfolk, VA — NORFOLK, Va. (NNS) – Mid-Atlantic Regional Maintenance Center (MARMC) in partnership with Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division (NSWC PHD) are collaborating to advance fiber optics research for application in Navy shipboard systems. The Fiber Optic Sensing System (FOSS) is a technology that utilizes specialized commercially available optical fiber for …
Oklahoma Watch: $1.9 million saved by breaking promise to seniors on college testing | Education
“GEER funds should have been used for that. It’s just unfair,” Rosecrants said. Kristy Hernandez, director of student services at Moore Public Schools and chair of the Oklahoma ACT Council, said school districts and families were counting on the state to provide the in-school free tests. Cost, transportation, work and family obligations can preclude the …
Russian doctors claim they saved Alexei Navalny’s life
Russian doctors claimed Monday that they saved the life of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, who has been in a coma following allegations that he was poisoned – and denied there was any official interference in his treatment, according to reports. The doctors at the Siberian hospital where the dissident was first treated before being flown …
President Trump ‘saved my life’ by commuting prison sentence
Roger Stone says President Donald Trump saved his life by commuting his prison sentence Friday night. “The president has saved my life,” Stone said, “And he’s given me the opportunity to fight for vindication.” He previously had said that any period in a federal prison would amount to a death sentence, given the coronavirus pandemic …
‘People still need to laugh’: how lipsyncing spoofs saved lockdown | Technology
In the TikTok videos going viral across social media, the voices are familiar: a rambling presidential whine, or a patronising prime minister. But the people apparently speaking are altogether – and hilariously – different. In uncannily calibrated lipsyncs, Donald Trump is shown as a hectoring schoolteacher or drunken clubgoer, while Boris Johnson reads a bedtime …
Editorial, 7/13: Stop depleting state children’s health care fund | Editorial