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Vijay Lakshminarayanan
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Jul 2

Is GraalVM Free for production use?

If you’re super short on time and just want to know if you can use GraalVM in production: Executive Summary: You can use GraalVM in production for 4 years after its LTS release. Be prepared to spend the fourth year upgrading your existing system to the next version of GraalVM. …

Graalvm

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Is GraalVM Free for production use?
Is GraalVM Free for production use?
Graalvm

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·Mar 22

Why was John Wick assisted in Parabellum?

He’s usually a lone warrior — Question: In John Wick’s climax sequence, he has Charon (Continental’s concierge) and other extras fight against the High Table’s guards. Why? Answer: Because the contrast highlights John Wick’s skills above the others. Welcome to Costs Matter, a series that asks different questions all of which have the same answer: to…

Costs Matter

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Why was John Wick assisted in Parabellum?
Why was John Wick assisted in Parabellum?
Costs Matter

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·Mar 3

Why do Republicans care about abortion?

Doesn’t it collide with personal freedoms? — Question: Why are abortions a Republican Party issue? Answer: Because they win more when voters focus on moral rather than economic issues. Welcome to Costs Matter, a series that asks different questions all of which have the same answer: to better manage costs. The costs are usually economic though not…

Costs Matter

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Why do Republicans care about abortion?
Why do Republicans care about abortion?
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·Feb 24

Why did Google acquire Motorola?

And why did they sell it to Lenovo 3 years later? — Question: In 2011 Google acquired Motorola for $12.5 billion. They later sold the company to Lenovo for $2.9 billion. Why? Answer: Because Google wanted to protect Android from patent threats and Motorola’s 24,000+ patent portfolio gave them that. Welcome to Costs Matter, a series that asks different questions all of…

Costs Matter

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Why did Google acquire Motorola?
Why did Google acquire Motorola?
Costs Matter

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·Feb 10

Why does India have so many software engineers?

Are Indians inherently good at programming? — Question: Why does India have so many software engineers? Answer: Because since 1997 the Indian government has been adding engineering schools and colleges in the IT sector. Why? So the Indian governments revenues increase from the export of software. Welcome to Costs Matter, a series that asks different questions all…

Costs Matter

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Why does India have so many software engineers?
Why does India have so many software engineers?
Costs Matter

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·Dec 2, 2022

Why isn’t explainable ML catching on?

Why not invest more and understand why the systems give their answer? — Question: Machine Learning systems are notoriously opaque. Often nobody knows why they gave the solution they did (for example, an ML system distinguished wolves from dogs based on snow in the background, not the animals themselves). Corporations developing them can create systems that explain themselves by expanding efforts. And yet…

Costs Matter

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Why isn’t explainable ML catching on?
Why isn’t explainable ML catching on?
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·May 15, 2022

Two fun ways to solve a logic puzzle

Prolog and the z3 theorem prover are reliable ways to solve a logic puzzle — This post shows you two programmatic ways to solve logic puzzles, one using the Prolog programming language and the other using the z3 Theorem Prover. In an earlier post, written almost exactly one year ago today, I brute force solved a simple logic puzzle in Python. In it I also…

Logic Programming

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Two fun ways to solve a logic puzzle
Two fun ways to solve a logic puzzle
Logic Programming

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·Nov 20, 2021

Why is Apple buying Google Ads for HBO and Tinder?

Why promote other brands? — Question: Why has Apple been spending millions on Google Ads for HBO Max? Answer: Because the revenue from ad conversions is greater than the cost of advertising. Welcome to Costs Matter, a series that asks different questions all of which have the same answer: to better manage costs. The costs…

Apple

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Why is Apple buying Google Ads for HBO and Tinder?
Why is Apple buying Google Ads for HBO and Tinder?
Apple

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·Jul 30, 2021

Why was Harry Potter raised by muggles?

All other children of wizards grew up in the wizarding world — Question: Why was Harry Potter raised by muggles? This constrasts with other wizard children. They all grew up in the wizarding world. Even if they weren’t in the wizarding world, they grew up aware of magic and sorcery. Answer: Because all of Harry Potter’s readers are muggles. J. K. …

Harry Potter

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Why was Harry Potter raised by muggles?
Why was Harry Potter raised by muggles?
Harry Potter

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·Jul 24, 2021

Why does Amazon destroy unsold stock?

Why the destruction? — Question: Amazon Warehouses often destroy unsold stock items. Sometimes millions of items are destroyed. Why? Answer: Because the cost of occupying an Amazon warehouse shelf exceeds the cost of keeping the item. Discarding the item is a cost savings. Welcome to Costs Matter, a series that asks different questions all…

Costs Matter

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Why does Amazon destroy unsold stock?
Why does Amazon destroy unsold stock?
Costs Matter

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