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hotwatermorning / get_full_version_string.cpp
Last active December 18, 2020 13:47
Get Full Version String (win)
// https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/ms724429(v=vs.85).aspx
#include <vector>
#include <cstdio>
#include <windows.h>
std::wstring GetFullVersionString()
{
struct LANGCODEPAGE {
WORD wLang;
@jamesramsay
jamesramsay / README.md
Last active April 26, 2024 13:15
Gmail: delete old emails automatically

Gmail: delete old emails automatically

Automatically deletes old emails that match the specified label.

Get started

  • Create a new Google Apps Script at https://script.google.com
  • Overwrite the placeholder with the javascript below
  • Update the following constants:
  • LABEL_TO_DELETE: the label that should be have old messages deleted
anonymous
anonymous / ASS.md
Created June 26, 2015 23:11
Acronyms Seriously Suck - Elon Musk

From time to time, Musk will send out an e-mail to the entire company to enforce a new policy or let them know about something that's bothering him. One of the more famous e-mails arrived in May 2010 with the subject line: Acronyms Seriously Suck:

There is a creeping tendency to use made up acronyms at SpaceX. Excessive use of made up acronyms is a significant impediment to communication and keeping communication good as we grow is incredibly important. Individually, a few acronyms here and there may not seem so bad, but if a thousand people are making these up, over time the result will be a huge glossary that we have to issue to new employees. No one can actually remember all these acronyms and people don't want to seem dumb in a meeting, so they just sit there in ignorance. This is particularly tough on new employees.

That needs to stop immediately or I will take drastic action - I have given enough warning over the years. Unless an acronym is approved by me, it should not enter the SpaceX glossary.

@jboner
jboner / latency.txt
Last active May 5, 2024 03:12
Latency Numbers Every Programmer Should Know
Latency Comparison Numbers (~2012)
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L1 cache reference 0.5 ns
Branch mispredict 5 ns
L2 cache reference 7 ns 14x L1 cache
Mutex lock/unlock 25 ns
Main memory reference 100 ns 20x L2 cache, 200x L1 cache
Compress 1K bytes with Zippy 3,000 ns 3 us
Send 1K bytes over 1 Gbps network 10,000 ns 10 us
Read 4K randomly from SSD* 150,000 ns 150 us ~1GB/sec SSD