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A collection of recent articles from blogs that I follow.
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Leveraging a Manager Weekly Newsletter for Team Communication
I started my journey as an Engineering Manager at SoundCloud close to a year ago. This came after working as a Software Engineer for more…
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Horovod v0.21: Optimizing Network Utilization with Local Gradient Aggregation and Grouped Allreduce
We originally open-sourced Horovod in 2017, and since then it has grown to become the standard solution in industry for scaling deep learning training to hundreds of GPUs. With Horovod, you can reduce training times from days or weeks to … The post Horovod v0.21: Optimizing Network Utilization...
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Can You Pass The Cranberry Sauce?
Welcome to The Riddler. Every week, I offer up problems related to the things we hold dear around here: math, logic and probability. Two puzzles are presented each week: the Riddler Express for those of you who want something bite-size and the Riddler Classic for those of you in the slow-puzzle...
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The best visual and data-driven stories of 2020
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Docker Compose for Amazon ECS Now Available
Docker is pleased to announce that as of today the integration with Docker Compose and Amazon ECS has reached V1 and is now GA! 🎉 We started this work way back at the beginning of the year with our first step – moving the Compose specification into a community run project. Then in July we...
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Migrating Slack Airflow to Python 3 Without Disruption
Last year, we migrated Airflow from 1.8 to 1.10 at Slack (see here) and we did a “Big bang” upgrade because of the constraints we had. This year, due to Python 2 reaching end of life, we again had a major migration of Airflow from Python 2 to 3 and we wanted to put our […] The post Migrating...
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Head of Technology and Architecture for GOV.UK opening at GDS
GDS are recruiting for someone to lead on creation of the next generation of GOV.UK’s technical architecture, and to head up the community of technologists who will build this future. Find out more information about the role and how to apply.
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The Document Checking Service: trialling online passport validity checks
For the first time, government is making real-time passport validity checks available to the private sector. The time-limited Document Checking Service (DCS) pilot has launched with a small group of participants in order to investigate how government can support the growing digital identity...
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A look at representation and inclusivity in crossword puzzles.
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Playble Puzzles About Race and Gender in Crosswords
Minis generated from an analysis of the New York Times, and others.
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Can You Snatch Defeat From The Jaws Of Victory?
Welcome to The Riddler. Every week, I offer up problems related to the things we hold dear around here: math, logic and probability. Two puzzles are presented each week: the Riddler Express for those of you who want something bite-size and the Riddler Classic for those of you in the slow-puzzle...