Top 10 Largest Databases in the World

Top 10 Largest Databases in the World [http://www.businessintelligencelowdown.com/2007/02/top_10_largest_.html]. NERSC database up with 2.8 petabytes of data … yeah you heard it right – petabytes [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petabyte].…

Dictionary of Algorithms and Data Structures

Dictionary of Algorithms and Data Structures [http://www.nist.gov/dads/index.html] is a is a great reference for all sorts of algorithms, algorithmic techniques, data structures, archetypal problems, and related definitions. Bookmarked!…

Yahoo! Pipes and The Web As Database

The article Yahoo! Pipes and The Web As Database [http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/yahoo_pipes_web_database.php] explores the emergent world of Yahoo! Pipes [https://www.nilkanth.com/archives/2007/02/13/yahoo-pipes-as-seen-by-a-ufo/]. The author sees some interesting parallels with Relational Databases in the 90’s, concluding that…

Butterfly Effect of Social Networks

In 1963, meteorologist Edward Lorenz asked the question: Does the flap of a butterfly’s wings in Brazil set off a tornado in Texas? Postulating the so called “Butterfly Effect [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butterfly_effect]“, the idea that the flapping of fragile wings could start a chain reaction…

dojo Javascript Toolkit

dojo [http://www.dojotoolkit.org/] is an open source Javascript toolkit. Checkout the examples/demos (see it in action link). A really cool widget library for web development.…