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Comment Graph databases (Score 1) 84

Take a look at neo4j.com. When you organize graph-like data as a graph instead of the typical set of relational tables, you can vastly speed up certain kinds of queries, and thinking about the solution becomes much clearer.

This is generic technology with uses far outside military applications. My own needs are for event correlation, and finding the cause in amongst a lot of data telling you the effects of a systems outage.

Marry graph databases to a CPU that is specially tailored for this kind of work and you get a powerhouse.

Cloud providers such as AWS can then bring in these machines, virtualization them, and in a cost effective manner rent them out to everyday developers.

So what can YOU do with it?

Comment Finally made my upgrade decision... (Score 1) 712

I've been waffling a long time on which way to invest in upgrading my pc's. win 7 or 8? I like 7's stability and am not excited about metro, but don't want to have to pay the Microsoft tax too soon again. I finally made a decision.

I bought a Mac. Arrives tomorrow.

Yes, it will be more expensive over time. At least the upgrades are priced half what windows are.

Comment Re:Patent troll? (Score 1) 259

The patent office would not need to inspect the reports, just file them. The reports would be inspected as a part of the legal case brought against the offenders. If they lie, then they pay all court costs and hopefully get thrown in jail.

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