January 30, 2025
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I frequently use ifconfig
and cat /proc/net/dev
to examine network information. However, today, my cloud server crashed unexpectedly. I reached out to the cloud support for assistance. The engineer utilized iftop
to analyze the situation. After the issue was resolved, I started to consider using this tool. Now, let’s take a closer look at this powerful utility.
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January 28, 2025
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This article introduces the common distribution functions both continuous and discrete. Besides, the basic knowledge of conditional distribution such as total probability and Bayes’ Theorem is also introduced. The most important part are the Normal Approximation and Poisson Approximation of the Binomial Random Variable.
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January 28, 2025
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This article is mainly about Bernoulli Trials and its properties.
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January 27, 2025
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This article is about the probability and its axioms.
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January 23, 2025
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In python, due to the GIL (Global Interpreter Lock), which is a mutex and ensures only one thread can execute at a time, so the multiple threads parallel execution is not supported under the CPython interpreter. But what about the multiple processes? What is the difference between them? How to choose the right method? Do you know the coroutine? Let’s explore it together.
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January 22, 2025
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The test methods in Go mainly include three types: unit test, benchmark test, and example test.
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January 20, 2025
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Do you really understand the video technology? What is the frame rate
, resolution
, bit rate
and their relationships? Do you know the parameters p
and K
in the terminology 1080p
and 4K
? Do you know how to describe the video quality? What is the Blu-ray Disc
on earth? What the difference between the codec such as H.264/AVC
, H.265/HEVC
, AV1
? You may notice the Apple ProRes
in apple, so do you really understand what it for? Do you know the HDR
and Dolby Vision
? So why there are so many tailers such as .mp4
, .mkv
, .flv
, etc?
Now this Video Technology 101 will introduce them to you.
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January 19, 2025
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Message queues are a form of asynchronous service-to-service communication. They are important in enhancing a system’s scalability, reliability, and maintainability.
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January 19, 2025
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Do you know the basic method to manage the traffic? There are four methods: Load Balancers, Reverse Proxies, Forward Proxies, and API Gateways. And they have different features and usage scenarios.
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January 19, 2025
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In the daily life, we often hear about different kind of API, such as REST API, GraphQL API, WebSocket, Webhook, RPC and gRPC even the SOAP, so do you know the difference between them? How to choose the right API for your project?
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