We recently implemented Redis Sentinel at Flickr to provide automated Redis master failover for an important subsystem and we wanted to share our experience with it. Hopefully, we can provide insight

When I do speaking gigs, I open with a few questions to get to know the audience. I’m looking for a couple of key demographic numbers to gauge how much to focus on and tune different themes in any giv

Coffee Experiments September 30, 2013 statistics data review beverage Introduction A few years ago, I started using house guests as subjects in an experiment. 1 My experiment was designed to test what variables in the coffee brewing process produce a perceptible improvement in coffee flavor. A…

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There are two periods of time regarding your job that I’m fond of quoting and they both involve the number three. First, it takes three months to understand a new job. Until those 90 days are over, you don’t really know what hand you’ve been dealt. Second, it takes approximately three years before…

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"God is Love and fasting reminds us that He is to be our only addiction." A few thoughts on Lent and fasting. http://t.co/VPs4oaV5fs

December 2005 The most impressive people I know are all terrible procrastinators.So could it be that procrastination isn't always bad? Most people who write about procrastination write about how to cu

Jesse Fornear December 15, 2012 The real Silicon Valley will never be televised. It's way too extreme for TV. I've seen two extremes happen to friends: making a billion dollars, and committing suicide. (Both of these, more than once.) — I'm writing this post on my friend's couch, where I will be…