The Weekly Squeak — Datastax, Cassandra, MIDI 2.0, and how do planes fly?
Greetings! I am visiting Manchester right now and having a great time!
In this issue I speak with Patrick McFadin about Datastax and their plans with Apache Cassandra, ponder on the release of MIDI 2.0 after 37 years, plane security, what happened in Iowa, and more
xx Chinch
Podcast version
Listen to the audio version of this newsletter, including an interview with Patrick McFadin of Datastax.
How the Iowa caucus app went wrong and how open source could have helped — www.zdnet.com
When the Iowa Democratic Caucus results were delayed by an application foul-up Bernie Sanders supporters were outraged at a stolen victory. Now, as the results trickle in, and Sanders’ results turned out OK, they’ve quieted down.
An update to a 37-year-old digital protocol could profoundly change the way music sounds — qz.com
After 37 years, a much used and abused standard gets a major update.
The Blockchain Is a Reminder of the Internet’s Failure — onezero.medium.com
Blockchain is not a bad idea, just a reflection of how we shouldn’t design things.
CO2 emissions on the web
How much C02 does your website use and how much can you reduce it?
Only three of the Top 100 international airports pass basic security checks — www.zdnet.com
Only three of the world’s Top 100 international airports pass basic security checks, and they’re all in Europe 😱.
No One Can Explain Why Planes Stay in the Air — www.scientificamerican.com
On a strictly mathematical level, engineers know how to design planes that will stay aloft. But equations don’t explain why aerodynamic lift occurs. There are two competing theories that illuminate the forces and factors of lift. Both are incomplete explanations.
The Oldest Company In Every Country, Mapped — digg.com
While many of the companies that feature so prominently in our daily lives (Google, Apple, etc.) are relatively new, many companies around the world are pretty old — older than countries like the US, in fact — and a few of the oldest have actually been in operation for more than 1,000 years.
