Windows on Btrfs — The “Build Your Own Database” book is finished — and Sundar Pichai received $226M compensation, boosted by a triennial stock grant

Issue #1110 — April 23, 2023

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Windows on Btrfs lilysthings.org \| points: 474 \| comments: 210

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The “Build Your Own Database” book is finished build-your-own.org \| points: 437 \| comments: 72

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Sundar Pichai received $226M compensation, boosted by a triennial stock grant bloomberg.com \| points: 391 \| comments: 447

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Show HN: I made a SQL game to help people learn / challenge their skills lost-at-sql.therobinlord.com \| points: 385 \| comments: 68

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Parrots learn to make video calls to chat with other parrots: study news.northeastern.edu \| points: 368 \| comments: 169

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There is no A.I. newyorker.com \| points: 317 \| comments: 452

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Housing should be affordable except for when I sell my house for $1M mcsweeneys.net \| points: 272 \| comments: 271

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Show HN: TxtNet Browser – Browse the Web over SMS, No Wi-Fi/Mobile Data Needed github.com \| points: 220 \| comments: 65

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Prompt engineering vs. blind prompting mitchellh.com \| points: 215 \| comments: 116

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Will boiling water ruin green tea? myjapanesegreentea.com \| points: 196 \| comments: 203

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Telegram Web Apps for Bots core.telegram.org \| points: 181 \| comments: 112

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Finetuning Large Language Models magazine.sebastianraschka.com \| points: 179 \| comments: 62

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Faster LZ is not the answer to 150-250 GB video game downloads richg42.blogspot.com \| points: 178 \| comments: 256

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Animal meat and milk sales drop in Europe as vegan versions hit record highs plantbasednews.org \| points: 177 \| comments: 249

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Why the brain’s connections to the body are crisscrossed quantamagazine.org \| points: 162 \| comments: 76

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Google Mars (2005) google.com \| points: 160 \| comments: 70

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Ask HN: Is prompt engineering just snake oil? news.ycombinator.com \| points: 152 \| comments: 154

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Coinbase secures Bermuda licence reuters.com \| points: 149 \| comments: 309

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Ban on Tenure for New Faculty Hires Passes Texas Senate chronicle.com \| points: 149 \| comments: 307

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US 5-year credit default swaps rise to highest since 2011 reuters.com \| points: 144 \| comments: 95

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