I use lichess.org games data to investigate the extent to which fast thinking is the dominant factor affecting game outcomes at any time control. I show how to (1) frame a pseudo-experiment, (2) database lichess.org data, and (3) carry out … Read more
Moreover, you must walk like a camel, which is said to be the only beast which ruminates when walking.–Henry David Thoreau, “Walking,” 1861* Charles Darwin was an introvert. Granted, he spent almost five years traveling the world on the Beagle … Read more
A few weeks ago the messaging service WhatsApp sued the Indian government over new legislation that could undermine its end-to-end encryption (E2EE) software. The legislation requires, among other things, that social media and messaging companies must include the ability to … Read more
In Glue: the Dark Matter of Software, Marcel Weiher asks why there’s so much code. Why is Microsoft Office 400 million lines of code? Why are we always running into the truth of Alan Kay’s statement that “Software seems ‘large’ … Read more
Tweet Martin Kleppmann Keynote at 15th ACM International Conference on Distributed and Event-based Systems (DEBS), Online (originally planned to be in Milan, Italy), July 2021. Abstract In this keynote I give a subjective but systematic overview of the landscape of … Read more
arXivLabs is a framework that allows collaborators to develop and share new arXiv features directly on our website. Both individuals and organizations that work with arXivLabs have embraced and accepted our values of openness, community, excellence, and user data privacy. … Read more
You can’t force yourself to think faster. If you try, you’re likely to end up making much worse decisions. Here’s how to improve the actual quality of your decisions instead of chasing hacks to speed them up. If you’re a … Read more