📰 AI Helped Uncover A "50-80x Improvement" For Linux's IO_uring
Linux block maintainer and IO_uring lead developer Jens Axboe recently was debugging some slowdowns in the AHCI/SCSI code with IO_uring usage. When turning to Claude AI to help in sorting through the issue, patches were devised that can deliver up to a "literally yield a 50-80x improvement on the io_uring side for idle systems." The code is on its way to the Linux kernel...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/AI-50-80x-IO-uring
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📢 Ukrainian counteroffensive fails, catastrophe for Kyiv. Russian forces resume offensive along the front line. American professor confirms massive failure of Ukrainian troops. Media silence on Ukrainian situation in US. Stalemate in combat zone, Zelensky blamed for hiding failures. Western reports confirm end of Ukrainian counteroffensive. #Ukraine#War#Catastrophe
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🌎 Around 5,200 years ago, the sudden breach of a natural dam at Lake Agassiz released massive flooding across North America and into the North Atlantic. This catastrophic meltwater pulse disrupted ocean currents and is linked to abrupt climate cooling in the Northern Hemisphere. Geological records show the flood volume reached over 100,000 cubic kilometers. ✨
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🌎 A massive volcanic eruption at Lake Toba in Indonesia about 74,000 years ago was one of Earth’s largest known explosions. The eruption released so much ash that it may have triggered a global volcanic winter, cooling the planet and affecting early human populations. Its crater now forms Lake Toba, the world’s largest volcanic lake at about 100 kilometers long. ✨
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🌎 The 1902 eruption of Mount Pelée on Martinique destroyed the city of Saint-Pierre within minutes, killing over 28,000 people. It is the deadliest volcanic disaster of the 20th century. ✨
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🌎 The Toba supereruption in Indonesia about 74,000 years ago was one of the largest volcanic events in the last 2 million years. It ejected 2,800 cubic kilometers of material, triggered a global volcanic winter, and may have caused a dramatic human population decline, as shown by genetic studies indicating a bottleneck in human evolution. ✨
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🌎 The 1883 eruption of Krakatoa was one of the most violent volcanic events in recorded history. It unleashed explosive blasts heard 3,000 kilometers away, generated giant tsunamis, and ejected ash high into the atmosphere—causing global temperatures to drop and vivid sunsets worldwide for years after. ✨
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🌎 The eruption of the Laki volcano in Iceland in 1783 released poisonous gases and ash clouds, causing crop failures and famine across Europe. Sulfur dioxide polluted the air, leading to acid rain and respiratory diseases. Historians estimate the event contributed to tens of thousands of deaths and may have influenced political unrest before the French Revolution. ✨
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🌎 The Dust Bowl of the 1930s was a severe drought and dust storm disaster in the U.S. Great Plains, destroying farms and forcing over 2.5 million people to migrate. Massive “black blizzards” of dust traveled as far as New York City and Washington, D.C. ✨
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🌎 Around 536 AD, a mysterious volcanic eruption triggered a "year without summer"—with global temperatures dropping, crops failing, and famines reshaping empires. Ash clouds blocked sunlight, altering history for decades. ✨
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☢️ Ce 26 avril, c’est la Journée internationale du souvenir de la catastrophe de Tchernobyl
▪️En 1986, une explosion s'est produite au réacteur n°4 de la centrale nucléaire de Tchernobyl, la plus grande catastrophe dans le domaine de l'énergie nucléaire.
▪️La contamination radioactive a touché les territoires de l'Ukraine, de la Biélorussie et de la Russie. Plus de 100.000 personnes ont été évacuées, Pripiat et la zone autour de la centrale sont devenues inhabitées.
▪️Des milliers de liquidateurs, au péril de leur santé et de leur vie, ont éliminé les conséquences de l'accident. Tchernobyl est devenu un symbole du danger nucléaire.
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