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Published: Sun, 10 August 2008, 12:25, tagged: development, performance, c, programming, software, php, linux, intel, optimization, gnu, gcc, compilers, intel c compiler, programming optimization
PHP like any other scripting or programming language can be optimized to improve performance. In this series of blog posts I hope to highlight the areas where PHP can be optimized. I won’t go into details of PHP output caching (which can of course lead to massive performance improvements) – mainly because after the initial cache PHP plays only a minor role. This series of posts will target dynamic PHP scripts where output caching (e.g. due to constantly changing data etc.) isn’t an option.
The performance of PHP is ultimately determined by the PHP interpreter itself. PHP is open source software written in the C programming language. Taking steps to make sure a fast binary is compiled is the first step to improving overall PHP performance.
Published: Wed, 30 July 2008, 07:52, tagged: dna, science, genetics, biology, evolution, darwinism, stanford university, natural selection, ageing, charles darwin, caenorhabditis elegans
A recent publication by the Stanford University School of Medicine has shown that death by aging might be controlled by an organisms DNA rather than “rust”, i.e. the wear and tear of life (cell damage, radiation etc.) leading to an accumulation of damage which becomes so extensive that the organism can no longer 100% repair – ultimately resulting in death.
The research leading the scientists from Stanford University to this conclusion involved examining age regulation in the nematode worm Caenorhabditis elegans. The research team discovered age-related shifts in levels of three transcription factors (on / off switches for genes).
The senior author of the research, Stuart Kim, PhD said “We were really surprised”.
Published: Mon, 28 July 2008, 15:04, tagged: technology, news, development, internet, search, statistics, graphs, speeple, speeple news, historical data
A graph is now displayed for certain searches which are grouped by day or month. The graphs display the activity over a time period of 100 days or 100 months.
The Speeple News graphs help outline when keywords were popular in the index, normally by showing a spike. This is most visible during sporting and seasonal events along with major world issues.
Published: Fri, 18 July 2008, 12:01, tagged: politics, islam, marriage, pakistan, religion, crime, christianity, koran, sharia, islamism, islamic law, anila younas, catholic commission for justice and peace, islamic ideology, ncjp, saba younas
This is the kind of news that makes me sick to my stomach.
A Muslim judge in the Pakistani district of Muzaffargarh rules in favour of a group of Muslims who kidnapped and forcefully “converted” two Christian sisters to Islam. The two girls aged 10 and 13 were kidnapped June 26th.
The judge of the district of Muzaffargarh, Mian Muhammad Naeem ruled in favour of the Muslim criminals who kidnapped the children, stating that the Christian sisters “have converted in a legitimate manner to Islam”. Because of this the children cannot go home to their family. The judge upon request from the girl’s father for custody said the marriages had “validity”.
Published: Thu, 17 July 2008, 08:50, tagged: politics, islam, religion, christianity, spain, saudi arabia, judaism, islamism, secularism, hypocrisy, king abdullah, religious tolerance
King “hypocrite” Abdullah of Saudi Arabia has called for the followers of the world’s major religions to be more tolerant towards other faiths and to turn away from extremism.
This is at a conference in secular Spain were religious freedom is alive and kicking. Saudi Arabia on the other hand teaches institutionalised Islamism. Religious freedom and tolerance is prohibited in Saudi Arabia, children’s text books teach that Jews and Christians are pigs and apes and that non-Muslims are evil. Women’s rights are also restricted due to Islamic Sharia law, which for example would require women to have 4 Muslim witnesses if she has been raped, otherwise she might be tried for adultery or pre-marital sex. King Abdullah’s words should be taken with a grain of salt.
Maybe we’ll listen when you permit the construction non-Islamic places of worship, accept the practice of other faiths and stop teaching your children that Christians and/or Jews are turned into “apes and/or pigs” (Koran: 2:65-66, 5:58-60, 7:166).
