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<h1>Links</h1>
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A list of links (mostly to articles) that I find useful or interesting.
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<h4 class="card-header">John Carmack at QuakeCon 2013</h4>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IyUgHPs86XM"
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Principles of Lighting and Rendering with John Carmack at QuakeCon 2013
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John Carmack talking about various 3D rendering concepts.
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<h4 class="card-header">Volatility of High Frequency Trading</h4>
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<a href="http://nautil.us/issue/23/dominoes/why-the-flash-crash-really-matters"
target="_blank">
Why the Flash Crash Really Matters
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<p class="card-text">
An article on the flash crash of 2010 and the
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-frequency_trading" target="_blank">high-frequency trading</a>
programs that caused it.
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<h4 class="card-header">Algorithms and Bias</h4>
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target="_blank">
Algorithms and Bias: Q. and A. With Cynthia Dwork
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<p class="card-text">
An interview with Cynthia Dwork of Microsoft Research on how algorithms show bias and where those biases come from.
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<h4 class="card-header">Quake 3s invSqrt()</h4>
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<a href="https://www.beyond3d.com/content/articles/8/" target="_blank">
Origin of Quake3s Fast InvSqrt()
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An article on the inverse square root function in Quake 3 looking into how it works and its history.
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<h4 class="card-header">Real Time Rendering for Artists</h4>
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<a href="https://jesshiderue4.wordpress.com/real-time-rendering-an-overview-for-artists/"
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Real Time Rendering: An Overview for Artists
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A look at various aspects of real time 3D rendering, especially in video games.
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<h4 class="card-header">Improvements In Firefox 57 and beyond</h4>
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<a href="https://hacks.mozilla.org/2017/11/entering-the-quantum-era-how-firefox-got-fast-again-and-where-its-going-to-get-faster/"
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Entering the Quantum Era—How Firefox got fast again and where its going to get faster
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An article that looks at various architectural changes to Firefox in version 57 and changes planned for future versions.
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<h4 class="card-header">Firefoxs New Rendering Engine (WebRender)</h4>
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<a href="https://hacks.mozilla.org/2017/10/the-whole-web-at-maximum-fps-how-webrender-gets-rid-of-jank/"
target="_blank">
The whole web at maximum FPS: How WebRender gets rid of jank
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<p class="card-text">
An article that gives a high level description how Firefoxs new rendering engine works.
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<h4 class="card-header">Firefoxs New CSS Engine (Stylo)</h4>
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<a href="https://hacks.mozilla.org/2017/08/inside-a-super-fast-css-engine-quantum-css-aka-stylo/"
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Inside a super fast CSS engine: Quantum CSS (aka Stylo)
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A high level overview of how Firefoxs new CSS engine Stylo works.
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<h4 class="card-header">Judge William Alsup</h4>
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The Judges Code
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An article on Judge William Alsup, who was the judge for the first
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oracle_America,_Inc._v._Google,_Inc." target="_blank">
Oracle v. Google</a> case over whether an API can be copywritten, and is now the judge for
the <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/google-waymo-v-uber-case-explained-2017-5" target="_blank">
Waymo (Google) v. Uber</a>.
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