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- Jane Street27 min
System Jitter and Where to Find It: A Whack-a-Mole Experience
A technical analysis of a simulated low-latency message passing system in OCaml demonstrates that moving from a virtualized environment to bare metal hardware reduces median round-trip latency from 637 nanoseconds to 223 nanoseconds. By sequentially isolating network interrupts with `isolcpus`, disabling timer ticks via `nohz_full`, locking CPU frequencies, and optimizing speculative execution, researchers achieved a final stable median latency of 163 nanoseconds with near-zero jitter. The study concludes that while aggressive overclocking offers marginal speed gains, it introduces unacceptable risks of memory corruption, establishing deterministic bare metal configurations as the necessary standard for reliable high-frequency trading infrastructure.
- The Economist28 min
Reverend Curry on Meghan, Harry and America
Curry, Meghan, Harry, Anne McElvoy
Presiding Bishop Michael Curry leveraged his historic role as the first African-American bishop of the Episcopal Church to deliver a sermon at the royal wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, framing romantic love as a spiritual discipline of sacrificial living that transcends cultural divides. He extends this theology to address contemporary social fractures, urging the church to model pluralism amid internal disagreements on LGBTQ+ inclusion while publicly challenging the Trump administration's immigration policies as theological heresies. Ultimately, Curry projects a global vision where the church actively pursues the abolition of poverty and war, asserting that Christian love must drive both personal reconciliation and political justice.
- Milken Institute1h 1m
Building an Entrepreneurial Ecosystem: Why L.A. Is Working
Steve Drobny, Julie Gerberdinger, Kara, Walter, Scott Goldbaum Jr., Eric Schmidt, Steve Cowpert Jr., Harry
Los Angeles is rapidly transforming into a premier technology hub by capitalizing on its distinct entertainment and automotive heritage to drive superior user experience design, evidenced by a fivefold surge in startup capital to $2.5 billion. This growth is fueled by a diverse funding landscape involving over 150 local banks and family offices that support revenue-focused enterprises, while a talent influx from major tech firms bolsters the region's engineering capabilities. Although historically a feeder market for acquisitions, the ecosystem is increasingly retaining anchor companies and scaling successful ventures like TrueCar and Rubicon to secure long-term institutional dominance.
- Milken Institute1h 21m
Milken Institute Forum: Todd Buchholz
Todd Buchholz, Skip, Debbie, Dick Fredericks, Henny Youngman, E.F. Schumacher, Jimmy Carter, Robert Redford, Shirley Temple, Julia Child, Jackie Robinson, George Washington, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Stalin, Daniel Gilbert, Richard Frank, Mandela, Steve Jobs, Dalai Lama, Mother Teresa, Fidel, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Mark Twain, Ronald Reagan, Pope John Paul II, Jonas Salk, Watson, Crick, Harry, Lucille Ball, Ethel, Kiyosaki, Tom Cruise, Ozzie, Harriet, Beaver, Theodore Roosevelt, Milton Berle, Joe Biden, Yao Ming, John Taylor, Al Gore, John Mackey
Todd Buchholz argues that human rushing, biological stress, and economic competition are essential drivers of happiness, freedom, and historical progress, refuting narratives that advocate for retreat into simplicity. He supports this thesis with neuroscientific evidence showing that risk-taking stimulates cognitive function, historical data proving capitalism's role in extending life expectancy, and corporate case studies like General Motors illustrating the inefficiency of suppressed competition. Buchholz concludes that removing competitive pressure leads to stagnation and tyranny, while maintaining that freedom and merit-based incentives are necessary to sustain the ongoing rise in human prosperity and longevity.