Alexandra (Sasha) FedorovaHow AlphaGo works (for non-experts)Only recently did I have the pleasure of reading the paper Mastering the Game of Go with Deep Neural Networks and Tree Search. As a result…Mar 30, 2023Mar 30, 2023
Alexandra (Sasha) FedorovaNY Times Review of Bill Gates Climate Book Considered HarmfulI was disappointed to read the NY Times Review of Bill Gates’ book How to Avoid a Climate Disaster: the Solutions We Have and the…Apr 2, 2021Apr 2, 2021
Alexandra (Sasha) FedorovaRatatouille: the complicated kindThis recipe of ratatouille is a combination of Julia Child’s and Michel Richard’s (the latter shared by Bill Buford in his book “Dirt”)…Oct 26, 2020Oct 26, 2020
Alexandra (Sasha) FedorovaWe Replaced an SSD with Storage Class Memory and Here is What We LearnedThe story is here: https://engineering.mongodb.com/post/we-replaced-an-ssd-with-storage-class-memory-here-is-what-we-learnedAug 31, 2020Aug 31, 2020
Alexandra (Sasha) FedorovaGrain. Water. Salt.This crispy goodness came out of my oven. There are many great breads out there. Why bother making my own?Jan 2, 20201Jan 2, 20201
Alexandra (Sasha) FedorovaWhy mmap is faster than system callsWhen I ask my colleagues why mmap is faster than system calls, the answer is inevitably “system call overhead”: the cost of crossing the…Dec 19, 20199Dec 19, 20199
Alexandra (Sasha) FedorovaKetosis: A Story of Accidental LoveI’ve been hearing about ketosis for many years; first via the (in)famous Atkins diet, and then via other avenues. I did not read about it…Jul 18, 2019Jul 18, 2019
Alexandra (Sasha) Fedorova“Japanese diet” in practiceTen months on “Japanese diet” improved diversity of my microbiome (from 75th percentile to 84th according to Ubiome), reduced my weight by…Feb 27, 2019Feb 27, 2019
Alexandra (Sasha) FedorovaHow Google Controls Android Device VendorsOn July 18, 2018 the European Commission issued Google an unprecedented fine of €4.34 billion for allegedly illegal competitive practices…Jul 26, 2018Jul 26, 2018
Alexandra (Sasha) FedorovaJapanese Diet and MicrobiomeMy recent interest in human microbiome led me to explore the traditional Japanese diet. Not the weight loss diet, but their way of eating…Jun 1, 2018Jun 1, 2018