A recent article reports that an Oracle patent on a fast sorting method has expired, allowing open source databases to use it freely. Mark Callaghan, the inventor behind the sorting algorithm, shows ...

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We've known a lot of playoff chokers over the years, guys who curled up in the fetal position in the big moments. Consider me curled up. I am choking when it comes to my NFL picks. The past two weeks ...