Reading List

Distributed Systems

1. Hierarchical Correctness Proofs for Distributed Algorithms
2. RNG: Flat Datacenter Networks at Scale
3. Write-Read Decoupling in Modern Large-Scale Search Engines
4. Aurora DSQL: Scalable, Multi-Region OLTP
5. QuePaxa: Escaping the Tyranny of Timeouts in Consensus
6. Optimizing Distributed Protocols with Query Rewrites
7. Finding Bugs in Raft implementations — Antithesis

History & Society

1. A History of Democratic Kampuchea (1975–1979) — DC-Cam
2. The Tenderloin: Sex, Crime, and Resistance in the Heart of San Francisco — Randy Shaw

California Housing

• California's Home Prices and Rents Diverging — This article by the California Legislative Analyst's Office covers the jump in the cost of home ownership relative to the cost of renting a home. This effect is strongest in the Bay Area and Los Angeles metropolitan area. There's also financial disincentive for someone who currently owns a home (likely at a < 5% interest rate) to sell and purchase a new home at a > 5% interest rate (rates today hover around 7%).