[Links of the Day] 07/04/2017 : TensorFlow Example, Systems in the microseconds era and blockchain distributed direct democracy

• Naked Tensor : Google tensor flow bare-bone example. 
• Attack of the Killer Microseconds : Hardware ( especially storage ) is entering the micro or sub-micro second era. This has far and wide ranging implication. And system designer needs to rethink the existing stack that was designed for the millisecond era. It looks like we are entering an era where the software stack is not the bottlenneck.
• Cicada : Distributed secure proof of work blockchain combined with a privacy guaranteed ID system. The creator of cicada aim at enabling distributed direct democracy and decentralised application platform. This is worthy goals, however, the creator forgot that direct democracy tend to fail as the majority of the population is not interested or knowledgeable enough in the problem they will be asked to vote on.