Most of the time, when we develop software or even use software, we play within the safe boundaries of the operating system. We might not know how the network interface welcomes that IP packet, nor how the filesystem handles the inodes when we save a file.This boundary is called user space, which is where we write applications, libraries, and tools. But there's another world, kernel space, where the operating system's kernel resides and is responsible for managing system resources such as memory, CPU, and I/O devices.We usually don’t need to go below the socket or file descriptor level, ...

Over the past year, large language models (LLMs) have been booming and developing vigorously. As an enthusiast of data systems, it would indeed seem outdated not to pursue and research this hot field at all. This article summarizes my recent practical experiences attempting to write an LLM application using Rust with flows.network.Concepts Related to Large Language ModelsWhen talking about large language models, it's impossible not to mention ChatGPT and OpenAI. Although OpenAI recently changed its CEO, there's no denying the significant role it has played in the development and promotion of L...

Maybe many of us have seen a small arrow on desktop application shortcut after we install the application on Windows. Some may like it but some people may think it doesn't look beautiful enough. We may need to remove these small arrows somehow the desktop can be clean. So how?     Many people may use a third party software to remove the small arrow, then they must go to download the software and install them. But do we necessary do this in order to remove the small arrow?The answer is no.Here I propose a simple way to do this. Follow steps below:Go to Start-Run-Type regeditAfter...