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Building a Social Network with Limited Servers
39:41 - 46:09 (06:28)
By creating an app where users can see they are indirectly connected to a significant amount of other people, the creators were able to bring people in to build a server infrastructure in C++, that could support significant numbers of people without needing tons of servers.
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The team behind the Novid app had to use an unconventional way of building the app to make it work properly.
39:41 - 40:53 (01:11)
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The team behind the Novid app had to use an unconventional way of building the app to make it work properly. Rather than contacting a web server and sending information back and forth, the app had to hook into the operating system and use Bluetooth in a new way for better COVID-19 contact tracing.
ChapterBuilding a Social Network with Limited Servers
Episode#183 – Po-Shen Loh: Mathematics, Math Olympiad, Combinatorics & Contact Tracing
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
The mobile app development team faced challenges with creating an app that runs efficiently in the background, particularly for iOS devices which has stringent limitations.
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The mobile app development team faced challenges with creating an app that runs efficiently in the background, particularly for iOS devices which has stringent limitations. However, through deep digging into operating system documentation and API libraries, they were able to develop an app that uses minimal battery resources.
ChapterBuilding a Social Network with Limited Servers
Episode#183 – Po-Shen Loh: Mathematics, Math Olympiad, Combinatorics & Contact Tracing
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
The speaker discusses building server infrastructure in C++ to support a competition he coaches and highlights the importance of fast and efficient computation.
42:18 - 44:12 (01:54)
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The speaker discusses building server infrastructure in C++ to support a competition he coaches and highlights the importance of fast and efficient computation.
ChapterBuilding a Social Network with Limited Servers
Episode#183 – Po-Shen Loh: Mathematics, Math Olympiad, Combinatorics & Contact Tracing
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
Sparse social networks with decentralized personal information can be utilized in such a way that one person can have at most 100 strong connections that they care about, and these connections provide most of the signal in most people's lives.
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Sparse social networks with decentralized personal information can be utilized in such a way that one person can have at most 100 strong connections that they care about, and these connections provide most of the signal in most people's lives.