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The Practice archive provides access to all Practice articles published in past issues of Communications of the ACM.

May 2013


From Communications of the ACM

Discrimination in Online Ad Delivery

Discrimination in Online Ad Delivery

Google ads, black names and white names, racial discrimination, and click advertising.


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Eventual Consistency Today: Limitations, Extensions, and Beyond

Eventual Consistency Today

How can applications be built on eventually consistent infrastructure given no guarantee of safety?


From Communications of the ACM

A File System All Its Own

A File System All Its Own

Flash memory has come a long way and it is time for software to catch up.