Scheduling HTTP Streams
by Alexander Krizhanovsky.

Understand how a web server manages millions of concurrent web requests.
* Differences in treatment for progressive JPEG vs a PNG.
* Resilient against DDoS attacks and other vulnerabilities.
* Compare Nginx, Envoy, Apache.

https://fosdem.org/2025/schedule/event/fosdem-2025-4903-scheduling-http-streams/

Live stream:
https://live.fosdem.org/watch/ua2220

Another #Country Has ‘First #Dibs’ On #Greenland Before #America: Ex-Envoy

#TomHøyem, Denmark’s former #envoy to #Greenland, cited an #obscure 1917 #agreement to make his #argument.

#History

https://www.thedailybeast.com/another-country-has-first-dibs-on-greenland-before-america-ex-ambassador/

In 1680, he became an #envoy extraordinaire of the elector of #Brandenburg in #Paris. He left that position in 1688 and returned first in 1701. With the outbreak of the #WarOfTheSpanishSucession Spanheim moved to #London again as a representative of the young kingdom #Prussia. (4/4)

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After the goal of negotiating #peace between the southern and northern #Netherlands in secret proved unattainable, #Rubens became involved in the efforts to bring about a peace treaty between #Spain and #England from 1627. On behalf of Archduchess Isabella, Rubens made contact with the art agent of the Duke of #Buckingham who later also entered the service of the English king. Rubens met him under the guise of #art business and artist visits. The aim was to persuade the United Provinces of the Netherlands to make peace through peace between Spain and England. In preparation for the negotiations in England, Rubens was now officially installed as a #emdiplomat; he travelled to #Madrid, where he was not appointed #envoy, which his low rank did not allow, but negotiator. The Spanish king awarded him the title of 'Secretary of the Privy Council of the Netherlands'. (5/6)

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Lauck graduated from the #university of #Marburg in 1548. He started his career as a scribe and interpreter for the French #envoy in Marburg. However, after a few years he continued his studies abroad in #Paris, #Bourges, #Bologna and #Padua. In 1559 where he had acquired a doctorate both in civil and church law from the university of Bourges. Thereafter, he entered into the service of Philipp, landgrave of #Hesse, and worked at the Hessian Supreme court (#Hofgericht). After the death of his master Lauck became a councillor in the chancery of Philipp’s son Louis of Hesse-Marburg. (2/4)

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