A recent article reports that an Oracle patent on a fast sorting method has expired, allowing open source databases to use it freely. Mark Callaghan, the inventor behind the sorting algorithm, shows ...

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Minecraft enchantments are one of the fascinating features of the game that survival mode players use to improve their weapons, tools, armor, and a few other items. Players need to constantly improve ...

Enchantments are a means of significantly improving existing equipment, weapons, or items in Minecraft. They can enhance specific attributes of an equipped item, resulting in a more powerful product.

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