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DevOps: A Cultural Shift for Faster Software Delivery

2025-01-14

DevOps: A Cultural Shift for Faster Software Delivery

DevOps is more than just a set of tools; it's a cultural philosophy and a set of practices for software delivery. It automates and bridges processes between software development and IT operations teams, removing barriers to faster software delivery such as manual processes, office politics, and counteractive workflows. DevOps promotes Continuous Integration (CI) and Continuous Delivery (CD), significantly improving software delivery speed and quality through shorter development cycles, faster feedback loops, and automation. CI automates the build, test, and package phases, while CD extends automation across the entire delivery pipeline, enabling faster user access to software. Successful DevOps implementation focuses on automation, team culture, and process optimization, starting with small improvements and gradually scaling.

(octopus.com)

Development

NixOS: A Two-Year Love-Hate Relationship (and Breakup)

2025-01-14

This post details the author's two-year journey using NixOS, its package manager, and language. Initially drawn to its declarative configuration and reproducibility, the author ultimately found more problems than solutions. While NixOS excelled on servers and simple services, desktop use proved challenging due to complexities in package management, cryptic build errors, and significant resource consumption. The author decided to step back from full-time NixOS use, seeking a more streamlined workflow.

(www.dgt.is)

Development

Cosmos Keyboard: Design Your Perfect Ergonomic Keyboard

2025-01-14

Cosmos is a revolutionary keyboard design software that lets you create a personalized, ergonomic keyboard by scanning your hand. It supports a wide range of components, including various switches, keycaps, and add-ons like trackballs and OLED displays. Cosmos features error checking and auto-correction for smooth 3D printing, and exports in STL and STEP formats for further modification. With most of its code open-source, it aims to provide everyone with technology to alleviate and prevent typing pain.

(ryanis.cool)

Hardware ergonomics

Glicol: A Revolutionary AI Image Generator

2025-01-14

Glicol is more than just an image generator; it's a digital artist. Using unique algorithms and models, it transforms text descriptions into images with diverse styles and rich details. It goes beyond common image styles, producing stunning results with subtle user adjustments. Glicol heralds a new era in AI image generation, offering artists and designers unprecedented creative tools.

(glicol.org)

AI

GPU Glossary: A Comprehensive Guide to GPU Architecture

2025-01-14

GPU Glossary: A Comprehensive Guide to GPU Architecture

The Modal team has created a comprehensive GPU glossary to address the fragmented nature of GPU documentation. This interactive online dictionary connects concepts across different levels of the stack, from CUDA architecture to nvcc compiler flags. Users can navigate via hyperlinks or read linearly. The glossary covers device hardware (CUDA architecture, Streaming Multiprocessors, etc.), device software (CUDA programming model, PTX, etc.), and host software (CUDA C++, NVIDIA drivers, etc.), providing developers with a comprehensive and easily understandable resource for GPU knowledge.

(modal.com)

Development

Elixir's Set-Theoretic Types: Solving the Data Evolution Problem for Libraries

2025-01-14

This article explores how set-theoretic types in Elixir can address the backward compatibility challenges of evolving public data definitions in libraries within statically typed languages. The author illustrates the limitations of existing type systems when handling data structure evolution with an example of interoperability between C and Rust libraries. A solution based on structural subtyping and revisioning is proposed, allowing libraries to extend data structures without breaking existing users. This solution leverages the compiler for automatic type safety verification and supports the coexistence of different data versions across libraries and applications.

(dashbit.co)

Development Data Evolution

Internet Folklore: From Printer Fails to National Security Breaches

2025-01-14

This collection compiles hilarious internet anecdotes, ranging from OpenOffice's Tuesday printing woes to a national security breach caused by Windows Sound Recorder, a 25-year-old font's resurgence, and various bizarre hardware malfunctions and software bugs. These stories highlight the humorous side of the tech world and reflect the often comical challenges faced by programmers and users alike.

(dbrgn.ch)

Misc internet folklore programmer stories tech humor

Biden Signs Executive Order: Securing US AI Infrastructure Leadership

2025-01-14

Biden Signs Executive Order: Securing US AI Infrastructure Leadership

President Biden signed an executive order aiming to solidify US leadership in AI infrastructure. The order outlines a plan to build advanced AI data centers on federal land, emphasizing collaboration with the private sector, clean energy utilization, national security, and economic competitiveness. The plan involves establishing at least three frontier AI data centers on federal land, coupled with clean energy facilities to meet their massive power needs. The order also commits to ensuring a fair and competitive landscape and benefiting American workers and communities.

(www.whitehouse.gov)

Tech Clean Energy

Doom Runs in a PDF: A Testament to Programming Ingenuity

2025-01-14

Doom Runs in a PDF: A Testament to Programming Ingenuity

Programmers have ported the classic game Doom into a PDF file! This isn't a simple embedding; it leverages PDF's Javascript capabilities to render Doom using clever ASCII character manipulation within a PDF reader. While the frame rate isn't high, it's playable enough to deliver a nostalgic experience. This feat showcases the latent potential of the PDF format and serves as a reminder that seemingly static PDF files may hold hidden surprises.

(www.theregister.com)

Game

Guix Shepherd 1.0 Released: A Minimalist Service Manager Hits 1.0

2025-01-14

After 21 years in development, the Guix Shepherd service manager has finally reached version 1.0! Shepherd is a minimalist yet powerful service manager that monitors, starts, stops, and restarts services. It supports custom actions and visualization of service dependencies. Written in Guile Scheme, Shepherd boasts a simple and intuitive configuration, making it accessible even to non-Scheme experts. Version 1.0 introduces timed services, improved service status display, a log rotation service, and a system log service. The code is remarkably concise and efficient, clocking in at just 7.4K lines of Scheme. Future development aims towards a distributed, capability-style service manager.

(guix.gnu.org)

Development service manager

Apple to Soon Receive 'Made in America' Chips from TSMC's Arizona Fab

2025-01-14

Apple to Soon Receive 'Made in America' Chips from TSMC's Arizona Fab

TSMC's Arizona fab is nearing mass production of chips for Apple, with deliveries expected as early as Q1. This marks a significant step towards US chip independence, previously heavily reliant on Taiwan. While initial chip packaging will still occur in Taiwan, this development mitigates concerns about geopolitical risks and natural disasters disrupting the supply chain. TSMC is actively recruiting American talent and partnering with Arizona State University to foster US chip industry growth.

(www.tomshardware.com)

Tech Chip Manufacturing

NASA Unveils Dual-Path Strategy for Martian Sample Return

2025-01-14

NASA Unveils Dual-Path Strategy for Martian Sample Return

To maximize the chances of successfully returning the first Martian rock and sediment samples to Earth, NASA announced a new approach to its Mars Sample Return (MSR) program. The agency will pursue two parallel landing architectures, leveraging existing sky crane technology and exploring new commercial capabilities. This dual-path strategy aims to reduce costs and timelines while increasing mission success. The ultimate goal is to unlock the mysteries of Mars, investigate the possibility of past life, and pave the way for future human exploration. A final decision on the program architecture is expected in the latter half of 2026.

(www.nasa.gov)

Tech Mars Sample Return

Allstate Sued for Secretly Tracking Drivers via GasBuddy and Other Apps

2025-01-14

Allstate Sued for Secretly Tracking Drivers via GasBuddy and Other Apps

Texas is suing Allstate, alleging the insurance company and its data subsidiary Arity used data from apps like GasBuddy and Life360 to secretly track drivers and adjust or cancel policies. The lawsuit claims Allstate paid millions to these apps to install tracking software, collecting trillions of miles of location data from over 45 million people, violating Texas' Data Privacy and Security Act. This marks the first-ever state action targeting comprehensive data privacy violations, raising serious concerns about data privacy in the insurance industry.

(arstechnica.com)

Tech insurance app tracking

Millions of Accounts Vulnerable Due to Google OAuth Flaw

2025-01-14

Millions of Accounts Vulnerable Due to Google OAuth Flaw

A new study reveals a critical vulnerability in Google's "Sign in with Google" authentication flow, potentially exposing millions of Americans' data. Attackers can purchase domains from defunct startups, recreate former employees' email accounts, and gain access to various SaaS services linked to those accounts, including HR systems and chat platforms containing sensitive information. The researcher reported the issue to Google, which initially marked it as "won't fix." Only after the researcher's Shmoocon talk was accepted did Google reopen the issue and pay a bounty. While Google is working on a fix, millions of accounts remain vulnerable.

(trufflesecurity.com)

Tech

dbt Labs Acquires SDF Labs to Supercharge Developer Experience

2025-01-14

dbt Labs Acquires SDF Labs to Supercharge Developer Experience

dbt Labs announced the acquisition of SDF Labs, a company with cutting-edge SQL comprehension technology. This acquisition will dramatically improve the dbt developer experience, including significantly faster compilation speeds, IDE autocompletion, and higher-fidelity data lineage. SDF's technology allows dbt to understand user-written SQL more deeply, enabling more powerful features and a smoother development workflow, described as a 'React moment' for the data world.

(www.getdbt.com)

Development data development

The Tech Elite's Homeschooling Obsession: Opting Out of Average?

2025-01-14

The Tech Elite's Homeschooling Obsession: Opting Out of Average?

This article explores the rising trend of homeschooling among tech professionals. The author, a homeschooling alum, recounts their experience and observes the shift in homeschooling's social status. While acknowledging the arguments for and against homeschooling, the author argues the primary motivation is a desire to 'opt out' of interacting with average people, believing it will better equip children to change the world. However, concerns are raised about potential social isolation and lack of empathy. Ultimately, the author chooses to keep their children in traditional school, highlighting the benefits of navigating social challenges for healthy development.

(newsletter.goodtechthings.com)

Misc homeschooling tech elite socialization

Remove the Pedals: A Revolutionary Approach to Teaching Kids to Ride Bikes

2025-01-14

Remove the Pedals: A Revolutionary Approach to Teaching Kids to Ride Bikes

The traditional method of teaching kids to ride bikes—running alongside and letting go—often leads to frustration and tears. This article introduces a revolutionary approach: remove the pedals! By focusing first on balance, children can master this crucial skill before adding the complexity of pedaling. This method makes learning to ride significantly easier and less daunting, resulting in less frustration and more successful experiences. The author's anecdote highlights a simple yet profound lesson about breaking down complex tasks into smaller, manageable steps—a principle applicable far beyond bicycle riding.

(www.fortressofdoors.com)

Misc parenting bicycle learning techniques

Chicago's Cult Classic: The Rise and Fall (and Rise Again) of Jeppson's Malört

2025-01-14

Chicago's Cult Classic: The Rise and Fall (and Rise Again) of Jeppson's Malört

Jeppson's Malört, a Swedish-style bitter liqueur known for its intensely bitter taste, is a Chicago institution. Created in the 1930s by Swedish immigrant Carl Jeppson, it faced near extinction before being revived in 2018 by CH Distillery. Despite being described as 'the worst booze ever,' Malört has become a cultural touchstone in Chicago, a quirky rite of passage, and its sales have steadily increased, expanding beyond its initial Chicago market into a wider US distribution.

(en.wikipedia.org)

Misc bitter liqueur Chicago culture

Prioritizing Cars Over People: How a College Town Intersection Became More Dangerous

2025-01-14

Prioritizing Cars Over People: How a College Town Intersection Became More Dangerous

A redesign of an intersection in Orange, California, a walkable college town, highlights a concerning trend: prioritizing car speed over pedestrian safety. What was once a safe four-way stop was replaced with a traffic signal, supposedly to 'improve traffic flow and reduce conflict.' However, the upgrade slowed pedestrians, added inconvenience, and only saved drivers mere seconds while significantly increasing the risk of accidents due to drivers running red lights. This $600,000 'improvement' showcases a flawed prioritization of vehicle efficiency over pedestrian safety and comfort, reflecting a common misalignment of values in US street design.

(collegetowns.substack.com)

Misc traffic safety pedestrian safety

The $30k Side Hustle: Referrals for Strangers

2025-01-14

The $30k Side Hustle: Referrals for Strangers

A tech worker earned roughly $30,000 in 18 months by referring over 1,000 job candidates – many strangers – to his employer. Dozens of referrals resulted in successful hires. This reflects the competitive job market, with applicants seeking any advantage. Platforms like Blind and Refermarket connect job seekers with anonymous employees willing to provide referrals, but this practice also poses risks for employers who might be flooded with unvetted candidates.

(www.bnnbloomberg.ca)

Startup recruiting side hustle referrals

CSS Tricks for HTML Dialog Elements

2025-01-14

CSS Tricks for HTML Dialog Elements

This post shares two CSS tricks for enhancing the HTML `` element. First, it demonstrates how to subtly blur the background behind the dialog using `backdrop-filter: blur(2px);` applied to the `::backdrop` pseudo-element. Second, it shows how to prevent page scrolling while the dialog is open by using the selector `body:has(dialog[open]) { overflow: hidden; }`. This prevents the underlying page from shifting while interacting with the dialog. These simple CSS additions improve the user experience.

(cassidoo.co)

Development

Proton Raises Over $1 Million to Support a Better Internet

2025-01-14

Proton Raises Over $1 Million to Support a Better Internet

Proton's annual charity fundraiser, a raffle for Lifetime Accounts, raised over $1 million, a record-breaking amount, to support organizations fighting for privacy, freedom of expression, and human rights worldwide. This brings the total raised over seven years to over $4 million. The funds will go to 10 organizations chosen by the Proton community, in addition to those supported in previous years. Beyond financial contributions, Proton provides free services in regions with privacy threats, supports open-source projects, and actively combats online censorship. This success highlights the power of community action towards building a better digital future.

(proton.me)

Tech Charity Online Privacy

One in Five Online Job Postings Are Fake or Unfilled: A 'Ghost Job' Epidemic

2025-01-14

One in Five Online Job Postings Are Fake or Unfilled: A 'Ghost Job' Epidemic

A new study reveals that a shocking one in five online job postings are either fake or never actually filled, leaving job seekers frustrated and wasting precious time. This 'ghost job' phenomenon, driven by companies potentially using inflated numbers to meet targets, is causing significant problems. To combat this, platforms like Greenhouse and LinkedIn are implementing job verification services to help identify legitimate opportunities amidst the deceptive postings.

(gizmodo.com)

Misc fake jobs ghost jobs

Can Programmers Be More Like Ants? A Look at Stigmergy in Software Development

2025-01-14

This article explores the evolution of software development team structures. Historically, a top-down, waterfall model prevailed, leading to inefficiencies. The internet age saw the rise of distributed teams, transforming software architecture into a network-like structure. The author draws a parallel between this new organizational structure and the collective intelligence of ants and other insects – stigmergy. Stigmergy, through indirect stimulation (e.g., code comments, emails), enables efficient collaboration without central control. The article concludes by advocating for programmers to learn from collective intelligence, mimicking insect collaboration to improve software development efficiency and quality.

(blog.ubiquity.acm.org)

Development stigmergy distributed teams

YC Startup Craniometrix Seeking Founding Full-Stack Engineer (CTO Track)

2025-01-14

YC Startup Craniometrix Seeking Founding Full-Stack Engineer (CTO Track)

Craniometrix, a Y Combinator-backed startup, is hiring a Founding Full-Stack Engineer (with a path to CTO) to build a one-stop care platform for Alzheimer's patients. With millions in funding and contracts secured, they aim to simplify care for patients and their families. The ideal candidate has 3+ years of software development experience, strong React/TypeScript and Python skills, and familiarity with DevOps and HIPAA compliance. This is a chance to make a real impact on healthcare and potentially become CTO.

(www.ycombinator.com)

Startup Alzheimer's

Fighting Search Engine Spam: A Powerful Blocklist

2025-01-14

Fighting Search Engine Spam: A Powerful Blocklist

The GitHub project `BadWebsiteBlocklist` offers a powerful filter to block spam and misleading websites from appearing in search results. It aims to clean up search results by removing AI-generated low-quality articles, spam sites, and thinly-veiled advertisements posing as information. The filter is used via the uBlocklist extension; users simply add a subscription link to enable it. The project encourages users to submit spam websites and provides explanations for each blocked site, ensuring transparency and sustainability.

(github.com)

Development spam filtering

From CTO to Indie Hacker: My Journey to Passive Income Through Coding

2025-01-14

From CTO to Indie Hacker: My Journey to Passive Income Through Coding

A former CTO of a 150-person software company shares his transition to becoming a full-time indie hacker, generating passive income by selling software products online. Starting with a small place card app, he gradually built a portfolio of revenue-generating software, ultimately achieving financial and time freedom. The article details his experience from finding time, selecting projects, building MVPs to marketing and promotion, emphasizing the importance of continuous iteration, managing expectations, and resilience, encouraging developers to explore turning coding skills into passive income streams.

(www.coryzue.com)

Development passive income indie hacker

Dissecting MrBeast: Algorithm-Driven Content Creation at its Finest

2025-01-14

Dissecting MrBeast: Algorithm-Driven Content Creation at its Finest

Blogger Kevin Munger reveals the secret behind YouTube megastar MrBeast's success: a maniacal obsession with YouTube's algorithm. It's not about superior production or inherent content quality, but precise manipulation of metrics like CTR, AVD, and AVP. MrBeast and his team meticulously optimize content to maximize these numbers, generating massive views and revenue. The article argues that MrBeast's 'success' isn't artistic, but a data-driven creation process, even tailoring team members' information intake ('information diet') to perfectly align with algorithmic preferences. This raises profound questions about the nature of 'creation' in the algorithm age and the redefined meaning of 'authenticity'.

(kevinmunger.substack.com)

Tech YouTube Algorithm Influencer Economy Data-Driven

Sliplane: Effortless Docker Container Hosting

2025-01-14

Sliplane offers a simple and affordable Docker container hosting solution with a pay-per-server model. Host unlimited containers on each server for a fixed price. Features include zero-downtime deploys, instant downtime notifications, health checks, and easy deployment from GitHub or Docker Hub. No DevOps expertise is needed. Sliplane boasts powerful hardware at competitive rates, making it perfect for small apps, prototypes, and hobby projects. Log monitoring and secure server configuration are also included.

(sliplane.io)

Development Container Hosting Cloud Service

Blue Origin Delays New Glenn Launch Again

2025-01-14

Blue Origin Delays New Glenn Launch Again

Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket launch, initially scheduled for Tuesday morning, was scrubbed due to ice buildup in a purge line on an auxiliary power unit. A second attempt was planned for early Tuesday, but was ultimately postponed until Thursday morning due to unfavorable weather conditions (70% chance) and a scheduling conflict with another rocket launch.

(arstechnica.com)

Tech rocket launch

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