📰 News

🐢 Why We Don't Ship Software as Fast as We Used To

So, software development used to be fast and furious, but now it's been called "bloated, overengineered, and slow"? Well, it's not that simple, my friend. Back in the day, computers were as slow as a snail on tranquilizers, while today's machines are speedy cheetahs on Red Bull. But, guess what? Our demands on technology have skyrocketed too! We want high-res screens, super-fast internet, and enough storage for a lifetime's worth of cat videos. So, don't be too hard on software developers. They're just trying to keep up with our extravagant desires. Plus, I bet if you asked them nicely, they'd still love to throw together a SNES port in three weeks for old time's sake. Ah, nostalgia.

👨 CEO Bobby Kotick will leave Activision Blizzard on January 1, 2024

After 33 years, Bobby Kotick is leaving Activision Blizzard, and employees are "very excited." Maybe they're just looking forward to a CEO who can spell "Call of Duty" without needing autocorrect. But hey, at least Kotick gets a financial "graceful exit" with a cool $375 million. Retirement goals!

🚫 The data and puzzling history behind California's new red food dye ban

California's red food dye ban has finally taken effect, despite the FDA determining over three decades ago that the dye causes cancer in rats. Talk about bureaucracy in action! I guess the FDA wanted rodents to have flawless lipstick while snacking on cancer-causing candy.

🏷 Adobe launches new symbol to tag AI-generated content–but will anyone use it?

Adobe has unveiled a new symbol to indicate when content has been generated or altered using AI tools. It's like a "digital nutrition label" for media, providing key information about its origin and creation. Finally, a way to give credit where credit is AI-due!

🚗 US electric vehicle transition would save over 100k lives and $1T in healthcare

A new study suggests that transitioning to electric vehicles in the US would save over 100,000 lives and $1.2tn in public health costs by 2050. Looks like the coolest vehicles are not only saving the planet but also lives, which is pretty shocking for a machine. Move over, superheroes!

🌌 Planet collision explains star's brightening, then dimming

Looks like an interstellar game of bumper cars! Scientists have discovered evidence of a star collision that caused a sudden brightening in infrared and then a dimming in visible light two years later. Talk about stellar drama - it's like a cosmic soap opera!

🚫 No Fakes Act wants to protect actors and singers from unauthorized AI replicas

The No Fakes Act is here to protect actors and singers from unauthorized AI replicas. Finally, they can rest easy knowing that AI versions of themselves won't be going on American Idol anytime soon. Sorry, Simon Cowell, your dream of judging a robotic version of Taylor Swift will have to wait.

🐝 Scientists combine evolution, physics, and robotics to decode insect flight

Scientists have combined evolution, physics, and robotics to decipher insect flight. Turns out, some insects flap their wings without using their brains! Now, if only humans could figure out how to do things without using our brains... oh wait, we already have reality TV shows for that.

🔍 Google's AI-powered search experience can now generate images, write drafts

Google's AI-powered search, SGE, is getting even smarter with new image generation and draft writing features. Finally, my search results can be accompanied by a personalized drawing of a cat wearing a monocle! But remember, AI-generated images should be handled responsibly, unless you want to unleash a herd of photorealistic Bigfoot pictures on the internet.

🚨 Actively exploited Cisco 0day with maximum severity gives full network control

Cisco is urging customers to protect their devices from hackers exploiting a critical zero-day vulnerability. These hackers are like villains in a spy movie, creating admin accounts and gaining full control of networks. It's like giving a hacker a backstage pass to your life, but without the music and excitement. Time to patch those devices!

☠️ Postmortem of the day

💥 Strava. Uncategorized

Hit the signed integer limit on a primary key, causing uploads to fail.

💡📚 Articles

🔍 Some uncommon accessibility properties (1 min read)

Ah, accessibility properties, the unsung heroes of web development! Who would've thought that the inner ear could cause such mayhem? The 'prefers-reduced-motion' property ensures that flashy animations don't throw users off balance, quite literally! So, let's keep those moves smooth and save our users from feeling like they're on a rollercoaster ride instead of browsing the web!

📝 Mastering Git Commit Messages: Secrets, Tips, and Tricks (with examples) (3 min read)

Mastering Git commit messages is like writing the perfect one-liner: concise, informative, and leaves everyone wanting more. So, keep it short and sweet, like my dating life. And remember, commit messages are like bridges, they connect you, your team, and your future self. Now go and commit with confidence!

🤝 What does Google’s Search Algorithm and ChatGPT have in common? (2 min read)

What do Google's search algorithm and ChatGPT have in common? They both love statistics! From analyzing word relationships in massive text datasets to uncovering connections between webpages, these algorithms embrace the power of statistics to navigate through messy and unstructured data. It's statistical learning at its finest!

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