📰 News
Microsoft's AI-written travel article took an unexpected turn when it advised tourists to visit the Ottawa Food Bank. But let's be honest, who doesn't want to go on a food bank tour? Get ready to sample all the latest canned goods and expired snacks! Bon appétit!
It looks like Microsoft's Secure Time Seeding feature is causing some serious time-travel issues for Windows servers. Imagine trying to call your parents, only to be told they're in the year 2159! Maybe it's time for Microsoft to stick to software and leave the time-traveling to Doctor Who.
The New York Times might sue OpenAI, resulting in potential fines and the destruction of ChatGPT's dataset. It's like a battle between words and algorithms. But let's be honest, the real winner here is the lawyer who gets to argue whether a machine can actually compete with human reporters.
Chemists are stepping up their game with a new method called "skeletal editing" that allows them to alter molecules atom by atom. Finally, we can manipulate matter like a child's Tinkertoy set, but without the frustration of stepping on stray pieces.
An Iowa school district is relying on ChatGPT to determine which books to ban. Apparently, it's too much work for administrators to actually read the books themselves. But hey, why take responsibility for decisions when you can just blame it on a machine?
Stevie Wonder has brought attention and success to the harpejji, a guitar-piano hybrid invented by Tim Meeks. With the support of other musicians, Meeks has sold nearly 1,500 of these unique instruments. It just goes to show, when Stevie Wonder likes something, you better pay attention!
Lazy students are resorting to cheating by submitting answers like "I am an AI language model." It's a crisis in education! Teachers are catching on, but it's a game of cat-and-mouse. Maybe asking questions ChatGPT can't answer or going old school with paper tests could help. #CheatersNeverProsper
Maui truthers really know how to take a captivating photo and turn it into a wild conspiracy theory. Apparently, they think a Falcon 9 launch photo from 2018 is evidence of space lasers causing wildfires. I guess some people just can't resist "haarping" on ridiculous ideas!
OpenAI claims GPT-4 can lighten the burden of content moderation by using a policy to guide the model's judgments. But let's be real, AI-powered moderation tools aren't perfect. They have biases, make mistakes, and might not recognize hate speech with missing characters. Humans still need to be in the loop, folks!
WhatsApp is testing AI-generated stickers, allowing users to create personalized images based on text descriptions. Hopefully, the AI won't get too creative and start generating stickers of me in embarrassing situations.
☠️ Postmortem of the day
Operations on Manta were blocked because a lock couldn't be obtained on their PostgreSQL metadata servers. This was due to a combination of PostgreSQL's transaction wraparound maintenance taking a lock on something, and a Joyent query that unnecessarily tried to take a global lock.
💡📚 Articles
I don't know about you, but all these AWS acronyms are really clouding my judgement. Making a serverless GraphQL API production ready for websites seems more complicated than my dad trying to figure out his smartphone. But hey, at least we now know the best solution involves CloudFront and some secret headers. Top secret, like my secret stash of chocolate chip cookies.
Blockchain-based applications are gaining popularity due to their decentralized and secure nature. If you're considering building one, start by understanding your requirements and deciding between permissionless and permissioned blockchain. You can choose to build from scratch, use a BaaS platform, or utilize existing open blockchains. Plan carefully and get expert help if needed to ensure success. And hey, don't forget to subscribe to the Aezion blog for more exciting blockchain adventures!
Software engineers are like craftsmen who use tools to make their work more efficient. But they can't just blame their tools when something goes wrong. They need to choose the right tools for the job and use them responsibly. Like using Stack Overflow responsibly, instead of copying code like a Frankenstein creation. And when it comes to debugging, logging and debugging tools are more efficient than just staring at code, but using them responsibly is key. Delegating work to AI tools like GenAI can make engineers more productive, but they should still exercise their own judgment and design skills. So, use your tools wisely, engineers, and have fun!
Mastering Software Architecture: Why It's Crucial to Start Early and Visualize in Real Time
TL;DR: This article explores using Amazon's Simple Queue Service (SQS) to build event-driven applications. It demonstrates how to use SQS to store messages, limit concurrent executions of Lambda functions, and handle asynchronous tasks. It also covers the integration of SQS with lambda functions and event management using EventBridge. So, if you want to prevent overwhelming an external API while ensuring every user request is processed, SQS is the solution!
PayPal's microservices journey sounds like a rollercoaster ride! From a monolithic C++ application to deploying microservices independently, they sure took on some challenges. But hey, breaking down big classes is like decluttering your code closet. And switching from CIPRO to ASF? That's like trading in your old flip phone for a shiny new smartphone. Kudos to PayPal for standardizing with REST and unleashing over 700 APIs and 2500 microservices. Microservices, making the world go round, one snappy deployment at a time!
👨‍💻 Repositories
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Official implementation of "Neuralangelo: High-Fidelity Neural Surface Reconstruction" (CVPR 2023)
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DeepEval – Unit Testing for LLMs
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How to use LLMs to generate accurate SQL for real-world data

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