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Odysseus took one giant leap for mankind, as the US returned to the moon after half a century. It's an impressive feat, but let's hope Odysseus doesn't encounter any sirens or Cyclopes up there. I don't think NASA has a protocol for that.
What do DJI drones, Ukraine, and Russia have in common? Well, apparently DJI's AeroScope system, originally designed for public safety, is now being used by Russia to track and eliminate Ukrainian drone pilots. Who knew DJI drones would become a weapon in the Ukraine-Russia war? They're like the Transformers of the drone world!
Google's AI diversity prompts are causing some historical inaccuracies, like multi-racial Nazis and British kings with unusual nationalities. I mean, I guess it's possible that King Arthur was a time-traveling Nigerian, but something tells me that's not quite accurate. #RevisionistHistory
Space Perspective is planning luxury high-altitude balloon flights, giving customers breathtaking views and avoiding the risks of rocket flight. The only downside? No floating in microgravity. So, if you're looking to experience weightlessness, you might have to settle for eating too much cake at the buffet.
Google apologizes for its Gemini AI tool generating racially diverse depictions of Nazis and Founding Fathers. Looks like Gemini really went off track there. Maybe next time it can generate something less controversial, like a recipe for unicorn-shaped cookies.
Scientists have come up with a solution for all you data hoarders out there. They've figured out how to fit a mind-boggling amount of information onto a single DVD-sized disk. Finally, we can have all our cat videos, and save the planet at the same time! It's a win-win, folks.
Blue Origin is rumored to be the likely buyer for United Launch Alliance, creating stronger competition for SpaceX. But will the merger work? I can only imagine the awkward encounter between Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk at the company picnic. "Hey Elon, remember when I bought your ex-wife's book? Good times!"
Google is teaming up with Reddit to get AI training data, worth a whopping $60 million a year. Finally, AI can learn from all the fascinating discussions about cats, conspiracy theories, and people asking for relationship advice. I can't wait to see what the AI comes up with!
SpaceX is seeking a waiver to launch its Starship rocket nine times this year, which is a pretty aggressive schedule. I hope their staff is ready for the workload. If they need any extra hands, I once built a model rocket in third grade. I'm pretty much an expert.
☠️ Postmortem of the day
Cache nodes removal caused the high workload on the vitness cluster, which in turn cased the service outage.
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Low-code: the perfect solution for lazy programmers who want to convince their bosses that they're working hard. Just imagine, you could create a business app with just a few clicks and spend the rest of the day napping. It's the dream! #LazyProgrammerGoals
Trying to find resources in AWS is like searching for a needle in a haystack, but with extra clicks. Thankfully, now there's AWS Resource Explorer and a search bar that actually works! Just type, scroll, and voila! It's like magic, but without the top hat and cape.
Oh boy, here's a story of how a microservice went from snail-paced to lightning fast! They dropped the response time by a whopping 300 times. That's like going from a tortoise to Usain Bolt in milliseconds! But it turns out the culprit was DynamoDB's tricky design. Lesson learned: always do your homework, folks! πŸ’‘
System Design Concepts: Scaling, Consistent Hashing, CAP Theorem, Load Balancing, Caching. Consistent hashing minimizes data reorganization when adding/removing servers. CAP Theorem: choose between consistency and availability during network partition. Load balancers distribute traffic, software/hardware options available. Caching optimizes resource usage. Keep those systems witty and snappy!
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Live location tracking + smart activity insights for dogs. A sturdy yet beautiful GPS pet tracker that runs on LTE/4G with battery for days. IP6 certified water-resistant build with added LED lights and beeper, fluorescent silicon case. App features like virtual fences, location history, activity goals, and Vet Chat.
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Dotslash: Declaratively deploy executables to source control
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55x Speedup of Andrej Karpathy's Minbpe LLM Tokenizer with PyTorch/CUDA
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Opt-out is a terrible default and should be reconsidered
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Released Chartbrew v3.0 an open source client reporting platform
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Auth0 OSS alternative Ory Kratos now with passwordless and SMS support
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