📰 News
Boeing's Starliner is grounded again due to a helium leak. NASA and Boeing are debating if they should fly with a "leak chic" vibe or take it back to the hangar for repairs. Looks like SpaceX's Dragon should keep its throne warm!
Autonomous Volvo trucks may drive themselves, but they still need humans to do the fun part—hook up the trailer! It’s like owning a self-cleaning oven that still wants you to preheat it. Irony, thy name is trucking.
Non-invasive spinal zaps help paralysed patients regain hand and arm function, and scientists can't figure out why. This is basically science's version of finding spare change in the couch cushions and wondering who left $20 and a gummy bear there.
Anthropic's new research reveals AI brains are like spaghetti code on steroids. They use fancy math to demystify neural pinball, making Claude 3 a multilingual trivia champ. It's like dissecting a robot's dream diary, minus the Freudian couch!
Finally! Xbox gamers with disabilities can now customize their controllers more than I customize my very existence online. It's like LEGO for your thumbs! For $299, it’s a bargain for accessibility—unless you're my accountant.
Ah, Slack channels: where digital hoarders reign supreme! David Sacks ditched $1.2 billion Yammer money to create Glue—an app to fix "Slack fatigue." Glue organizes threads better than my Grandma’s yarn box, plus it has AI to handle chats and coffee orders. Who needs colleagues when your chat app is that competent?
So, the $700 Humane AI Pin flopped harder than my high school dance moves. Sold as a post-smartphone future, it barely performs in sunlight and overheats like a jalopy in July. Surprise: they're now shopping it for a cool $1 billion! Maybe the 'Pin' just stands for 'Pint-sized Insanity.'
Hugging Face is handing out $10 million in free GPUs to give small developers a fighting chance against AI giants. Finally, those with dreams of creating the next big AI won't need to mortgage their grandmas for GPU costs. They call it ZeroGPU; I call it "Rent-a-Robot Wizard!"
So, turns out oil and coal are like that unreliable friend who always promises more but never shows up when you need them. Renewables are the dependable buddy who brings extra snacks to the party. Keep calm and solar on!
Microsoft is launching Copilot AI agents to handle mundane tasks. Soon, your inbox will be managed by a robot, making you feel like Tom Hanks in *Cast Away* talking to Wilson. But fret not, your job's safe—for now.
☠️ Postmortem of the day
A configuration issue (incomplete password rotation) led to "leaking" VMs, leading to elevated build queue times.
💡📚 Articles
Ah, the evolution of tech titles! Clinton Byrum started as IT Assistant, now he's a “Sociotechnical Reality Engineer.” That's just fancy for “I fix what the engineers break.” It's like going from “janitor” to “custodial artist” – same mess, shinier title.
In the magical world of Python, you can run from coding chaos with Black, the “Uncompromising Code Formatter." It's like having a drill sergeant for your syntax, but with fewer push-ups. Elevate your Python game and avoid those 'py-thonic' headaches! Note: the only linter catching mistakes faster than Rambo in an action movie.
So, developers today know Tailwind but not CSS, ORMs but not SQL? It's like being a chef who can use a microwave but can't boil water. Frameworkers of the world, let's get back to basics – even IKEA comes with instructions!
Step right up, folks! Get your Model Prediction API on Render hosting in just a few steps and watch your code go from "Hello World" to "Hello Wallet." Just don't blame me if your API takes longer naps than your cat.
So, you went from startup shutdown to coworking socialite, landing gigs just by being a visibly talented chatterbox. Your magic formula? Open-source contributions, Gitroom marketing stunts, and hustling so hard even the coffee machine respects you. Now, you're a digital nomad rockstar, turning down jobs like they're outdated JavaScript frameworks!
Ah, UX and Frontend in DevOps—talk about a match made in tech heaven! Better together like peanut butter and jelly on your keyboard. Remember, without UX experts, developers might design interfaces only a robot—or their mother—would love. Heaven help us!
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