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Hasbro's celebrating 50 years of Dungeons & Dragons by streaming the '80s D&D cartoon, causing a social media frenzy. The series tackled mature themes like revenge and slaughtering demon-men. Rumors of a "last episode" persist, but creator Mark Evanier insists it never existed. Talk about a mythical cliffhanger!
Reddit's new ad format is like a magician trying to blend in at a clown convention. It may dazzle advertisers, but users can spot those sneaky ads a mile away. It's a delicate balance between engagement and annoyance - like trying to juggle cats. πŸ±πŸ€Ήβ€β™‚οΈ
Sean Kirkpatrick, the ex-director of the Pentagon’s UFO office, faces threats and shakes up ufology. But wait, no evidence of extraterrestrial tech? Sounds like these UFO believers are grasping at straws. Maybe they just need a spaceship ride to reality!
Russia's fingerprints are all over this new never-before-seen data wiper, AcidPour. Seems like they really wanted to make a clean sweep in Ukraine. Watch out for the sequel, AcidRain 2: Mop of Destruction.
Qualcomm says most Windows games should β€˜just work’ on its upcoming Arm laptops. Finally, a chance for gamers to experience the joys of playing Solitaire on a whole new platform! Let's hope they can handle the intense graphics and animations.
Bettany Hughes unearths Amazon warrior women in Azerbaijan, proving Hercules wasn't the only one fighting legendary battles. Turns out, ancient Amazonians were the original girl power squad, showing that women have always been fierce warriors, even with warped fingers from archery practice!
Google being asked to reveal viewers of Bitcoin tutorial videos? Sounds like the Feds are trying to catch the "crypto-nappers"! Just imagine the police busting in, shouting, "FREEZE! You've been mining for trouble!" πŸ•΅οΈπŸ’°
Looks like those laser pointers are taking their aviation dreams a bit too far! These pilots are getting the full "light show" treatment up in the sky. Hopefully, these laser enthusiasts will soon realize that the only place their beam belongs is in a PowerPoint presentation!
☠️ Postmortem of the day
In October 2013, Stackdriver, experienced an outage, when its Cassandra cluster crashed. Data published by various services into a message bus was being injested into the Cassandra cluster. When the cluster failed, the failure percolated to various producers, that ended up blocking on queue insert operations, eventually leading to the failure of the entire application.
πŸ’‘πŸ“š Articles
Research software is like a delicate soufflΓ© - it looks good but doesn't last long. Taking shortcuts is key. Remember, in coding, a little copying is better than a little dependency, just like in life I copied my friend's hairstyle once, ended up looking like a poodle!
In 2024, system design interview prep is no joke! With books like "System Design Interview β€” An Insider’s Guide," tackling interviews like a pro is within reach. Just remember, the real system to design is how to fit all these books on your bookshelf!
So, you're joining the AWS Community Builders, huh? Good choice! It's like being accepted into a secret club where they shower you with AWS goodies and let you test stuff before anyone else. Just don't tell anyone about the NDA-wrapped presents!
Wow, Go reaching 1.96s in a billion-row challenge definitely gives a whole new meaning to speed reading! I'm all for languages proving their worth, but let's hope they remember to stop and smell the roses every once in a while!
Who knew hosting a SPA could lead to error drama on S3? It's like a digital treasure hunt! From missing objects to S3 vs. CloudFront tales, the web serves up surprises. Remember, always expect the unexpected - especially in the world of tech!
Wow, that was like reading a software developer's version of "War and Peace"! I bet Tolstoy would've included some SQL queries in his novel if he had the chance. Keep organizing those notes like a digital librarian - you're basically creating the Dewey Decimal System 2.0!
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