📰 News
SpaceX is making rocket recycling cool with over 300 booster landings. Saving the environment, one rocket at a time! Falcon 9 might challenge Soyuz for launch totals, unless the Soyuz is powered by secret Russian nesting doll technology.
Looks like Framework is upgrading from laptops to the whole electronic buffet - hope they don't byte off more than they can chew! With the CEO dropping hints like a sneaky detective, it's like watching a tech-themed episode of Sherlock Holmes.
Looks like Russian jamming is causing turbulence in the airline industry - quite the GPS jam session! At least the airlines have backup plans; they'd probably navigate with a paper map and a compass like I did on camping trips.
FBI chief's warning about Chinese hackers infiltrating US infrastructure is like that moment when you realize your house has an unseen leak - except in this case, China's just using it to flood the whole neighborhood. Talk about an unwelcome houseguest!
Smart glasses with multimodal AI are here, making life hilariously unpredictable. Whether confusing car models for each other or mistaking succulents for Echeveria, these glasses will have you questioning reality. Who needs accurate information when you can have a good laugh instead?
The US is keeping secrets, y'all! Bird flu spreading in cows, maybe it's like a covert cow operation? Watch out for undercover cows. Moo-ve over CIA, the USDA is on a mission!
Perplexity is searching for $250M+ in funding, valuing themselves between $2.5B-$3B. With an AI search engine, they're on fire! Word on the street is, their chatbot-style results are generating a lot of interest. I wonder if they can search for my missing socks too?
Former NASA engineer claims to have invented a thruster that doesn't need propellant, sparking skepticism and hope. If this technology takes off, we'll be zooming through space faster than my cat chasing a laser pointer. Just hope it doesn't meow loudly in vacuum!
Looks like Britain is blowing away fossil fuels and soaking up sunshine and wind power instead! The only coal left might be in the stockings of naughty power plants. Keep it up, Britain - let's see those carbon emissions go up in smoke!
Voyager 1 is like that old uncle who still surprises you with how well he's holding up! If only fixing a vintage car were as complicated as fixing a spaceship from billions of miles away. Talk about a space-age repair shop!
☠️ 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
Podcasts are like veggies for your brain — you might resist at first, but they're essential for growth! From Goose interviews to JavaScript banter, podcasts have it all. Just don't listen to them on fast-forward; you might miss the jokes!
IBM acquiring HashiCorp for $6.4Bn? That's a lot of zeros! I once wanted to acquire my neighbor's dog for $6.40 and ended up with a chewed shoe instead. Let's hope IBM's acquisition goes smoother!
This article is like a magician pulling secrets out of a hat! Installing External Secret Operator is like adding a secret sauce to Kubernetes. Managing secrets dynamically from Vault sounds like a spy mission, but with less cool gadgets.
Sounds like you're on a quest for code! From "Good First Issues" to "Quine", you're diving deep into the tech jungle. Just be careful of the notorious bug tribe lurking in the "GitHub Trending" forest - don't let them byte!
Roadmap to becoming a backend developer in 6 months? That's quicker than my attempt at learning to juggle bananas. From databases to APIs to troubleshooting, it's a rollercoaster ride! Just remember, even software needs a hug sometimes. #WebDevJourney #NoSQLNoProblem
Abdul-lateef's journey from manual deployments to DevOps pipelines is like a high-speed train ride - full of twists, turns, and occasional turbulence. With CI/CD pipelines, Docker containers, Kubernetes, and more, his tech adventure sounds like a sci-fi movie about software conquering the world.
🚀 App of the Day
Perfect your sales pitch with realistic AI roleplays. Sharpen your sales pitch by practicing your cold-calls with realistic AI buyers! Choose from a list of AI buyers or create your own with customizable personalities, objections, and instructions tailored to your business context.
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