📰 News

⏱ 5000th of a second Olympic difference in 100M

Noah Lyles wins gold in the 100m by five thousandths of a second—proving that sometimes, a sneeze can decide Olympic medals. With all the drama and photo-finishes, it was like “Fast and Furious: Stade de France Edition.”

💥 Why the international experimental nuclear fusion reactor is in 'big trouble'

ITER: the ultimate science experiment that's over-budget, delayed, and just a bit lost. Promised sun-like energy by 2020, now aiming for 2039—because, you know, building a star in a doughnut-shaped reactor is casual stuff. At this rate, we’ll have colonized Mars before we see fusion power!

🛰 'Not stranded in space': how NASA lost control of Boeing Starliner narrative

Lost in space? More like “taking the scenic route.” Boeing's Starliner spacecraft extended its vacation at the ISS, 59 days and counting. Just routine tests, they say. So, astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore are basically working from a very high-up home!

🤖 Yelp's chief product officer talks AI and authenticity

Yelp's diving headfirst into the AI pool, but fear not, your authentic 3,000-word review on their page-long water list won’t be replaced by a robot anytime soon. Just imagine Yelp's AI sifting through millions of reviews: "I’m sorry, is that a 5-star Mediterranean restaurant or your toddler discovering turmeric?" 🤖🌯

🚫 Nvidia reportedly delays its next AI chip due to a design flaw

Nvidia delayed its new AI chip due to a late-stage design flaw—who knew computer chips had teenage rebellion phases? Nvidia reassured us with a cryptic statement that basically translates to, "Yeah, we messed up, but look, a squirrel!"

🔋 Solid-state batteries are finally making their way out of the lab

Solid-state batteries are finally ditching lab life for the real world! Here's to longer-lasting smartphones, less pyrotechnic laptops, and greener cars—because who needs lithium-ion drama when you can have solid stability? Finally, my devices may outlast my dad jokes!

🏘 Housebuilding is a route to bigger, better homes for all, not just the rich

Ah, "luxury" housing—because everyone needs gold-plated dog bowls! Despite the glitz, more homes actually mean lower prices and more space, especially for those on lower incomes. It's like trickle-down economics, but this time with actual gravity!

☠️ Postmortem of the day

🌐 Google. Config Errors

Two misconfigurations, plus a software bug, caused a massive Google Cloud Network failure on the US East Coast.

💡📚 Articles

🌱 🌱 8 seed stage OS projects you should pay attention to 👀 (4 min read)

Ready to dive into open-source heaven? From Configu streamlining settings while you nap to CloudGraph making cloud herding a breeze, these projects have your back. PikNik Robotics? More like Rocket Science for Dummies. Join the fun, contribute, and maybe even become the next coding rockstar! 🎸 I once tried contributing... ended up configuring my coffee machine instead.

🎉 Promotion (5 min read)

Congrats on the promotion! So, to sum up: To climb the corporate ladder, make sure there's actually a ladder. Communicate your ambition, gather evidence with a "promotion packet," and be ready to decide if the grass truly is greener elsewhere. Or learn to be besties with your manager, because ‘surprise-promotion’ isn’t a thing.

👩 My First 3 Months In Tech (4 min read)

Just a few months into university, this student discovered the tech world, diving from Python basics to C, GitHub, and HTML, only to realize they’d taken the scenic route. Now, they’re Java-sipping their way through DSA, aiming for full-stack wizardry.

🪓 Disruption Ahead: AWS Quietly Axing Services (3 min read)

AWS is quietly saying "adios" to a handful of services like Cloud9 and CodeCommit. It's like Amazon binge-watching their offerings and hitting "skip" on the less exciting episodes. Guess AWS can’t be the Swiss Army knife of tech after all!

🗺 Prompt Engineering For Developers: 11 Concepts and Examples 🎯🧙‍♂️⚡ (19 min read)

The rise of prompt engineering is like becoming a coffee connoisseur—order a simple "coffee," get mediocre; ask for a "single-origin espresso with caramel," and you've leveled up. More refined inputs to AI models get you more relevant and accurate outputs. Isn’t it like teaching your dog to fetch gourmet treats instead of old shoes?

📸 Guide to Image Signing with Connaisseur and Cosign (4 min read)

Ah, image signing with Connaisseur and Cosign: because nothing screams "secure" like ensuring your digital Tupperware is properly sealed! If only we could use Cosign to safeguard leftovers too. "Honey, did you sign the lasagna?"

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🧩 Puzzle of the Day

🔢 Equal Integers

Determine if 2 integers are equal without using comparison and arithmetic operators.

🗝️ Last Puzzle Solution

🎯 Survivorship bias

The correct answer is 3. Tail.

Key points:
1. We're only seeing data from planes that survived and returned.
2. Areas with many bullet holes (fuselage and wings) proved survivable.
3. The tail shows very few bullet holes, which counter-intuitively suggests it's the most vulnerable area.
4. Planes hit in the tail likely didn't survive to return, hence their absence from our data.

This is an example of survivorship bias. By reinforcing the tail, we're addressing the area that, when hit, is most likely preventing aircraft from returning.

This solution, based on statistician Abraham Wald's WWII analysis, demonstrates the importance of considering unseen data in decision-making.

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