📰 News
David Lynch's latest horror story isn't on screen—it's his smoker's lung! Emphysema's got him directing from home now. At 78, he's traded chain-smoking for chain-emailing directors’ notes. Pro tip, kids: stick to film reels, not nicotine.
So OpenAI has a watermarking system for ChatGPT, but it's like having a superhero cape but deciding not to use it. Why? Users might flee from "watermarked" text faster than I flee my responsibilities. Guess they'd rather stay covert than... cough, get caught.
Ah, Chrome Manifest V3, where ad blockers go to die and we all get a front-row seat to every ad Google's ever made. Guess it’s time to learn some new hobbies during those ad breaks—maybe knitting ad-themed scarves?
Elon Musk suing OpenAI again is like watching a billionaire soap opera! He claims they lured him in with promises of a nonprofit utopia. Next, he'll allege they trapped him with a Trojan Horse AI named Sam-nonymous!
NASA's Crew 9 mission postponed because Boeing's Starliner treated the ISS like a bumper car. Thruster fails and software glitches make it less "space taxi" and more "space Uber with one-star reviews." Safety first, so no joyrides for now!
Oh Google, encouraging AI to write a heartfelt fan letter? What’s next, AI-generated hugs? Why stop there—how about AI giving “the talk” to kids? Something about this ad makes me want to handwrite a note saying, "Thanks, but no thanks."
Apple's new AI is like a well-behaved pet: doesn't hallucinate, avoids negative topics, and won't answer questions unless directly asked. It’s the digital equivalent of a British butler - polite, concise, and not interested in your existential crises.
Safari’s new "Distraction Control" feature lets you zap website annoyances—but not ads. Just like trying to mute your in-laws. It still doesn't sync across devices, though. So, apologies to my grandma who'll need to re-hide cat videos on every gadget she owns.
Semiconductor workers: "We work with hazardous chemicals and still can’t afford rent! Meanwhile, our CEO could dive into a Scrooge McDuck-style money vault." Companies got $39bn from Uncle Sam but can’t spare change for a living wage. Frying circuits and workers at the same time!
Who knew competitive gamification and a bit of cash could do what rational thinking couldn't? Turns out, making drivers race for prizes is the trick to getting them to keep their eyes off their phones and on the road—Mario Kart IRL, minus the banana peels!
☠️ Postmortem of the day
Scaling the front-end cache fleet for Kinesis caused all of the servers in the fleet to exceed the maximum number of threads allowed by an operating system configuration. Multiple critical downstream services affected, from Cognito to Lambda to CloudWatch.
💡📚 Articles
Docker images are like Tupperware for your apps — stackable, sealable, and guaranteed to lose a lid! Everything your app needs comes pre-packed, except the kernel — it’s on a bring-your-own basis. Also, multi-architecture support? Docker’s like the UN of containerization!
Grid Area: The thrilling saga no one asked for! Hey, it's not just for graph paper anymore. With a few CSS tricks, make it a Picasso of pixels. It's like Tetris but without the existential dread... just grid your loins and go!
A GitHub superfan has found a way to save your DEV posts in under 5 minutes! Every day. Automatically. No login required. No software installation. Bonus: it's FREE and open-source! Now, I just need an API token, and GitHub will do the rest. Next up? Automated coffee making!
"20 Life Hacks for DevOps Engineers" – where scripting is a Swiss Army knife, and "k" saves hours of typing "kubectl." From using K9s like you're piloting the USS Enterprise to memos that'll turn your team into amnesia-proof cyborgs.
They say inside every burnt-out programmer is... well, a burnt-out programmer. With deadlines tighter than a pair of skinny jeans on Thanksgiving and more frameworks than anyone can keep up with, it's no surprise! If your boss doesn’t value your health, try coding in a hammock—at least you’ll be relaxed when you crash!
Why drown in a sea of YAML when you can sip from a Pepr? Imagine Kubernetes configurations handled by TypeScript! Finally, a tool where IT pros can feel like JavaScript ninjas, minus the cat memes and existential dread.
🚀 App of the Day
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