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Red Hat boot loader engineering is developing nmbl to replace GRUB, a complex bootloader with security vulnerabilities that can lag behind Linux kernel updates. Nmbl uses the Linux kernel as its own bootloader, eliminating the need for an additional bootloader like GRUB. This solution, loaded by the EFI stub on UEFI, creates a unified kernel […]
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Incidental is a new open-source incident management platform still in its early stages of development. Users are encouraged to provide feedback, suggestions, and bug reports on Github to help improve the platform. Incidental aims to be a best-in-class platform for managing incidents, offering features like ChatOps within Slack, a user-friendly web interface, custom fields, and […]
The last coal plant in Alberta went offline on June 16, signaling the end of coal-fired electricity in the province. Many organizations played a role in advocating for this shift, including the Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment and the Lung Association. Pembina Institute, a clean-energy think tank, was ahead of its time in […]
Marc Brooker is an engineer at Amazon Web Services who enjoys building things that work and also dabbles in skiing, cooking, machining, and welding. He recently encountered a retired Olympic ski tuner on a chairlift who claimed that ski tuning is a scam and that keeping skis dry is all that’s needed to maintain sharpness. […]
Hannah Sieber, previously of EcoFlow, recognized the potential of batteries beyond generators. While studying at Stanford, she saw the impact of power shutoffs in California and founded Artyc. The startup has raised $14 million and developed the Medstow Micro, a compact device for shipping temperature-sensitive specimens. Artyc’s goal is to improve patient access to clinical […]
The author recounts the lesser-known story of Japanese Quails venturing into space, highlighting their potential as a sustainable food source due to their small but nutritious meat and eggs. Quail embryos were first taken aboard Soyuz 32 in 1979, and after initial setbacks, successful hatching of quail chicks occurred on Mir in 1990. However, the […]
In 2022, the author left Google to pursue sustainable open source maintenance. Now, they have launched Geomys, a small firm with a team of professional maintainers focused on critical Go projects. Geomys offers clients fixed monthly retainers for maintenance and access to expert maintainers. The author believes in paying for open source dependencies and has […]
Xpra is a tool known as “screen for X” that allows you to run X11 programs on a remote host, direct their display to your local machine, and disconnect/reconnect without losing any state. It gives remote access to individual graphical applications, as well as access to existing/start remote desktop sessions. Xpra is open-source and supports […]
bashbro is a Bash-based web file browser that allows you to browse, stream, view documents, and save files remotely using your web browser. It can run on Windows via WSL. To start the program locally on port 5555, use the command $> bashbro -s -p 5555 or the condensed syntax $> bashbro -sp5555. For remote […]
1JPM is a unique Maven/Gradle alternative that is a single Java file, making it different from traditional build tools. By configuring your project in Java code, you can avoid writing XML or Groovy files. The tool works similarly to Gradle, but every aspect, including tasks and plugins, is written in Java. You can add third-party […]