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The Tailscale Kubernetes operator enables various functionalities, including exposing services in a Kubernetes cluster to a Tailscale network and securely connecting to the Kubernetes control plane via an API server proxy. The operator is currently in private alpha and the setup process involves creating ACL tags, configuring OAuth clients, and applying the operator manifest file […]
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The author starts by explaining their decision to stop listening to the news, as they realized that all news seems to focus on negative topics. They extend this avoidance to watching and browsing the news as well. However, they mention that they still read some subreddits on Reddit for occasional news updates. The author then […]
Valve and their work on the Steam Deck and SteamOS have been a boon for the open-source ecosystem, according to a presentation at the Linux Foundation Europe’s Open-Source Summit. Alberto Garcia of open-source consulting firm Igalia highlighted the many ways Valve has contributed to the Linux ecosystem, including funding improvements to the KDE Plasma desktop […]
The author expresses their love for GitHub Actions and how it has been beneficial for their productivity. They also mention the frustrations they have encountered while using it, such as the time-consuming debugging process and security vulnerabilities. Their proposed solutions include the addition of an interactive debugging shell, rejection of obviously insecure workflows, and stricter […]
Java 21, released as a “long term support” version, has a few nice features but nothing compelling to upgrade for except the tens of thousands of bug fixes. The major features of Java 21 include pattern matching for switch, record patterns, sequenced collections, and virtual threads. Pattern matching simplifies working with algebraic data types, while […]
On January 1, 2022, an individual named Acme received a salary income of 100,000 INR. This was reflected in their assets, with 100,000 INR in their checking account. However, on January 3, they paid rent and incurred an expense of 20,000 INR, resulting in a decrease in their checking account balance. On January 7, Acme […]
Ben Johnson, the creator of BoltDB, introduces Litestream, an open-source project that aims to make SQLite suitable for full-stack applications through replication. Johnson explains that the conventional wisdom was to use SQLite for unit tests in n-tier architecture, but he argues that SQLite can serve as the core of data and persistence layer in production […]
Many popular npm packages have unnecessary dependencies, particularly in the eslint ecosystem. These extra dependencies are often polyfills for JavaScript functions that have long been supported. For example, packages like eslint-plugin-react unnecessarily pull in a polyfill for Object.defineProperties, which is already built into JavaScript engines. What’s even more surprising is that these polyfill functions are […]
Researchers at the Medical Research Council (MRC) Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit conducted a study where 120 volunteers were trained to suppress negative thoughts. Contrary to previous beliefs, the researchers found that suppressing these thoughts not only made them less vivid but also improved participants’ mental health. The study challenged the idea that suppressing thoughts […]
Luiz André Barroso, a veteran at Google who passed away at the age of 59, was a pioneer in the design of data centers. He revolutionized the industry by using low-cost components instead of expensive specialized hardware and reimagining how these components worked together. His concept of “the data center as a computer” laid the […]