One year ago, the author recognized that their Postgres database was struggling to handle the load of their SaaS application. They had been avoiding tackling the issue for a long time by simply scaling up the database server when it got too busy. However, they reached a point where scaling vertically was no longer possible. […]
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The Greifswald nuclear fusion experiment has achieved its goal of an energy turnover of 1 gigajoule in 2023, surpassing expectations with 1.3 gigajoules. The experiment also set a new record for discharge time, maintaining the hot plasma for eight minutes. The completion work done in the past three years upgraded the heating system, allowing for […]
Fooocus is an image generating software that combines the best features of Stable Diffusion and Midjourney’s designs. It is offline, open source, and free, ensuring a seamless user experience. The software eliminates the need for manual tweaking and complicated technical parameters, allowing users to focus solely on prompts and images. The installation process is simple, […]
I recently fixed a bug in our supermarket system that had been causing customer complaints for two years. Despite being a simple fix of about 20 lines of code, the issue had been neglected and blamed on external vendors. The problem stemmed from a missing field in the data provided by the vendor, but instead […]
HashiCorp recently announced a change in their product licenses, excluding direct competitors from using their source code or distributing newer versions of Terraform. However, this change will not affect current versions of Terraform. Despite the legality of this move, it raises questions about the ethics of open source software. HashiCorp claims that competitors are taking […]
The author discusses the challenges of translating app and website content into multiple languages. They highlight the importance of using powerful tools available to developers to handle translation complexities such as pluralization and gender. The author provides examples of how grammatical concepts in languages other than English can lead to errors in translation. They emphasize […]
Back in 2009, Facebook introduced the “like” button, which had a huge impact on social media. By making it easier for users to express their approval without leaving comments, it unlocked a flood of validation. However, it also had unsettling side effects, leading to a constant desire for more likes and a pressure to be […]
Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) refers to the development of AI that is comparable to human intelligence. In the past, AI focused on domain-specific problems and special-purpose solutions but has now shifted back to the goal of achieving general-purpose intelligent systems. Various approaches to AGI have emerged, including replicating brain structure, imitating human behavior, problem-solving capability, […]
German hosting provider Uberspace has taken down the website of YouTube-ripping software, youtube-dl, following a court order in a copyright infringement lawsuit filed by Sony, Warner, and Universal. The software, hosted on developer platform GitHub, had been the target of the RIAA, who claimed it violated the DMCA. Uberspace, although not hosting the software, was […]
MPIRE (MultiProcessing Is Really Easy) is a Python package for multiprocessing that offers several advantages over the default multiprocessing package. It is faster, has more features, and is more user-friendly. MPIRE combines the functionalities of multiprocessing.Pool and multiprocessing.Process, allowing for easy manipulation of worker state, insights, init and exit functions, timeouts, and progress bar functionality. […]