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You might not need tmux

A dev swapped outtmuxfor a slick combo:Zellij,SSH multiplexing, andsystemdsocket daemons. No more virtual splits. Just clean session persistence and tight remote control. This setup brings scrollback back where it belongs—your terminal’s native buffer. It plays nice with extras like theKitty graphi.. read more  

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Writing a basic service for GNU Guix

A developer walks through building acustom GNU Guix system serviceforkmonad—yes, the keyboard remapper—by wiring up a newservice-typethat plugs intoShepherdandaccount-service-type. To get there, they lift patterns from services likewesnothd, usemake-forkexec-constructorto spin up the daemon, and de.. read more  

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Creating a GitHub App based Azure DevOps Pipelines Service Connection

Azure DevOps made it easier to link up with GitHub—no more re-installing the Azure Pipelines GitHub App to kick things off. Teams can spin up aGitHub App–based service connectiondirectly from a dummy pipeline setup. The service connection comes GitHub App–authenticated out of the gate. Super handy .. read more  

Creating a GitHub App based Azure DevOps Pipelines Service Connection
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Beyond IAM access keys: Modern authentication approaches for AWS

AWS wants long-term IAM access keys gone. In their place:temporary creds via IAM roles,IAM Identity Center,CloudShell, andOIDC integrations. The push covers everything—CLI tools, local dev, compute, CI/CD, even old-school on-prem. The message is clear: rotate automatically, grant minimally, and sto.. read more  

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Cloudflare and the infinite sadness of migrations

A recent Cloudflare DNS outage traced back to legacy gear tangled with global config changes. Turns out, incomplete migrations can still pack a punch. Their newer topology system does support progressive rollouts—but running it side-by-side with the old one just made the blast radius bigger. System.. read more  

Cloudflare and the infinite sadness of migrations
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Zero Trust and Cloud-Native Windows

Microsoft’s moving the cheese again—this time steering Windows deep into the cloud. The old on-prem management playbook? Getting dusty. At the core:Intune, pushingZero Trustlike it means it. Identity-based access, always-on compliance, real-time config—no more trusting the device just because it’s .. read more  

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Supply chain attack compromises npm packages to spread backdoor malware

A fresh supply chain ambush—Scavenger—slipped into npm through the front door. Attackers phished maintainers of high-profile packages likeis,eslint-plugin-prettier, andsynckit, then dropped cross-platform JavaScript malware straight into the codebase. Real-time C2 channels included. They typosquatt.. read more  

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Amazon DocumentDB Serverless is now available

Amazon DocumentDB Serverless is out of preview and ready to roll. It auto-scales compute and memory usingDCUsfor MongoDB-compatible clusters. No migration needed—just upgrade your existing instance and go. Available starting in version5.0, with per-second billing based on DCU burn. What’s new:Fixed.. read more  

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From Borg to Broken: why Kubernetes 2.0 is an apology letter

Kubernetes 2.0 is kicking YAML to the curb.After years of living and breathing.yamlfiles, the project is eyeing a hard break. Maintainers haven’t said it outright, but the message is clear: YAML isn’t cutting it anymore. System shift:This could signal a real usability reboot—maybe even a less painf.. read more  

From Borg to Broken: why Kubernetes 2.0 is an apology letter
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vCluster: The Performance Paradox – How Virtual Clusters Save Millions Without Sacrificing Speed

vClustercuts Kubernetes infra costs by running virtual clusters as pods inside a shared host. No more spinning up full control planes for every tenant. Itslean Syncerfilters API traffic to keep clusters from melting down.Shared controllersand a built-insleep modekeep idle workloads quiet—and cheap... read more  

Kata Containers is a Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) project designed to close the security gap between traditional Linux containers and virtual machines. Instead of sharing a single host kernel like standard containers, Kata Containers launches each pod or container inside its own lightweight virtual machine using hardware virtualization.

This approach dramatically reduces the attack surface and prevents container escape vulnerabilities, making Kata ideal for multi-tenant, untrusted, or sensitive workloads. Despite using VMs under the hood, Kata is optimized for fast startup times and integrates seamlessly with Kubernetes through the Container Runtime Interface (CRI), allowing it to be used alongside runtimes like containerd and CRI-O.

Kata Containers is commonly used in scenarios such as multi-tenant Kubernetes clusters, confidential computing, sandboxed AI workloads, serverless platforms, and agent execution environments where strong isolation is mandatory. It supports multiple hypervisors, including QEMU, Firecracker, and Cloud Hypervisor, and continues to evolve toward faster boot times, lower memory overhead, and better hardware acceleration support.