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SRE Fundamentals: SLOs, Error Budgets, and Reliability Practice

A 10-question quiz on core Site Reliability Engineering concepts, escalating from easy to hard. It covers the SLI/SLO/SLA distinction, error budgets, the four golden signals, toil, blameless postmortems, and availability math (the "nines").

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Neural Network Fundamentals: From Activations to Gradients

A 10-question quiz on the core mechanics of neural networks, escalating from easy to hard. You will cover activation functions (ReLU, sigmoid, softmax), backpropagation, dropout, the vanishing gradient problem, and training vocabulary like epochs and iterations. Aimed at learners with …

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Introducing Claude Sonnet 5

Anthropic launched Claude Sonnet 5, its most agentic Sonnet model, and set it as the default for Free and Pro users... read more  

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Devin Fusion

Devin Fusion maintains frontier performance at a 35% lower cost on the new FrontierCode benchmark, thanks to its innovative multi-model routing approach. By using both a frontier model and a cost-effective "sidekick" model, Devin Fusion optimizes performance and cost efficiency. The sidekick pattern.. read more  

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Introducing Session Switcher. Swap Burp Sessions with One Click!

Doyensec released Session Switcher, a Burp Suite extension. You can save HTTP sessions under names, then swap cookies and headers inside the request editor... read more  

Introducing Session Switcher. Swap Burp Sessions with One Click!
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Jobs and Software is Fu*ked

The writer, a software engineer with 10 years of experience, expresses frustration with the current job market, citing difficulties in navigating filters like Coderpad, hackerrank, and AI proctored exams. They feel disadvantaged by these filters and feel like companies are making it more difficult t.. read more  

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Qwen 3.6 27B is the sweet spot for local development

Qwen 3.6 is a local model that stands out as a general intelligence, offered in two variants: Qwen 3.6 35B A3B and Qwen 3.6 27B. Qwen 3.6 27B has been praised for punching above its weight, making it worth the heat it generates. Running Qwen 3.6 locally with llama.cpp is easier than ever, allowing f.. read more  

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Samsung, SK hynix, Micron Sued in US Over Memory Price Fixing

Samsung Electronics, SK hynix, and Micron face a lawsuit in the US over alleged memory price fixing. Plaintiffs claim the companies colluded on supply and pricing for DRAM, leading to price increases of about 700% in the past four years. The lawsuit, filed by individual consumers and small businesse.. read more  

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Why Drawing Tablet Brands Won't Collaborate on Linux FLOSS Drivers

The process of creating Linux drivers for drawing tablets can be challenging due to branding issues in the open-source infrastructure. Collaboration from tablet brands is essential for improving support, as demonstrated in recent interactions with Gaomon... read more  

Why Drawing Tablet Brands Won't Collaborate on Linux FLOSS Drivers
Pulumi is an open-source infrastructure-as-code platform that allows you to define, deploy, and manage cloud resources using familiar general-purpose programming languages like Python, JavaScript, Go, and TypeScript.

Pulumi represents a major shift in the Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) landscape by moving away from proprietary domain-specific languages (DSLs) and static configuration files like YAML or JSON. Instead, it leverages the power of standard programming languages, allowing engineers to use loops, functions, classes, and existing package managers to define their cloud environments. This means you can apply software engineering best practices—such as unit testing, modularity, and CI/CD integration—directly to your infrastructure setups on providers like AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, and Kubernetes.

The platform works by utilizing a "State" mechanism similar to Terraform, where it tracks the current deployment against your desired code. When you run a Pulumi program, it builds a resource graph to determine the most efficient way to provision or update your services. Because it uses real code, it provides superior IDE support, including auto-completion and type-checking, which significantly reduces the syntax errors and "trial-and-error" deployments common with text-based configuration tools.

Furthermore, Pulumi excels in hybrid and multi-cloud environments by providing a unified workflow for both infrastructure and application delivery. It bridges the gap between developers and platform engineers, as both can now speak the same language—literally.