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Everything I Wish I’d Known Before I Started Demoing SaaS
Everything you want to know about Medellin and Colombia
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Open-weight AI is having its Kubernetes moment
Open-weight models are becoming the foundation for the next AI ecosystem. The US should compete in it, not wall itself off.
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Google suspended my company's Google cloud account for the third time
On each of the last two Fridays, Google has suspended SSLMate 's Google Cloud access without notification, having previously suspended it in 2024 without notification. But this isn't just another cautionary tale about using Google Cloud Platform; it's also a story about usable security and how Google's capriciousness…
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The next generation of Instapaper
When I launched Instapaper in 2008, it was a very basic web app. It quickly expanded to define the pillars of the read-later market: a one-click “read later” bookmarklet, a web sync service, an adjustable text view optimized for reading, and an iPhone app with offline saving. I did almost everything myself, which…
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I gave away my books and sales increased
In March, I made my DevOps books free to help anyone who wanted to learn new skills during the global pandemic lockdown. In April, Device42 generously extended that offer for another month. I originally had the idea to give the books away on a whim on a Sunday night, thinking I'd give up a fair chunk of revenue, but…
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CrowdStrike's impact on aviation
Just after midnight Eastern Time on July 19, 2024, the enterprise cybersecurity company CrowdStrike YOLOed a software update to millions of Windows machines. Or as they put it:
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Lessons from a Silicon Valley job search
This post is a fairly exhaustive summary of the things I learned during my recent Silicon Valley job search. It is really quite long, but has been edited aggressively, and I’ve tried to make sure that nearly every point is either actionable, interesting, or both. If you’re currently or may one day be looking for a job…
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Strava cuts off Relive
Here I thought yesterday was going to be a peaceful random July Thursday morning. Nothing but Italian chirping birds at the Giro Rosa, and catching the Tour de France later in the afternoon on TV. Turns out, Strava had different plans for it.
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How we screwed (almost) the whole Apple community
Day4 är ett svenskt produktionsbolag specialiserade inom motion graphics och film för webb, spelfilm, TV, företagsfilm med mera.
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Why Microsoft Word must die
I hate Microsoft Word. I want Microsoft Word to die. I hate Microsoft Word with a burning, fiery passion. I hate Microsoft Word the way Winston Smith hated Big Brother. Our reasons are, alarmingly, not dissimilar ...
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Why did Crunchyroll's subtitles just get worse?
A small change to operations may undermine a key differentiator for the anime streamer.
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The Elizabeth Holmes documentary “You Can See Everything” is deceiving
Did you realize the film was actually manipulating you?
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Everything SBF is doing is in singular pursuit of not going to jail
And it is critical that we all keep that at the forefronts of our minds.
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AI agents are starting to eat SaaS
Software ate the world. Agents are going to eat SaaS.
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Tesla Model S: the story of a very short happiness and excitement
As an IT professional, I always felt an eager for technology and lust for new gadgets and hi-tech toys. When first electrical vehicles appeared on the roads, it was not an exception. However, lack of charging stations and high cost coupled with a need to own some backup vehicle for road trips and…
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Is everything falling apart?
Jonathan Haidt thinks so. I’m not so sure.
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Google's Decline Really Bugs Me
Google is going down the drain. That isn't to say they aren't fantastically successful. They are. I still use their products, mostly becau...
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Google to developers: We take down your extension because we can
Today, I found this email from Google in my inbox: We routinely review items in the Chrome Web Store for compliance with our Program policies to ensure a safe and trusted experience for our users. We recently found that your item, “Google search link fix,” with ID: cekfddagaicikmgoheekchngpadahmlf, did not comply with…
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I bought netflix.soy
An exploration into top level domains. How I ended up buying netflix.soy and domains from facebook, microsoft and google.
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Disqus bait and switch, now with ads
Looking at the site earlier today I suddenly noticed a couple of links to sites that I would never ever think of endorsing through my blog.
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Steve Jobs Has Just Gone Mad
Today Apple announced a version 4 their iPhone OS. It seems to answer most of the open issues relating to the platform. All sounded good.
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A free shipping mystery
If you've ever purchased a physical good on the internet, you know that shipping is a big deal. And all online shop owners know that providing competitive shipping is a key part of their success. It is indeed one of Amazon's greatest strengths and they are famous for offering free shipping to their Amazon Prime…
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What makes you senior
The one skill that separates senior engineers from everyone else isn’t technical. It’s the ability to take ambiguous problems and make them concrete.Retry
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Lessons from my first exit
My takeaways from selling TinyPilot