Phi4-mini-reasoningcrams 3.8 billion parameters into a trim 3.2GB package, turning your Raspberry Pi 5 into a leisurely LLM snail... read more  

Snowflakemight not be the cool kid forever, especially asBigQueryandRedshiftlearn a few tricks.DuckDBcan handle small tasks at home, but toss it big data and watch it sweat.Data Lakeswhisper about saving cash but then slap you with setup headaches.PostgreSQLis the MVP, effortlessly outdoingMySQLin m.. read more  

Mondootags resources like a masterful librarian labels books. Then, it deploys custom policies that automate compliance like clockwork. Governance becomes a seamless dance, and cloud operations? They sprint faster than Usain Bolt... read more  

asncounterswiftly deciphers IP traffic from logs intoASNsand prefixes. Unveils who's pounding your servers quicker than you can saybot army. Ban bots; watch page load times sprint while traffic drops like a rock. But don't kid yourself—bot vampires love a good door to knock on... read more  

Revving upUbuntu 24.04for a speedier boot, we ditched dead weight likesnaps, AppArmor, andcloud-init—trimminguserspace boottime from 4 to2.8 seconds. BanishingIPv6address checks and pruningsystemdservices likejournaldshaved off more precious milliseconds. Next on the chopping block: kernel modules a.. read more  

Xis still on the struggle bus. DMs? Still glitching, after a full day of chaos. Rumor has it, a fire at an Oregon data center might be the culprit. Oh, and two-factor authentication? Down for the count too... read more  

Platform engineering rescues 65% of developer time usually tossed to the wind, activating productivity and shrinking expenses.No shocker,86% call it key to unlocking AI's potential, while a brisk71% of leaders sprint to market faster.Going it solo? Hardly—96% harness open source tools and 84% team u.. read more  

The Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) has been open-sourced, with its code now available on GitHub at Microsoft/WSL. WSL is made up of distribution components that run both within Windows and inside the WSL 2 virtual machine. This open-source release is part of the evolution of WSL, which has seen s.. read more  

The first week as an engineering manager (EM) involves preparing for meetings with the team, other managers, and supervisors, as well as talking to one's own manager to understand expectations and priorities. It's crucial to reintroduce oneself to the team, even if promoted from within the company, .. read more  

Mountpoint for Amazon S3now cracks the fstab problem. It auto-mounts S3 buckets when an EC2 instance comes online, securing those settings even after a reboot. Consider the convenience nailed... read more