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5h ago · 8 min read · GitHub OIDC to AWS/GCP/Azure federated credentials killed the need for long-lived PATs in CI. Most orgs still have PATs in use in 2026. Short-lived OIDC is the one-day win. Narrative arc The PAT failu
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15h ago · 6 min read · Today we are deconstructing the 4-Star Dragon Ball shader (available on Shadertoy here). This shader is a good example of using 2D math to drive 3D optical effects. To understand it, we must reference
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3h ago · 21 min read · TLDR: Softmax converts a vector of raw scores (logits) into a valid probability distribution by exponentiating each value and dividing by the total. Subtracting the max before exponentiating prevents floating-point overflow. Temperature scaling contr...
Join discussion2h ago · 6 min read · 📋 Top Headlines at a Glance Week in review: High-severity LPE vulnerability in the Linux kernel, cPanel 0-day exploited for months CISA Adds Actively Exploited Linux Root Access Bug CVE-2026-31431 to KEV Two US cybersecurity experts sentenced in ra...
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57m ago · 10 min read · TL;DR: What an effective AI acceptable use policy covers: data classification, model tiers, prompt hygiene, and escalation triggers for engineering organisations. Why this matters: an AI acceptable use policy that engineers actually reference is the...
Join discussion1h ago · 3 min read · Understanding the nuances of VAT validation is essential for developers tasked with integrating financial data validation in their systems. This article provides a step-by-step guide to testing a VAT validation API with a focus on practical troublesh...
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1 post this monthUseful idea. RSS is already structured enough to make this work well, but the real value is not just summarizing. It is filtering what actually matters. A good version should probably answer: What changed? Why does it matter? What should I read fully? That saves more time than summaries alone.
The traffic manager analogy for the Event Loop is a good one. I usually explain it to new engineers as a restaurant kitchen with one chef: the chef does not stand at the oven watching a dish cook — they hand it off, move to the next order, and come back when it is ready. The moment the chef starts watching the oven is when the whole kitchen backs up. Same thing happens when you block the Event Loop. Nice post, solid foundation for anyone learning Node internals.
Deeply impressed by JananiVaani. It’s rare to see a project that balances sophisticated tech with such a grounded, human-centric mission. Well done on building something that truly matters!
Each has its own characteristics. Claude has stronger programming skills, and I often use chatgpt to analyze problems
Same friction shows up in crypto debit cards, just in a different spot. Custodial issuers handle the chain pick during top-up, so the user funds the card and spends without thinking about it. Self-custodial cards push the chain back at the user when they go to fund the Safe, and you lose anyone who got that far without already knowing which network to pick. Deposit is where adoption leaks, and you usually only see it after the fact in conversion data.
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