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Little-known fact: AWS S3 rewrote almost everything in the request path to Rust (!) for better performance.
From Mai-Lan Tomsen Bukovec, who has been heading up AWS S3 for 10+ years.
Full episode in The Pragmatic Engineer Podcast: youtu.be/5vL6aCvgQXU
From Mai-Lan Tomsen Bukovec, who has been heading up AWS S3 for 10+ years.
Full episode in The Pragmatic Engineer Podcast: youtu.be/5vL6aCvgQXU
January 25, 2026 at 5:43 PM
Little-known fact: AWS S3 rewrote almost everything in the request path to Rust (!) for better performance.
From Mai-Lan Tomsen Bukovec, who has been heading up AWS S3 for 10+ years.
Full episode in The Pragmatic Engineer Podcast: youtu.be/5vL6aCvgQXU
From Mai-Lan Tomsen Bukovec, who has been heading up AWS S3 for 10+ years.
Full episode in The Pragmatic Engineer Podcast: youtu.be/5vL6aCvgQXU
omg
"Note that David never actually addresses the “far right” label on its merits — he just pivots to calling it overused, trying to direct your attention elsewhere like a magician distracting the audience as he performs a trick."
exactly my experience with dhh's writing
"Note that David never actually addresses the “far right” label on its merits — he just pivots to calling it overused, trying to direct your attention elsewhere like a magician distracting the audience as he performs a trick."
exactly my experience with dhh's writing
DHH Is Way Worse Than I Thought | jakelazaroff.com
DHH's politics are not normal. Maybe they used to be, I don't know, but as of right now the dude is way outside of what most people would consider moral or acceptable.
jakelazaroff.com
January 25, 2026 at 7:15 PM
omg
"Note that David never actually addresses the “far right” label on its merits — he just pivots to calling it overused, trying to direct your attention elsewhere like a magician distracting the audience as he performs a trick."
exactly my experience with dhh's writing
"Note that David never actually addresses the “far right” label on its merits — he just pivots to calling it overused, trying to direct your attention elsewhere like a magician distracting the audience as he performs a trick."
exactly my experience with dhh's writing
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Rust is the Neovim of Programming Languages
September 2, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Rust is the Neovim of Programming Languages
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Steve Jobs tried to make the reason for Apple’s success as explicitly clear as he could and the second he died Andreesen was like “fuck books”
August 4, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Steve Jobs tried to make the reason for Apple’s success as explicitly clear as he could and the second he died Andreesen was like “fuck books”
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The problem isn’t the looming obsolescence (not happening) it’s that the richest idiots in the universe believe it’s going to happen.
August 4, 2025 at 3:26 PM
The problem isn’t the looming obsolescence (not happening) it’s that the richest idiots in the universe believe it’s going to happen.
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Like, it's not the technology that's bad, it's the lack of appreciation for the unique value of human spirit and intelligence. I'm not afraid of probabilistic inference, but I'm terrified that we're spending $300 billion this year alone on the theory that machines could possibly make humans obsolete
August 4, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Like, it's not the technology that's bad, it's the lack of appreciation for the unique value of human spirit and intelligence. I'm not afraid of probabilistic inference, but I'm terrified that we're spending $300 billion this year alone on the theory that machines could possibly make humans obsolete
Mozilla is shutting down Pocket
Pocket had a nearly two-decade-long run.
www.theverge.com
May 23, 2025 at 10:15 PM
The “unsponsored for flavor” quote is *chef’s kiss*
The WinRAR Approach
A small tweak in how I distribute content to keep the site free, sustainable, & ad-free.
https://basicappleguy.com/basicappleblog/the-winrar-approach
A small tweak in how I distribute content to keep the site free, sustainable, & ad-free.
https://basicappleguy.com/basicappleblog/the-winrar-approach
May 22, 2025 at 9:55 AM
The “unsponsored for flavor” quote is *chef’s kiss*
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Charity shops really are marvellous things
May 18, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Charity shops really are marvellous things
Omg my favorite tech writers — John Gruber and Nilay Patel — did a podcast together 🤧🤧
podcasts.apple.com/am/podcast/d...
podcasts.apple.com/am/podcast/d...
Did Apple get too big for its own good?
Podcast Episode · Decoder with Nilay Patel · 12/05/2025 · 1h 23m
podcasts.apple.com
May 12, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Omg my favorite tech writers — John Gruber and Nilay Patel — did a podcast together 🤧🤧
podcasts.apple.com/am/podcast/d...
podcasts.apple.com/am/podcast/d...
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the hard part of websites isn't turning json into divs, it's building meaning.
thank you for coming to my ted talk.
thank you for coming to my ted talk.
May 9, 2025 at 3:04 PM
the hard part of websites isn't turning json into divs, it's building meaning.
thank you for coming to my ted talk.
thank you for coming to my ted talk.
Omg I love the passion with which the book is written. I hate that I’m only learning about it now
Introduction · Crafting Interpreters
craftinginterpreters.com
March 5, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Omg I love the passion with which the book is written. I hate that I’m only learning about it now
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I quickly checked the contents and this free book looks great.
Especially if you enjoy coding DSA. So why not write them in OCaml!
Especially if you enjoy coding DSA. So why not write them in OCaml!
February 13, 2025 at 9:07 AM
I quickly checked the contents and this free book looks great.
Especially if you enjoy coding DSA. So why not write them in OCaml!
Especially if you enjoy coding DSA. So why not write them in OCaml!
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All those non-devs parroting how GenAI is the end of software development don't do actual development. And esp not wit these tools.
I am pretty confident Meta will have no "AI engineer that will start contributing increasing amounts of code" beyond being a companion like today
I am pretty confident Meta will have no "AI engineer that will start contributing increasing amounts of code" beyond being a companion like today
January 24, 2025 at 7:28 PM
All those non-devs parroting how GenAI is the end of software development don't do actual development. And esp not wit these tools.
I am pretty confident Meta will have no "AI engineer that will start contributing increasing amounts of code" beyond being a companion like today
I am pretty confident Meta will have no "AI engineer that will start contributing increasing amounts of code" beyond being a companion like today
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I love that Kagi feels like it's built by actual people with actual interests (because it is!) and not just chasing trends to satisfy VCs.
We're excited to add a new section for comics on Kagi's Small Web initiatve: kagi.com/smallweb/?co...
The small web represents a return to the internet's roots - a space of personal expression, creativity, and community-driven content. Adding webcomics to this curation seemed natural.
The small web represents a return to the internet's roots - a space of personal expression, creativity, and community-driven content. Adding webcomics to this curation seemed natural.
January 24, 2025 at 7:18 PM
I love that Kagi feels like it's built by actual people with actual interests (because it is!) and not just chasing trends to satisfy VCs.
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You want me to attend a work meeting? the thing that killed Julius Caesar????
January 23, 2025 at 5:30 PM
You want me to attend a work meeting? the thing that killed Julius Caesar????
It would be so-o-o cool if social media companies used ML to help me write alt-text on my images. I know Instagram generates its own descriptions but, like, let me edit it before publication!
January 12, 2025 at 10:23 AM
It would be so-o-o cool if social media companies used ML to help me write alt-text on my images. I know Instagram generates its own descriptions but, like, let me edit it before publication!
Github added the Copilot prompt to their homepage. My first prompt ended up like this 😅
January 12, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Github added the Copilot prompt to their homepage. My first prompt ended up like this 😅
Random weird battery-related stuff I noticed on my Apple devices
January 12, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Random weird battery-related stuff I noticed on my Apple devices
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I think I need a joyful and funny audiobook to listen to.
January 11, 2025 at 4:18 PM
I think I need a joyful and funny audiobook to listen to.
So yeah I think I’m gonna rant about weird ceos, ai and software on here from time to time. I don’t think it’s healthy to keep this stuff inside.
That being said, here’s a picture of my dog to offset the negativity a little
That being said, here’s a picture of my dog to offset the negativity a little
January 11, 2025 at 10:21 PM
So yeah I think I’m gonna rant about weird ceos, ai and software on here from time to time. I don’t think it’s healthy to keep this stuff inside.
That being said, here’s a picture of my dog to offset the negativity a little
That being said, here’s a picture of my dog to offset the negativity a little
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nb4 zuck announces divorce
January 11, 2025 at 2:08 AM
nb4 zuck announces divorce
13k likes, 33k replies. So glad to see normal people giving him shit for this U-turn
January 11, 2025 at 9:21 PM
13k likes, 33k replies. So glad to see normal people giving him shit for this U-turn