Another week goes by, another collection of links I found interesting…
Infrastructure and Operating Systems 🔗
- FreeBSD Officially Supported in OCI Runtime Specification v1.3 - The Open Container Initiative (OCI) Runtime Specification v1.3 officially includes FreeBSD support. This major milestone positions FreeBSD as a first-class platform for cloud-native workloads, leveraging its existing jails technology for container isolation.
- Incus: Next-Generation Container and VM Manager - Incus is a next-generation system container, application container, and virtual machine manager that provides a user experience similar to a public cloud. It allows users to easily mix and match both containers and VMs, sharing the same underlying storage and network.
- Giving a Rootful Podman Container its Own IP - A technical post detailing methods and configurations for assigning a dedicated IP address to a rootful Podman container.
- Simple but IPv6 Capable Home Router with OpenBSD 7.7 - A guide on setting up a basic yet fully functional home router using OpenBSD 7.7.
- SUSE Provides U-Boot Support For The Raspberry Pi 5 - SUSE’s hardware enablement team has worked to provide proper U-Boot support for the Raspberry Pi 5 Single Board Computer.
- Chromium Sync with Google Account - A technical tip on enabling Google Account syncing functionality within the Chromium web browser.
Software and Web Development 🔗
- Your URL Is Your State - A blog post discussing the often-overlooked power of URLs as first-class state containers in modern web applications, enabling shareability and bookmarkability without needing complex state management tools.
- You Don’t Need Anubis - A discussion about alternative approaches to DNS servers, referencing the project Anubis and its features like DNS Blocklist (DNSBL) checking for known bad actors.
- Linking Directly to Web Page Content - An article discussing methods and standards for creating deep links that target and highlight specific text fragments within a web page.
- Nextcloud Performance is Terribly Slow - A troubleshooting post discussing common causes of slow Nextcloud performance, such as unoptimized caching, background tasks, and issues related to specific storage backends like GlusterFS.
AI, Research, and Benchmarking 🔗
- ollama-benchmark - A handy tool to measure the performance and efficiency of Large Language Model (LLM) workloads running on Ollama, featuring various tests like chat speed, embedding, model loading speed, and quality judging.
- Exploring a Space-Based Scalable AI Infrastructure System Design (Project Suncatcher) - A Google research paper detailing Project Suncatcher, a design for a scalable AI infrastructure utilizing a constellation of satellites equipped with TPUs and high-bandwidth free-space optical communication.
Hardware, DIY, and Utility 🔗
- Bumble Berry Pi - A DIY project for a handheld Raspberry Pi cyberdeck that uses a compact screen and is optimized for terminal-based use cases.
- X210Ai Motherboard - Information on a custom motherboard designed to upgrade older ThinkPad X200/X201 chassis, often appealing to enthusiasts willing to pay a premium for modern specs with a classic keyboard and form factor.
- How powerful a modern-day graphics card is - A Reddit post with a visualization or discussion showcasing the sheer computational power of a modern GPU.
- Linux Tidbits and Collecting Pebbles - A post containing various small, useful tips, and shell commands related to Linux and UNIX environments.
- x-cmd: Command Line Tool Manager - A tool or platform designed to help manage and organize command-line tools and utilities.
Music and Gaming 🔗
- Gran Turismo 2: Beige Edition Mod - A mod for the PlayStation One classic Gran Turismo 2 that adds over 330 cars, focuses on everyday ‘automotive mediocrity’ (like minivans and generic models), and features a completely revamped career mode.
- Strudel.cc: Livecoding environment - A platform for writing and performing music through text-based live coding.
Miscellaneous (Spanish/Other) 🔗
- Móvil con SIM Ilimitada en Baliza V16 - A Spanish-language article discussing the pros and cons of using a smartphone with an unlimited SIM card within a V16 emergency beacon.