What Edu is Reading This Week 🔗

People often ask me about the cool stuff I stumble upon during the week. So, I figured, why not share the links that caught my eye? So here we are.

This is inspired by some newsletters I read such as Vermandeen’s Valuable News or Kube Today.

I’m not 100% sure if I’ll be able to keep a weekly cadence; I really don’t have too much free time lately, but I’ll try!

I’ve asked Gemini to help me redacting and formatting the content by the way :) I was AI sceptic but I’ve been proven wrong so I’m trying to embrace it lately.

Kubernetes & Cloud (K8s) 🔗

• Kubernetes at 1M Scale: A benchmark and exploration of Kubernetes performance when managing one million resources.

• Integrating macOS Workloads with Kubernetes: A detailed article from Agoda Engineering on how they successfully integrated native macOS development and testing into their Kubernetes platform.

Hacking & Security 🔗

• Ingress Nightmare PoC: A Proof of Concept (PoC) for an exploit, highlighting a specific security vulnerability (useful for learning and defensive practice).

• Nitro Web Server: A minimal, secure, and lightweight web server written in C. Great for understanding low-level networking and security.

Open Source 🔗

• The Librephone Project: News from the Free Software Foundation (FSF) about the ongoing effort to create a truly free (as in freedom) smartphone platform.

• NanoBSD Documentation: An article about NanoBSD, a system for creating small, embedded FreeBSD images that are optimized for read-only media.

• smolBSD: A fun, minimal, and secure BSD distribution for modern hardware.

• KDE Yearend Fundraiser: A link to support one of the largest and most popular Free Software desktop environments.

Modding 🔗

• Kindle Modding Hub: A central resource for rooting, customizing, and modifying Amazon Kindle e-readers.

• The Problem with Kindle Web DRM: A technical deep-dive into how Kindle’s web DRM works and the challenges it presents for third-party developers.

News 🔗

• Apple Unleashes M5: A press release from Apple announcing the M5 chip, focusing on a “next big leap in AI performance” for Apple Silicon.

• The “DHH Problem” Discussions: Three links exploring the current discourse and controversies surrounding David Heinemeier Hansson (DHH) and the Ruby/Rails community.

  • DHH’s Personal Reflection

  • The Ruby Community Has a DHH Problem

  • The DHH Problem: A Different Take

• Start with the Customer Experience: A classic Steve Jobs clip arguing that successful product strategy must start with the customer experience and work backward to the technology.

Fun & Entertainment (Misc) 🔗

• Nostromo Boot Sequence / Interface 2037: A fascinating look at the retro-futuristic computer sounds and glitches from the movie Alien.

• Nostromo Boot Sequence / Interface 2037 (Video): The associated video showing the sounds and glitches from the movie.

• Daft Punk - La Serenissima: A deep-cut Daft Punk track from the channel Pikāru.

• Steam Next Fest: The latest sale/event page for the Steam Next Fest, featuring hundreds of playable demos of upcoming games.

• Yeah, I suck (Metal Gear Solid Reddit Post): A relatable, humorous post from the MGS community about struggling with a game mechanic.

Reference 🔗

• IANA Example Domains: A link to the official IANA page listing reserved domain names (like example.com), specifically for documentation and examples—a must-know for developers.

• The Filesystem Hierarchy Standard (FHS) 3.0: A crucial reference for understanding the directory structure of Linux and Unix-like operating systems.

See you next week (hopefully!)