What Edu is reading this week (Oct 20 - 26, 2025)

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Another week goes by!

Software & DevOps 🔗

  • Uber Kraken - A P2P-powered Docker registry developed by Uber, designed for highly scalable and available image distribution.
  • Xpra - Persistent remote applications for X11, MacOS, and MS Windows, known as “screen for X,” allowing disconnection and reconnection to graphical applications.
  • pkgit - An unconventional package manager designed to compile and install packages directly from their git repository.
  • volare - A Kubernetes volume populator project.
  • NzbDAV - A WebDAV server that can mount and stream content from NZB files, serving as a drop-in replacement for SABnzbd without taking up local storage.
  • A Word on Omarchy - A critique and discussion of the “Omarchy” Linux distribution.
  • SL (Steam Locomotive) - A classic joke command line program that displays a steam locomotive running across your terminal when you accidentally type sl instead of ls.

Hardware & Electronics 🔗

  • Banana Pi BPI-R4 Pro board - Hardware news about a new Banana Pi router board featuring dual 10GbE SFP+ cages and support for WiFi 7.
  • Quansheng Charger USB Mod - A modification to upgrade the Quansheng UV-K5 charging cradle to use a USB-C power input, providing a better charging solution than the radio’s built-in port.
  • Radios, how do they work? - A technical deep-dive by security researcher lcamtuf on the fundamentals of radio frequency technology.

Web & Tech Culture 🔗

  • ian.sh/fia - A sensational post discussing “Hacking Formula 1: Accessing Max Verstappen’s passport and PII through FIA bugs”.
  • AWS Post-Event Summary - A detailed post-event summary regarding the October 19 AWS DNS issue that caused widespread internet disruptions.
  • How to run 11s - A post explaining how to run 1:1 for engineers.

Retro & Niche 🔗

  • StarGrid has arrived - StarGrid, a brand-new strategy game developed for the Palm OS platform in 2025.
  • System 7 Today - A classic site dedicated to resources and information about the vintage Macintosh operating system, System 7.

Research & Utility 🔗

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