What Edu is reading this week (Oct 27 - Nov 2, 2025)

Another week goes by, another collection of links I found interesting…

Infrastructure and Platform Engineering

• formae: Infrastructure-as-Code Platform Built for the Future - A 100% code-based, agentic IaC tool that automatically syncs code with the actual infrastructure state without needing state files or manual merging of external changes.
• Container (Apple Open Source) - A tool from Apple for creating and running Linux containers using secure, lightweight virtual machines on a Mac, optimized for Apple silicon.
• kubernetes/git-sync - A simple sidecar container for Kubernetes that clones a git repository and keeps it in sync with the upstream, ensuring atomic updates for applications to consume.
• Beszel | Simple, lightweight server monitoring - A resource-efficient server monitoring tool that provides Docker/Podman container statistics, customizable alerts, and multi-user support without requiring public internet exposure.
• Nutify: Modern web-based UPS monitoring system - A comprehensive, web-based system for tracking the health and performance of Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) devices, featuring real-time data visualization and Docker-ready support.
• Accessing Host Services from Inside Podman Compose Containers - A guide explaining how to correctly route traffic from a container (Podman or Docker Compose) to a host service using the host.containers.internal alias.
• Why does it take 5 minutes for a pod to be rescheduled when a node has failed? - A technical FAQ detailing the default pod-eviction-timeout of 5 minutes in Kubernetes that dictates the rescheduling delay when a node fails.

Operating Systems and Development Tools

• uv is the best thing to happen to the Python ecosystem in a decade - A post on uv, a new Rust-powered CLI from Astral that unifies Python versioning, virtual environments, and dependency management into one extremely fast tool.
• How To Be A Linux-Based Graphic Designer - A tutorial addressing the challenges of using Linux for graphic design, including workarounds for CMYK color profiles and using Windows-based software like Adobe/Affinity via a virtual machine.
• dérive, a new suckless-inspired linux distribution - The official site for dérive, an independent Linux distribution aiming for a musl-based, fully statically linked core, using a simple BSD-ports style package manager.
• Puffmatic - OpenBSD autoinstall generator - A tool for generating OpenBSD autoinstall configurations, with specific updates and fixes for creating bootable USB installers.
• NewReleases.io: Release tracker for Software Developers - A service that monitors software repositories and platforms to provide developers and DevOps teams with timely notifications when new versions are released.

Research and Emerging Tech

• DeepWiki - Explore GitHub repository documentation by topic - An intelligent tool that uses AI to analyze complex GitHub repositories, generate concise documentation, and allow users to ask questions to quickly understand any open-source project.
• GitOps with Quadlets - A GitOps style tool for managing services and applications deployed as Quadlets.

Retro Computing and Niche Systems

• eXoDOS Version 6.04 - The official hub for eXoDOS, a massive collection cataloging and making thousands of historical DOS and PC Booter games playable on modern systems using DOSBox.
• A Full Guide: FreeBSD 13.3 on a MacBook Pro 11.4 (Mid 2015) (A1398) - A comprehensive guide documenting the installation, configuration, and troubleshooting required to successfully run FreeBSD on a specific model of older MacBook Pro hardware.

Web, Culture, and Utility

• Phone numbers for use in TV shows, films and creative works - A list of non-dialable, fictional phone numbers reserved by the ACMA (Australian Communications and Media Authority) for use by creatives in movies, TV, and other works.
• attogram/bash-screensavers - A fun collection of screensavers written entirely in Bash that turn your idle terminal into a visual playground using ASCII art and shell commands.
• Hundreds of drones landing - Mesmerizing video of hundreds of drones landing after a show.