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Testing a WebSocket that could hang open for hours

https://ntietz.com/blog/websocket-hang-hours/?utm_source=atom&utm_medium=feed

The borrow checker within

https://smallcultfollowing.com/babysteps/blog/2024/06/02/the-borrow-checker-within/?utm_source=atom_feed

Launching peky.app!
I launched my new SaaS startup Peky
https://letmutex.com/article/launching-peky-app

Release of Frama-C 29.0 (Copper)

https://frama-c.com/fc-versions/copper.html

Easy Steps to Install a Private VPN on Linux with zrok
Learn easy steps to install, configure, and join a private VPN on Linux using zrok.
https://blog.openziti.io/zrok-vpn-linux-service

Home-Cooked Software and Barefoot Developers

https://maggieappleton.com/home-cooked-software

Hash-Based Bisect Debugging in Compilers and Runtimes
Binary search over program code or execution to find why a new library or compiler causes a failure.
http://research.swtch.com/bisect

SNES: Sprites and backgrounds rendering

http://fabiensanglard.net/snes_ppus_why/index.html

Architectures for Central Server Collaboration
This blog post records some thoughts on how to architect a real-time collaborative app when you do have a central server.
https://mattweidner.com//2024/06/04/server-architectures.html

Go structs are copied on assignment (and other things about Go I'd missed)

https://jvns.ca/blog/2024/08/06/go-structs-copied-on-assignment/

How HLS Works
HLS (HTTP Live Streaming) is basically just a bunch of text files in a trench coat pointing at a handful of itty-bitty seconds-long video files
https://jazco.dev/2024/07/05/hls/

A Commitment to Art and Dogs

https://samwho.dev/dogs/

Round 2: A Survey of Causal Inference Applications at Netflix

https://netflixtechblog.com/round-2-a-survey-of-causal-inference-applications-at-netflix-fd78328ee0bb?source=rss----2615bd06b42e---4

Bluesky Welcomes Mike Masnick to Board of Directors
We’re thrilled to announce that Mike Masnick has joined Bluesky’s Board of Directors.
https://bsky.social/about/blog/08-06-2024-board

€-coin remains broadly unchanged in June
In June, €-coin stood at a level close to that of the previous month (0.16, from 0.18 in May)
https://cepr.org/about/news/eu-coin-remains-broadly-unchanged-june

A short note on how I use and render footnotes

https://martinfowler.com/articles/2024-footnote-rendering.html

Engineering for Slow Internet
How to minimize user frustration in Antarctica.
https://brr.fyi/posts/engineering-for-slow-internet

Web Accessibility: removing barriers, designing a web for everyone
In this blog post, W3C CEO Seth Dobbs aims to inspire people to take action to improve Web accessibility.
https://www.w3.org/blog/2024/web-accessibility-removing-barriers-designing-a-web-for-everyone/

Online Dating
Is anyone having a good experience with this? What would it take to fix this? I investigate.
https://geohot.github.io//blog/jekyll/update/2024/08/02/online-dating.html

Dangerous Misinformation
When I Google myself, I get this infobox:
https://geohot.github.io//blog/jekyll/update/2024/08/12/dangerous-misinformation.html

Online Dating
Is anyone having a good experience with this? What would it take to fix this? I investigate.
https://geohot.github.io//blog/jekyll/update/2024/08/02/online-dating.html

The Intersection Between AI Models and Oracles:

https://blog.chain.link/oracle-networks-ai/

Announcing the Chainlink Block Magic Hackathon Winners:

https://blog.chain.link/block-magic-winners/

Dropbox API server root certificate changes coming in 2026:

https://dropbox.tech/developers/api-server-certificate-changes

Enhancing Netflix Reliability with Service-Level Prioritized Load Shedding:

https://netflixtechblog.com/enhancing-netflix-reliability-with-service-level-prioritized-load-shedding-e735e6ce8f7d?source=rss----2615bd06b42e---4

Optimizing Data Reliability: Heroku Connect & Drift Detection:

https://blog.heroku.com/optimizing-data-reliability-heroku-connect-drift-detection

The key to a happy Rust/C++ relationship:

https://engineering.fb.com/2024/06/25/developer-tools/the-key-to-a-happy-rust-c-relationship/

Leveraging AI for efficient incident response:

https://engineering.fb.com/2024/06/24/data-infrastructure/leveraging-ai-for-efficient-incident-response/

A Recap of the Data Engineering Open Forum at Netflix:

https://netflixtechblog.com/a-recap-of-the-data-engineering-open-forum-at-netflix-6b4d4410b88f?source=rss----2615bd06b42e---4

3 Key Architectural Decisions Behind CCIP’s Advanced Security:

https://blog.chain.link/ccip-security-features/