Most developers now use coding assistants. I do too—Copilot at work, Claude Code at home. As a developer, I prefer not to repeat myself. This post explains why and how to avoid repetition as a skill. Don’t Repeat Yourself The DRY principle has been present in the software development field for ages. The idea is that if you copy and paste code in multiple places and a bug appears, you’ll need to fix the bug in all these places.
My custom agent used 87% fewer tokens when I gave it Skills for its MCP tools
Today’s web apps don’t seem particularly concerned about resource consumption. The simplest site seems to eat up hundreds of MB of memory in my browser. We’ve probably gotten a bi…
cartography-cncf/cartography: Cartography is a Python tool that consolidates infrastructure assets and the relationships between them in an intuitive graph view powered by a Neo4j database.
Cartography is a Python tool that consolidates infrastructure assets and the relationships between them in an intuitive graph view powered by a Neo4j database. - cartography-cncf/cartography
How Kernel Anti-Cheats Work: A Deep Dive into Modern Game Protection
Modern kernel anti-cheat systems are, without exaggeration, among the most sophisticated pieces of software running on consumer Windows machines. They operate at the highest privilege level available to software, they intercept kernel callbacks that were designed for legitimate security products, they scan memory structures that most programmers never touch in their entire careers, and they do all of this transparently while a game is running. If you have ever wondered how BattlEye actually catches a cheat, or why Vanguard insists on loading before Windows boots, or what it means for a PCIe DMA device to bypass every single one of these protections, this post is for you.
Exclusive: Meta planning sweeping layoffs as AI costs mount
Meta is planning sweeping layoffs that could affect 20% or more of the company, three sources familiar with the matter told Reuters, as Meta seeks to offset costly artificial intelligence infrastructure bets and prepare for greater efficiency brought about by AI-assisted workers.
WordPress debuts a private workspace that runs in your browser via a new service, my.WordPress.net | TechCrunch
WordPress’s new browser-based service lets users create private sites without hosting or signing up, turning the platform into a personal workspace for writing, research, and AI tools.
Rising Memory and CPU Prices Could Push Mainstream Notebook Prices Up by Nearly 40%, Says TrendForce
For a mainstream notebook with an MSRP of US$900, surging memory prices alone could raise retail prices by more than 30%; combined with CPU price increases, the total price hike could approach 40%.
If memory and CPU prices rise simultaneously, their combined share of notebook BOM costs could climb to 58%.
CPU supply volatility is also emerging, with shortages beginning to affect entry-level platforms across multiple brands.
Online age-verification tools spread across U.S. for child safety, but adults are being surveilled
New age-verification laws and tools are designed for child safety on social media and the internet, but adults are in the crosshairs, say privacy experts.