No more O’Reilly subscriptions for me
For the last two years I’ve had an O’Reilly subscription. Their offer is quite attractive with unlimited access to books not only by O’Reilly but also Manning and others. The catalog is just enourmous and covers pretty much every technical book around software engineering et al. that I might ever want to read. There are […]
AMD GPU Debugger
index 2025.12.06 I’ve always wondered why we don’t have a GPU debugger similar to the one used for CPUs. A tool that allows pausing execution and examining the current state. This capability feels essential, especially since the GPU’s concurrent execution model is much harder to reason about. After searching for solutions, I came across rocgdb, […]
7.6 earthquake off the coast of Japan
都道府県 震度 市町村名 この地図は、国土地理院長の承認を得て、同院発行の電子地図（タイル）を複製したものである。（承認番号 令元情複、第462号）
Uber starts selling ride/eats data to marketers
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Microsoft is quietly walking back its diversity efforts
Microsoft is toeing the line in Trump’s America. Microsoft is toeing the line in Trump’s America. by Tom Warren Dec 4, 2025, 7:00 PM UTC Tom Warren is a senior editor and author of Notepad, who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. Microsoft has been publishing data about […]
Strong earthquake hits northern Japan, tsunami warning issued
A strong earthquake has struck northern Japan. The quake struck off the eastern coast of Aomori Prefecture at 11:15 p.m. on Monday. Its focus was 50 kilometers deep, and the magnitude is estimated at 7.6. Strong tremors were felt across the region. Tremors with an intensity of upper 6 on the Japanese intensity scale of […]
Python Workers redux: fast cold starts, packages, and a uv-first workflow
Note: This post was updated with additional details regarding AWS Lambda. Last year we announced basic support for Python Workers, allowing Python developers to ship Python to region: Earth in a single command and take advantage of the Workers platform. Since then, we’ve been hard at work making the Python experience on Workers feel great. […]
Gild Just One Lily
“Gilding the lily” isn’t always bad. In design, a touch of metaphorical gold — a subtle animated transition, a hint of color, or added depth in a drop shadow — can help communicate a level of care and attention that builds trust. But first? You need a lily. Nail the fundamentals. Then, gild it carefully. […]
Microsoft Increases Office 365 and Microsoft 365 License Prices
New Microsoft 365 Pricing Goes into Effect on July 1, 2026 On December 4, 2025, Microsoft announced a range of price increases for Microsoft 365 monthly licenses. The new pricing (Figure 1) goes into effect from July 1, 2026, the start of Microsoft’s FY27 fiscal year. Figure 1: Microsoft 365 License pricing from July 1, […]
How Exchanges Turn Order Books into Distributed Logs
1. The Parallel Between Exchanges and Databases Let’s think about the scale of exchanges for a moment: thousands of orders hitting the system every millisecond, yet every participant, from HFT firms in New York to pension funds in Singapore, sees the exact same sequence of events. This is distributed systems engineering at its finest, operating […]