OTel Isn't Going Well (And I Made A Spreadsheet About It)
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Nearly 100,000 scam posts removed as Govt steps up online fraud fight
NEARLY 100,000 scam-related posts have been removed from social media platforms in Malaysia this year, as authorities step up efforts to protect the public from increasingly widespread online fraud.
- Nearly 100,000 scam posts removed from Malaysian social media this year
- MCMC exceeded 98,503 posts taken down last year
- 106,268 removal requests submitted to platforms
I Turned the GetBirthChart Astrology Engine Into a Python Package
A few weeks ago, I open-sourced the Python calculation engine behind GetBirthChart. The source was public, but using it still meant cloning the repository, setting up the environment, and…
- GetBirthChart engine open-sourced as Python package gbc-astro
- Package installs via pip install gbc-astro, maintains original calculations
- Features planetary positions, zodiac placements, houses and more
Database Partitioning & Sharding: How to Distribute Massive Datasets
As an application grows, its database grows with it. A small application might start with a few thousand users and a single database server.
- Database partitioning breaks large datasets into smaller, manageable pieces called partitions.
- Sharding distributes data across multiple independent database servers using a shard key.
- Choosing the right shard key is crucial for even data distribution and preventing hotspots.
I built a GitHub repository intelligence API — here's what I learned
Every open source maintainer I've talked to has the same problem. Their GitHub issues are a mess. Missing descriptions. No labels. Tickets open for 8 months with zero activity.
- RepoAudit is a GitHub repository intelligence API built in TypeScript
- Batching AI scoring at 20 issues per call prevents latency issues
- API offers three pricing tiers: free, starter, and pro
Apple Vision Pro Was Almost Called 'Reality Pro'
The Vision Pro headset was internally called "Reality Pro" for a significant stretch of its development before Apple settled on the name it ultimately shipped with, according to the prototype…
Nvidia invests in data center developer Cloverleaf Infrastructure
The investment will help Cloverleaf develop sites for the data centers, while Nvidia will support infrastructure buildouts for AI computing.