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The One-Computer Illusion: Rethinking Distributed Computing

Why making many independent computers behave like one coherent system is where the trouble actually begins. "Explore how independent machines, networks, concurrency, partial failures, clocks…

• Distributed systems consist of independent computers with unique processors and memory.
• Communication between machines occurs through messages over a network.
• Traditional centralized system assumptions no longer apply in distributed computing.

2026-09-25 ·dev.to

We shipped a proxy extension for Firefox and Edge. Both browsers quietly reuse the old proxy tunnel, and that almost broke it.

We run a pay-as-you-go proxy service. Until this month, using it in a browser meant the manual route: open the proxy settings, type a hostname and port, build a username by hand, sign in at the 407…

• Firefox and Edge reuse old proxy tunnel connections
• Browser quirks cause issues when changing countries/regions
• Extension includes "New IP" button to update settings

2026-09-25 ·dev.to

Three Lenses on Coordination

2026-09-25 ·jhellerstein.github.io

Labcorp to overhaul data security practices, pay $2.3 million fine for cybersecurity failings

Security changes include creating an incident response plan for vendor security failings, limiting how much data Labcorp shares with vendors and building an expansive risk management team charged with…

2026-09-25 ·therecord.media