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Need a lightweight job queue that runs across multiple machines without Redis, RabbitMQ, or cloud services? In this post, we’ll build a surprisingly capable distributed queue using SQLite, Python, and a little file-locking magic. This pattern works best when you need a shared queue across local or networked disks — think cron clusters, render farms, […]
Let’s jump right to the real news here: There’s a Netflix documentary that just came out TODAY* called Get Smart With Money Somehow old Mr. Money Mustache and several friends got lured into playing a role in making it. And I’m very happy with the results! And you can watch the results here (which will […]
You might have heard of the GitHub CLI and all of the awesome things you can do with it. However, one of its hidden superpowers is the ability to execute complex queries and mutations through GitHub’s GraphQL API. This post will walk you through what GitHub’s GraphQL API endpoint is and how to query it […]
April 22, 2025 Ryan chats with Dataiku CEO and cofounder Florian Douetteau about the complexities of the genAI data stack and how his company is orchestrating it. In another conversation recording at HumanX, Ryan chats with Dataiku CEO and cofounder Florian Douetteau about the complexities of the genAI data stack and how his company is […]
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Contents This article is part of the Differentiable Self-organizing Systems Thread, an experimental format collecting invited short articles delving into differentiable self-organizing systems, interspersed with critical commentary from several experts in adjacent fields. Self-Organising Textures This article makes strong use of colors in figures and demos. Click here to adjust the color palette. In a […]
“A voluntary levy paid by those who distrust their heirs more than they dislike the Inland Revenue.”– Roy Jenkins The previous article I wrote on inheritance tax was my most commented on yet. Inheritance tax (IHT) must be really popular! So let’s have some more… Do you remember our fictional friends Sarah and Stephen from […]
September. Labor Day. Already. Ah well, it has been a great summer here at Kibanda. This was the year we conclusively decided not to tear it down and build new. If you’ve read the saga you know it was in pretty desperate shape when we bought it back in 2017 and the fallback was always […]
Chinese graphics card manufacturer Zephyr (via 孤城Hardware) has launched the Radeon RX 6500, a never-before-seen graphics card from AMD. While the Radeon RX 6500 is unlikely to beat any of the best graphics cards today, the Navi 24-powered graphics card might be a good solution for some budget gamers. The Radeon RX 6500 graphics card […]
