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.blend URL Viewer

Tool: .blend URL Viewer I'm continuing to have a lot of fun with GPT-6 Astra and Blender (see my TIL). As a big fan of the Imperial Fabergé Easter eggs, I've always thought it would be fun to make some new ones that…

As_str for integers

I'm looking for ways to have str representations of ranges of integers without allocating. My current best attempt is to manually match on each value: match i { 0 => "0", 1 => "1", 2 => "2", ... n => "n" } which works,…

For the life of me I have no idea why this just produces 52 byte slop each time

use asset_importer::{Importer, Vector3D}; use bytemuck::{Pod, Zeroable, cast_slice}; use clap::{Parser, Subcommand}; use glam::{Vec2, Vec3}; use speedy::Writable; #[derive(Parser)] #[command(name = "")] #[command(about…

Customize Amazon API Gateway destinations for execution logs

Amazon API Gateway execution logs help you trace request processing step by step through your REST API stages. They capture authorization results, integration latency, mapping template output, and error details that are…

Introducing Amazon EBS Volume Clones across AWS accounts

AWS introduces Amazon EBS Volume Clones with cross-account copy, so you can create copies of your EBS volumes into other AWS accounts and optionally re-encrypt them with an AWS Key Management Service (AWS KMS) key in…

AWS Marketplace sellers now receive qualified demo and private offer requests in minutes

AWS Marketplace sellers that activated the request demo or request private offer call-to-action buttons on their listings can now act on customer requests within minutes of submission, while customers are still actively…

Amazon Connect Customer now lets you set specific capacity limits for different types of Tasks and Emails

Amazon Connect Customer now gives contact center managers the ability to set specific capacity limits for different kinds of work. Previously, concurrency settings were applied at the channel level so all contacts…

Architecting SASE solutions using AWS Local Zones

Organizations with geographically distributed workforces face a trade-off between security and low-latency access. This post explores how to use AWS Local Zones and Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) solutions to deploy…

Gemini Enterprise use cases: Workflow automation for everyone

Get started with Gemini Enterprise → https://goo.gle/enterprise-gemini-app Gemini Enterprise Example Use Cases → https://goo.gle/gemini-use-cases Discover how Gemini Enterprise provides a single front door to company…

AWS Transform for .NET modernization is now generally available via CLI

Today, AWS announced the general availability of an AWS-managed transformation for .NET modernization in AWS Transform custom that you can trigger with a single one-line CLI command. You can run this transformation…

Cannot borrow as mutable variable created with "let mut"

I'm trying to write a test and running into a problem. Here's the code: fn test_mix3parts_1(plain:&[u8],cipher:&[u8]) { let mut text_copy=plain.clone(); let len=plain.len(); let third=len/3; let…

How OSPOs Are Preparing Organizations for the EU Cyber Resilience Act

For organizations offering products with digital elements in the EU, the next major Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) deadline arrives on 11 September 2026. From that date, organizations covered by the reporting obligations…

The state of AI for security: Measuring what matters most for building trust

Security teams are starting to actively use AI for security work, including vulnerability triage, penetration testing, threat modeling, incident response, and code review. The promise is speed, but a security tool that…

Announcing 90-minute function timeout on AWS Lambda Managed Instances

AWS Lambda now supports a 90-minute function timeout for asynchronous and event source mapping (ESM) invocations on Lambda Managed Instances, a 6x increase from the previous 15-minute limit. Data processing, media…

Kubernetes v1.37: Introducing Node Lifecycle Conditions

Kubernetes has many ways to describe what is happening on a Node. Readiness, taints, Pod state, labels, annotations, and provider-specific APIs each expose part of the picture. What has been missing is a shared,…

AWS Lambda now supports 90-minute function timeout on Lambda Managed Instances

AWS Lambda now supports a 90-minute function timeout for asynchronous and event source mapping (ESM) invocations on Lambda Managed Instances (LMI), a 6x increase from the previous 15-minute limit. You can now run data…

AWS Lambda now supports Graviton5-powered EC2 instances on Lambda Managed Instances

AWS Lambda now supports AWS Graviton5-powered C9g, C9gd, M9g, and M9gd instances on Lambda Managed Instances. You can now run your Lambda functions on the latest generation of Graviton processors, delivering up to 25%…

Paul Christiano joins OpenAI Foundation Board

Paul Christiano joins the OpenAI Foundation Board and its Safety and Security Committee, bringing experience in AI alignment, safety, and standards.

Social Media Engagement: summer 2026

A quick survey of recent engagement of my posts on social media, indicating which service has by far the most engagement, and which service has seen a precipitous decline since early 2025. more…

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