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I'm cutting cords in 2025 - here's why I trust wireless hardware (and why you should too)

Wireless peripherals have significantly improved in recent years, offering comparable battery life to wired devices with features like reminder notifications and auto-off functions.
Modern wireless mice can be used in wired configuration for uninterrupted use, reducing 'battery anxiety' and providing the freedom of a wireless setup.
Latency in current wireless peripherals is generally imperceptible for most users, making the switch from wired options seamless for both gaming and productivity tasks.
Connectivity issues, particularly with Bluetooth peripherals, can be a concern, but selecting reliable wireless options and 2.4GHz receivers can mitigate this problem.
Advantages of going wireless include a cleaner desk setup, improved freedom of movement, portability, Bluetooth Multipoint functionality, access to latest technology, and more USB ports.
Niche benefits of wireless peripherals include long-range capabilities for connecting to consoles and improved aesthetics, durability, and efficiency in sensors and switches.
Despite past skepticism, the benefits of wireless peripherals outweigh the drawbacks, prompting a reassessment of the superiority of wired devices.
Wireless setups offer convenience, flexibility, and efficiency, enhancing overall user experience and productivity without compromising on performance.
Features like reminder notifications, auto-off functions, and visual indicators address concerns about battery life in wireless peripherals, minimizing interruptions during use.
With advancements in technology and design, wireless peripherals have become a viable option for those seeking a cleaner, more efficient setup without sacrificing performance.

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🐙 GitHub CLI with Pulumi ESC — A Secure and Interactive CLI

A developer built a secure and interactive command-line interface (CLI) for GitHub using Pulumi ESC (Environments, Secrets, and Configuration).
Pulumi ESC allows for secure, centralized and scalable secret management without exposing secrets in code or shell.
The CLI provides actions such as listing repositories, getting repo details, creating new repositories, updating repo metadata, and deleting repositories.
Future plans for the CLI include adding features such as issue tracking, pull request insights, team/member management, and integration with GitHub metrics or activity dashboards.

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Text Classification With ML: Unlock Insights From Words

Text classification with ML is a process of labeling pieces of text based on their content.
It involves training a machine to predict labels for unknown text using supervised ML.
Azure Text Analysis tools simplify text classification by leveraging prebuilt ML models.
Text classification has various applications like spam detection, content moderation, and feedback analysis.

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Mapping Jensen’s world: Forecasting AI in cloud, enterprise and robotics

The shift in computing architectures is creating a world where data is transformed into content using tokens for value and real-time action, revolutionizing all aspects of the computing stack.
Three AI opportunity vectors highlighted by Jensen Huang include AI in the cloud, enterprise, and the real world, with a forecast methodology developed to track disruptive markets.
IT spending expectations have softened, with a notable drop to 3.4% for the year, below 2024 levels, due to market uncertainties like ongoing tariff concerns and market declines.
AI spending remains a priority for IT decision makers, with a majority continuing or accelerating their AI initiatives to stay competitive, despite public policy pressures around AI.
The data center supercycle forecast shows accelerated computing growing at a 23% CAGR, reaching a trillion dollars by the early 2030s, driven by a shift towards AI-driven infrastructure.
Nvidia's focus on AI opportunities in public cloud, on-premises enterprise, and the real world indicates a dramatic rise in accelerated computing, reshaping IT spending patterns.
A new forecasting methodology incorporating Volume, Value, and Velocity captures the rise of disruptive AI technologies, accelerating adoption cycles towards AI-optimized infrastructure.
Cloud dominates early AI adoption due to advanced tooling, consumer-driven use cases, and immediate ROI, while on-premises enterprise AI adoption ramps up more gradually.
Robotics presents significant AI opportunities, with single-purpose robots demonstrating near-term value in automation, while humanoid robots face more complex adoption curves.
Accelerated computing is driving AI into every layer of technology, from hyperscale clouds to distributed environments, marking a fundamental shift in computing architectures.

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Infrastructure Automation — 8 years on

People have been reluctant to embrace automation and continue to rely on their existing methods.
Transitioning to building turn-key private cloud products also did not result in increased automation adoption.
Rather than focusing on making servers easier for everyone and fostering goodwill through automation, efforts are often focused on duplicating open-source projects into closed-source alternatives for competitive advantage.
Evangelizing automation has not yielded significant results.

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Acer Swift AI 16 vs Apple MacBook Air 15 (M4): large-screen laptop shootout

The Acer Swift AI 16 and Apple MacBook Air 15 (M4) are compared for their large-screen laptops with different features and configurations.
The article provides a detailed breakdown of specs, design, performance, display, and other aspects of both laptops.
In terms of specs, the Swift AI 16 offers an affordable price with a 16-inch OLED display, while the MacBook Air 15 is pricier but offers more configuration options.
Design-wise, the MacBook Air 15 is favored for its elegant, minimalist look compared to the simpler design of the Swift AI 16.
Performance testing shows the MacBook Air 15 with the M4 chipset outperforming the Swift AI 16 in tasks like productivity, creative work, and gaming.
The Swift AI 16 excels in display quality with its 2.8K OLED screen, while the MacBook Air 15 offers a good LED display and superior audio quality.
In terms of portability and battery life, the MacBook Air 15 stands out for its thin design and longer battery endurance, making it more portable for extended use.
Ultimately, the article concludes that the MacBook Air 15 remains the best portable large-screen laptop due to its overall performance, design, and battery life.

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Webblocx: Building & Deploying Static Sites with AI and Pulumi Automation

The submission for the Pulumi Deploy and Document Challenge involved creating an AI-Powered Static Website Builder for quick website generation, customization, and deployment.
Features include AI content generation, multi-modal editing with visual and code editors, editor syncing, local project management, preview options, Pulumi-powered deployment to Azure Static Websites, and cloud resource cleanup.
The goal was to combine AI content generation with deployment using Pulumi for seamless infrastructure provisioning.
The project focused on integrating AI generation with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) to enable rapid prototyping and deployment of static websites.
Challenges included editor integration, AI output parsing, state management, and working with the Pulumi Automation API within the application server.
The project provided valuable learning experiences in utilizing the Pulumi Automation API and handling AI content generation output effectively.
Pulumi's Automation API was instrumental in dynamically defining and deploying infrastructure based on application data within the Node.js environment seamlessly.
Key benefits of using Pulumi included programmatic control, real programming language usage, isolation via stacks for independent deployments, streamlined state management, and automated deployment triggering.
This project showcased Pulumi's capability as a powerful programmatic engine embedded in applications for dynamic cloud resource management.

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Quordle hints and answers for Monday, April 7 (game #1169)

Quordle hints and answers for Monday, April 7 (game #1169)
Quordle is a word puzzle game with over 1,100 games played
Quordle today (game #1169) has 5 different vowels
Today's Quordle answers do not contain any repeated letters
The letters Q, Z, X, and J do not appear in today's Quordle answers
Two of today's Quordle answers start with the same letter
The Quordle answers for game #1169 are BROTH, SHOUT, BRUTE, CABIN

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NYT Strands hints and answers for Monday, April 7 (game #400)

Today's NYT Strands theme is… Half-and-half
The answers to today's Strands, game #400, are: SATYR, MERMAN, GRIFFIN, CENTAUR, JACKALOPE, SPANGRAM: HYBRID CREATURE.
Yesterday's NYT Strands answers (Sunday, 6 April, game #399): CLICK, RELATE, MESH, CONNECT, VIBE, HARMONIZE, AGREE, SPANGRAM: GET ALONG.
Strands is the NYT's not-so-new-any-more word game, following Wordle and Connections.

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Wendy’s Use of AI for Drive-Thru Orders: Is AI the Future of Fast Food?

Wendy’s, in collaboration with Google Cloud, has introduced FreshAI, an AI-powered drive-thru ordering system to enhance speed, accuracy, and efficiency in fast-food service.
AI integration in fast food is reshaping ordering processes, workforce roles, and customer interactions, setting the stage for a new era of automation and technology in the industry.
Other major fast-food chains like McDonald's, Taco Bell, and KFC are also exploring AI applications to optimize service speed and order precision.
FreshAI excels in processing voice orders, handling payments, and suggesting add-ons to reduce errors, expedite service, and enhance customer experience.
AI automation in fast food assists staff in focusing on critical customer service aspects, enhancing efficiency, understanding customer preferences, and minimizing food waste.
Wendy’s FreshAI employs advanced NLP, ML, and generative AI to optimize order accuracy, speed, and personalization in drive-thru operations, setting industry standards.
FreshAI features real-time AI-powered voice ordering, high-speed order processing, ML-driven customization handling, multilingual support, and cloud-connected continuous learning and optimization capabilities.
Wendy's plans to expand FreshAI to over 500 locations by 2025, incorporating AI-powered upselling, loyalty program integration, and potential computer vision AI for traffic management.
AI-powered drive-thrus like FreshAI offer benefits such as faster service, personalized experiences, cost-effectiveness, scalability, and streamlined operations for major fast-food brands.
While AI drive-thrus enhance efficiency, challenges include technical limitations, customer preferences for human interaction, job displacement concerns, data privacy issues, and accessibility considerations.
Despite challenges, the fast-food industry is committed to improving AI technology to make operations more efficient and consistent, aiming for a balance between automation and human touch.

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Day 3-4: Shell Scripting – Automating Your DevOps Workflow 🐚⚡

In Day 3-4 of the #DevOpsJourney, shell scripting is discussed as a powerful tool for automating tasks and streamlining processes.
Shell scripting allows you to write instructions that automate time-consuming tasks and bring efficiency to your operations.
The basics of shell scripting include creating scripts, adding commands, making them executable, and running them.
Advanced techniques involve using variables, functions, redirections, scheduling, and handy shell commands for real-world use cases in DevOps such as automated deployments, system monitoring, backup automation, and log management.

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Nintendo Switch 2 won’t keep up with other consoles — but that doesn’t matter

The Nintendo Switch 2 introduces 4K output, 120Hz HDR display, and DLSS and ray-tracing capabilities, marking a shift towards power and next-gen visuals.
Comparing the Switch 2 to other consoles, it is best compared to other handheld devices rather than gaming desktops due to different realms of possibility and energy constraints.
In terms of power, the ranking in terms of overall power is Switch 2 > Steam Deck OLED > ROG Ally X, though power isn't the sole determining factor.
The Switch 2 has a smaller battery compared to competitors like the ROG Ally X, but Nintendo's optimizations allow them to make the most out of the smaller battery size.
Display-wise, the Switch 2 boasts a 120Hz refresh rate, HDR support, VRR support, and a 1080p resolution, positioning it as a strong contender.
The Switch 2 is rumored to utilise Nvidia AI tech such as DLSS, potentially enhancing visuals and frame rates for certain games, though not all titles may support this technology.
First-party Nintendo games are not expected to extensively use DLSS due to their unique art styles, favoring native high resolutions instead.
Ultimately, the Switch 2 caters to a specific audience with its strengths laying in first-party games and handheld capabilities, offering a different gaming experience compared to more powerful consoles.
The launch of the Switch 2 is anticipated to bring more insights into its capabilities, with upcoming events like the Mario Kart World Direct potentially revealing more about the hardware.

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How does S3 provide near-infinite storage and performance?

S3 stores more than 350 trillion objects and holds around 10–100 exabytes of data.
S3 uses a key-value system for faster lookup and improved performance.
AWS utilizes massive arrays and metadata databases to store and retrieve files.
S3 is built on a microservices architecture, distributed across multiple availability zones and regions, to handle high request volumes.

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MIT invents new way for QPUs to communicate — paving the way for a scalable 'quantum supercomputer'

Researchers at MIT have developed a device that enables direct communication between quantum processors.
The device allows for 'all-to-all' communication, enabling any processor to communicate directly with any other.
The method involves creating 'remote entanglement' between particles to share the same state.
The findings have significant implications for scalable quantum computing and practical quantum communication networks.

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CloudWatch vs CloudTrail: The Truth About AWS Monitoring!

Amazon CloudWatch is for real-time monitoring of AWS resources, collecting metrics and triggering alarms.
AWS CloudTrail is for tracking and logging API activity within the AWS account, capturing detailed logs of every API call.
CloudWatch is ideal for tracking system health and performance, while CloudTrail is best for auditing changes and ensuring security compliance.
By combining CloudWatch and CloudTrail, users can achieve comprehensive visibility and security in their AWS environment.

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