What is Kubernetes?
Kubernetes is one of the technologies we’ve used to build uncancellable infrastructure, but what exactly is it? We make that understandable in this article, and show off some of our work.
Daring Bits
Warrantless FISA Cheats Death - The House almost reformed FISA to stop warrantless surveillance of Americans - until GOP “Intel Bros” abruptly adjourned. It’s fine though, the Biden administration says warrantless surveillance is good for you. On the bright side, somebody in Congress is actually fighting for the 4th Amendment, so there’s that. 🤷♂️
Free Medical Speech? Free Stay in French Jail - France will punish critics of mainstream medical guidelines, meaning anyone critical of, say, mRNA vaccines could face up to 3 years in prison and a 45,000 euro fine. News reporting on this story is almost impossible to find, but the law is right here (see Article 4). Meanwhile in the US…
March 18: 1st Amendment SCOTUS Showdown - First Amendment advocacy groups have filed an amicus curiae brief asking the Supreme Court to disallow the government from coercively censoring social media, like it did during COVID. The hearing has been set for March 18th. 👀
DevOps Lessons - Jack Lindamood reflects on his four-year DevOps journey, noting the decisions he regrets and which ones he still endorses. It’s a nice cheat sheet for startups.
Robot Overlords
OpenAI Unveils 60-Second AI Videos - AI-generated videos that actually look more like real videos than an LSD trip, courtesy of OpenAI’s new Sora model. Examples. When do we get our first AI-generated movie?
NVIDIA Chatbot: Local, Private, Free - NVIDIA releases a free demo of its new AI chatbot that, unlike ChatGPT, can run locally with no internet connection, ensuring user data privacy. OpenAI on notice.
