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Hi everyone,
How is it already Friday? Oh, that’s right, I lost a day to jet lag this week. After staring at the seat back in front of me for 30 hours of flying time to and from Arizona this week, I got the chance to see the screens starting up with Arch Linux.
It is a reminder that Linux is all around us, even in the Vapes people use. But don’t tell Linus about it, as he will drop brutal F bombs on your horrible coding.
Once I recover from my jetlag I will finish the gamification of the newsletter for you to be able to win prizes and more.
Let’s get into it.
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The Byte’s Bits
🧠 AI in Your Browser… No Really, It’s Inside Chrome
💨 Yes, That’s a Vape Running a Webserver
⚔️ Linus Torvalds on Garbage Code: Don’t Write It
📺 Behind the Streams: Netflix Goes Live
🌐 Tailscale Wants Your AI Endpoint Off the Wild Web
🧠 AI in Your Browser… No Really, It’s Inside Chrome
Google just hardwired AI straight into Chrome, turning the humble browser into a low-key assistant. From auto-polished text to custom themes, your browser just got a personality upgrade.
✍️ Write Like a Pro: Chrome suggests cleaner, sharper text when you’re filling out forms or reviews.
🎨 Instant Vibes: Generate custom themes from a simple prompt, think neon cyberpunk or cozy cabin chic.
🧭 AI-Boosted Navigation: Smarter suggestions and organization while you surf.
🚀 The Browser Awakens: Chrome is no longer just your internet window; it’s your AI sidekick.
This isn’t “AI in the cloud.” It’s AI baked right into the tool you use most online.
💨 Yes, That’s a Vape Running a Webserver
Forget cloud hosting. A hacker turned a disposable vape pen into a fully functioning webserver. Instead of producing smoke, this one serves puffs HTML.
🌐 Tiny but Mighty: The vape runs a stripped-down Linux distro and serves a basic webpage over Wi-Fi.
🔋 Battery-Powered Hosting: No wall plugs required, the vape’s own rechargeable battery keeps the server alive.
🛠️ Tech Recycling at Its Best: What was once a nicotine stick is now a pocket-sized hosting experiment.
🚀 Disposable Tech, Rewired: What was once a nicotine delivery system (adult pacifier) is now a pocket-sized webserver.
🤯 The Absurd Made Real: Because sometimes the best hacks are the ones nobody asked for.
Proof that if it has a chip and a battery, someone will find a way to make it run web project.
⚔️ Linus Torvalds on Garbage Code: Don’t Write It
When Linus Torvalds talks about code quality, he doesn’t sugarcoat it. In a recent rant, the Linux creator calls out sloppy coding by a Meta engineer with his trademark brutal, harsh, and direct honesty, and it’s as entertaining as it is painful.
⚡ No Patience for Slop: Torvalds tears into “garbage code” that’s hard to read, debug, or maintain.
🧑💻 Clarity > Cleverness: He blasts developers who write “smart” code that looks fancy but breaks brains.
🪓 Cut the Crap: His advice? If your code isn’t simple, understandable, and clean, rewrite it until it is.
🤬 Feedback, Torvalds-Style: It’s not polite, but his aggressive push for better code has shaped Linux into what it is today.
Torvalds proves that sometimes tough love…very tough love…is what it takes to keep the codebase strong.
📺 Behind the Streams: Netflix Goes Live
Netflix has cracked the code on livestreaming, and it’s not just for sports. Their tech blog pulls back the curtain on how they built a live platform strong enough for global audiences, without crashing like a college Zoom call.
⚡ Real-Time at Scale: Millions of concurrent viewers, zero buffering, no easy feat.
🔧 Custom-Built Infrastructure: Netflix engineered a unique low-latency system instead of relying on off-the-shelf tools.
🌍 Global Reliability: The architecture ensures fans from Tokyo to Toronto all get the same smooth experience.
🎬 Not Just On-Demand: With this tech, live events and interactive content are officially on the table.
Netflix isn’t just streaming shows anymore; it’s building the backbone for live global entertainment.
🌐 Tailscale Wants Your AI Endpoint Off the Wild Web
Leaving AI models exposed online is like leaving your front door wide open. Tailscale scanned the internet and found over 1,000 Ollama endpoints in just 10 minutes…a hacker’s buffet.
🔒 Security Nightmare: Public-facing AI endpoints invite abuse, data leaks, and surprise cloud bills.
🕵️ 1,000+ Endpoints, Fast: Their quick scan showed just how many devs are accidentally leaving models naked online.
🛡️ Keep It Private: Tailscale pushes for securing AI behind private tunnels instead of dangling on port 443.
🤖 Better AI Ops: A little security hygiene saves engineers from exploits, breaches, and headaches.
Exposing your model isn’t bold innovation, it’s basically free hosting for attackers.
Reply and let me know in the comments section below!"
…That’s this week’s newsletter!
-Brian