I was a part-time DBA. After this failover foul-up, they hired a full-time DBA
I was a part-time DBA. After this failover foul-up, they hired a full-time DBA Summary A reader recounts working as a part-time DBA for a company that ran two MySQL…
White House nixes NASA unions amid budget uncertainty
White House nixes NASA unions amid budget uncertainty Summary The White House issued an executive order on 28 August 2025 adding NASA to the National Security Exclusions list. That placement…
Azure budget alerts go berserk after Microsoft account migration misfire
Azure budget alerts go berserk after Microsoft account migration misfire Summary Several Microsoft Azure customers received wildly inaccurate budget forecasts and automated alerts after accounts were migrated from the Microsoft…
Laravel inventor tells devs to quit writing ‘cathedrals of complexity’
Laravel inventor tells devs to quit writing ‘cathedrals of complexity’ Summary Taylor Otwell, creator and lead maintainer of the PHP framework Laravel, warns developers against building overly clever, hard-to-change systems…
400 ‘Tech Utopian’ Refuges Consider New Crypto-Friendly State
Summary The story reports that nearly 400 students and entrepreneurs have gathered at Forest City, a largely undeveloped megaproject in Malaysia, to attend ‘Network School’ — an initiative by Balaji…
Blizzard’s ‘Diablo’ Devs Unionize. There’s Now 3,500 Unionized Microsoft Workers
Blizzard’s ‘Diablo’ devs unionise — 3,500 Microsoft workers now unionised Summary Over 450 members of Blizzard’s Diablo development team have voted to form a union with the Communications Workers of…
Lawsuit Says Amazon Prime Video Misleads When You ‘Buy’ a Long-Term Streaming Rental
Lawsuit Says Amazon Prime Video Misleads When You ‘Buy’ a Long-Term Streaming Rental Summary A recent lawsuit challenges Amazon Prime Video for labelling long-term streaming licences as “buy” purchases. Plaintiffs…
Azure Budget Alerts Go Berserk After Microsoft Account Migration Misfire
Azure Budget Alerts Go Berserk After Microsoft Account Migration Misfire Summary Some Microsoft Azure customers received spurious budget alerts after a problematic account migration that caused forecasted costs to jump…
The Age of Cheap Online Shopping is Ending
The Age of Cheap Online Shopping is Ending Summary The Atlantic reports that the long-standing US “de minimis” duty exemption for low‑value imports has been ended, closing a major conduit…
400 ‘Tech Utopian’ Refuges Consider New Crypto-Friendly State
400 ‘Tech Utopian’ Refuges Consider New Crypto-Friendly State Summary Nearly 400 students and entrepreneurs have converged on Forest City, Malaysia, to attend Network School — a programme inspired by Balaji…