Technology
This week we discuss Elasticsearch vs. OpenSearch, Reorgs and Remote Pay. Plus, some thoughts on IKEA and QBRs. Rundown This Week in Programming: The ElasticSearch Saga Continues (https://thenewstack.io/this-week-in-programming-the-elasticsearch-saga-continues/) Elastic amends Elasticsearch Python client so it won't work with forks then blocks comments (https://www.theregister.com/2021/08/09/elasticsearch_python_client_change/) Twitter Thread on Elasticsearch (https://twitter.com/xeraa/status/1423071203753869313) Google staff could see pay cut if they opt to work from home (https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2021/aug/12/google-staff-could-see-pay-cut-if-they-opt-to-work-from-home) Steven Sinosky: Hardcore Software (https://hardcoresoftware.learningbyshipping.com/) Relevant to your interests 700,000 lines of code, 20 years, and one developer: How Dwarf Fortress is built (https://stackoverflow.blog/2021/07/28/700000-lines-of-code-20-years-and-one-developer-how-dwarf-fortress-is-built/) Amazon delays employee office return until 2022 amid COVID-19 surge (https://www.engadget.com/amazon-delays-hq-office-return-until-2022-amid-covid-19-surge-055819058.html) Red Hat tells U.S. workers they must be vaccinated to come to office (https://www.bizjournals.com/triangle/news/2021/08/06/red-hat-announces-vaccine-mandate-for-u-s-workers.html) Tesla rewrote its own software to survive the chip shortage (https://www.theverge.com/2021/7/26/22595060/tesla-chip-shortage-software-rewriting-ev-processor) All your DNS were belong to us: AWS and Google Cloud shut down spying vulnerability (https://www.theregister.com/2021/08/06/aws_google_dns/) The Register just found 300-odd Itanium CPUs on eBay (https://www.theregister.com/2021/07/30/end_of_itanium_shipments/) Hard Drive Reliability: A Look at HDD and SDD Failure Rates (https://www.backblaze.com/blog/backblaze-drive-stats-for-q2-2021/) Microsoft announces new 'Super Duper Secure Mode' for Edge (https://therecord.media/microsoft-announces-new-super-duper-secure-mode-for-edge/) Salesforce enters the streaming wars with new video service for professionals (https://www.axios.com/salesforce-streaming-service-professionals-30a58e49-77fc-469d-9ff7-99f866678a98.html) Amazon cloud executive Charlie Bell is leaving after 23 years as shakeup continues at AWS (https://www.cnbc.com/2021/08/09/amazon-cloud-exec-charlie-bell-leaving-after-23-years-amid-aws-shakeup.html) VCs are betting big on Kubernetes: Here are 5 reasons why – TechCrunch (https://techcrunch.com/2021/08/10/vcs-are-betting-big-on-kubernetes-here-are-5-reasons-why/) Accenture gets hacked (https://twitter.com/vxunderground/status/1425420813281505289?s=20) Why can we not have an explicit statement about 1Password being a subscription-only service (https://1password.community/discussion/comment/601917/#Comment_601917) The “Cloud MQ” for 2021 is Out! (https://blogs.gartner.com/bob-gill/2021/08/11/the-cloud-mq-for-2021-is-out/) Reddit Numbers (https://twitter.com/DeItaone/status/1425774330911277057) GitHub Codespaces (https://github.com/features/codespaces) HashiCorp State of Cloud Strategy Survey (https://www.hashicorp.com/state-of-the-cloud?utm_source=social) Now Microsoft is protesting after Amazon won a $10 billion NSA cloud contract (https://www.theverge.com/2021/8/10/22618764/nsa-10-billion-microsoft-aws-cloud-services-protest) a16z Infra #6: The Cost of Cloud vs. Repatriation (https://a16z-live.simplecast.com/episodes/a16z-infra-6-the-cost-of-cloud-vs-repatriation-IU1rwMMk) TriggerMesh Previews Integration Language Based on HCL (https://containerjournal.com/features/triggermesh-previews-integration-language-based-on-hcl/) Why CAPTCHA Pictures Are So Unbearably Depressing (https://clivethompson.medium.com/why-captcha-pictures-are-so-unbearably-depressing-20679b8cf84a) Announcing AI21 Studio and Jurassic-1 Language Models (https://www.ai21.com/blog/announcing-ai21-studio-and-jurassic-1) Nonsense Cabin fever in "Fortress Australia" due to slow vaccination rate (https://www.axios.com/australia-coronavirus-border-ban-lockdowns-1e58fb57-2666-47b4-bcba-1b305a5b66ab.html) AMC theaters will start accepting Bitcoin this year (https://www.engadget.com/amc-theaters-bitcoin-tickets-143803440.html) Sponsors strongDM — Manage and audit remote access to infrastructure. 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