- I’m a former CTO. Here is the 15 sec coding test I used to instantly filter out 50% of unqualified applicants: Not going to spoil what they did. I will say that this also works if you give the test live on site.
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Eleven Links of Note - January 17th, 2026
- Dave Filoni takes charge of Star Wars as new president of Lucasfilm: HAPPY NOW, FANBOYS?!
- JUST USE POSTGRES FOR EVERYTHING: I really love postgres. I fear I don't use it enough.
- Unpatchable Vulnerabilities of Kubernetes: CVE-2020-8554: What can you do? You just have to mitigate if you intend …
Eleven Links of Note - January 13th, 2025
- CodePuns: DAD!
- DNS Belgium leaves AWS: This is a challenge most countries face with dealing with foreign tech companies that handles their data. Not too different from what the US is trying to do with Tiktok.
- Why Developers Are Moving to Docker Hardened Images (DHI)?: Much easier to …
Eleven Links of Note - January 12th, 2026
Image by Laura Ascione @ ESchoolNews on This district champions media literacy to combat “brain rot”- What the actual science says about "brain rot": I personally am trying to actively quit tiktok or at least curb my use of it.
- Gentoo 2025 in retrospect: I used Gentoo in my early days …
Eleven Links of Note - January 8th, 2026
- Barnes & Noble is opening four new locations around Chicago this year: Got mixed feelings about it. It will compete with independent stores, but on the other hand, especially in places like state street, it will bring back more pedestrian traffic and also more third places we desperately need …
Eleven Links of Note - December 28th, 2025
- Why I Ditched Docker for Podman (And You Should Too): I have been using podman for a while on my desktops. I don't miss Docker. Only time I use docker is with my work laptop.
- The Learnix Operating System: A teaching OS, like minix, but in rust.
- Understanding …