Musings and Mutterings through the Machines

Eleven Links of Note - January 24th, 2026

Digg is back from the dead to fix everything I hate about Reddit: This is like a third or fourth time they relaunch third brand. It looks nice, but I doubt it will have an traction against Reddit. Reddit will have to do something really dumb to lose members to digg.com

What has Docker become?: Somehow, I am surprised that Docker hasn't been bought yet by IBM.

Microsoft mishandling example.com: If you are using example.com for your test (like me), be careful and don't use real credentials with that domain.

1Password Launches Anti-Phishing Warnings for Pasted Passwords: It'll add some friction, but the alternative is to accidentally leak your passwords.

How Tradeshift boosted operational efficiency and scalability with Amazon RDS: This is why you outsource your database management.

Monitoring OpenStack and OpenShift together: Eventually, Red Hat OpenStack will go away. Most of the features in OpenStack exists now in OpenShift, with Virtualization being the last major part. I suspect that OpenStack will be EOLed by 2030.

Bun in 100 Seconds: If I get back to write JavaScript all the time, I would start by using Bun exclusively for all my JavaScript tooling.

The lost art of XML: Personally, I try to avoid violence.

European alternatives for digital products: digital sovereignty is critical for any company that is concerned with state actors accessing their data. For Europeans, this is critical given . . . the circumstances.

Google Chrome is ditching support for macOS 12 Monterey, leaving older Macs stranded: There is always Linux for your old Macs.

Understanding security embargoes at Red Hat: Or why there may be a vulnerability in your app already.

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