What Are Environment Variables? Environment variables are key-value pairs injected at runtime to configure how applications behave without altering source code. They empower configuration flexibility across local development, CI/CD pipelines, containers, and cloud deployments. Why Environment Variables? Purpose Description 🔐 Security Secrets (e.g. API keys, DB creds) stay out of source code. 🧱 Separation of…
OpenAI appears to be testing GPT-5 based on leaked files and internal biosecurity tools GPT-5 is rumored to unify memory, reasoning, vision, and task completion into one No specific release date has been announced, but it’s likely to roll out officially in the next few months Rumors that OpenAI is already testing GPT‑5 have started…
My colleague & me were on the Socrates un-conference in Soltau, Germany. This was our 2nd Socrates, as we were both at the UK version last year. Comparison with the UK conference is not very interesting: There were more people than in the UK (this is usually the biggest Socrates by far) and the hotel…
For native Steam installations (most common): ~/.steam/steam/compatibilitytools.d/ For Flatpak Steam installations: ~/.var/app/com.valvesoftware.Steam/data/Steam/compatibilitytools.d/ Download the latest GE-Proton release: Go to the official GloriousEggroll GitHub https://github.com/GloriousEggroll/proton-ge-custom Extract the downloaded GE-Proton10-10.tar.gz file directly into the compatibilitytools.d folder. Make sure the extracted folder (e.g., GE-ProtonX-XX) is directly inside compatibilitytools.d. Make sure to unzip the achieved file GE-Proton10-10.tar.gz and removed…
I’ve been using vanilla Playwright for almost two years now, and when Playwright MCP was introduced, I was immediately fascinated. The idea of letting an LLM write and execute your tests just by chatting with it felt straight out of science fiction. I watched demo after demo—each one using a different AI-first IDE like Cursor,…
I’ve spent the last few weeks with the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 7, and I’m more convinced than ever: flip phones are better smartphones. So why is Apple, the company that once redefined smartphones, sitting on the sidelines? I have some theories, and I think an Apple iPhone Flip would be fantastic, if Apple can…
Vacuum cleaners aren’t just for carpet – a good vacuum cleaner is very useful for keeping hard floors dust- and hair-free. If your home has lots of hard floors, the good news is that you don’t need a particularly powerful model to achieve a thorough clean. Or, as Kiril Natov, a carpet and upholstery cleaning…
Study finds 42% of IT professionals moved workloads from the cloud back to dedicated in just one year Nearly half of IT teams faced surprise cloud costs of between $5,000 and $25,000 Dedicated servers dominate in government, finance, and IT, where uptime and compliance are critical The growing popularity of cloud infrastructure hasn’t erased the…
12 Powerful React Libraries Every Developer Should Master in 2025 React continues to lead the frontend world in 2025, but with its simplicity comes the challenge of choosing the right tools. Whether you’re a solo developer or working on a team, these 12 libraries will help you work faster, write better code, and build more…
How TDZ PRO Changed the Game for External Remote Meetings Anthony James ・ Jun 24 #remote #productivity #meetings #tdzpro
