Lightbits®, the first software-defined and architected for NVMe/TCP data platform for any cloud, conducted a joint product demonstration with Intel® at the Intel® Innovation event, September 27-28, 2022, in San Jose. The demonstration highlighted Lightbits software-defined, NVMe/TCP storage cluster providing high-performance block storage to compute servers equipped with Intel® IPU […]
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Reliable and reproducible Linux installation with NixOS
When using an operating system, upgrading packages or installing new ones are common tasks that introduce the risk of affecting the stability of the system. NixOS is a Linux distribution that ensures the reliability of the operating system and allows easy reproducibility of the system current and previous states. This […]
Energy Storage Now | DataDrivenInvestor
November 17, 2022 2 min read Anyone with ~1 week of honest research can understand why What’s Up With Solar And Wind? Not all renewables are created equal. Some are better than others. When looking for an energy source for power generation, the best form is a reliable one than can […]
Best trail cameras 2022 | TechnoBuffalo
Source: Campark Best trail cameras TechnoBuffalo 2022 Whether you’re an outdoor enthusiast or looking for some extra security, a trail camera is a must-have piece of gear. The model I rely on is the Vikeri E2. As a wildlife photographer, this camera allows me to see where animals are traveling […]
Best gifts for dad 2022
Best gifts for dad TechnoBuffalo 2022 Chances are you call someone, “Dad.” Whether he’s biological, grand, step, adoptive, or honorary, this fatherly figure is a driving force in your life. This special paternal presence might need a little recognition on occasion, and a thoughtful gift is a perfect place to […]
Germany clears Meta VR headsets after unlinking from FB • The Register
Germany’s Federal Cartel Office is claiming a win after Meta unhooked the VR glasses formerly known as Oculus from a Facebook login. Users can now sign into a separate “Meta” account after the original requirement to connect the VR gear to a Facebook login prompted an official competition complaint against […]
Blockchain 101: Blockchains and Consensus Mechanisms
Cryptocurrencies are booming in 2021, with a market cap moving from 750 to more than 3,000 billion dollars. Let’s face it, this is mainly due to speculation. A lot of people involved do not have a clue of what is behind the tokens they invest in. But if we put […]
Self-Paced training from Databricks: a guide to self-enablement on Big Data & AI
Self-paced trainings are proposed by Databricks inside their Academy program. The price is $ 2000 USD for unlimited access to the training courses for a period of 1 year, but also free for customers and qualified partners. The list of available courses is presented in alphabetical order and might evolve […]
JS monorepos in prod 4: unit testing with Mocha and Should.js
Unit testing is essential for every long-term project and allows you to pull down functionalities of your code into isolated testable units. Indeed the main goal of a unit test is to verify if an independent piece of code compiles to the expected behavior. As such unit tests should have […]
Running your Travis CI builds locally with Docker
Setting up the environment to run the tests on a CI/CD can take a few roundtrips between your host machine and the CI/CD running remotely. For every attempt, you’ll have to commit and publish your changes before waiting for the CI/CD platform to pick up the latest version of your […]
Jackery Explorer 1500 solar generator review: black out protection at its best
Source: Technobuffalo Jackery has been making large solar generators for a while now, and each one has improved upon its predecessors in one way or another. The Jackery Explorer 1500 is the latest big solar generator from the company and features many upgrades that make it even more helpful at […]
Best USB charging hub 2022
Source: Steve Johnson @ Unsplash Best USB charging hub TechnoBuffalo 2022 A USB charging hub lets you plug in several devices to power up at once. Some plug directly into a wall outlet while others connect to your laptop. We looked at portable charging hubs and power strips that have […]
States Are Wrestling Over Whose Learning Loss Is Worst
The national learning assessment NAEP is known as the “nation’s report card” because it gives policymakers a window into national learning. Released last month, the latest results revealed a big national decline in math and reading scores, charting just how disruptive the pandemic was to learning. The scores also led […]
Desacralizing the Linux overlay filesystem in Docker
Overlay filesystems (also called union filesystems) is a fundamental technology in Docker to create images and containers. They allow creating a union of directories to create a filesystem. Multiple filesystems, which are just directories, are superposed one on top of another to create a new filesystem. These directories are called […]