PostgreSQL and the OOM Killer: Why Strict Memory Overcommit Is the Only Way to Keep Your Database Alive
When Linux runs out of memory, the OOM Killer SIGKILLs your Postgres backend without hesitation—and when the postmaster dies, the whole …
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RMM Session Legitimacy: A Practical Guide to Distinguishing Remote Ops from Adversarial Abuse
RMM tools are neutral—behavior defines intent. This guide covers a three-layer detection framework: ticket correlation, behavioral …
Kimi K2.7 Code is Generally Available in GitHub Copilot: Open-Weight Model Policy Config, Cost Breakdown, and 7-Day Hands-On Test
Kimi K2.7 Code has landed in GitHub Copilot as the first open-weight model option, but it’s off by default for Business and …
BC's Permanent Daylight Time Is a Ticking Bomb for Postgres Timestamps: A tzdata Migration Horror Story
British Columbia’s permanent PDT switch breaks Postgres timezone assumptions. I break down how tzdata updates alter historical …
Git Hash Chain Malleability: When Your Signed Commit Isn't What You Signed
Git’s hash chain isn’t as immutable as you think. Through malleable commit signatures, anyone can create a differently-hashed …
Git Platforms Are Being Rewritten for the Agentic Era: A Deep Dive into Machine-Scale Version Control
When AI agents start pushing commits at 16x human speed, traditional Git platforms break. This article breaks down the architecture shifts — …
Postgres Internals Under the Hood: Database Clusters, Databases, and Table File Layout
We tear into Postgres’ physical storage layer — from $PGDATA layout to per-database OID directories, to table relfilenode files and …
Postgres Rewritten in Rust Passes 100% of Official Regression Tests: pgrust Deep Dive, Performance Reality Check, and Why It's Not Production-Ready
pgrust passes 100% of Postgres’ 46,066 regression tests using a pure Rust implementation. We dissect the architecture, the benchmark …
GitFut Under the Hood: Building a FIFA-Style GitHub Player Card with GraphQL, Percentile Scoring, and a 99-Point Cap
GitFut transforms GitHub profiles into FIFA-style player cards using six signals pulled from GitHub’s GraphQL API. This post breaks …
GitHub Exodus: Why Developers Are Migrating to Codeberg and Self-Hosted Git Alternatives in 2026
A deep dive into the technical and ethical reasons behind the growing developer exodus from GitHub, with step-by-step migration guides to …