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[Curiosity @CuriosityonX]

Mt. Everest vs. the tallest mountain in the solar system.

Olympus Mons on Mars.

[NEXTA @nexta_tv]

😄 In Italy, one of the hobbies among older men is being an “umarell”

These are retired men who like to stand around construction sites, watching the work and offering unsolicited advice.

[Chioma Amadi @Chioma__Amadi]

If you’re hunting for a remote job, you just need to figure out how Reddit works, and you’ll never be unemployed for a long time.

Here’s a list of subreddits you should bookmark right now:

[Manifest_Lord @Manifest_Lord]

This is gonna change the way you think your life works..

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[Akhilesh Mishra @livingdevops]

Before you learn Kubernetes, understand why to learn Kubernetes. Or should you?

25 years back, if you wanted to run an application, you bought a $50,000 physical server. You did the cabling. Installed an OS. Configured everything. Then run your app.

Need another app? Buy another $50,000 machine.

Only banks and big companies could afford this. It was expensive and painful.

Then came virtualization. You could take 10 physical servers and split them into 50 or 100 virtual machines. Better, but you still had to buy and maintain all that hardware.

Around 2005, Amazon had a brilliant idea. They had data centers worldwide but weren't using full capacity. So they decided to rent it out.

For startups, this changed everything. Launch without buying a single server. Pay only for what you use. Scale when you grow.

Netflix was one of the first to jump on this.

But this solved only the server problem.
But "How do people build applications?" was still broken.

In the early days, companies built one big application that did everything. Netflix had user accounts, video player, recommendations, and payments all in one codebase.

Simple to build. Easy to deploy. But it didn't scale well.

In 2008, Netflix had a major outage. They realized if they were getting downtime with just US users, how would they scale worldwide?

So they broke their monolith into hundreds of smaller services. User accounts, separate. Video player, separate. Recommendations, separate.

They called it microservices.

Other companies started copying this approach. Even when they didn't really need it.

But microservices created a massive headache. Every service needed different dependencies. Python version 2.7 for one service. Python 3.6 for another. Different libraries. Different configs.

Setting up a new developer's machine took days. Install this database version. That Python version. These specific libraries. Configure environment variables.

And then came the most frustrating phrase in software development: "But it works on my machine."

A developer would test their code locally. Everything worked perfectly. They'd deploy to staging. Boom. Application crashed. Why? Different OS version. Missing dependency. Wrong configuration.

Teams spent hours debugging environment issues instead of building features.

Then Docker came along in 2012.

Google had been using containers for years with their Borg system. But only top Google engineers could use it, too complex for normal developers.

Docker made containers accessible to everyone. Package your app with all dependencies in one container. The exact Python version. The exact libraries. The exact configuration.

Run it on your laptop. Works. Run it on staging. Works. Run it in production. Still works.

No more "works on my machine" problems. No more spending days setting up environments.

By 2014, millions of developers were running Docker containers.

But running one container is easy. Running 10,000 containers? That's a nightmare.

Microservices meant managing 50+ services manually. Services kept crashing with no auto-restart. Scaling was difficult. Services couldn't find each other when IPs changed.

People used custom shell scripts. It was error-prone and painful. Everyone struggled with the same problems. Auto-restart, auto-scaling, service discovery, load balancing.

AWS launched ECS to help. But managing 100+ microservices at scale was still a pain.

This is exactly what Kubernetes solved.

Google saw an opportunity. They were already running millions of containers using Borg. In 2014, they rebuilt it as Kubernetes and open-sourced it.

But here's the smart move. They also launched GKE, a managed service that made running Kubernetes so easy that companies started choosing Google Cloud just for it.

AWS and Azure panicked. They quickly built EKS and AKS. People jumped ship, moving from running k8s clusters on-prem to managed kubernetes on the cloud.

12 years later, Kubernetes runs 90% of production infrastructure. Netflix, Uber, OpenAI, Medium, they all run on it.

Now advanced Kubernetes skills pay big bucks.

Why did Kubernetes win?
Perfect timing.
Docker has made containers popular. Netflix made microservices popular. Millions of people needed a solution to manage these complex microservices at scale.

Kubernetes solved that exact problem.

It handles everything. Deploying services, auto-healing when things crash, auto-scaling based on traffic, service discovery, health monitoring, and load balancing.

Then AI happened. And Kubernetes became even more critical.

AI startups need to run thousands of ML training jobs simultaneously. They need GPU scheduling. They need to scale inference workloads based on demand.

Companies like OpenAI, Hugging Face, and Anthropic run their AI infrastructure on Kubernetes. Training models, running inference APIs, orchestrating AI agents, all on K8s.

The AI boom made Kubernetes essential. Not just for traditional web apps, but for all AI/ML workloads.

Understanding this story is more important than memorizing kubectl commands.

Now go learn Kubernetes already.
Don't take people who write "Kubernetes is dead" articles are just doing it for views/clicks. They might have never used k8s.

[Abbie Gal𓃵 ( Executive Chef of The Year ) @ChefGaella254]

Best places to visit in Malindi & Watamu (and where to eat) 🧵 Bookmark for your Next visit 😁😉

[Fernando @Franc0Fernand0]

One of the best math books I've ever read:

MIT's "Mathematics for Computer Science"

Its writing style is brilliant, and it covers everything:

- Linear algebra
- Series
- Logic
- Probability
- Number theory
- Graphs

You can find the PDF here:

https://t.co/iQvaflkDPD

[Global Index @TheGlobal_Index]

@elonmusk

[@JosetteCaruso Josette Caruso @JosetteCaruso_]

That millionaire was Czech businessman Radim Passer, who in 2021 drove his Bugatti Chiron to a verified 414 km/h (257 mph) on a clear, unrestricted section of Germany's Autobahn, posting the viral video in January 2022, sparking both admiration and criticism for potentially endangering others, though German authorities didn't press charges for the carefully planned event.

Key Details:

The Driver: Radim Passer, a Czech real estate tycoon and millionaire.

The Car: A Bugatti Chiron.
The Speed: Reached 414 km/h (257 mph).

The Location: A specific, clear, and straight section of the A2 Autobahn between Berlin and Hannover.

The Timing: Filmed in July 2021, but posted online in January 2022, going viral.

The Controversy: While some sections of the Autobahn lack speed limits, German officials criticized the stunt as dangerous and irresponsible, but Passer maintained safety was a priority with spotters and prior checks, leading to no charges.

[TurboDiesel @alexmwanzo]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

The design of this staircase

[📹 hamster.84247]

[Larry Madowo @LarryMadowo]

I didn’t know about David Munyua before this and now I’m obsessed! 🇰🇪 🙌🏾

[Manuu Media ™ @manuukenya]

I'm looking for insults so intelligent you don't realise you've been roasted until 3 thoughts later

[Tansu Yegen @TansuYegen]

This concept is ideal for a Family compound or a private group home or private nursing home!!

[Kevin Dahlstrom @Camp4]

Today I turn 55.

I’m the fittest, sharpest, and happiest I’ve ever been.

If I’m an outlier, it’s not because I’m built different or discovered a secret formula. The truth is far less glamorous:

It’s a million tiny choices, compounded over decades.

Here are 55 of them:

1. Walk 15+ miles a week, even if you do other exercise. Humans are uniquely made to move slowly over long distances—it’s critical to longevity.

2. Develop a writing practice. It’s the single best way to sharpen your mind. And remember, you don’t have to be a good writer to write. Start with 10 minutes a day.

3. Swap out your toothpaste, deodorant, lotions, soap, shampoo, and other personal care products for natural versions. Here’s a rule of thumb: Don’t put anything on your skin that you couldn’t safely eat.

4. If you have a positive thought about someone, don’t keep it to yourself—share it immediately. Encouragement defies the laws of physics: When you give energy, you also receive it.

5. Wear shoes with a wide forefoot (I like Topo Athletic) and wear toe spreaders around the house (search “yoga toes” on Amazon). Spine health begins with the feet.

6. Get sunlight regularly. Moderate sun exposure (without sunscreen) is hugely important for overall health.

7. Do a 3-minute deep (“ass to grass”) squat every morning. Deep squats are often called the anti-aging exercise. It’s been said that, “It’s not that you can’t do deep squats because you’re old, it’s that you’re old because you can’t do deep squats.”

8. Explore minimalism (it’s not what you think it is).

9. Set boundaries on toxic relationships. We tend to cling to relationships past their expiration date, and it takes a bigger toll on our health than we recognize.

10. Eat real food. Not too much. Don’t eat garbage. Binge occasionally. Fast occasionally. That’s the diet.

11. Learn about FIRE. It’s a great framework for financial success.

12. Don’t take antibiotics except in emergency situations. They’re massively over-prescribed and aren’t needed in most cases. Antibiotics have done untold damage to our guts, which is where health begins. Great natural alternatives are out there.

13. Get 8 hours of quality sleep each night. To optimize sleep:
—Don’t eat after 6pm
—Get blackout shades and cover LEDs with black tape
—No screens 2 hours before bed
—Try ashwagandha (an herb) to calm the nervous system

14. Stop drinking, even in moderation. People find all sorts of ways to justify drinking, but there’s no escaping the simple fact that alcohol is a toxin and it limits your potential.

15. Travel as much as possible. Nothing expands the mind like seeing the world. And travel doesn’t have to be expensive—the best experiences happen outside of fancy resorts, when you live like a local.

16. Let go of resentment. When you forgive someone, you release the prisoner, and the prisoner isn’t them… it’s you.

17. Show up on time, every time. Poor time management limits success more than most people realize. If you struggle with punctuality, stop everything else and fix that first.

18. Spend lots of time in nature and touch the earth. Humans evolved over 300k years to live in harmony with nature, and only recently have we retreated indoors. If you don’t spend time outside, you’re fighting biology (hint: You won’t win.)

19. Stop doing dumb things. As Leo Tolstoy said, “People try to do all sorts of clever and difficult things to improve life instead of doing the simplest, easiest thing—refusing to participate in activities that make life bad.”

20. Find your happy place and (eventually) move there. Most people live where they live because... that's where they live. We are products of our environment—choose yours carefully.

21. Find a hobby and pursue mastery. You can’t have a happy life without a passionate pursuit that isn’t your vocation. Your work—even if you enjoy it—isn’t enough.

22. Avoid mainstream medicine except as a last resort. The results are in—our healthcare (or more appropriately, sick care) system is badly broken and only makes people sicker.

23. Have a mindset of abundance. There is no advantage to being a pessimist—even if you’re right, it’s a miserable way to live. In a very real way… whatever you believe, you’re right!

24. Do hard things. Choose courage over comfort. Everything you want is on the other side of fear and hard work. As Jerzy Gregorik said, “Hard choices, easy life. Easy choices, hard life.”

25. Ignore haters. Hurt people hurt people. Negative/toxic people live in a prison of their own design. Don’t join them!

26. Say no. Protect your time and energy like it’s your most precious asset… because it is.

27. Become a water snob. As an alien said on Star Trek, humans are “ugly bags of mostly water.” You are what you drink—literally! We have Mountain Valley Spring water delivered in glass 5-gallon jugs and also have whole-house water filter (Aquasana Rhino).

28. Stop drinking sodas and sugary energy drinks. After a few weeks you won’t miss them, and a few months later they’ll seem disgusting. Refined sugar causes inflammation, which is the root of most disease.

29. If you’re over 35, find a good functional/longevity medicine doctor and start tracking your hormones. Modern life is hell on the endocrine system and restoring healthy hormone levels can change your life. As we get older, we either accept a slow decline in performance or we do something about it—choose the latter!

30. Develop a morning routine and follow it faithfully. Win the morning, win the day!

31. Invest in experiences, not things. People frequently regret buying things, but rarely regret investing in great experiences (especially when shared with loved ones). Remember, there’s nothing you can buy in a mall that you’ll remember in ten years.

32. Explore spirituality. It’s arrogant and small-minded to believe there’s nothing going on in our universe that is beyond our comprehension. We know less about our universe than an ant meandering on a sidewalk understands about this planet.

33. Have a strong bias toward action—doing rather than talking. If you ask a bunch of old people about their regrets, they’ll talk about the things they *didn't* do—the shots they didn’t take—more than the things they did do (even if it went wrong). As Wayne Gretzky famously said, “You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.” Most people don’t take enough shots.

34. Stay lean. Men in particular are obsessed with muscle mass these days, but bulk doesn’t age well. The goal is to be strong but lean. The fittest guys in their 50s and beyond aren’t meatheads, they’re lean guys who are serious about a sport.

35. Curate your inner circle carefully. Surround yourself with people you admire and who challenge you to grow. Remember, we’re the average of our 5 closest relationships.

36. Be the fittest version of yourself. Your body is your only vessel for experiencing life—so treat it as such. Fitness isn’t working out a few times a week, it’s a lifestyle. The older you get, the more time you need to devote to your health.

37. Take the time to appreciate art and beauty in all its forms.

38. Think globally, but act locally. Too many people put their energy into far-away problems they don’t understand and can’t impact, while ignoring problems right under their nose. Want to change the world? Start at home.

39. Try psychedelics. It’s one of those things everyone should do at least once, and it might be the breakthrough you’ve been looking for.

40. Limit bad habits, including unhealthy thought patterns. We all have them—practice avoidance and find substitutes. Get professional help if needed.

41. Be a lifelong learner. Your brain is just like a muscle—if you don’t feed and flex it regularly, it will atrophy.

42. Find your purpose. People with a strong sense of purpose are happier and live longer. Lack of purpose sucks energy and magnifies depression.

43. Only take advice from people who embody the traits you want to have. Talk is cheap—emulate those who have DONE it.

44. The goal is not to retire and do nothing, it’s to build a great day-to-day life that you don’t need to escape. A life of leisure is a slow death. Happiness isn’t possible without a little struggle, uncertainty, and skin in the game.

45. Have fun! Do frivolous and silly things that make you smile. As George Bernard Shaw famously said, “We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing.”

46. Whatever you want to do or achieve in life, start NOW. Don’t fall victim to “someday thinking” because someday never comes.

47. Accumulate assets—things that grow in value over time. It’s the #1 habit of rich people, and it can be done in tiny chunks. Instead of spending $100 on an impulse purchase that has no lasting value, put that money into an index fund or Bitcoin. It becomes addictive (in a good way).

48. Don’t ignore the big 3 canaries in the coal mine for health:
—Low libido (and ED)
—Frequent sinus & respiratory issues
—Depression
These usually aren’t medical conditions in themselves, they’re symptoms of an underlying problem. Find a good doc (outside of the mainstream) and figure out the root cause.

49. Have a clear vision for your future. How can you decide which direction to go if you haven’t clearly defined the destination? It sounds obvious, but 95% of people haven’t defined their “Ideal End State” in detail and in writing. (Check out my thread on this topic.)

50. Make your own decisions. We live in an era where most of what society tells us is wrong. Don’t be afraid to break from societal norms—if people say you’re crazy, it’s a sign that you’re doing something right.

51. Get hardcore about mobility exercise. As you age, it’s usually the knees, hips, and lower back that limit physical performance. 30 min a couple times a week can spare you a lifetime of pain. YouTube is a great resource.

52. Go all in on family. Get married, stay married, have kids. Burn the boats. In the end, family is all that matters.

53. Be ruthless with your time. Money comes and goes. Time only goes. Audit your calendar ruthlessly—cut the trivial, double down on the meaningful, and spend your hours like your life depends on it. (Because it does.)

54. Have a strong bias toward action. Be curious, try things, meet people—it’s how you increase your surface area for serendipity, the most powerful unseen force in our lives.

55. Reinvent yourself every decade. Over time, we slowly drift off course from our priorities, values, and true identity. Take stock and don’t be afraid to hit the reset button. Bold, calculated moves made for the right reasons almost always pay off—usually even more than you can imagine.

🎁 P.S. If you enjoyed this post, would you give me a birthday gift? Repost or comment with the item number(s) you liked best?

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

Accurate

[Mountain Cabins @cabinsmountain]

Your soul need this, not dubai.

[Shubhvani @shubhvanii]

Making money is the bait.
Keeping it is the war.
Multiplying it? That’s god-mode.
Most men blow their first bag trying to look rich. The real ones build empires in silence, stack bricks while others flex dust.
Dear son....wealth ain’t luck, it’s war strategy:
Study like a monk.
Move like a ghost.
Strike like a lion.
And never let broke minds advise a future millionaire.

[Simons @Simon_Ingari]

Nokia CEO ended his speech saying this “we didn’t do anything wrong, but somehow, we lost”.

During the press conference to announce NOKIA being acquired by Microsoft, Nokia CEO ended his speech saying this “we didn’t do anything wrong, but somehow, we lost”.

Upon saying that, all his management team, himself included, teared sadly.

Nokia has been a respectable company. They didn’t do anything wrong in their business, however, the world changed too fast. Their opponents were too powerful.

They missed out on learning, they missed out on changing, and thus they lost the opportunity at hand to make it big.

Not only did they miss the opportunity to earn big money, they lost their chance of survival.

The message of this story is, if you don’t change, you shall be removed from the competition.

It’s not wrong if you don’t want to learn new things. However, if your thoughts and mindset cannot catch up with time, you will be eliminated.

Conclusion:

1. The advantage you have yesterday, will be replaced by the trends of tomorrow.

2. You don’t have to do anything wrong, as long as your competitors catch the wave and do it RIGHT, you can lose out and fail.

3. To change and improve yourself is giving yourself a second chance.

4. To be forced by others to change, is like being discarded.

5. Those who refuse to learn & improve, will definitely one day become redundant & not relevant to the industry.

They will learn the lesson in a hard & expensive way

#IkoKaziKE