🚀 Welcome to this week’s Friday Readings!
A quick collection of must‑reads, tool announcements, and tech highlights that caught my eye recently.
đź“š Articles Worth Your Time
- Open infrastructure is not free: A joint statement on sustainable stewardship The OpenSSF and partner registries warn that running public infrastructure (package registries, CDNs, etc.) is becoming untenable under a “free to use” expectation, calling for sustainable funding models.
- Document parsing using GPT‑4o API vs Claude Sonnet 3.5 API vs Invofox API (with code samples) A hands‑on comparison of parsing capabilities across three different LLM‑powered APIs, including code you can run yourself.
- All You Need Is SSH A no‑fluff exploration of how far plain SSH can take you: transfers, tunnels, streaming, and more, without extra services.
- Make Obsidian look & function like Apple Notes Help Obsidian mimic the simplicity and feel of Apple Notes.
- SRE in 100 Lessons Series of distilled, actionable lessons extracted from classic Google SRE principles tailored for everyday operations.
🛠️ New Tools & Announcements
- Readest An open‑source, cross‑platform ebook reader built with Tauri + Next.js, with features like syncing, parallel reading, and integrated translation support.
- VimMaster A fun, interactive browser game to boost your muscle memory for Vim commands through timed challenges.
- Translumo A real‑time screen text translator that combines multiple OCR engines and ranks results intelligently.
- KubeForge Visual tool for constructing Kubernetes manifests with built‑in validation, schema hints, and instant feedback.
- kubespec.dev A curated, explorative catalog of Kubernetes resource definitions and versions, complete with examples.
Thanks for reading!
That’s all.