Month: September 2024

The Try Guys say their subscription strategy is starting to work

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After a rough couple years, YouTube creators The Try Guys said they’re on-track to reach profitability, with subscriptions to their three-month-old, ad-free service 2nd Try now accounting for 20% of the company’s revenue. Of course, those numbers also mean The Try Guys remain reliant on other revenue streams, including YouTube advertising. But in an interview … Read more

gRPC Between Web and Server: A Simple gRPC Communication

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This is a simple gRPC communication between a web client and server with an Envoy proxy. I’m using the gRPC-Web library for this. gRPC-Web is a JavaScript client library that allows web applications to talk to gRPC services. Since browsers don’t support HTTP/2 or the binary protocol used by standard gRPC, gRPC-Web provides a way … Read more

11 Key Design Patterns: An Essential Guide

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Unlock the secrets of software architecture with Mastering Software Architecture: 11 Key Design Patterns Explained. Table of Contents Design Pattern — Abstract Factory Learning Objectives Getting Started How to use an abstract factory provider? Output 2. Design Pattern — Adapter Use Case Learning Objectives Getting Started 3. Design Pattern — Builder Use Case Learning Objectives … Read more

Lost In Thoughts

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Dear Overthinker, You don’t just think—you spiral. You spiral down into an abyss where every thought splits into a thousand more. Each one sharper, more unforgiving than the last. You peel back the layers of your mind until there’s nothing left but the raw sting of doubt, the steady pain of unanswered questions. When morning … Read more

Researchers say a bug let them add fake pilots to rosters used for TSA checks

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Illustration by Carlo Cadenas / The Verge A pair of security researchers say they discovered a vulnerability in login systems for records that the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) uses to verify airline crew members at airport security checkpoints. The bug let anyone with a “basic knowledge of SQL injection” add themselves to airline rosters, potentially … Read more