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Attention Media ≠ Social Networks

By susam 325 points 149 commentssusam.net2026-02-2212:36

By Susam Pal on 20 Jan 2026 When web-based social networks started flourishing nearly two decades ago, they were genuinely social networks. You would sign up for a popular service, follow people you…

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Fix Your Tools

By vinhnx 65 points 32 commentsochagavia.nl2026-02-2216:12

Last week I had to diagnose a bug in an open source library I maintain. The issue was gnarly enough that I couldn’t find it right away, but then I thought: if I set a breakpoint here and fire up the…

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What Is a Database Transaction?

By 0x54MUR41 141 points 23 commentsplanetscale.com2026-02-2212:28

What are database transactions and how do SQL databases isolate one transaction from another?

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Attention Media ≠ Social Networks

By susam325 points149 commentssusam.net2026-02-2212:36

Fix Your Tools

By vinhnx65 points32 commentsochagavia.nl2026-02-2216:12

What Is a Database Transaction?

By 0x54MUR41141 points23 commentsplanetscale.com2026-02-2212:28

By susam 325 points 149 commentssusam.net2026-02-2212:36

By vinhnx 65 points 32 commentsochagavia.nl2026-02-2216:12

By 0x54MUR41 141 points 23 commentsplanetscale.com2026-02-2212:28