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On the Death of Amazon’s Writing Culture - by Steve Huynh

Mon, 26 Oct 2026 07:31:43 +0000

AI should definitely be used for brainstorming, organizing your thoughts, research, making sure your documents are consistent, and grammar. But, as we would say at Amazon, the human should always take the pen.

Tags: #ai #aidr #amazon #tech #writing

What does Jeff Bezos think is going to happen? | The Reinvigorated Programmer

Mon, 06 Jul 2026 06:33:23 +0000

But of course I won’t buy a new Kindle, when this one is perfectly functional. I’ll just pirate the book that I have already paid for. I will find somewhere that I can download a non-DRM-crippled copy of the book, and put it on my device that I have also already paid for.

Tags: #amazon #drm #ebooks #kindle

Jeff Bezos makes brash statement about the future of popular hobby: 'It makes no sense'

Mon, 09 Mar 2026 21:51:41 +0000

As Tom's Guide reported, Bezos explained in a New York Times interview how the era of everyone having their own PC is coming to an end. "This is what computation is like today; everyone has their own data center," Bezos said. "That's not going to last. It makes no sense. You're going to buy compute off the grid."

Tags: #ai #amazon #aws #cloud #future

Postal Arbitrage

Tue, 13 Jan 2026 06:48:36 +0000

As of 2025, a stamp for a letter costs $0.78 in the United States. Amazon Prime sells items for less than that... with free shipping! Why send a postcard when you can send actual stuff?

Tags: #amazon #postal #usps

The Unexpected Joys Of Hacking An Old Kindle | Hackaday

Mon, 24 Nov 2025 23:23:26 +0000

Make no mistake, I’m greatly appreciative of the fact that we now have mature single-board computers like the Raspberry Pi available for a reasonable cost. But taking what’s essentially consumer e-waste and turning it into a useful platform for learning and experimentation is the true hacker way. So whether you’ve got a Kindle collecting dust somewhere at home, or end up grabbing a few off of eBay for a song, I invite you to bust out the USB-serial adapter and start exploring.

Tags: #amazon #diy #hacks #kindle #linux

Removing Jeff Bezos From My Bed ◆ Truffle Security Co.

Tue, 21 Oct 2025 23:26:54 +0000

Eight Sleep smart bed found to contain an exposed AWS key and a likely backdoor that allowed engineers to remotely access users' beds

Tags: #amazon #aws #beds #iot #security

How I Reversed Amazon's Kindle Web Obfuscation Because Their App Sucked

Fri, 17 Oct 2025 22:46:14 +0000

I bought my first ebook from amazon Amazon's Kindle Android app was really buggy and crashed a bunch Tried to download my book to use with a functioning reader app Realized Amazon no longer lets you do that Decided to reverse engineer their obfuscation system out of spite Discovered multiple layers of protection including randomized alphabets Defeated all of them with font matching wizardry

Tags: #amazon #ebooks #ocr

Amazon Requires Ring Staff to Show AI Use to Get Promoted - Business Insider

Fri, 18 Jul 2025 19:02:44 +0000

Siminoff, in his email, said employees seeking a promotion must now describe how they have used generative AI or other AI technologies to improve customer experience or increase operational efficiency. They are also asked to cite specific AI projects they've worked on and the measurable impact achieved.

Tags: #ai #amazon #career #ring #work

Principal Engineer Roles Framework

Fri, 20 Dec 2024 21:21:15 +0000

The framework was pretty helpful for us as a team to optimize (or “force multiply” as we say in the Amazon Principal Tenets) the impact of our super awesome Principal Engineer community. We used the role framework to assess Principal Engineer engagement for our most important projects across Amazon S3/Glacier. In some cases, we changed the role of the Principal Engineer.

Tags: #amazon #career #engineering #principalengineer

Storing private files on Amazon S3 with Django and giving authorised users temporary access (Phil Gyford’s website)

Tue, 08 Mar 2016 17:39:23 +0000

If you’re using Amazon S3 to store your website’s files, and you want some of them to be private, only accessible to certain users, and particularly if you’re using Django, here’s how.

Tags: #amazon #aws #django #imported:pinboard #s3

AWS Tips I Wish I'd Known Before I Started - W(e)blinks

Tue, 18 Aug 2015 23:16:00 +0000

A collection of random tips for Amazon Web Services (AWS) that I wish I'd been told a few years ago, based on what I've learned by building and deploying various applications on AWS.

Tags: #amazon #aws #devops #imported:pinboard #sysadmin #tips

AWS Tips I Wish I'd Known Before I Started - W(e)blinks

Tue, 18 Aug 2015 23:16:00 +0000

A collection of random tips for Amazon Web Services (AWS) that I wish I'd been told a few years ago, based on what I've learned by building and deploying various applications on AWS.

Tags: #amazon #aws #devops #sysadmin #tips

Add Kodi (XBMC) Icon to Fire TV's Home Screen | Sideload Fire TV

Sat, 28 Mar 2015 16:58:32 +0000

This tutorial will show you how to add a Kodi (XBMC) icon shortcut to the main menu. You can now access Kodi (XBMC) from the home screen. No root required. Normally, you would have to go to through the Settings menu to access the app.

Tags: #amazon #fire #hacks #imported:pinboard #kodi #xbmc

Add Kodi (XBMC) Icon to Fire TV's Home Screen | Sideload Fire TV

Sat, 28 Mar 2015 16:58:32 +0000

Tags: #amazon #fire #hacks #kodi #xbmc

The Tapir's Tale: Lambda, Javascript Micro-Services on AWS

Thu, 08 Jan 2015 22:14:35 +0000

Amazon just released a bunch of new services. My favorite is Lambda. Lambda allows me to deploy simple micro-services without having to setup any servers at all. Everything is hosted in the AWS cloud. Another cool thing about Lambda services is that the default runtime is Node.js!

Tags: #amazon #aws #imported:pinboard #lambda #node #s3