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Meet the Hackathon Winner: Packworks on the Future of Phygital Retail and Building With Bright Data
By @proofofusefulness [ 4 Min read ] Meet Packworks, a Bright Data Award winner using retail data, AI, and fintech to support more than 335,000 sari-sari stores in the Philippines. Read More.
Code Smell 208 - Dont Use Null for Real Places
By @mcsee [ 6 Min read ] Learn why using (0, 0) for missing coordinates creates bugs and how a polymorphic Location type keeps Kotlin models accurate. Read More.
The Case Against Treating Outcomes as the Only Good Key Results
By @taboca [ 8 Min read ] Should key results measure outcomes or outputs? This essay argues that outcome-only OKRs can hide the work, weaken learning, and reduce shared understanding. Read More.
You Cannot Filter Your Way Out of Prompt Injection
By @eullrich [ 20 Min read ] Filters dont stop prompt injection; architecture does. A field guide to the lethal trifecta, the rule of two, Dual-LLM and CaMeL, with working code. Read More.
How GMX Liquidity Pools Work
By @sentra-bureau [ 15 Min read ] Explore GMX BTC-USDC pool mechanics through on-chain data: fees, trader PnL, BTC exposure, and Non-Fee Component behavior. Read More.
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