Backlogs in distributed systems are arithmetic problems, not mysteries. This article provides practical formulas for ...

On April 1, 2026, Google released a Chrome security update addressing 21 vulnerabilities, one of which, CVE-2026-5281, was already being actively exploited in the wild at the time of disclosure. Three ...

In 2019, PrimeSource Building Products Ltd and Dimora Brands began migrating away from an on-premises Avaya PBX to the cloud-based 8x8 unified communications and ...

Hackers are impersonating Microsoft, PayPal, Docusign, and other familiar brands in callback phishing scams aimed at stealing confidential information or delivering malware. These attacks trade the ...

Tristan Jurkovich began his career as a journalist in 2011. His childhood love of video games and writing fuel his passion for archiving this great medium’s history. He dabbles in every genre, but ...

Once while we were waiting in line to give money to a bank teller, my mother told me that businesses that make you stand in line insult their customers. Being on hold, or simply being in a queue, is a ...

It's a good time to come back to FF14 Dawntrail. However you felt about the campaign's divisive story, the expansion brought some of the best combat encounters and most stunning zones the MMORPG has ...

When Customers Adore Queue Callbacks (+3 Times They Don’t) Your email has been sent Your customers and agents will thank you for adding queue callback. Here’s why these virtual holds are a win-win for ...

We recently switched from KafkaJS to this library, which has mostly been great, but we've been hitting an intermittent hang. I don't have a shareable reproducible test case yet, but I can explain ...

Today, I attended callbacks for a local production of Hadestown: Teen Edition. This was my first foray back into the world of regional theatre in several months, and it reminded me of several distinct ...