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Byte Sized Updates about Containers, Cloud & Tech

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I took the above picture this morning (New Years Eve) of the moon setting behind the Swiss Alps and on 2020 (It pays to get up early). Watching the moon set really brings closure on 2020 on the ups and downs. As we close out 2020, we could focus on all the negatives but instead lets focus on the positives and start planning 2021!

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Happy New Years to you!

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​Forget New Year's Resolutions and instead conduct a year in Review​

I have to dig this article from Tim Ferris out of the archives. Creating New Year's resolutions which fall away usuallly before the first week of February makes little sense. Instead I have always reflected on my previous years accomplishments. Give it a try and you will appreciate your year even more.

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​Amazon's answer to SpaceX Starlink delivers 400mbps in prototype phase​

The race is now to see who can control Space to Earth internet. The two biggest contenders are SpaceX and Amazon. Amazon's new Project Kuiper prioritises download speed over upload. This could provide unfiltered internet to areas of the globe which are either under heavy firewalls or places with no internet at all. Only downside I have seen with Starlink is when you see them overhead they drown out the stars...

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​Positioning your Startup/Product is Vital​

Interested how to position your business or product with your customers? XGoogler Arielle Jackson walks you through how to create a positioning statement framework. Arielle walks you through how to create your own statement and how that will help you position your products going forward.

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​10 Free API's to use for your next project​

Looking for inspiration for your next project? Look no further. These 10 Free API's will help you launch something before you start back to work in 2021.

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​Brexit further highlights Politicians Tech i​gnorance​

OK, Brexit is finally a thing now. But the details fo the deal is what is really interesting. Politicians basically copied and pasted text from the 90's about the tech to be used in to communicate between UK and EU using Netscape Navigator and SHA-1. Both have been obsolete since about 1997. After more digging by the author it appears that EU laws are riddled with old tech guidelines. Yikes!

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…That’s this week’s theByte newsletter!

I’m Brian Christner, Docker Captain, Traefik Ambassador, and DevOps engineer. If you’ve enjoyed reading this, tell your friends to sign up for theByte newsletter or post a link in your company Slack.

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-Brian

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