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A century on from René Goscinny's birth, Asterix is getting a fresh look as something more than a comic strip. Analysts are pointing to the series as a surprisingly durable framework for thinking about power, resistance, and the absurdity of institutions — themes that feel, if anything, more relevant than ever in the age of platform monopolies and algorithmic authority.
On the security front, a data visualization making the rounds shows the number of CVEs patched in PostgreSQL growing at what appears to be an exponential curve. That's not necessarily a sign that Postgres is getting less safe — it may reflect a maturing security culture and more rigorous disclosure practices. But it's a number worth watching, especially for teams running critical infrastructure on open source databases.
And in the world of embedded engineering, a developer writing from what they describe as a third-world context has pushed back hard on some of the assumptions baked into the RISC-V ecosystem. Their argument is pointed — that the architecture's promise of openness doesn't always translate into affordability or accessibility for engineers outside wealthy tech hubs. It's a grounding reminder that hardware ecosystems have geography.
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