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Why Senior Engineers Fail "Google SRE" Interviews (2026 Analysis)

There is a specific failure pattern that shows up repeatedly in Google SRE interview loops. The candidate is senior. They know Kubernetes internals. They pass the coding question. The outcome is still a No Hire.The reason? They treated the interview as a technical test instead of an operational simulation.I’ve spent the last few years deconstructing these failure modes. Below is the internal rubric interviewers are implicitly scoring against.THE NALSD "PHYSICS" TRAPMost candidates thin

Show HN: TinyPDF – 3KB PDF library (70x smaller than jsPDF)

I needed to generate invoices in a Node.js app. jsPDF is 229KB. I only needed text, rectangles, lines, and JPEG images. So I wrote tinypdf: <400 lines of TypeScript, zero dependencies, 3.3KB minified+gzipped. What it does: - Text (Helvetica, colors, alignment) - Rectangles and lines - JPEG images - Multiple pages, custom sizes What it doesn't do: - Custom fonts, PNG/SVG, forms, encryption, HTML-to-PDF That's it. The 95% use case for invoices, receipts, repor

Safety alert: Local pediatrician weighs in as Georgia families battle flu, RSV

Doctors said that avoiding crowds, washing hands often, keeping sick kids home and knowing the warning signs of flu and RSV ...

Show HN: AI agent that investigates CloudWatch alarms – 5-min Terraform deploy

Hey HN,I built this because I was tired of spending 20-30 minutes investigating every CloudWatch alarm that fired. AWS just released CloudWatch Investigations (June 2025) which does similar things, but requires significant setup and lives in the console. Mine takes a different approach.CloudWatch AI Agent: When an alarm fires, an AI agent autonomously investigates and sends findings to Slack. Deploy via Terraform in 5 minutes.How it works: - Terraform module (Apache 2.0) deploys Lambda + SNS int

Georgia DPS Commercial Vehicle Enforcement welcomes nine new officers

FORSYTH — The Commercial Vehicle Enforcement division of the Georgia Department of Public Safety celebrated the graduation of its 14th Commercial Vehicle Officer School Dec. 12, at the Georgia Public

Trump’s Maximalist Assertion of Presidential Power Tests the Rule of Law

The United States has never seen an effort to expand presidential authority at the scale of Donald J. Trump’s second term. News Analysis The United States has never seen an effort to expand ...

Trump Doesn’t Have the Authority. What Happens When He Does It Anyway?

The American experiment depends on institutional checks on power’s exercise. If there are no checks, then these indeed will be devastating times. President Donald Trump during an executive order ...

Stephen Miller says Trump has 'plenary authority' over military. What does that mean?

An adviser claimed the president has "plenary authority," or absolute power, regarding military use under Title 10. A federal judge temporarily blocked the Trump administration from sending National ...

What is plenary authority? Does Trump have plenary power over National Guard?

White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller appears to have had an oops moment after saying "the president has plenary authority" during a recent CNN interview. Here's what happened and what it ...

Did Stephen Miller say Trump has 'plenary authority' on CNN?

Miller made the remark while discussing a judge's decision to block the Trump administration's efforts to deploy National Guard troops to Portland, Oregon. It's unclear what he meant by "plenary ...

The Authority Illusion

We've all seen the leader who appears to have limitless confidence. They seem steadfast, decisive, and always in control. But appearances can be deceiving. Behind that confident exterior often lies ...

What is the Insurrection Act? Does the US president have plenary authority?

When asked whether President Donald Trump would invoke the Insurrection Act, Vice President JD Vance said Trump is "looking at all his options." The decision would allow Trump to deploy the U.S.

Stephen Miller Sparks Suspicion After ‘Glitch’ on CNN When He Mentioned ‘Plenary Authority’

Stephen Miller speaks to the media outside the White House in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 6, 2025. Stephen Miller speaks to the media outside the White House in ...

Do I have to take the written test to renew my California driver’s license?

A driver’s license for a California adult is good for five years. About two months before it expires, the Department of Motor Vehicles sends a notice with renewal instructions. Here are the most ...

Some senior drivers can renew their California licenses without a test. Here are the rules

The good news for Californians age 70 and older is that many of them will no longer have to take a test or online course to renew their driver’s license, thanks to a policy change announced this week ...

GSP Airport District names new chief of police

The Greenville-Spartanburg Airport District has selected William Petty as its new Chief of Police following a rigorous ...

NEPA officials join opposition to proposed truck weight limit increase

Officials from Nanticoke and Newport Twp. are the latest government leaders in Northeast Pennsylvania objecting to efforts to increase the size of large trucks on the nation’s roads.

Ga. Dept. of Public Health educates parents on car seat safety

Nearly 100 volunteers gathered at Crown Hill Cemetery to place wreaths on fallen soldiers’ graves as part of the national Wreaths Across America tradition.

Public Safety Departments across Middle and Southwest Ga. expect upgrades

BAINBRIDGE, Ga. (WALB) - Public safety upgrades are expected to come to Middle and Southwest Georgia. On Wednesday, U.S. Senators Jon Ossoff and Reverend Raphael Warnock and Congressman Sanford D.

Georgia Public Safety head to retire, governor announces

ATLANTA — Col. Chris Wright, Commissioner of the Georgia Dept. of Public Safety, which includes the Georgia State Patrol, confirmed to Channel 2 Investigative Reporter Mark Winne he intends to retire ...