#aws developer tools

[codeonedigest]

AWS APP Runner Tutorial for Amazon Cloud Developers

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AWS App Runner is a fully managed container application service that lets you build, deploy, and run containerized applications without prior infrastructure or container experience. AWS App Runner also load balances the traffic with encryption, scales to meet your traffic needs, and allows to communicate with other AWS applications in a private VPC. You can use App Runner to build and run API…

[nekofantasia]

Now I know why my job is a software engineer and not a software developer

[practicallogix]

Driving Innovation with AWS Cloud Development Tools

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has established itself as a leader in cloud computing, providing businesses with a comprehensive suite of services to build, deploy, and manage applications at scale. Among its most impactful offerings are AWS cloud development tools, which enable developers to optimize workflows, automate processes, and accelerate innovation. These tools are indispensable for creating scalable, secure, and reliable cloud-native applications across various industries. 

The Importance of AWS Cloud Development Tools 

Modern application development demands agility, automation, and seamless collaboration. AWS cloud development tools deliver the infrastructure, services, and integrations required to support the entire software development lifecycle (SDLC)—from coding and testing to deployment and monitoring. Whether catering to startups or large enterprises, these tools reduce manual effort, expedite releases, and uphold best practices in DevOps and cloud-native development.

Key AWS Development Tools 

Here is an overview of some widely utilized AWS cloud development tools and their core functionalities: 

1. AWS Cloud9 

AWS Cloud9 is a cloud-based integrated development environment (IDE) that enables developers to write, run, and debug code directly in their browser. Pre-configured with essential tools, it supports multiple programming languages such as JavaScript, Python, and PHP. By eliminating the need for local development environments, Cloud9 facilitates real-time collaboration and streamlines workflows. 

2. AWS CodeCommit 

AWS CodeCommit is a fully managed source control service designed to securely host Git-based repositories. It offers features such as version control, fine-grained access management through AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM), and seamless integration with other AWS services, making it a robust option for collaborative development. 

3. AWS CodeBuild 

AWS CodeBuild automates key development tasks, including compiling source code, running tests, and producing deployment-ready packages. This fully managed service removes the need to maintain build servers, automatically scales resources, and integrates with CodePipeline along with other CI/CD tools, streamlining the build process. 

4. AWS CodeDeploy 

AWS CodeDeploy automates the deployment of code to Amazon EC2 instances, AWS Lambda, and even on-premises servers. By minimizing downtime, providing deployment tracking, and ensuring safe rollbacks in case of issues, CodeDeploy simplifies and secures the deployment process. 

5. AWS CodePipeline 

AWS CodePipeline is a fully managed continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) service that automates the build, test, and deployment stages of the software development lifecycle. It supports integration with third-party tools, such as GitHub and Jenkins, to provide enhanced flexibility and seamless workflows. 

6. AWS CDK (Cloud Development Kit) 

The AWS Cloud Development Kit allows developers to define cloud infrastructure using familiar programming languages including TypeScript, Python, Java, and C#. By simplifying Infrastructure as Code (IaC), AWS CDK makes provisioning AWS resources more intuitive and easier to maintain. 

7. AWS X-Ray 

AWS X-Ray assists developers in analyzing and debugging distributed applications by offering comprehensive insights into request behavior, error rates, and system performance bottlenecks. This tool is particularly valuable for applications leveraging microservices-based architectures. 

Benefits of Using AWS Development Tools 

Scalability: Effortlessly scale development and deployment operations to align with the growth of your applications. 

Efficiency: Accelerate the software development lifecycle with automation and integrated workflows. 

Security: Utilize built-in security features and IAM controls to safeguard your code and infrastructure. 

Cost-Effectiveness: Optimize resources and leverage pay-as-you-go pricing to manage costs effectively. 

Innovation: Focus on developing innovative features and solutions without the burden of managing infrastructure. 

Conclusion 

AWS development tools offer a robust, flexible, and secure foundation for building modern cloud-native applications. Covering every stage of development, from coding to deployment and monitoring, these tools empower organizations to innovate confidently, deliver software faster, and maintain a competitive edge in today’s dynamic digital environment. By leveraging this comprehensive toolset, businesses can streamline operations and enhance their ability to meet evolving challenges with agility.

[antstackinc]

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[sierraconsult]

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[missbehavior0u0]

See the thing about Eridan and Feferi is they are a bit like sharks and dolphins. One of them is a lovely little smiley creature that makes chittering noises and does tricks and is overall very anthropomorphizable, and the other is a big nasty biting thing that you wouldn’t want in your entourage. Meanwhile Feferi is a nice young lady with sentiments about social justice that appeal to Homestuck’s exclusively (as far as I know) non-Alternian audience and very adorable mannerisms, and the other one is Eridan.

But then expert scientists start taking a closer look at the two species and start to spot some discrepancies with the general idea of what they should be. It turns out dolphins do all kinds of nasty things (ie: premarital sex, stockbroking, pyromania) and sharks are actually big softies who wouldn’t hurt a fly when you aren’t dressed up as a seal or making sensationalist blockbuster movies about them.

Similarly, upon closer inspection you realize that maybe Feferi isn’t really all that nice or even necessarily respectful towards lowbloods (re: conversations with sollux, VrIska, Jade) and that Eridan, despite having adopted his worldview because it puts him in a socially acceptable position of power, might not buy into those ideas and isn’t quite so awful or as much of a lost cause as first impressions might have him seem (re: conversations with Karkat, Gamzee regarding Sollux, requests for faulty doomsday devices, etc).

So naturally you as the reader get very excited about all these developments and start wondering oh boy oh boy, where will the story push these characterizations next, given that it’s already managed to tell us so much with so little? Who will remain true to their ideology, and whose will crumble? And then Eridan goes and does that. Sad! Oh well, there’s other tools of a genocidal regime to unpack. Sometimes the shark really is just a big nasty biting thing, and there’s nothing sinister lurking beneath the dolphin’s adorable trick.

But you, understandably, are a little pissed off by all this. You were eager to see all the secret nice and nasty bits of these characters come to fruition, and as the reader you’ve been denied your delectable prize. Plus, it seems not everyone has caught on to how things could have gone. So in your analysis you push things a bit, maybe to bring them justice or to make things clearer. Dolphins are actually murderous rapists who delight in stealing candy from small children, while your average shark is on par with Mother Teresa. Feferi’s plans for societal rehabilitation were tantamount to genocide. Eridan Did Nothing Wrong. And so on.

However, it’s important to settle on a few things at the end of the day. Bits of nuance are usually intended to make characters more similar rather than push them further apart. It might be more helpful to see what those similarities are pointing to and analyze them on that basis. Eridan and Feferi are both troubled little soldiers of a fascist state positioned very close to its head. Similarly, when all’s said and done, sharks and dolphins are both large marine predators with very sharp teeth who humans would benefit from not getting close to.

[were--ralph]

why exactly do you dislike generative art so much? i know its been misused by some folks, but like, why blame a tool because it gets used by shitty people? Why not just... blame the people who are shitty? I mean this in genuinely good faith, you seem like a pretty nice guy normally, but i guess it just makes me confused how... severe? your reactions are sometimes to it. There's a lot of nuance to conversation about it, and by folks a lot smarter than I (I suggest checking out the Are We Art Yet or "AWAY" group! They've got a lot on their page about the ethical use of Image generation software by individuals, and it really helped explain some things I was confused about). I know on my end, it made me think about why I personally was so reactive about Who was allowed to make art and How/Why. Again, all this in good faith, and I'm not asking you to like, Explain yourself or anything- If you just read this and decide to delete it instead of answering, all good! I just hope maybe you'll look into *why* some people advocate for generative software as strongly as they do, and listen to what they have to say about things -🦜

if Ai genuinely generated its own content I wouldn't have as much of a problem with it, however what Ai currently does is scrape other people's art, collect it, and then build something based off of others stolen works without crediting them. It's like. stealing other peoples art, mashing it together, then saying "this is mine i can not only profit of it but i can use it to cut costs in other industries.

this is more evident by people not "making" art but instead using prompts. Its like going to McDonalds and saying "Burger. Big, Juicy, etc, etc" then instead of a worker making the burger it uses an algorithm to build a burger based off of several restaurant's recepies.

example

the left is AI art, the right is one of the artists (Lindong) who it pulled the art style from. it's literally mass producing someone's artstyle by taking their art then using an algorithm to rebuild it in any context. this is even more apparent when you see ai art also tries to recreate artists watermarks and generally blends them together making it unintelligible.

Aside from that theres a lot of other ethical problems with it including generating pretty awful content, including but not limited to cp. It also uses a lot of processing power and apparently water? I haven't caught up on the newer developements i've been depressed about it tbh

Then aside from those, studios are leaning towards Ai generation to replace having to pay people. I've seen professional voice actors complain on twitter that they haven't gotten as much work since ai voice generation started, artists are being cut down and replaced by ai art then having the remaining artists fix any errors in the ai art.

Even beyond those things are the potential for misinformation. Here's an experiment: Which of these two are ai generated?

ready?

These two are both entirely ai generated. I have no idea if they're real people, but in a few months you could ai generate a Biden sex scandal, you could generate politics in whatever situation you want, you can generate popular streamers nude, whatever. and worse yet is ai generated video is already being developed and it doesn't look bad.

I posted on this already but as of right now it only needs one clear frame of a body and it can generate motion. yeah there are issues but it's been like two years since ai development started being taken seriously and we've gotten to this point already. within another two years it'll be close to perfected. There was even tests done with tiktokers and it works. it just fucking works.

There is genuinely not one upside to ai art. at all. it's theft, it's harming peoples lives, its harming the environment, its cutting jobs back and hurting the economy, it's invading peoples privacy, its making pedophilia accessible, and more. it's a plague and there's no vaccine for it. And all because people don't want to take a year to learn anatomy.

[bossuary]

Neve is painless. Rook is real.

Lucanis likes Neve because she represents what he is desperate to regain. He wants to feel normal, to work and cook and focus on the things he used to enjoy (such as they were) before the Ossuary. He wants capital R Romance, right out of a book.

Most importantly, he wants to get rid of Spite. He wants to pretend that he is the man he was...not this abomination.

Without truly knowing her, Lucanis believes Neve is a pathway to all of that. He's attracted to her, and she to him. Their flirting has an edge, but it's also friendly. She dislikes Spite, and her presence makes Spite disappear.

Neve will tell Lucanis that he's still himself, and that Spite doesn't change that. She will never be the one to reconcile Lucanis with Spite, to get them to accept each other. So, yeah, he gravitates to the charming, flirty, warm person who (through no fault of her own, really) feeds his desire to pretend he's not an abomination.

Even early on, I think he's smart enough to know that accepting Spite is his only option, but he...just... can't. With what tools? Nothing in his life has prepared him to deal with this. Rook does that. When denial tears Lucanis apart, Rook puts him back together with acceptance. Rook accepts the reality of Spite, and deals with it head-on every time.

Neve will remind Lucanis that she's not going anywhere. She'll tell him to open his eyes and look at facts, but she (probably) won't be the one to push him out of his own prison. Lucanis knows this, so Spite knows this, and therefore Spite will not look to Neve for help.

It's important for Lucanis to accept that Spite has changed him. But when it's Rook who says it--for whom Lucanis has developed real feelings, not idealized ones--well, it destroys the fantasy Lucanis clings to so vehemently, the one where he isn't this.

For me, the Lucanis/Rook romance feels the way it does NOT because the writers "preferred" that Lucanis and Neve get together, but because Neve is simply easier for Lucanis to accept. She's easier to talk to, unchallenging. Easy isn't bad! Comfort isn't bad! God knows they both deserve some comfort.

Loving Rook is a profoundly complex choice. There's not a lot of cute ways to work that profundity into sexy banter. It makes sense, then, that Lucanis doesn't have as much dialogue for a romanced Rook as he does with Neve. What he can do is cook, make small gestures. He can, heartbreakingly, tell Rook, over and over, that he doesn't have the words to express how he feels. That's such an awful state, knowing that the person you care about needs to hear words you simply cannot locate. As soon as he does have the words, he shares them.

Rook is real. And real is not easy.

To Lucanis, Rook represents a difficult path to recovery, a path he has to keep choosing to follow, every day. At a time in his life where he is incapable of seeing Spite (and his own PTSD ) as anything but a 'distraction' to shove aside, Rook shows genuine interest in helping Lucanis heal. Rook takes consistent action toward that goal, particularly when it's clear that Lucanis doesn't know how.

Lucanis also has to believe that he's worth the effort, his own and his love's. Neve is great, love her, but I don't see this struggling cynic, this chronic worrier, being very helpful in the self-worth department. No, people in a relationship do not have to perform therapeutic roles. But, partners do have to respect each others' boundaries and needs.

Of course Lucanis goes all-in for Neve, romantically, even while he and Rook are dancing around each other. Accepting how much he loves and cares for Rook means looking at himself the way Rook does. That is so much harder than whatever will happen with Neve.

The fact that Lucanis isn't afraid to pursue Neve, even if Treviso is blighted, tells me that Neve is an indulgence for him. Again, that's not a value judgement. If they treat each other with respect, then the merits of the relationship don't have to fall on whether Lucanis 'heals' as a result. Sometimes not hurting all the time is enough.

BUT. Contrast the ease he feels with Neve with his feelings about Rook:

"When I was afraid to want you..."

That is a powerful admission.

What was he afraid of? The annihilation of neglect, worthlessness, and shame. The awful but knowable pillars of his existence.

Wanting Rook means that Lucanis wants to dismantle everything he knows in pursuit of something he doesn't. To love Rook is to love and accept himself, exactly as he is.

Then...then...Lucanis finds real comfort.

[meazalykov]

back to pink

alexia putellas x cosmetologist!reader

summary: you persuade ale to change her hairstyle again

love, comfort, fluff

the sun spills into your studio in soft rays, casting a warm glow over the room as you adjust your station, your hands automatically going through the motions of preparing your tools. 

you've always loved the quiet of the afternoons here. it’s your space, your little sanctuary, and today, it feels even more special with alexia sitting in your chair.

she’s been with you for nearly an hour now, scrolling through her phone, the corners of her lips slightly curled upward in that way that tells you she’s thinking of something amusing. 

your heart flutters every time you catch her looking up at you through the mirror, her soft eyes full of a quiet warmth that only you get to see when she’s completely relaxed. 

your relationship has always been like this, full of easy silences and stolen glances that say more than words ever could.

"so," you say, turning to face her with a comb in hand, "what’s the plan for today? keeping it simple, or are we doing something big?"

alexia leans back in the chair, setting her phone aside as she gives you a thoughtful look. 

"i want a change," she says, her voice carrying that familiar mix of playfulness and seriousness that always keeps you on your toes.

"oh, a change? are we talking drastic?" you ask, moving behind her and running your fingers through her hair, admiring how soft it feels under your touch. thanks to you of course.

it’s natural for you now, this closeness between the two of you. she’s always been comfortable with you, ever since that first appointment years ago.

a grin tugs at your lips as a memory surfaces. "how about we go pink again?" you joke, remembering the bold look she had two years ago, right after the two of you first met. 

alexia had come in for a hair appointment, and you’d convinced her—half-jokingly, half-serious—to try something wild. she had agreed to pink, and you had been in awe of how stunning she looked with it. it was also the day she’d asked you out, and the rest, as they say, is history.

alexia tilts her head back, her grin mirroring yours. "you know... i was actually thinking about that."

you blink, pausing mid-comb. "wait, seriously? you want pink again?"

"yeah," she says, completely nonchalant. "it’s been a while, and i think it could be fun."

"alexia," you laugh, shaking your head, "i was kidding! you really want to go pink again?"

"why not?" she shrugs, her eyes sparkling with amusement. "you liked it, didn’t you?"

"you looked incredible," you admit, your mind already racing with the logistics of recreating that look. "but are you sure? i mean, it’s... pink."

"i’m sure," she says, her voice unwavering. "besides, it’ll be our little anniversary surprise."

you tilt your head, feeling a warmth spread through your chest. she always has a way of making even the simplest moments feel special, like this isn’t just about her hair but about the memories you’ve shared. 

"okay, pink it is," you say, setting the comb down and grabbing the dye and developer from your station."

but don’t say i didn’t warn you if people start obsessing over it again."

"let them obsess," she chuckles, leaning back in the chair with a content sigh. "i’m used to it by now."

“don’t get cocky!” you joke. 

you start by sectioning her hair with careful precision, your fingers moving with the kind of practiced ease that comes from years of experience. you've always taken pride in your work, but when it’s alexia in your chair, it feels different—like there’s a personal connection to every strand, every detail.

you mix the dye, the vibrant pink color swirling in the bowl as you stir it to the perfect consistency. as you begin applying it to her hair, your mind drifts back to that first time you met her. 

you had known who she was—alexia putellas, the star of barcelona, the captain everyone admired. but sitting in your chair back then, she wasn’t just the footballer the world knew. she was charming, sweet, and surprisingly easy to talk to. 

by the end of the appointment, she had made the first move, asking you to dinner. you had been so flustered, you nearly dropped the hot curling iron.

"remember the first time i did this?" you ask, your voice soft as you work the dye into her hair.

alexia hums in response, her eyes closed as she relaxes under your touch. "how could i forget? i’ve never seen anyone so flustered."

"hey," you protest lightly, "you’re the one who asked me out! i wasn’t expecting it."

"i know," she murmurs, a smile playing on her lips. "but you said yes."

"of course i did," you say, leaning down slightly to press a quick kiss to the top of her head. 

"who could say no to you?"

the dyeing process is methodical, almost therapeutic in its routine. you make sure every section is coated evenly, massaging the color in with gentle hands, knowing exactly how long to let it sit. 

time passes in a comfortable silence, the only sounds being the occasional hum of your tools and the quiet rustle of fabric as alexia shifts in the chair.

when the dye has set, you rinse her hair, feeling the softness return as the pink starts to emerge. it’s vibrant, bold, and so uniquely her. 

once her hair is clean, you blow-dry it with a round brush, giving it volume and soft waves that cascade down her back. 

finally, you step back, admiring your work.

"all done," you say, turning her chair around to face the mirror.

alexia’s eyes widen as she stares at herself in the reflection. she runs her fingers through the pink strands, her smile growing wider with each second. 

"wow..." she breathes, her voice filled with awe. "it’s perfect."

"you’re obsessed," you tease, watching her admire her new look with a gleam in her eye.

"can you blame me?" she grins, twisting a curl around her finger. "it’s brighter than last time."

before you can say anything more, the door to your studio swings open, and you hear familiar voices fill the room. 

mapi and ingrid stroll in, their conversation cutting off the second they see alexia.

"what the—" mapi gasps, her eyes immediately zeroing in on alexia’s hair. "are you serious? you did it again?"

ingrid steps closer, her face lighting up with admiration. 

"you look amazing," she says, her voice soft with awe. "the pink is perfect on you."

alexia laughs, clearly enjoying the reaction. "thanks," she says, running a hand through her hair, showing it off. 

"but it’s a secret. you can’t tell anyone on the team yet."

"oh, we won’t," mapi grins, her eyes flicking to you with a mischievous glint. 

"but i have to say, y/n you outdid yourself this time."

"what can i say? she’s got good taste," you reply with a wink, though you feel a surge of pride at their compliments.

alexia chuckles, still gazing at herself in the mirror, clearly enamored with the pink. "i love it," 

she murmurs, her voice softening as she turns to look at you. "thank you, amor."

you step closer, your heart fluttering at the affectionate term. "always happy to help," you say, reaching out to smooth a stray curl behind her ear. 

"but seriously, you look incredible."

she stands up from the chair, taking a moment to admire her reflection one last time before turning back to you. "you’re incredible," she murmurs, leaning in to press a soft kiss to your lips. "and now... i can’t wait for our anniversary. this is going to be a surprise no one sees coming."

you smile against her lips, your heart full. "i can't wait either." 

my masterlist is here if you want to read more!

[practicallogix]

Exploring AWS Cloud Development Tools: Empowering Innovation and Efficiency

As businesses increasingly transition to the cloud, the demand for robust and efficient development tools continues to rise. Amazon Web Services (AWS) offers a comprehensive suite of powerful tools designed to assist developers in designing, building, deploying, and managing applications in the cloud. These tools aim to enhance productivity, foster collaboration, and streamline the development process, whether the focus is on a simple website or a complex enterprise application.

In this blog post, we will delve into some of the key AWS cloud development tools, examining their functionality and the benefits they provide to developers and organizations alike.

Key AWS Cloud Development Tools

AWS offers a diverse range of development tools that span the entire software lifecycle. These tools enable developers to write code, automate deployment processes, monitor applications, and optimize performance. Below are some of the most significant AWS cloud development tools:

1. AWS Cloud9 

AWS Cloud9 is a cloud-based Integrated Development Environment (IDE) that enables developers to write, run, and debug code directly from a browser. It supports a variety of programming languages, including JavaScript, Python, PHP, and more. As a cloud-based IDE, AWS Cloud9 offers the flexibility to code from any location, eliminating the need for local setup. 

Key benefits of AWS Cloud9 include: 

Collaboration: Developers can collaborate in real-time, sharing their environment with team members for paired programming or code reviews. 

Serverless Development: Cloud9 features built-in support for AWS Lambda, facilitating the creation and management of serverless applications. 

Preconfigured Environment: It removes the necessity to install and configure dependencies on a local machine, significantly reducing setup time. 

2. AWS CodeCommit 

AWS CodeCommit is a fully managed source control service that hosts Git repositories. Similar to GitHub or Bitbucket, CodeCommit allows teams to securely store and manage source code and other assets within private Git repositories. 

Reasons to consider AWS CodeCommit: 

Scalability: CodeCommit automatically scales with the size of your repository and the number of files. 

Integration: It integrates seamlessly with other AWS services, such as AWS CodeBuild and CodePipeline, streamlining the development workflow. 

Security: AWS CodeCommit utilizes AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) for access control, ensuring the security of your code. 

3. AWS CodeBuild 

AWS CodeBuild is a fully managed build service that compiles source code, runs tests, and produces software packages ready for deployment. It eliminates the need to manage build servers, enhancing the speed and efficiency of the build process.

Key benefits of AWS CodeBuild:

Continuous Scaling: AWS CodeBuild automatically scales to handle multiple builds simultaneously, significantly reducing wait times for larger projects.

Custom Build Environments: It allows for the customization of build environments using Docker images or provides access to pre-configured environments.

Pay-as-You-Go: Users are charged only for the build time consumed, leading to potential cost savings for teams that run builds intermittently.

4. AWS CodeDeploy

AWS CodeDeploy streamlines the deployment of applications across various services, including Amazon EC2, AWS Fargate, AWS Lambda, and on-premises servers. It supports both blue/green and rolling deployments, thereby minimizing downtime and mitigating the risk of deployment errors.

Key features of AWS CodeDeploy include:

Automation: CodeDeploy automates deployment tasks, ensuring consistency across different environments and reducing the potential for human error.

Monitoring: Integration with Amazon CloudWatch and AWS X-Ray allows for effective monitoring of deployments and application performance.

Flexibility: It accommodates various deployment types, including blue/green deployments for near-zero downtime and rollback functionality in the event of a failure.

5. AWS CodePipeline

AWS CodePipeline is a continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) service that automates the steps necessary for software release. It automates the building, testing, and deployment of applications with every code change, ensuring faster and more reliable releases.

Key benefits of AWS CodePipeline:

End-to-End Automation: It automates each stage of the development lifecycle, from coding through to production deployment.

Flexibility: CodePipeline integrates seamlessly with a variety of third-party tools, including GitHub and Jenkins, allowing developers to utilize familiar tools.

Faster Releases: Automated testing and deployment pipelines enable teams to release features more rapidly, with minimal downtime or manual intervention.

6. AWS X-Ray

AWS X-Ray assists developers in analyzing and debugging distributed applications, particularly those utilizing a microservices architecture. It generates a detailed map of the components and services interacting with the application, simplifying the process of troubleshooting performance bottlenecks and errors.

Key features of AWS X-Ray:

End-to-End Tracing: AWS X-Ray traces requests across all components of the application, from the frontend to the backend, offering comprehensive visibility into the performance of each service.

Seamless Integration with AWS Services: X-Ray integrates effortlessly with AWS Lambda, Elastic Load Balancing, Amazon EC2, and a variety of other AWS services.

Root Cause Analysis: This tool assists in identifying the root causes of performance issues and errors, facilitating the optimization of the application’s architecture.

Conclusion

AWS cloud development tools empower developers to enhance efficiency, automate manual tasks, and build scalable, secure applications. Whether you are just beginning your journey in cloud development or managing extensive projects, these tools provide the flexibility and capability required to create high-quality cloud-based applications. By incorporating services such as AWS CodeCommit, CodeBuild, and CodeDeploy into your workflow, you can improve collaboration, elevate code quality, and expedite the release cycle—ultimately driving business success in a cloud-first environment.

[pickingupthepunchlines]

2x07 feels like severance’s thesis statement. all of mdr’s hijinks and journeys, all of the goats and the paintings, they exist as ameliorations of the beating heart of the show: there are people who can and will stop at nothing to make their own lives just a tiny bit less uncomfortable. they have the resources to create an underclass in their own bodies, and they do not care about the consequences.

mark has been consumed with grief (& likely targeted by lumon), and, at first, seems to view severance as a gift to his innie: a version of himself with the grief removed. dylan clearly does this for financial reasons — he’s got kids to feed. at the end of the day, they (and irv, and presumably most of the severed workers) are already laborers, already under the boot of capitalists (yes, professors count. they generate value for institutions over which they have little to no say).

in s1, this theme, the blatant disregard of capital for anyone, even the capitalists themselves, is shown via helly and gabby. helena allows helly to be tortured, driven to the point of suicide. when we all saw devon meet gabrielle after she’d given birth, we all thought, “what a horrible thing to do; severing yourself during labor. how awful it must be for gabby, to live only during those painful moments.” and then other stuff happened, and our collective focus drifted.

we cannot look away from 2x07. gemma and her various innies are tortured in the name of research & development. the rooms are full of labor that one cannot outsource: dentist appointments, physical travel, going to the gym (gemma briefly wears gym clothes & we see mauer in a coach’s outfit). you can hire someone to do your taxes or move your belongings or even inflict the kind of cruelty that milchick, cobel, and mauer do every day. an eagan or a rich state senator can eliminate almost all discomfort and unpleasantness from their daily life. almost. because the answer to all of their problems thus far has been the subjugation of others, the building of an increasingly powerless underclass, this is the only solution they can see. they have no interest in developing dental tools that are less painful, workouts that are less laborious, ergonomic pens that write quicker and cause fewer cramps. why would they, when they can just outsource the labor to another self? they don’t care about the costs — not the fact that they are creating another person who will experience only the things they want so desperately to avoid, not the fact that it’s literal brain surgery, not even the fact that severance leaves their bodies open to exploitation by basically anyone (see helly’s speech & dr. mauer’s creepy vibes) — they just don’t want to have to do anything they don’t want to do

if this is how people are willing to treat themselves, their own bodies, the show asks, how will they treat you?

[gatheringbones]

[“In the dungeon, the dominatrix was a paragon of high-femme adornment, training submissive men in the supposedly organic wisdom of her gender. In reality, I was trying on this kind of glamour and ultrafemininity for the first time.

Two things helped me to fall in love with mani-pedis and skin creams and click-clacking around in dramatically slanted stilettos in my 20s, despite rejecting these sartorial amusments growing up. One was that I was making cash money to do it, which was much more motivating than the Seventeen magazines and peer pressures of my adolescence. Second, I was surrounded by beautiful naked women encouraging me to develop my own style. Most of my colleagues were much more experienced with makeup, hair, lingerie, jewelry, heels, nails, lotion, and perfume, much more confident in products, styling, shapes, and colors than I was. Some of them were sweetly excited about my ineptitude, eagerly turning me into a doll they could experiment on. I smelled the sizzle of flat irons as they tugged at my hair from behind, I squeezed eyelash glue nervously along the rinds of falsies as they timed me, I sat on the cold linoleum and snapped their garters into place every day for weeks until I could do it with my eyes closed. As their hands and tools stroked my body, conditioning me in more ways than one, I felt an ASMR buzz all over. If I felt objectified, it was as an exalted precious object, like a car being tuned up under my hood, my exteriors waxed until I shined.

A colleague turned to me out of the blue one day, snapping, “What is your skin care routine?” When I sheepishly replied that I had none, she marched me into the bathroom, sternly showing me how to cleanse, moisturize, and always wear sunscreen. I have done this every single day since. That’s all it took for me to learn to care for myself in this way. A little feminine superiority.

If this sounds familiar, it should. Despite being assigned female at birth, I was just as enchanted as any dude could have been by confident pros guiding me into a realm of prettiness, and I needed every bit as much coaching. I would get femme trained by my colleagues, and minutes later I would lead clients into session rooms and train them to be femme too.

I’m hardly the first person to observe that drag is drag no matter your resting gender, your genitals, your orientation, your motivation. Not to put too fine a point on it, but most sex workers know we are drag artists. Much in the same way that pro wrestlers exaggerate their own masculinity, the dominatrix is a femme maximalist entertainer. The fact that a cis woman can feel like a drag queen speaks to the performative nature of gender expression, of both drag as an art and cross-dressing as a fetish. By and large, my cross-dressing clients didn’t want to be women. They wanted to be bimbos! They embodied their own ideas of insatiable sluts and campy cartoons. Maximalist girls, exaggerated girls, megawatt girls. They wanted satin corsets, jewel tones, iridescent glitter, fishnets, freesia body spray. They spoke like Betty Boop and did their best to stiffly dance along to Prince songs. They saw this glamour as sparkling dynamite to bust them out of the prison of their toxic masculinity, even if just for a few hours, even if only superficially.

I didn’t find these fantasies a reminder of the awful pressures of girliness I had initially rejected; gender-bending in the dungeon showed me that I had been positioned to see femme all wrong. The bimbo is an archetype, a shimmering human invention waiting to be embodied by anyone who cares to summon her. It’s the choice to play with gender as an adult, as opposed to a lifetime of imposed messaging about what kind of gender you can and can’t be, that generates the erotic pleasures of cross-dressing.

I enjoyed being bullied into girliness by my fellow pro-dommes, so I empathized with our clients, regardless of the gender trajectory that led us to femme power play. All of the qualities that we expressed as feminine—from soft clothes to luscious scents to sucking cock—had belonged to all of us the whole time. I get why a cis dominatrix wouldn’t want to participate in forced feminization. I also get why many trans people, trans women in particular, find the existence of transvestitism to be so painful. When you have to fight so hard every day for the fundamental dignity and civil rights of your gender, it can be agonizing to see someone treat that gender as frivolous. Cross-dressing clients were often annoyingly reductive, like young adults on rumspringa, gorging themselves on the sugar high of femininity after being denied it for so long. It was clear to me that some of these fetishists liked cross-dressing sessions because it happened to be the variation on humiliation that their submissive tendencies had alighted on, emasculation being one of a hundred ways of having your social status lowered by a dominatrix. Others would have liked to wear dresses and bubblegum-flavored lip gloss more often, including in situations where they weren’t necessarily aroused. Still others weren’t actually cross-dressers at all, but closeted or crypto-transgender women. The kinky space was the only one they knew where they could be themselves using what they saw as a safe, private, and limited method. Some of them would transition eventually, and some would keep that part of themselves compartmentalized their entire lives. All three of these categories of person deserve the space to explore their gender expression through erotic fantasy.

Some cross-dressing fetishists are cis. Some trans women are butch. Some drag artists are straight. There’s no one way to do or be any of these things, and while we can experiment with identity through art and erotics, we shouldn’t conflate persona with personhood. Most importantly, trans people of all kinds deserve an existence that is both sexually liberated and not constantly sexualized. I would love to report that we have reached the point in the gender revolution where cross-dressing is redundant because there is nothing to cross. But erotics are still a viable way for us to explore who we really are, or would like to be.”]

tina horn, from why are people into that? a cultural investigation of kink, 2024

[chris-continues]

Robert “Bob” Reynolds HC’s

CONTAINS: brief mentions of drug use, eating disorders, abuse, insomnia, emotional constipation, Bob is freaked out by the fact his body contains the wretched side of self destruction he wants to ignore and control + fluff and angst

-his main love language is quality time. He enjoys being comfortable in someone’s presence, and I feel like he also really appreciates words of affirmation time to time. After constant negative self reflection, it’s reassuring to think others don’t feel the same about him.

-he struggles with terrible insomnia due to nightmares. After his abuse, he’d shake and thrash a lot in his sleep. His addiction developed after he was looking for an escape

-he doesn’t like to cry in front of others. He thinks throwing himself into the fray is the best thing to do to be tolerated by others (for instance, trying to help the team when they fought their way out of Valentina’s incinerator). Self sacrifice is what he believes makes him the most useful tool (hence why he didn’t care if he stayed behind because he didn’t have a real reason to live)

-he’d be freaked out and feel called out by books like ‘I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream’ because they highlight the awakening of the desperation and vile nature of humanity

-when he does sleep, I feel like he’d find a weighted blanket suffocating but in reality once he has one he’d like it. Curled onto his side, not quite fetal position but a loose fetal position

-very startled by loud noises and very jumpy due to his past. His teammates don’t comment on it out of respect

-obviously his memory suppression is a coping mechanism for his trauma, but while aloof I feel he’d become a bit frustrated he can’t remember the small things he’s grown to enjoy. He starts to keep a small diary of each day so he won’t forget it

-I feel like he has a decent spice tolerance and is the kind to pant with his mouth and try to lick his lips to alleviate the pain (which only worsens it)

-runs his tongue over his teeth when he’s thinking

-his lips are a bit chapped because he tends to fidget w his lips often (pressing them together, biting them, etc)

-he’s a tentative kisser but once he’s comfortable he legit melts into it. Think crouching down to your level, sighing happily and everything

-he likes to hold your head to his chest and vice versa. The world is overwhelming, but he has you- of course he does. You’re his sweetheart.

-every time you two go to a posh gala or event Valentina forces the team to attend, he’s always awed by you. Hopeful glances towards you, his throat bobbing, the works. Yelena guides him to ask you to dance, teasing him. Of course, you say yes, one hand on his chest and the other intertwined with his own.

-he sometimes struggles fathoming that you would want to be with him. He’s grown accustomed to being alone, left aside, but you and the team always try to include him. You especially- you care about him so much.

-he’s ‘dated’ people before, but less formal dating and more carnal relationships to help one another with highs and to get hookups for meth

-his laugh is so beautiful. I’m not talking about just snickering, but a full belly laugh- maybe Walker falls flat on his face after saying “watch this” with his fucked up taco shield

-gets shaky and clammy hands when nervous

-maybe he had ARFID as a kid or smth and was forced to eat whatever his dad threw at him. Gave him an eating disorder for awhile so while on a high he’d just do it to sometimes prolong when he had to eat or make his appetite bad enough he could stomach something

[codingquill]

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[kennedyhateskanye]

Jinx dating head cannons

because i unfortunately developed a deep and uncharacteristic attraction to her.

Warnings: angst, f!reader, writing of drastically poor quality probably, codependency,

Jinx isn’t all there, you knew it very well going in, both of you, which is why her intelligence, depth, and capacity for love shocked you. Of course her mental illness rises and falls. Flaring up and resolving itself several times each day. It’s not uncommon for her to be extremely lucid and seemingly resolved of any mental block for a few hours, behaving so “normally” you’d forget she struggled at all if you didn’t know her so very well.

Of course the longer you loved her, the more resilient you became to the emotional roller coaster she dragged those around her on. You learned not to take it personally. And even more importantly, to never hold it against her, after all, if it was hard for you to deal with her mental anguish, it must be infinitely more difficult for her.

However, what most people don’t know about loving jinx, when they picture it, is that all the work it was seemed minuscule in comparison to the pay off.

She was a force of nature, complex and beautiful and unforgiving, to witness her was to be put in awe. Any struggle she gave you was collateral. You’d walk through fire for her love. Enormously more warm and sweet and all encompassing than that of any of the smirking pilties that turned their nose up at her.

She’d wake up in the middle of the night. To watch your chest rise and fall, and to thank her lucky stars that you were here with her.

She thought of you in everything, saw you in everything she did, evrey task she carried out, every tool and trinket she built

It was near constant you’d walk into your shared room to find something she’d crafted for you with her own two hands and her remarkable genius. Welded flowers, jewelry boxes, wind up toys, hell sometimes you didn’t even know what they were supposed to be, all painstakingly painted in great detail with her signature colors.

That and the notes, oh the notes. all scribed in her chicken scratch with her special quill fountain pen. You’d find them everywhere. Under cups, in your journals, on the walls, hidden beneath pillows. Some were proclamations of love, some were slightly nonsensical. Some were drawings of you two, or sketches she did of you while you weren’t looking, ink strokes depicting you distracted with a task, face scrunched in concentration.

You guessed all her little tendencies were not only small acts of love, but also reminders, that she was there, even when she was away. Jinx struggles with abandonment, scratching grading voices telling her you’ll leave her, storm off and forget about her without a second thought. So, Subconsciously she reminds you, tries to entertain and to please even in her absence.

You are her first thought in the loneliness of the morning when you’re not yet awake, she often feels a pang in her heart at the thought of you and wraps herself desperately around your body, nuzzling her face into your neck or chest to capture your scent and your presence.

She lets loose for you, lets her hair down, lets her hips sway to the music while she’s working, lets her foot tap absentmindedly, lets her subconscious train of thought out, and finds herself loving nothing more than when you reply to each bit of her ramblings as she goes.

She has never felt such relief as she has for the duration of your relationship. Someone to stay, to rub her temples and hum for her when the voices swarm hurting her head. Someone to disarm her when she hallucinates, using practiced exercises to help her check reality. Someone to bandage her hands when she chews at her cuticles and skin absent mindedly

The care absolutely goes both ways, though, and jinx truly does dote over you in endless ways.

She can sense when you are even slightly altered in any way, frustrated, sad, doesn’t matter. She can tell, and she uses her supercomputer of a brain to make a mental bullet list of the most effective ways to make your uncomfortably dissapear

Sometimes jinx looses herself in her scattered mind and forgets to come up for breath. Forgetting to bathe, to eat, to sleep. You take the burden off her shoulders, slowly and tediously washing all of her long blue hair, braiding it back into a wearable style. Scrubbing days old makeup of her face with a washcloth and a gentle hand, taking turns biting out of something you cooked for her.

After these sessions you dress her in your clothes and lay in bed together for hours wide awake, while she stares at you with wide beautiful eyes, saying very little, iorn grip on your arm or your hand, her heart racing with immeasurable love and affection

That’s a whole other thing, jinx has a very serious staring problem, your not sure what it is, but you’ve come to accept it, she often goes selectively silent and stares with her eyes blown wide. Taking in evrey facet of your being. It’s unmistakably affectionate

Jinx wants to be buried with you, jinx wants to see you through evrey season of every lifetime. There’s no question that girl loves you