Firecracker
KVM-backed lightweight microVM monitor
Episodes
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#5773: Declaring Environments: Compose, Nix, and the Agent BoundaryDocker Compose, Nix, devcontainers, microVMs — how automated provisioning works, and where the boundary moves when an agent needs a workspace. -
#4340: Building an AI Tutor That Teaches You to Code Without Writing It For YouHow to build an AI tutor that assigns projects, reviews code, and remembers what you've learned — without writing your code for you. -
#2426: Why DeepSeek V4's Prose Feels More Vivid Than Claude or GPTA million-token context window at 2% the KV-cache cost — and prose that actually breathes. Here's what makes V4 different. -
#2180: The Sandboxing Tradeoff in Agent DesignAI agents need broad permissions to be useful—but every permission expands the attack surface. We map the real threat landscape and the isolation t... -
#1654: Home Lab Security: Locking Down Your Smart HomeLearn how to prevent a single compromised container from taking over your entire home network and smart devices. -
#689: The Secret Life of Webhooks: How "Always On" Costs NothingEver wonder how webhooks stay "always on" without costing a fortune? Herman and Corn dive into the kernel magic of sockets and interrupts. -
#484: The Silicon Sharing Economy: Inside Serverless GPUsHow do small teams run massive AI models without $50,000 chips? Corn and Herman dive into the hidden plumbing of serverless GPU providers.