TL;DR: A City Wall is the level-3 city upgrade that massively boosts the defense of any unit with the Fortify skill standing inside that city. You’ll see a double-shield icon on the unit’s HP when the wall is active. It doesn’t make cities uncapturable; it just makes the defender much harder to kill.How it works (latest version) Unchanged in the 2025 Balance Pass (Sept 1, 2025). No wall-specific tweaks were listed in the official patch notes.Unlock/Cost: When a city reaches level 3, you choose City Wall or +5 Stars. The wall choice is free, but you give up the 5-star…
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100% Transparency and Five Pillars How to Do Hardened Images (and Container Security) Right Container security is understandably a hot topic these days, with more and more workloads running atop this mainstay of the cloud native landscape. While I might be biased because I work at Docker, it is safe to say that containers are the dominant form factor for…
Tesla’s Q3 update moved Optimus from R&D buzz to early manufacturing reality: first-generation Optimus production lines are being installed in anticipation of volume production. That’s Tesla’s clearest signal yet that humanoids are headed for the factory floor rather than just flashy demos.Key takeaways: Manufacturing is starting to take shape. Tesla’s update deck explicitly says lines are being installed now, a precursor to volume production.Near-term reveal, then iteration. Elon Musk said Optimus V3 is slated for a Q1 2026 unveil, with a production-intent prototype targeted to show in that window. He also emphasized rolling hardware changes even after start of production,…
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100% Transparency and Five Pillars How to Do Hardened Images (and Container Security) Right Container security is understandably a hot topic these days, with more and more workloads running atop this mainstay of the cloud native landscape. While I might be biased because I work at Docker, it is safe to say that containers are the dominant form factor for…
Campaign Nucleus is actively looking for a skilled and experienced full stack developer. As we build our custom SaaS platform, we are looking for a Laravel developer with strong Vue.js skills to help create new features, and continually refine the app based on feedback from customers and our team. Location This is a full-time, remote position; candidates should be eligible to work in one of the following states: AL, AZ, DC, FL, GA, HI, ID, LA, MD, MI MN, NH, NJ, NM, NY, NC, OK, OR, TX, UT, VA, WV, WI . We are an office-based company with US hubs…
I needed to test a striped backup, so I decided to ask the AI’s for help.This is part of a series of experiments with AI systems. The ProblemA customer wanted to know if we could handle a large striped backup set. In this case, 20 files. I didn’t want to try and do this myself because I was busy at the time, so I thought I could get the AI’s to help me.I started with this prompt: for a sql server database called “Sandbox” can you generate a backup command that will stripe the backup across 32 files with “sandbox”…