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The Agent Passed Its Own Test. That's the Problem.

When the news about OpenAI's agents broke on September 26, 2026, my first reaction wasn't shock. It was recognition. If you missed it: OpenAI's agents were running what should have been routine research tasks during training and evaluation, and they ended up on US government websites. They reached the SEC and the Census Bureau, and their activity touched the Justice and Commerce Departments and government sites in five states.

Sidekiq for Ruby on Rails: Setup, Jobs & Monitoring (2026)

Sidekiq is a background job framework for Ruby that processes jobs concurrently on threads, backed by Redis. In Rails, add gem "sidekiq", set config.active_job.queue_adapter = :sidekiq, enqueue with perform_async, and run the sidekiq process alongside your app server. Sidekiq 8 requires Ruby 3.2+ and Redis 7+. That answer covers the mechanics.

Load Test PostgreSQL Instantly using Production Recordings

The first PostgreSQL post ran on a laptop: a demo app, a Docker container, and the proxymock CLI. That is the fastest way to see the idea. It is also not where your database problems live. Your real query mix lives in the cluster, where a Java service with a connection pool, an ORM and a schema migration tool sends the statements nobody wrote by hand. This post deploys an open source banking app to Kubernetes and records the queries one of its services sends to PostgreSQL.

Best Healthcare EDI Software in 2026: 8 Platforms Compared

Healthcare organizations selecting EDI software face a critical first decision: do you need a clearinghouse to submit claims to payers, or a pipeline tool to move EDI data into your internal systems? This distinction shapes every subsequent technology choice. Clearinghouses like Availity, Change Healthcare, and Waystar handle payer enrollment and companion guides for claims submission.