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Exactly-Once Processing: Myth vs Reality

Exactly-once processing (EOP) is often touted as the gold standard for reliability in distributed systems. The promise of processing each message just once seems perfect, whether you're developing financial systems, real-time analytics pipelines, or event-driven microservices. But the truth is much more complex. What most systems refer to as "exactly once" is actually an approximation that balances trade-offs, limitations, and assumptions rather than an absolute.

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The Verge Tech

GE’s nugget ice maker is nearly half off if you buy it refurbished

GE’s nugget ice maker is simple to set up. | Photo by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge If you’re looking for ways to make staying cool and hydrated easier this summer, Woot is currently selling a refurbished GE Profile Opal 2.0 Ultra Nugget Ice Maker for $264.99 through June 3rd. That’s $184 less than buying new at its full price, and comes with a 90-day warranty. If you want a brand new model, it’s also on sale for $359 ($90) at Best Buy, or $449 ($50 off) with a side tank included (Amazon

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Apple Developer News

Get ready with the latest beta releases

The beta versions of iOS 26.6, iPadOS 26.6, macOS 26.6, tvOS 26.6, visionOS 26.6, and watchOS 26.6 are now available. Get your apps ready by confirming they work as expected on these releases. And make sure to build and test with Xcode 26.5 to take advantage of the advancements in the latest SDKs. View downloads and release notes Learn about testing a beta OS Learn about sending feedback

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DZone

Catching Data Perimeter Drift Before It Reaches Production

Cloud providers provide tools for customers to prevent data exfiltration attempts by creating a data perimeter — a set of permission guardrails that ensure that only trusted identities from expected networks can access trusted resources [1]. For example, a company can set up controls so that users within its organization can access only their company-specific S3 buckets from their corporate networks. Any other access patterns will be denied. These are important for organizations that are general

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