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Vladimir Mikhalev @heyvaldemar.com · 15h

We’re officially in the "human-in-the-loop for your vacuum cleaner" era.

1x.tech

We're an AI and robotics company based in Palo Alto, California. We create safe humanoid robots that do your chores and offer personalized assistance.

1x.tech

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Vladimir Mikhalev @heyvaldemar.com · 15h

1X just opened preorders for its humanoid robot NEO - $20K or $499/month.

It can open doors, turn on lights, and for harder stuff, a remote human operator jumps in.

Yes - real people controlling your robot at home.

#AI #Robotics #Automation #Tech

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Vladimir Mikhalev @heyvaldemar.com · 1d

Tools I Personally Trust:

🛸 Proton VPN (60% off) - go.getproton.me/SH1e9
My shield on the internet.

🔑 Proton Pass (50% off) - go.getproton.me/SH1dl
My password vault.

🦑 GitKraken Pro (50% off) - gitkraken.cello.so/3G7ijV8vGOC
My visual Git sidekick.

💜 Discount for you, support for me - win-win!

Vladimir Mikhalev @heyvaldemar.com · 1d

Simple idea. Big potential.

same.dev/chat

same.dev

Vladimir Mikhalev @heyvaldemar.com · 1d

This tool’s wild - it clones any website in one click.

Drop a URL, and an agent rebuilds the whole frontend from scratch.

Perfect for backups, testing, or migration experiments.

#AI #Agents #DevOps #Automation #WebTools

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Vladimir Mikhalev @heyvaldemar.com · 2d

A must-have in your DevOps toolkit.

github.com/bcicen/ctop

GitHub - bcicen/ctop: Top-like interface for container metrics

Top-like interface for container metrics. Contribute to bcicen/ctop development by creating an account on GitHub.

github.com

Vladimir Mikhalev @heyvaldemar.com · 2d

If you live in @docker.com, you’ll love this one.

ctop = htop for containers - clean, fast, and visual.

Check container stats, dive into logs, or tweak columns right from your terminal.

#DevOps #Docker #CLI #Automation #Tools

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Vladimir Mikhalev @heyvaldemar.com · 22d

Dive in here → www.deeplearning.ai/courses/agen...

If you’re building with LLMs - this one’s a must.

Agentic AI with Andrew Ng

In this course taught by Andrew Ng, you'll build agentic AI systems that take action through iterative, multi-step workflows.

www.deeplearning.ai

Vladimir Mikhalev @heyvaldemar.com · 22d

Andrew Ng’s new Agentic AI course breaks down 4 core patterns behind modern AI systems:

🤔 Reflection - self-improvement
🛠 Tool Use - APIs & web actions
🧩 Planning - task flow
🤖 Collaboration - multi-agent teamwork

#AI #DevOps #Automation #LLM #AndrewNg #AgenticAI #AIagents

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Vladimir Mikhalev @heyvaldemar.com · Sep 29

🚀 It's out!

Docker & Kubernetes Security is live.

Proud to contribute as technical editor to a book packed with:

🔐 K8s & Docker security
🧱 SBOMs, supply chain, hardening
🛡️ DevSecOps + real-world tactics

www.dockersecurity.io

#Docker #Kubernetes #DevSecOps #CloudNative

Docker & Kubernetes Security - The Complete Guide - Docker and Kubernetes Security

From supply chain to runtime: build safer images, lock down clusters, instrument logging & audit trails, and stay ahead of emerging threats. Learn from Mohammad-Ali A'râbi's comprehensive guide.

www.dockersecurity.io

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Vladimir Mikhalev @heyvaldemar.com · Sep 28

Your daily grind? Optimized by AI.

academy.openai.com/public/tags/...

Prompt Packs | OpenAI Academy

Unlock the new opportunities of the AI era by equipping yourself with the knowledge and skills to harness artificial intelligence effectively.

academy.openai.com

Vladimir Mikhalev @heyvaldemar.com · Sep 28

🚨 OpenAI just dropped Prompt Packs - 300+ job-ready prompts to automate real workflows.

No more vague “write me a script” crap.
This is serious tooling for:

👷 Devs
👨‍💻 Leads
📈 PMs
📣 Marketers
🤖 HR

#DevOps #PromptEngineering #OpenAI #AItools

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Vladimir Mikhalev @heyvaldemar.com · Aug 25

Play here → codepip.com/games/querym...

Starts simple. Scales fast. Perfect for juniors and seniors who think they’ve seen it all!🔥

#GamifiedLearning #CodeNewbie #DataEngineering

Querymon - A game for learning SQL database queries

Learn from other trainers how to build queries to search the Querydex, a catalogue of over 151 monsters from the common to the legendary. Build up your skills before you assist Professor Moss in compl...

codepip.com

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Vladimir Mikhalev @heyvaldemar.com · Aug 25

🎮 Hot take: The best way to learn SQL? Catch ’em all.

Querymon turns Pokémon-style battles into a SQL adventure - from SELECT * to JOIN and AVG().

No boring tutorials. Just monsters, missions, and raw SQL power.

Would you learn this way?

#SQL #DevTools #FutureTech #Databases

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Vladimir Mikhalev @heyvaldemar.com · Aug 15

Full details from Anthropic 👉 anthropic.com/claude-code

Two modes, one goal: make coding faster and smarter.

If you’re a DevOps engineer, this is worth a look.

Claude Code: Deep coding at terminal velocity \ Anthropic

Transform hours of debugging into seconds with a single command. Experience coding at thought-speed with Claude's AI that understands your entire codebase—no more context switching, just breakthrough ...

anthropic.com

Vladimir Mikhalev @heyvaldemar.com · Aug 15

Breaking: 🤖 Claude Code just went full mentor mode ⌨️

Learning Mode - leaves TODOs for you to solve.
Explanatory Mode - writes code and explains every step.

Like a tech lead, but without the passive-aggressive comments.

#AI #DevOps #Claude #ClaudeCode #DevTools

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Vladimir Mikhalev @heyvaldemar.com · Aug 11

It’s fine, not everyone is ready for crypto that’s both secure and cute.

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Vladimir Mikhalev @heyvaldemar.com · Aug 11

Relax, bro 😏 It’s not even a coin. Just pure ECC magic - same crypto your precious Bitcoin uses, but with 100% more meows and barks.

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Vladimir Mikhalev @heyvaldemar.com · Aug 11

🐱 PurrCrypt 🐶 - encrypts your secrets into meows and barks.

Under the hood: real elliptic curve crypto (same as Bitcoin).

On the outside: pure fluffy chaos.

github.com/vxfemboy/pur...

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Vladimir Mikhalev @heyvaldemar.com · Aug 8

Redditor just dropped a browser extension: while GPT-5 thinks, Subway Surfers auto-starts.

Latency becomes playtime. Dopamine preserved. ADHD strikes back. Installing today. 🎮

www.reddit.com/r/OpenAI/com...

#GPT5 #DevTools

From the OpenAI community on Reddit: Created a Chrome extension that lets you "Vibe Waiting" while you are "Vibe Coding" with GPT-5 It auto-plays Subway Surfers the second gpt-5 starts generating, so...

Explore this post and more from the OpenAI community

www.reddit.com

Reposted by Vladimir Mikhalev

Tatiana Mikhaleva @devops.pink · Aug 6

🚨 DevOps girlies, raise your hand if your Git history screams:
fix, oops, final-FINAL-pls-work 🙋‍♀️

@gitkraken.com just dropped an AI Commit Composer that cleans it all up ✨

Cloud-native + clean commits? Yes pls 😏

▶️ youtube.com/shorts/TuEdv...

#DevOps #GitKraken #AIForDevelopers #CloudNative

GitKraken Commit Composer Just Changed Git Forever

YouTube video by DevOps Pink | by Docker Captain

youtube.com

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Vladimir Mikhalev @heyvaldemar.com · Aug 2

Ramparts just dropped 🚀

Open source. Written in Rust. Built to keep your MCP servers from turning into a security horror show.

It scans for vulns, lets an LLM sniff out subtle bugs, and gives you a risk score with fixes.

github.com/getjavelin/r...

#AIsecurity #DevSecOps

Vladimir Mikhalev @heyvaldemar.com · Aug 2

My course completion certificate for "AZ-204 Developing Solutions for Microsoft Azure - JAN 2025"

ude.my/UC-4b16105e-...

Udemy Course Completion Certificate

My course completion certificate for "AZ-204 Developing Solutions for Microsoft Azure - JAN 2025"

ude.my

Vladimir Mikhalev @heyvaldemar.com · Aug 1

Just gave my site a full redesign 🚀

Cleaner, faster and easier to find everything Docker, Kubernetes and DevOps.

Take a look and tell me what you think: www.heyvaldemar.com

#DevOps #Docker #Kubernetes

DevOps Compass | Actionable guides on Docker, Kubernetes, and cloud-native DevOps. Written by Vladimir Mikhalev, Docker Captain.

Actionable guides on Docker, Kubernetes, and cloud-native DevOps. Written by Vladimir Mikhalev, Docker Captain.

www.heyvaldemar.com

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Vladimir Mikhalev @heyvaldemar.com · Aug 1

Chaos engineering but for Exchange.

I trashed my 2019 DB 🧨 wiped logs 🗑️ and it refused to mount.

One tool brought it all back: Stellar Repair for Exchange.

Full disaster lab write‑up: www.heyvaldemar.com/recovering-a...

#ExchangeServer #DevOps #Microsoft

Recovering a Corrupt Exchange Database with Stellar Repair - Real-World Lab Test | DevOps Compass

We deliberately broke an Exchange 2019 server to see if Stellar Repair for Exchange could recover a dirty-shutdown EDB file. Step-by-step recovery process, lab setup, and lessons learned.

www.heyvaldemar.com