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Always set resource limits on Kubernetes pods. Unbounded containers eat noisy-neighbour budget and trigger node-pressure evictions on critical workloads.
When evaluating an LLM prompt, log temperature, top_p, model version, and seed. Without those, your "regression" might just be sampling drift.
Never reuse a hot wallet's private key in a new chain - derivation paths differ and signing behaviour can leak metadata across chains.
GitHub OIDC for CI is almost always safer than long-lived deploy keys. The token is short-lived, scoped, and rotates per-job.
APRA CPS 230 requires a critical operations register and tested resilience. 'Tested' means actually running the scenarios - paper tests don't count.
Don't tune setup before logging at least 20 clean laps. Driver inconsistency masks setup signal until your delta-T stabilises.
Command Notebook
$ kubectl get events --sort-by=.lastTimestampSee recent cluster events oldest→newest
$ docker system df -vDisk usage broken down by image, container, volume, build cache
$ terraform state list | wc -lCount of resources in current state - quick drift sanity check
$ git log --since="1 week" --pretty=format:"%h %s" --no-mergesWhat landed this week, no merge noise
$ aws sts get-caller-identityConfirm which AWS principal you are right now
$ systemd-analyze blame | head -2020 slowest units at boot - quick perf forensics
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