Add blog no-more-etchosts-a-new-era-for-dns-in-gardeners-local-setup

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Purpose

@cerealsnow This is an automatically generated draft pull request proposing a new blog post based on your Gardener review meeting presentation you gave on 2026-03-18 titled:

"No More /etc/hosts: A New Era for DNS in Gardener's Local Setup"

The purpose of the blog post is to actively inform the community about new Gardener features or changes, as discussed during review meetings.

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This draft was automatically generated by LLMs using the review meeting recording and referenced materials.
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git commit --amend --no-edit
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