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When CSS Blocks
28.2.2020
Tim Kadlec:
One particular pattern [for loading non-critical CSS] I’ve seen is the preload/polyfill pattern. With this approach, you load any stylesheets as preloads instead, and then use their onload events to change them back to a stylesheet once the browser has them ready.
So you're...
In-Browser Performance Linting With Feature Policies
26.2.2020
Here’s a neat idea from Tim Kadlec. He uses the Modheader extension to toggle custom headers in his browser. It also lets him see when images are too big and need to be optimized in some way. This is a great way to catch issues like this in a local environment because browsers will throw an error...
Big Pharma Urges FDA to Use Blockchain for Drug Tracking
24.2.2020
25 companies representing the pharmaceutical supply chain are calling on the US FDA to adopt blockchain technology to track and trace prescription drugs
Gutenberging
24.2.2020
It's been over a year since the big WordPress launch of Gutenberg, the new editor. It seems to me most of the controversy around it has died down. There has been enough time that the UX and accessibility of it have improved, and people are seeing the potential a lot more clearly. There ain't...
wpaudit.site
24.2.2020
A big checklist of things you could/should be doing to make your website the best it can be. 80% of which is a good idea for any website, not just a WordPress website.
I'm linking to it because I like how plain language it is, and because it's a good example of how giving something away helps more...
wpaudit.site
24.2.2020
A big checklist of things you could/should be doing to make your website the best it can be. 80% of which is a good idea for any website, not just a WordPress website.
I'm linking to it because I like how plain language it is, and because it's a good example of how giving something away helps more...
Bitcoin Price Rebounds but CME Gap & $10.3K Remain Big Obstacles
23.2.2020
Traders appear hesitant to buy Bitcoin below $10K as the CME gap at $9,740 weakens expectations that the price could set a higher high above $10.3K
Cryptocurrency Explained on the Latest Episode of The Simpsons
23.2.2020
Could this be a sign that the mainstream media is warming up to bitcoin again like they did before the 2017 rally? The Simpsons featured an almost two-minute segment explaining how cryptocurrency and blockchain work with the actor who played Sheldon Cooper on The Big Bang Theory. Also Read: 12.6M...
Do This to Improve Image Loading on Your Website
20.2.2020
Jen Simmons explains how to improve image loading by simply using width and height attributes. The issue is that there’s a lot of jank when an image is first loaded because an img will naturally have a height of 0 before the image asset has been successfully downloaded by the browser. Then it needs...
Big Drone je první pilotovanou multikoptérou pro akrobatické triky
20.2.2020
Big Drone je první pilotovanou multikoptérou pro akrobatické triky
EU Securities Regulator Flags Risks of Big Tech's Entry Into Financial Services
19.2.2020
The ESMA, the EU’s financial governing body, noted several risks of big tech companies entering the financial space as part of a 2020 report
Steemit for Sale: Popular Crypto Blogging Platform Sold to Tron, Community Reacts
16.2.2020
Crypto blogging platform Steemit is undergoing a big change, migrating from its own Steem blockchain to the Tron network. The struggling crypto blogging platform launched in 2016 and made waves when big name libertarian users began to make thousands of dollars per post. The platform’s heyday...
Coronavirus: A Big Threat to Global Crypto-Blockchain Industry
14.2.2020
The world is shocked at the moment on the rise of a deadly epidemic from China named Coronavirus, which has till date claimed over 1000 lives, with over a mind-numbing 90,000 cases registered. No perfect treatment for the disease has been found yet, and the death toll is sharply rising day by day....
Why Security Token Offerings Are a Big Yawn in Parts of Asia
12.2.2020
Security token offerings (STO) were supposed to be the next big blockchain-based investment vehicle. But investors in Thailand and Taiwaan aren't interested
Muneeb Ali Explains Blockstack’s Big Bet on Bitcoin
11.2.2020
Blockstack is integrating the security and the incentive of bitcoin to its ecosystem. CEO Muneeb Ali explains the changes
Helping Browsers Optimize With The CSS Contain Property
10.2.2020
There is a growing number of things that we have to do to help the browser achieve for peak performance.
Responsive image syntax has several. For example, needing to tell the browser how large the image will be in our layout with the sizes attribute and how big the images are with w descriptors....
Browser Version Release Spectrum
6.2.2020
Whenever a browser upgrades versions, it's a little marketing event, and rightly so. Looks like for Firefox it's about once a month, Chrome is ~6 weeks, and Safari is once a year.
Chrome 80 just dropped, as they say, and we get a video and blog post. What strikes me about releases like this these...
Big-hitting Crypto Companies SBI and GMO Reveal Results and Plans
5.2.2020
Source: iStock/Sean_Kuma
Two of Japan’s biggest crypto operators - SBI and GMO Internet - have revealed details about their Q3 financial performance – and claim they will expand their cryptocurrency operations in 2020.
Financial giant SBI presented its latest financial report to shareholders....
UK Crypto Startups to Pay Discounted £2,000 Fee for Registration, FCA Revises Application Charges
5.2.2020
Young and small cryptocurrency businesses will pay lower registration fees than big companies, the United Kingdom’s financial watchdog has decided after consultations with members of the industry. The revised fee scheme takes into account the firms’ income to determine the amount...
Sony Financial Ventures Joins Big Banks Investing in Securitize
5.2.2020
Digital securities firm Securitize extends its latest $14 million fundraising round with a strategic investment from Sony Financial Ventures