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Money and Democracy: Why You Never Get to Vote on the Most Important Part of Society
10.7.2019
It’s very odd that citizens never get to vote or have any say in regard to society’s money, even though it’s one of the most important aspects of everyday life. In fact, in developed countries, most central banks are institutions that are privatized from political interference...
Japan’s Central Bank Rules Out Issuing Cryptocurrency, Say Would Mean Dropping Cash
6.7.2019
Japan’s central bank, Bank of Japan has put the question of launching cryptocurrencies to rest. A bank official stated on Friday that issuing a central bank cryptocurrency would require the county to end cash totally, which at this stage isn’t feasible. Deputy Governor of the Bank...
Three Bank Failures Open New Chapter in Never-Ending Financial Crisis
5.7.2019
The collapse of three banks on three different continents indicates a new global crisis is brewing. But it may also show that the last one never really ended and the tools used to manage the global economy simply don’t work. Also read: Side Effects of Economic Growth: Is Snowden Right to...
The Twelfth Fourth
4.7.2019
CSS-Tricks is 12 years old! Firmly into that Early Adolescence stage, I'd say ;) As we do each year, let's reflect upon the past year. I'd better have something to say, right? Otherwise, John Prine would get mad at me.
How the hell can a person go to work in the morning
And come home in...
Restricting a (pseudo) element to its parent’s border-box
2.7.2019
Have you ever wanted to ensure that nothing of a (pseudo) element gets displayed outside its parent's border-box? In case you're having trouble picturing what that looks like, let's say we wanted to get the following result with minimal markup and avoiding brittle CSS.
The desired result.
This...
Side Effects of Economic Growth: Is Snowden Right to Say Bitcoiners Shouldn’t Be Bankers?
1.7.2019
Growth is a goal that’s worth achieving, in most cases, and the current economic paradigm favors it. But when central banks start undermining their fiat economies and crypto companies begin to mimic financial institutions in its name, growth becomes an end in itself with self-destructive...
Making width and flexible items play nice together
1.7.2019
The short answer: flex-shrink and flex-basis are probably what you’re lookin’ for.
The long answer
Let’s say you want to align an image and some text next to each other with like this:
Now let's say you reach for flexbox to make it happen. Setting the parent element to display: flex; is a good...
Tron (TRX) Is On The Verge Of Massive Breakthroughs, Say Justin Sun, And He May Be Right This Time
1.7.2019
For those who have been following the industry for long enough, will agree that Tron has far more potential than what it has managed to achieve. Things have gotten better since it broke out of Ethereum completely in June 2018, but still, the void remains unfulfilled. Things could change...
Trade99 Analysts Say That ‘Bitcoin Will Reach $20,000 By The End Of This Year’
28.6.2019
Bitcoin’s journey has been one heck of a rollercoaster since its beginning. Be it last year’s bear market ripping its prices to a shocking dip or this year’s surprising massive growth. Market analysts and predictors all over the world are sharing their insights over it. Recently, Trade99 analysts...
Getting to Know the useReducer React Hook
26.6.2019
useReducer is one of a handful of React hooks that shipped in React 16.7.0. It accepts a reducer function with the application initial state, returns the current application state, then dispatches a function.
Here is an example of how it is used;
const [state, dispatch] = useReducer(reducer...
Getting to Know the useReducer React Hook
26.6.2019
useReducer is one of a handful of React hooks that shipped in React 16.7.0. It accepts a reducer function with the application initial state, returns the current application state, then dispatches a function.
Here is an example of how it is used;
const [state, dispatch] = useReducer(reducer...
So, you think you’ve got project management nailed down
20.6.2019
Who needs a project manager? You're an organized person who can keep track of your own work, right?
Wrong.
Well, wrong if you're part of a team. The thing about being self-organized is that it's related to project management but not synonymous with it. Case in point: what happens if your project...
So, you think you’ve got project management nailed down
20.6.2019
(This is a sponsored post.)
Who needs a project manager? You're an organized person who can keep track of your own work, right?
Wrong.
Well, wrong if you're part of a team. The thing about being self-organized is that it's related to project management but not synonymous with it. Case in point:...
Facebook’s Cryptocurrency Will Face ‘Regulatory Hurricane,’ Canaccord Analysts Say
19.6.2019
Facebook's Libra coin will face a regulatory "hurricane," warn otherwise-bullish analysts at investment bank Canaccord
Facebook’s GlobalCoin May Be A ‘Historic Initiative,’ Say RBC Analysts
14.6.2019
Analysts are bullish on Facebook's upcoming blockchain product
The Blind Trust Described in the Kleiman vs. Wright Lawsuit Is a Real Head-Scratcher
13.6.2019
There’s been a number of developments in the ongoing Kleiman vs. Wright lawsuit lately. After Craig Wright’s sworn deposition, the plaintiffs contend that Wright’s categorical refusal to answer questions about his bitcoin addresses and his marriage(s) needs to be reevaluated....
React Starter: JSX Basics
11.6.2019
JSX is the templating language for React. JSX is also one of the main reasons why devs say they dislike React at first.
As with all new tools, there will be a learning curve. JSX is no diffe
Your first performance budget with Lighthouse
7.6.2019
Ire Aderinokun writes about a new way to set a performance budget (and stick to it) with Lighthouse, Google’s suite of tools that help developers see how performant and accessible their websites are:
Until recently, I also hadn't setup an official performance budget and enforced it. This isn’t...
Facebook Sources Say That Stablecoin White Paper Will Come on June 18
7.6.2019
Sources have said that Facebook’s crypto white paper will be released on June 18
What if we got aspect-ratio sized images by doing almost nothing?
7.6.2019
Say you have an image you're using in an <img> that is 800x600 pixels. Will it actually display as 800px wide on your site? It's very likely that it will not. We tend to put images into flexible container elements, and the image inside is set to width: 100%;. So perhaps that image ends...