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Extreme Social Distancing: Self-Quarantine Diary, Day 1
16.3.2020
How did we get in this mess? How do we get out of it? What will the post-coronavirus world look like? First in an occasional series
Exclusive: Blockchain-Based Social Network Overhauls Platform, Partners With Matic
16.3.2020
An Ethereum-based social media outfit releases a platform overhaul and announces a partnership with Matic Network
“weeds of specificity”
13.3.2020
Lara Schenck:
[...] with WordPress child themes, you are all but guaranteed to get into the weeds of specificity, hunting around theme stylesheets that you didn’t author, trying to figure out what existing declaration is preventing you from applying a new style, and then figuring out the least...
Bitcoin Shopping Gets a Boost From Social Distancing
13.3.2020
State-imposed quarantines and policies set to work-from-home are boosting bitcoin-based shopping
Get Started Building GraphQL APIs With Node
13.3.2020
We all have a number of interests and passions. For example, I’m interested in JavaScript, 90’s indie rock and hip hop, obscure jazz, the city of Pittsburgh, pizza, coffee, and movies starring John Lurie. We also have family members, friends, acquaintances, classmates, and colleagues who also have...
Blockchain Expo Tokyo Series Set to Take Business Scene by Storm
10.3.2020
Taking place April 1 – 3, Japan’s premier blockchain exposition, Blockchain Expo Tokyo, will feature industry-leading speakers including CEOs, academics, and government officials. The exhibition floor will be packed with companies from various industries, with each focusing on harnessing the power...
Empow – Decentralized, Visually Focused Social Network
9.3.2020
Since Blockchain became well-known to the public back in the bull-run in 2017, many developer teams have started to develop blockchain-based products and applications that can be used by the masses.
The post Empow – Decentralized, Visually Focused Social Network appeared first on Bitcoin News
$2B Deal Will Keep Crypto Bull Jack Dorsey as CEO of Twitter
9.3.2020
Social media network Twitter has reached a deal with an investor to keep Jack Dorsey as its CEO
Ethereum Co-Founder and Elon Musk Back Jack Dorsey as Twitter CEO
6.3.2020
Jack Dorsey could potentially be ousted by investors as CEO of Twitter, but Vitalik Buterin and Elon Musk have stepped in to defend the Bitcoin bull
Switzerland’s Crypto Valley Association Head Says CBDC Is a Good Idea
6.3.2020
Central bank digital currencies are “the next logical stage,” according to Crypto Valley Association president Daniel Haudenschild
A Follow-Up to PHP Templating
28.2.2020
Not long ago, I posted about PHP templating in just PHP (which is basically HEREDOC syntax). I'm literally using that technique for some super basic templating I needed to do on this very WordPress site. The main pushback was that this kind of thing can be an XSS vulnerability. In my case, it's...
How to Customize the WooCommerce Cart Page on a WordPress Site
28.2.2020
A standard e-commerce site has a few common pages. There are product pages, shop pages that list products, and let’s not forget pages for the user account, checkout flow and cart.
WooCommerce makes it a trivial task to set these up on a WordPress site because it provides templates for them...
Where to Learn WordPress Theme Development
28.2.2020
Over a decade ago, I did a little three-part video series on Designing for WordPress. Then I did other series with the same spirit, like videocasting the whole v10 redesign, a friend's website, and even writing a book. Those are getting a little long in the tooth though. You might still learn from...
Responsive Grid Magazine Layout in Just 20 Lines of CSS
25.2.2020
I was recently working on a modern take of the blogroll. The idea was to offer readers a selection of latest posts from those blogs in a magazine-style layout, instead of just popping a list of our favorite blogs in the sidebar.
The easy part was grabbing a list of posts with excerpts from...
How to Hide Your Bitcoin – Opsec, Anonymity, Cold Storage, Brainwallet, Dexes and Non-Custodials
25.2.2020
In an era of increasing economic uncertainty, surveillance, specialized cybercrime and hacking, knowing how to hide bitcoin safely has become a paramount concern for crypto holders. Whether it’s by way of taking wise opsec measures, utilizing noncustodial tools, leveraging a DEX, or even...
Recreating the CodePen Gutenberg Embed Block for Sanity.io
25.2.2020
Learn how to create a custom CodePen block with a preview for Sanity Studio, inspired by Chris Coyier’s implementation for Wordpress’ Gutenberg editor.
The post Recreating the CodePen Gutenberg Embed Block for Sanity.io appeared first on CSS-Tricks
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...
Shopify Joins Libra While Quitter Vodafone Advertises Bitcoin on Facebook
24.2.2020
Facebook’s coin project, Libra, continues to draw attention despite setbacks, including a shrinking pool of backers and a growing number of worried regulators. But now with JP Morgan seeing potential for the social network’s cryptocurrency and e-commerce giant Shopify joining the Libra...