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Emcee Tips for a Conference or Meetup
21.11.2019
There are some great resources out there to help conference speakers give better talks, but fewer for people who are preparing to take on the role of emcee at meetup or conference.
I've been fortunate enough to emcee conferences more than 20 times now, most recently JAMstack_conf which I help...
Google, Facebook Take on Banking Duties, Crypto Shrugged to the Side?
21.11.2019
With major tech firms shifting their focus to finance, what does this mean for the future of crypto and the wider financial system?
Techniques for a Newspaper Layout with CSS Grid and Border Lines Between Elements
20.11.2019
I recently had to craft a newspaper-like design that featured multiple row and column spans with divider lines in between them. Take a look at the mockup graphic here and see if it makes you sweat at all. If you’re like me, you have been around a while and know just how difficult this would have...
Variations on Theme: Reinventing Type on the Web
20.11.2019
If anyone knows anything about me, it’s usually one of two things: that I have two outrageously fluffy dogs, or that I like fonts and typography. Like, really really like them. So while I am super excited about how well Tristan is doing with his hydrotherapy —we’re walking 50% further than he...
Getting Started with GraphQL
20.11.2019
GraphQL was developed by Facebook in 2012 to power up its mobile apps. Since open-sourcing GraphQL specification in 2015, it gained a lot of popularity and is now used by many development teams, including giants like GitHub, Twitter or Airbnb. Why so? And what exactly is a GraphQL? Let's take...
Bitcoin Cash (BCH) Finally Kicks Starts a High Stride; Market Bears May Take a Break
20.11.2019
BCH coin has recently initiated a rebound as it found support below $240 Bitcoin Cash has formed a support level at $235; price level above $250 is to watch for The rising channel has been breached recently, which shows a pause in the uptrend Technical indicators are ready to set the mood for...
Six Months Using Firebase Web Performance Monitoring
19.11.2019
I don't really think of Firebase as a performance monitoring tool (all I ever think about is auth and real-time data storage), but nevertheless, it totally has that feature.
Justin Ribeiro...
[A] tool to track what real users in the wild are experiencing with an easy setup? Yes, please. [...]...
The Communal Cycle of Sharing
18.11.2019
What I'm interested in this year is how we're continuing to expand on tools, services, and shared side projects to collectively guide where we take the web next, and the way we're sharing that.
So many other mediums—mostly analog ones—have been around for ages and have a deeper history. In...
The Kind of Development I Like
18.11.2019
I'm turning 40 next year (yikes!) and even though I've been making websites for over 25 years, I feel like I'm finally beginning to understand the kind of development I like. Expectedly, these are not new revelations and my views can be summed up by two older Computer Science adages that pre-date...
The Department of Useless Images
18.11.2019
Gerry McGovern:
The Web is smothering in useless images. These clichéd, stock images communicate absolutely nothing of value, interest or use. They are one of the worst forms of digital pollution because they take up space on the page, forcing more useful content out of sight. They also slow down...
Europe’s Biggest International Banking and Fintech Event – Monex Summit Europe, to Take Place in Warsaw
16.11.2019
Monex Summit Europe provides networking services and organizes professional B2B meetings: Monex Summit Europe aims to expand the knowledge and maximize deal-making opportunities for all participants within the region. The event will welcome the top managers, ranging from the industry’s biggest...
Finally, it Will Be Easy to Change the Color of List Bullets
14.11.2019
In my germinating years, the general advice was this:
<ul>
<li><span>List item</span></li>
<!-- ... -->
</ul>
li { color: red; } /* bullet */
li span (color: black; } /* text */
Not terrible, but not great. You're "resetting" everything...
Ethereum (ETH) Trades Below Key Support; Will the Falling Wedge take an Upturn?
14.11.2019
Ethereum takes a downward directional walk, as it tests the supports near $184 After mounting at $189, instead of testing the major resistance at $190, it shifted below $185 Will its upcoming trading duration complete the higher leg breakout to complete the Falling Wedge? Ethereum, for quite a long...
scrapestack: An API for Scraping Sites
12.11.2019
(This is a sponsored post.)
Not every site has an API to access data from it. Most don't, in fact. If you need to pull that data, one approach is to "scrape" it. That is, load the page in web browser (that you automate), find what you are looking for in the DOM, and take it.
You can do this...
Generation QE: How Central Banks Create Money From Thin Air
11.11.2019
This year the public has seen a lot of the expansive monetary policy taking place with 37 central banks participating in monetary easing. Unfortunately, most people don’t understand the methods central banks like the Federal Reserve use to increase the money supply and never take the time...
Crypto Banks Gain Regulatory Recognition Across the Globe
11.11.2019
Traditional financial institutions are still leery about decentralized cryptocurrencies. They are only starting to explore the potential of digital assets. But a new breed of banks specializing in crypto have been working hard to take advantage of this trend and are gaining regulatory recognition...
Working with Fusebox and React
8.11.2019
If you are searching for an alternative bundler to webpack, you might want to take a look at FuseBox. It builds on what webpack offers — code-splitting, hot module reloading, dynamic imports, etc. — but code-splitting in FuseBox requires zero configuration by default (although webpack will offer...
Jetcoin Partners With Mintable to Take Sports and Entertainment to the Next Level Using Blockchain
8.11.2019
Jetcoin, the blockchain-powered sports platform, has entered into a partnership deal with Mintable, which is a reputed non-fungible token creator of the NFT tokens. It uses ERC-721 standard Ethereum tokens to create nonfungible NFT tokens that need no additional coding to be done. The most...
Will Bears Continue to Take A Dig at VeChain (VET)?
7.11.2019
VeChain price did not have a good start to the year, and the price was below the baseline. The price started picking up in April and reached its peak in July. With the onset of the bearish trend, it was downhill for the price and has been below the baseline ever since. The YTD price …
The...
Micree Zhan Says He’ll Take Legal Action to Return to Bitmain
7.11.2019
Bitcoin mining giant Bitmain's co-founder Micree Zhan, who was abruptly ousted from the company last week, said he's going to take legal action to secure his return to the firm