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BCH Microblog ‘Member’ Shows the Future of Reddit-Like Forums
16.9.2019
Since the Bitcoin Cash upgrade in May 2018, software developers have unleashed a slew of microblogging protocols that utilize OP_return transactions. One application called Member is a BCH-based browser that makes use of these types of transactions and the extra space added to the data carrier...
Harbor Tokenizes Real Estate Funds Worth $100 Million on Ethereum
16.9.2019
Harbor has created tokens on the ethereum blockchain representing the shares of four real estate funds worth $100 million
Review: Coinfinity’s Card Wallet Provides Tamper-Proof Cold Storage
13.9.2019
Outside of exchanges, few cryptocurrency industries are as prosperous as custody. At this stage in Bitcoin’s lifespan, trading crypto and storing crypto appear to be the most popular use cases for crypto – in that order. As a result, a thriving aftermarket for crypto storage solutions...
Logical Operations with CSS Variables
11.9.2019
Very often, while using switch variables (a variable that's either 0 or 1, a concept that's explained in a greater detail in in this post), I wish I could perform logical operations on them. We don't have functions like not(var(--i)) or and(var(--i), var(--k)) in CSS, but we can emulate these...
‘Never Use BitPay’ — Hong Kong Free Press Slams Bitcoin Donation Block
11.9.2019
Bitcoin donation block sees BitPay in hot water again
Caniuse and MDN compatibility data collaboration
10.9.2019
Second only to "silly GIFs," I'd guess screenshots of caniuse are the most common slide graphic at web conferences. It's become the ultimate source for looking at web compatibility data in the hearts and minds of web developers.
Can I use CSS filter in Firefox? Yes. Can I use the filter() function?...
How to Not Minify Source with webpack
10.9.2019
The webpack JavaScript utility has taken over the modern JavaScript landscape, so much so that it’s hard to be a JavaScript developer and not use it. JavaScript build utilities are the point where they do best practices implicitly, like minify code, caching, and more. I was recently debugging...
Fun Ways to Use Your Cryptocurrencies
10.9.2019
Cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin have been around for quite a while now, but it was really in 2017 when it got the attention of many. It was in this year when the value of Bitcoin reached over 20,000 US dollars, and this is why many people and businesses started to use it. Apart from Bitcoin, many...
Crypto, Cash and Drugs: Crypto Use Grows as Drug Trade Digitalizes
8.9.2019
Learn how cryptocurrency is impacting the global drug trade in Cointelegraph's new article
Weekly Platform News: Text Spacing Bookmarklet, Top-Level Await, New AMP Loading Indicator
5.9.2019
In this week's roundup, a handy bookmarklet for inspecting typography, using await to tinker with how JavaScript modules import one another, plus Facebook's in-app browser is only posing as one. Let's get into the news!
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Emergent Coding, Adoption Incentives and Practical Use – Bitcoin Cash City, Day 2
5.9.2019
The Bitcoin Cash City conference in North Queensland has just wrapped up, and participants are now unwinding after two consecutive days of presentations, product demos, free gifts, and plenty of food. Tomorrow, September 6, there will be a special workshop for developers, and then the conference...
Multiline truncated text with “show more” button
4.9.2019
Now that we've got cross-browser support for the line-clamp property, I expect we'll see a lot more of that around the web. And as we start to see it more in use, it’s worth the reminder that: Truncation is not a content strategy.
We should at least offer a way to read that that truncated content...
World’s Biggest Bitcoin Cash Conference Kicks Off in Australia – What to Expect
4.9.2019
Arguably set to become the world’s biggest Bitcoin Cash conference yet, Bitcoin Cash City kicked off today in sunny Townsville, North Queensland. The city is not only colorful, friendly, and home to some very beautiful coastline, it’s also shock-full of opportunities to use Bitcoin Cash...
Human-Trafficking Expert Urges US Congress to Regulate Crypto Miners
3.9.2019
A former U.S. Treasury official urged Congress to regulate cryptocurrency miners in order to fight human trafficking
Recreating Netlify’s Neat-o Sliding Button Effect
3.9.2019
Have you seen Netlify's press page? It's one of those places where you can snag a download of the company's logo. I was looking for it this morning because I needed the logo to use as a featured image for a post here on CSS-Tricks.
Well, I noticed they have these pretty looking buttons to download...
City of São Paulo to Use Blockchain Registry for Public Works
2.9.2019
The São Paulo city government will use a blockchain registry for public works information
US Air Force Steps Up Blockchain Use: What Else Is the Pentagon Up To?
1.9.2019
In light of recent announcements of US Air Force funding for blockchain technology, we examine applications throughout US defense
Styling Links with Real Underlines
30.8.2019
Before we come to how to style underlines, we should answer the question: should we underline?
In graphic design, underlines are generally seen as unsophisticated. There are nicer ways to draw emphasis, to establish hierarchy, and to demarcate titles.
That’s clear in this advice from Butterick’s...
Thai Customs Department Plans to Use IBM’s Tradelens to Track Shipping
30.8.2019
Thailand’s Customs Department plans to use IBM’s Tradelens blockchain solution at ports
Nested Gradients with background-clip
28.8.2019
I can't say I use background-clip all that often. I'd wager it's hardly ever used in day-to-day CSS work. But I was reminded of it in a post by Stefan Judis, which consistently was itself a learning-response post to a post over here by Ana Tudor.
Here's a quick explanation.
You've probably seen...