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India’s Popular ‘Who Wants to Be a Millionaire’ Show Gives Crypto a Boost
10.9.2019
One of the most popular reality TV shows in India called Kaun Banega Crorepati, based on the show ‘Who Wants to Be a Millionaire,’ has just given crypto a boost. A contestant on the show was asked a question about Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency, and the show’s host, Amitabh...
Should a website work without JavaScript?
2.9.2019
The JS Party podcast just had a fun episode where they debated this classic question by splitting into two groups of two. Each group was assigned a "side" of this debate, and then let loose to debate it. I don't think anybody can listen to a show like this and not be totally flooded with thoughts!...
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...
How much specificity do @rules have, like @keyframes and @media?
31.7.2019
I got this question the other day. My first thought is: weird question! Specificity is about selectors, and at-rules are not selectors, so... irrelevant?
To prove that, we can use the same selector inside and outside of an at-rule and see if it seems to affect specificity.
body {
background:...
Facebook's Word Play Puts Libra's Promise Under Question
24.7.2019
David Marcus, co-creator of Libra, head of their Calibra wallet. Source: a video screenshot, Youtube
Until the necessary regulatory approvals are gained, Facebook's Libra will not be launched, David Marcus, co-creator of Libra, head of their Calibra wallet, said on multiple occasions. But what...
Finally… A Post on Finally in Promises
16.7.2019
“When does finally fire in a JavaScript promise?” This is a question I was asked in a recent workshop and I thought I’d write up a little post to clear up any confusion.
The answer is, to quote Snape:
...always.
The basic structure is like this:
try {
// I’ll try to execute some code...
IndieWeb and Webmentions
9.7.2019
The IndieWeb is a thing! They've got a conference coming up and everything. The New Yorker is even writing about it:
Proponents of the IndieWeb offer a fairly straightforward analysis of our current social-media crisis. They frame it in terms of a single question: Who owns the servers? The bulk...
IRS Agents Propose Draconian Tactics to Investigate Bitcoin Users
9.7.2019
A recently published U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) slide describes alarming recommendations on how tax agents should deal with digital currency users who are not paying taxes. The slide recommends that agents question crypto users’ friends and family, comb through social media posts...
Bitcoin and Black Market Fiat: Hyperinflation Crushes Venezuela as Global Devaluation Ramps Up
2.7.2019
Venezuela is being crushed by staggering hyperinflation as a sharply divisive political crisis has the economy in ruins. Some are seeking refuge in alternatives to the national currency, like foreign fiat and crypto. The situation also calls into question the long-term trajectories of other, less...
Why Bitcoiners Are Turning to Unschooling for Decentralized Education
29.6.2019
Unschooling is an alternative education movement quickly gaining popularity and currency worldwide. Like Bitcoin, it is an individualist approach to an area of human action long thought to be established beyond question―education. Both cryptoeconomics and unschooling seek to provide autonomy...
House Reps Question FinCEN Director on Libra’s Potential for Illegal Usage
28.6.2019
Members of House Committee on Financial Services questioned FinCEN Director Kenneth Blanco on potential illegal usage of Libra
US Lawmakers Question FinCEN on Terrorist Use of Facebook’s Libra
27.6.2019
U.S. lawmakers questioned FinCEN director Kenneth Blanco about potential terrorist use of Facebook's libra cryptocurrency
Which CSS IS AWESOME makes the most sense if you don’t know CSS well?
27.6.2019
Peter-Paul posted this question:
Which of the examples in the image do you consider correct?
If you know CSS well, don't reply, just retweet.
If you don't know CSS too well, please reply to the poll in the next tweet. pic.twitter.com/4bgnf9Wdkc
— ppk 🇪🇺 (@ppk) June...
Which CSS IS AWESOME makes the most sense if you don’t know CSS well?
27.6.2019
Peter-Paul posted this question:
Which of the examples in the image do you consider correct?
If you know CSS well, don't reply, just retweet.
If you don't know CSS too well, please reply to the poll in the next tweet. pic.twitter.com/4bgnf9Wdkc
— ppk 🇪🇺 (@ppk) June...
Game of Thrones Quiz Game with React and GraphQL: Creating the Question Modal
17.6.2019
Create a folder named question-modal within the src/components directory and a file index.js within it. Open the file and update it with the snippet below:
Game of Thrones Quiz Game with React and GraphQL: Single Question Component
17.6.2019
Create a folder called question within the src/components directory and a file index.js within it. Open the file and copy the following into the file:
Binance U.S. Partnership News Puts BNB Under Question, Coin Drops
14.6.2019
Major cryptocurrency exchange Binance confirmed it will enter the U.S. market via partnership with a local company, BAM Trading Services. Now, one of the main questions being discussed is what will happen with Binance Coin (BNB), the native token of the exchange, after the Binance.US...
Facebook Globalcoin: Bitcoin Killer or Bitcoin Multiplier?
25.5.2019
It may sound like a 2014-era shitcoin, but Globalcoin is this year’s most anticipated new digital asset. It doesn’t matter that it’s not decentralized, not permissionless, and not even crypto. The only question that really matters is what does Facebook’s currency spell...
What Does it Mean to Be “Full Stack”?
21.5.2019
I was asked this recently by a fellow developer who was at the same web tech conference I was at. This developer had met a lot of new people who literally introduced themselves as full-stack developers sort of the way Bob Vance, Vance Refrigeration would on The Office, but it was Tony Frank...
Three Very Different Paths to Blockchain Scaling
11.5.2019
How do you scale a blockchain so that it can process hundreds or even thousands of transactions per second – but without compromising on decentralization? It’s a question that has kept some of the brightest minds in the space awake at night, and some of the more ardent crypto factions...