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Vitalik Buterin Uses Questionable Historical Comparison to Explain Crypto Tribalism
3.7.2020
Ethereum co-founder invoked Godwin's law in a Twitter discussion
A Complete Guide to Dark Mode on the Web
1.7.2020
“Dark mode” is defined as a color scheme that uses light-colored text and other UI elements on a dark-colored background. Dark mode, dark theme, black mode, night mode… they all refer to and mean the same thing: a mostly-dark interface rather than a mostly-light interface.
The post A Complete...
Massive Cyberattack on Australia Uses Cryptojacking Exploits
28.6.2020
A report from the Australian Cyber Security Centre highlights a vulnerability related to attacks using cryptojacking malware
'Unstoppable' Malware Uses Bitcoin To Retrieve Secret Messages - Report
26.6.2020
Glupteba, a sneaky malware that can be controlled from afar includes a range of components to cover its tracks, and it updates itself using encrypted messages hidden in the Bitcoin blockchain, write cybersecurity experts from Sophos Labs.
The Glupteba bot is a malware campaign that creates...
CryptoAltum, The CFD Trading Platform With 1:500 Leverage
23.6.2020
CryptoAltum, a popular MT5 platform, executes trades using market execution with all trades filled at the best available price in the market. The company uses Fill or Kill orders meaning orders are filled entirely at the best available price, with no partial fills and a 100% execution rate. Fills...
Rough Notation
22.6.2020
This is a neat little library. It uses SVG to insert hand-drawn looking annotations to elements (probably text), like underlines and box highlights (there are 6 design options, all configurable). Super clever.
Here’s a little demo:
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Aside from it just being cool,...
New Ransomware Uses Sophisticated Evasion Techniques
11.6.2020
Recorded Future says that Thanos deploys a particular encryption technique in its attack and offers a revenue-sharing scheme for external hackers
Podcaster Joe Rogan Uses Crypto-Powered Brave Browser
4.6.2020
Joe Rogan and Reggie Watts just talked up Brave to millions of people
New Tipbot Uses Cryptocurrency to Incentivize People to Answer Questions
26.5.2020
It’s designed to capture attention from high-profile people that others want to hear from
New Ransomware Uses a Banking Trojan To Attack Governments and Companies
19.5.2020
A study from Group-IB reveals the modus operandi of the newly discovered ProLock’s ransomware attack
Notion-Powered Websites
14.5.2020
I’m a big fan of Notion, as you likely know from previous coverage and recent video. It’s always interesting to see what other people do with Notion, and even how Notion uses Notion.
I’d say most usage of Notion is private and internal, but any page on Notion can be totally...
React Single File Components Are Here
13.5.2020
Shawn Wang is talking about RedwoodJS here:
… it is the first time React components are being expressed in a single file format with explicit conventions.
Which is the RedwoodJS idea of Cells. To me, it feels like a slightly cleaner version of how Apollo wants you to do it with useQuery....
Creating an Accessible Range Slider with CSS
7.5.2020
The accessibility trick is using <input type="range"> and wrestling it into shape with CSS rather than giving up and re-building it with divs or whatever and later forget about accessibility.
The most clever example uses an angled linear-gradient background making the input look like...
How to Create Custom WordPress Editor Blocks in 2020
6.5.2020
Peter Tasker on creating blocks right now:
It’s fairly straightforward these days to get set up with the WP CLI ‘scaffold’ command. This command will set up a WordPress theme or plugin with a ‘blocks’ folder that contains the PHP and base CSS and JavaScript required to create...
Bancor Announced 2nd Major Version of Its Protocol, Uses Chainlink Price Oracles
30.4.2020
Decentralized liquidity automation project Bancor announced on Wednesday the second major version of its protocol. As per the official tweet, complete details will be shared leading up to the launch of Version 2.0, which is scheduled for the second quarter of 2020. Today we are thrilled to announce...
Static or Not?
27.4.2020
A quick opinion piece by Kev Quirk: Why I Don’t Use A Static Site Generator. Kev uses WordPress:
Want to blog on my iPad? I can. Want to do it on my phone? No problem. On a machine I don’t normally use? Not an issue, as long as it has a browser.
First, it’s worth understanding...
LG’s IT Subsidiary Uses Facial Recognition Tech for Payments With Digital Currency
23.4.2020
LG CNS has implemented a facial recognition tech to enable its employees automatic payments with a digital currency
Int’l Consortium Uses Blockchain to Conduct USD12m Wheat Trade Deal
21.4.2020
American agriculture giant Cargill says it has teamed up with Singaporean and Dutch companies to conduct a pioneering, cross-continental wheat trade transaction worth USD 12 million – from North America to Southeast Asia on a blockchain platform.
The deal involved Singapore-based agriculture...
Italy’s Top News Agency Uses Blockchain to Fight Fake Coronavirus News
7.4.2020
Italy’s top news agency ANSA launches Ernst & Young’s blockchain solution to fight against fake coronavirus news
‘Breakthrough’ as Lightning Uses Web's Forgotten Payment Code
2.4.2020
Lightning Labs believes its Lightning Service Authentication Tokens will do away with passwords and credit cards online