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Weekly Platform News: Improving UX on Slow Connections, a Tip for Writing Alt Text and a Polyfill for the HTML loading attribute
23.8.2019
In this week's roundup, how to determine a slow connection, what we should put into alt text for images, and a new polyfill for the HTML loading attribute, plus more.
Detecting users on slow connections
Algolia is using the Network Information API (see the API’s Chrome status page) to detect users...
New Zealand Honors Bitcoin with Legal Status But Falls Within Tax Purview
13.8.2019
A cryptocurrency (Ethereum, Bitcoin, Litecoin, etc.) has stirred controversy worldwide. Countries around the globe have variant perspectives, notions, and most importantly are skeptical about the evolving concept, Cryptocurrency. It would be righteous to state what the Financial Markets Authority’s...
The Modern Era of Free Range Slaves: How Bitcoin Breaks the Mold
3.8.2019
In a string of recent Tweets, 2020 Libertarian presidential candidate and fugitive from the law John McAfee has been talking about slavery. Urging people to “wake up” and assuring them that neither compliance with the status quo, nor stacks of riches, can set them free. Indeed, when...
Zdog
24.7.2019
David DeSandro has loads of super cool JavaScript libraries he's created over the years. His latest is Zdog, a "round, flat, designer-friendly pseudo-3D engine for canvas & SVG." It's only been about a month since he dropped it (although, like any good library, it's been simmering) and it...
[aktualita] Čínský soudní dvůr potvrdil Bitcoinu status virtuálního vlastnictví
19.7.2019
Internetový soudní dvůr v čínském Chang-čou potvrdil Bitcoinu postavení coby „virtuálnímu majetku“, stalo se tak v rámci nesouvisejícího případu. „Bitcoin má atributy vlastnictví. Je hodnotný, je ho omezené množství a má svoji užitnou hodnotu. Měli bychom jej tedy uznat jako virtuální majetek...
Verge Price Analysis: Market is Bearish, XVG Got ‘Stable’ Status in Coin Bureau’s Recent Assessment
14.7.2019
In a recent assessment by Coin Bureau, Verge (XVG) stands out to be a stable cryptocurrency with 7 out of 10 rating points. In its report, the altcoin watchdog stated, “There are healthy levels of turnover and liquidity (in XVG chips). You should trade with caution as XVG are still volatile.”...
Georgia Exempts Bitcoin From VAT to Become the Next Country to Affirm Its Currency Status
13.7.2019
Cryptocurrency taxation is a subject that concerns a growing number of users, traders and investors. An area that creates a lot of confusion among taxpayers is the application of VAT, or the value-added tax most countries levy on the sales of goods and services. Georgia has become the latest nation...
VS Code June Update: Status Bar Updates, Indent Guides, and more
8.7.2019
It's amazing that VS Code can consistently come out with meaningful updates month after month. The commitment that team has to the needs of the community
Top 10 Monospace Fonts for Developers
2.7.2019
Developers are extremely passionate about certain things: developer tools, tabs vs. spaces, CSS in JS (or not!), and FONTS! I started a
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...
Winklevoss Twins Fortune Doubles in 2019 Reclaiming ‘Bitcoin Billionaire’ Status
27.6.2019
Long-time bitcoin bulls the Winklevoss Twins have seen their net worth soar 120% since January to hit a combined $1.45 billion
Spam Detection APIs
25.6.2019
I was trying to research the landscape of these the other day — And by research, I mean light Googling and asking on Twitter. Weirdly, very little comes to mind when thinking about spam detection APIs. I mean some kind of URL endpoint, paid or not, where you can hit it with a block of text...
Spam Detection APIs
25.6.2019
I was trying to research the landscape of these the other day — And by research, I mean light Googling and asking on Twitter. Weirdly, very little comes to mind when thinking about spam detection APIs. I mean some kind of URL endpoint, paid or not, where you can hit it with a block of text...
JAMstack? More like SHAMstack.
5.6.2019
I'm a fan of the whole JAMstack thing. It seems like a healthy web movement. I'm looking forward to both of the upcoming conferences.
Of any web trend, #jamstack seems like it will be the least regrettable.
— Chris Coyier (@chriscoyier) May 22, 2019
I feel like the acronym might not...
UK Gov’t-Led Jurisdiction Team to Define Status of Crypto Under English Private Law
10.5.2019
The U.K. government-led jurisdiction team, UKJT, launched a public consultation to define the status of crypto assets under English private law
Why, How, and When to Use Semantic HTML and ARIA
7.5.2019
Semantic HTML and Accessible Rich Internet Applications (ARIA) help create interfaces that work for everyone in the most performant, robust, and simple way possible. They add essential meaning to your content, which lets web browsers, search engines, screen readers, RSS readers, and ultimately...
Some Notes About Accessibility
20.3.2019
Earlier this month Eric Bailey wrote about the current state of accessibility on the web and why it felt like fighting an uphill battle:
As someone with a good deal of interest in the digital accessibility space, I follow WebAIM’s work closely. Their survey results are priceless insights into...
The Benefits of Structuring CSS Around Appearance and Layout
13.3.2019
I like this point that Jonathan Snook made on Twitter and I’ve been thinking about it non-stop because it describes something that’s really hard about writing CSS:
I feel like that tweet sounds either very shallow or very deep depending on how you look at it but in reality, I don't think...
<span>L</span><span>e</span><span>t</span><span>t</span><span>e</span><span>r</span><span>s</span>
20.2.2019
Did you see this Facebook crap?
"Why do I need a 4Ghz quadcore to run facebook?" This is why. A single word split up into 11 HTML DOM elements to avoid adblockers. pic.twitter.com/Zv4RfInrL0
— Mike Pan (@themikepan) February 6, 2019
I popped over to Facebook to verify that and what...