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9 Walmart's Blockchain/Crypto Patents Revealed in One Day
2.8.2019
Source: Instagram, Walmart
It's no wonder that the U.S. companies are among the world’s top 10 blockchain patent acquirers when even non-blockchain businessess are seeking for patents in droves. And no one knows how serious those companies are.
After Nike filed for a trademark for the term...
Register Now for An Event Apart 2019 in Chicago
1.8.2019
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An Event Apart juuuuust wrapped up its Washington D.C. event yesterday. We hope we got to see you at the event but if not, perhaps we'll see you at the next one happening Aug. 28-28 in Chicago.
Why would you go, you might ask? It's three days of experts imparting their...
Indian Government Updates Parliament on Crypto Plans
1.8.2019
The Indian parliament has repeatedly asked the finance minister about the government’s plans for cryptocurrency. In July alone, the Ministry of Finance answered three sets of questions: two in Rajya Sabha, the upper house, and one in Lok Sabha, the lower house of the parliament. Also read:...
Bringing CSS Grid to WordPress Layouts
31.7.2019
December 6th, 2018 was a special date for WordPress: it marked the release of version 5.0 of the software that, to this day, powers more than one-third of the web. In the past, people working on the platform pointed out that there has never been any special meaning to version numbers used...
Intrinsically Responsive CSS Grid with minmax() and min()
31.7.2019
The most famous line of code to have come out of CSS grid so far is:
grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fill, minmax(10rem, 1fr));
Without any media queries, that will set up a grid container that has a flexible number of columns. The columns will stretch a little, until there is enough room...
The Simplest Way to Load CSS Asynchronously
30.7.2019
Scott Jehl:
One of the most impactful things we can do to improve page performance and resilience is to load CSS in a way that does not delay page rendering. That’s because by default, browsers will load external CSS synchronously—halting all page rendering while the CSS is downloaded...
[aktualita] Vývojářka pronikla do systémů americké Capital One, stáhla data 100 milionů uživatelů
30.7.2019
Americký finanční holding Capital One oznámil obří únik dat svých zákazníků. Útočník se podle firmy dostali k citlivým datům asi 100 milionů amerických uživatelů, kteří používali kreditní kartu této společnosti nebo si o ni požádali. Unikla i data dalších 6 milionů klientů z Kanady. Podle Capital...
Lessons Learned from a Year of Testing the Web Platform
30.7.2019
Mike Pennisi:
The web-platform-tests project is a massive suite of tests (over one million in total) which verify that software (mostly web browsers) correctly implement web technologies. It’s as important as it is ambitious: the health of the web depends on a plurality of interoperable...
Ripple Price Analysis: XRP Value Dropped By More Than 25% In Last One Month
29.7.2019
Ripple recently partnered with BeeTech, a Financial Advisory and solutions firm that will help in delivering cost savings under significant time to their customers. One of the highest customers of Beetech is Erick Gutierrez, Founder of Euro Dicas, which is one of the biggest travel advisories...
Getting design system customization just right
29.7.2019
I had a little rant in me a few months ago about design systems: "Who Are Design Systems For?" My main point was that there are so many public and open source ones out there that choosing one can feel like choosing new furniture for your house. You just measure up what you need and what you like...
Ethereum Price Analysis: Ethereum (ETH) Price Dropped By More Than 30% In The Last One Month
29.7.2019
The Fundament Group offered Bonds worth $280 Million on the Ethereum Blockchain which will be backed up by the investments of Commercial Real estate. This decision was taken to recapture to the promise of Initial Coin Offering ‘ICO’. $280 Million #Ethereum #RealEstate Bond Seeks To Recapture...
Costs of One Day Delivery Puts a Dent in Amazon’s Growth in Second Quarter
27.7.2019
Over the course of the last two decades, Amazon has created a new industry altogether and has become the biggest e-commerce company in the world. The primary reason why the company has grown at such a breakneck pace and has spread all over the world is due to its commitment to innovation....
Cardano Vs. Ripple: ADA Increases by 3% on Contrary XRP Drops by 3% in Last One Day
26.7.2019
Cardano surges up to $0.060 recording 3% uptrend Ripple moves from $0.32 to $0.31 recording 3% downtrend It has been a game of see-saw now for Cardano (ADA) and Ripple (XRP), where one-coin surges and the other comes down and vice versa. However, both the coins have given an above-average...
Ethereum (ETH) Price Analysis: Is The Current Bear Phase A Temporary One For ETH?
26.7.2019
Ethereum price has seen a lot of variations as observant from the weekly trading movement of the coin, where the price was as high as $234 on July 20 and as low as $202 on July 24. Ethereum has been in the news for its developments which will go a long way in improving its …
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Datalist is for suggesting values without enforcing values
26.7.2019
Have you ever had a form that needed to accept a short, arbitrary bit of text? Like a name or whatever. That's exactly what <input type="text"> is for. There are lots of different input types (and modes!), and picking the right one is a great idea.
But this little story is about something...
What I Like About Vue
25.7.2019
Dave Rupert digs into some of his favorite Vue features and one particular issue that he has with React:
I’ve come to realize one thing I don’t particularly like about React is jumping into a file, reading the top for the state, jumping to the bottom to find the render function, then following...
Unsuck It
23.7.2019
Julia Carrie Wong and Matthew Cantor's How to speak Silicon Valley: 53 essential tech-bro terms explained was pretty hilarious. A little something in there to offend everyone.
Speaking of kinda douchey words, I'm reminded of one of my favorite sites on the internet: Unsuck It. Not only does...
Indian Government Unveils Draft Crypto Bill Ahead of Supreme Court Hearing
23.7.2019
The Indian government has officially released the report by the interministerial committee tasked with proposing crypto measures. The announcement came one day before the country’s supreme court was scheduled to hear the writ petitions against the crypto banking restriction. The report...
Driving Cryptocurrency Adoption on the Ground: Lessons Learned from Dash in Thailand
23.7.2019
Real life payments have been the number one use-case of cryptocurrencies. Yet, a decade after Bitcoin’s genesis, it’s still a long way to mass adoption on both sides of the scenario, for the customers and merchants. With local teams around […]
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Money and Democracy: How the Elite Manipulated Ledgers and Created a Social Ranking System
22.7.2019
Money is one of the most important but least understood manmade tools in existence. For more than 5,000 years humans have used a tool of exchange called money to facilitate trade. During this timespan, the evolution of money has evolved into a system of information, a social contract, and a ranking...