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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...
Why I don’t use web components
25.6.2019
Here’s an interesting post by Rich Harris where he’s made a list of some of the problems he’s experienced in the past with web components and why he doesn’t use them today:
Given finite resources, time spent on one task means time not spent on another task. Considerable energy has been expended...
CSS :focus-within
25.6.2019
Using :hover to display additional information or elements is a very useful technique but a big drawback to using the hover pseudo-class is that they are usually not accessibility-friendly. Not everyone uses a mouse and some users have visual impairments, so they rely on screen readers or...
No, It’s Not Facebook: Bitcoin Price Already Up 200% in 2019 Before Libra
25.6.2019
Media fallacy wrongly identifies Facebook as main driver of bitcoin price surge
Render Snarky Comments in Comic Sans
25.6.2019
Hilarious idea by Zach Leatherman. To test if a comment is "snarky" or not, there is an npm package up to the task.
On this site, we generally just delete snarky comments, but I still run a WordPress plugin that allows me to "feature" or "bury" comments. It's old but it still works fine in...
4 Big Reasons Bitcoin’s Price Will Probably Not Stop at $20K This Time
23.6.2019
Bitcoin blasted through $10K in recent days, but unlike in 2017, the rally is being driven by institutional investors and central banks
4 Big Reasons Bitcoin’s Price Will Probably Not Stop at $20K This Time
23.6.2019
Bitcoin blasted through $10K in recent days, but unlike in 2017, the rally is being driven by institutional investors and central banks
Wright Has Not Disclosed Full Bitcoin Holdings Per Court Order, Says Plaintiff’s Representation
21.6.2019
Self-professed bitcoin founder Wright may be held in contempt of court
Reduced Motion Picture Technique, Take Two
21.6.2019
Did you see that neat technique for using the <picture> element with <source media=""> to serve an animated image (or not) based on a prefers-reduced-motion media query?
After we shared that in our newsletter, we got an interesting reply from Michael Gale:
What about folks who love...
Bitcoin Vs. Gold : All that Glitters is not Gold, But Bitcoin Certainly is!
21.6.2019
Change is the other name of life. Since time is immemorial, every aspect of human life has been evolved. It is becoming more accessible and more comfortable for the whole of humankind. And before every significant change, there is resistance. The same way, after the advent of cryptocurrencies...
Competition Is Forcing Cryptocurrency Exchanges to Get Creative
21.6.2019
In the last two years, a Cambrian explosion of cryptocurrency exchanges has given traders a plethora of options. This cornucopia of choice has not resulted in a corresponding increase in quality, however. Most of the platforms that emerged in 2018 have struggled to gain traction, with tier...
So, you think you’ve got project management nailed down
20.6.2019
Who needs a project manager? You're an organized person who can keep track of your own work, right?
Wrong.
Well, wrong if you're part of a team. The thing about being self-organized is that it's related to project management but not synonymous with it. Case in point: what happens if your project...
So, you think you’ve got project management nailed down
20.6.2019
(This is a sponsored post.)
Who needs a project manager? You're an organized person who can keep track of your own work, right?
Wrong.
Well, wrong if you're part of a team. The thing about being self-organized is that it's related to project management but not synonymous with it. Case in point:...
Facebook Is a Threat to Governments Not Crypto
20.6.2019
The moment Facebook released the whitepaper for its planned Libra coin, social media was flooded with claims about Zuckerberg’s new drive to take over the cryptocurrency market, with some even calling it a Bitcoin killer. However, looking at the actual details of the plan, it has little to...
Australia’s Central Bank: Cryptos Will Not Receive Wide Acceptance in the Near Future
20.6.2019
Analysts at the Reserve Bank of Australia claimed that neither general cryptocurrencies nor stablecoins can be an alternative to fiat in local retail payments
Twitter User Withdraws His Accusations, Claims TradingView’s Fibonacci Tool Is Not Broken
20.6.2019
The Fibonacci retracement tool of popular chart analysis service TradingView “works perfectly fine,” according to the analyst who previously claimed that it was broken
Facebook Has Not Applied for RBI Approval to Operate Libra in India: Report
20.6.2019
Facebook has reportedly not applied for approval in India for operating its upcoming cryptocurrency Libra project
Blockchain Video Startup YouNow Files With SEC to Give Away (Not Sell) Tokens
20.6.2019
YouNow has filed an offering circular with the SEC – for a token that it intends to give away
Report: Facebook’s Calibra Digital Wallet Will Not Be Available in Its Largest Markets
19.6.2019
Facebook’s Calibra digital wallet will not be available in some of the social network’s largest markets, including India, according to a report
Russia Will Not Legalize Facebook’s Cryptocurrency, Official Says
19.6.2019
Russian politician Anatoly Aksakov said that the government has no plans to legalize Facebook’s long-awaited Libra stablecoin