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scrapestack: An API for Scraping Sites
12.11.2019
(This is a sponsored post.)
Not every site has an API to access data from it. Most don't, in fact. If you need to pull that data, one approach is to "scrape" it. That is, load the page in web browser (that you automate), find what you are looking for in the DOM, and take it.
You can do this...
How Society Thrived Before Mass Taxation, and How It Still Can
12.11.2019
Many people in the U.S. and elsewhere think of the income tax as some kind of timeless staple of society. The truth is, it was only first instituted in the United States as a permanent fixture in 1913. It stands to ask then, how all the progress that was made prior and the bustling growth...
Jeremy Allaire Backstage at The Capital: ‘I Can See the 10x Improvement’ in Crypto
12.11.2019
After speaking in a panel on the role of crypto in finance at CoinMarketCap’s The Capital today, Jeremy Allaire chatted with us backstage. We spoke to the Circle CEO and founder about blockchain adoption versus awareness, unintended consequences of tokenization […]
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[Updated] Jeremy Allaire: “I Can See the 10x Improvement” in Crypto, Backstage at The Capital
12.11.2019
New! Watch the panel, “The Role of  Crypto and its Potential for Disruption in Finance” here. After speaking in aContinue Reading
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A Super Weird CSS Bug That Affects Text Selection
12.11.2019
You know how you can style (to some degree) selected text with ::selection? Well, Jeff Starr uncovered a heck of a weird CSS bug.
If you:
Leave that selector empty
Link it from an external stylesheet (rather than <style> block)
Selecting text will have no style at all....
Can Cryptocurrency Create a New Niche in Music Streaming?
11.11.2019
Can crypto help musicians get paid more fairly and quickly?
WDRL — Edition 276: Back again and here’s how we can be a better self and do a good job
11.11.2019
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Sometimes a break is needed but you don’t notice. With the last WDRL edition on SmashingMag in September, this was apparently the case for me with this project. First, I wanted to pause for two weeks but it turned easily into over a month now. It brought back my motivation to write...
How Can Blockchain Transform E-commerce and the Way of Doing Business?
11.11.2019
The e-commerce marketplace has been witnessing a lot of transitions and transformations since the implementation of blockchain technology in various sectors of business. However, with all these alterations, the E-commerce platforms have become one of the most lucrative sectors post the 21st...
When Bitcoin Overtakes Gold – How High Can It Go?
11.11.2019
Flashy bitcoin price speculation is a favorite game of crypto Twitter news outlets and commentators all over. After all, who doesn’t want to hear that their modest stash of satoshis could someday moon and be worth millions? Sensation aside, there remains a well-grounded case for continued...
Ethereum Co-Founder: Hopefully We Can Interoperate With China’s Crypto
10.11.2019
Ethereum co-founder Joseph Lubin hopes that China’s digital currency will be open and allow for interoperability with crypto
The Power in Energy, and How New Technologies Can Shift It
9.11.2019
The imbalance in power and access in emerging technologies is linked to energy usage and cost — some blockchain protocols are set to change that
How Bitcoin’s Lightning Can Be Used for Private Messaging
9.11.2019
Bitcoin's lightning network might have a use case beyond faster and more scalable payments, thanks to an experimental version called Whatsat
Two-Value Display Syntax (and Sometimes Three)
8.11.2019
You know the single-value syntax: .thing { display: block; }. The value "block" being a single value. There are lots of single values for display. For example, inline-flex, which is like flex in that it becomse a flex container, but behaves like an inline-level element rather than a block-level...
Working with Fusebox and React
8.11.2019
If you are searching for an alternative bundler to webpack, you might want to take a look at FuseBox. It builds on what webpack offers — code-splitting, hot module reloading, dynamic imports, etc. — but code-splitting in FuseBox requires zero configuration by default (although webpack will offer...
Can We Expect Cryptocurrencies to Have Intrinsic Value in the Future?
8.11.2019
Cryptocurrency value is often predicted from its use case, utility, and by demand among different factors. Currently, Cryptocurrency has a lot of value. Besides, the total market capitalization of cryptocurrencies is over 400 billion dollars. Further, if a cryptocurrency is about to take over paper...
Query JSON documents in the Terminal with GROQ
7.11.2019
JSON documents are everywhere today, but they are rarely structured the way you want them to be. They often include too much data, have weirdly named fields, or place the data in unnecessary nested objects. Graph-Relational Object Queries (GROQ) is a query language (like SQL, but different) which...
Optimizing Images for Users with Slow Network Speeds
7.11.2019
For every website, page load time is a critical factor that can make or break the business. Thanks to the better user experience that comes with a fast-loading webpage, those who focus on page load optimization enjoy better conversion rates, better SEO, better retention, and lower bounce rates.
And...
How Blockchain Can Help Banks to Overcome Hurdles by Using DLT?
7.11.2019
One of the most discussed topics today in the financial sector is blockchain banking. Besides, if it is fully utilized, it will empower banks to process the payments all the more rapidly and precisely by reducing the exchange processing costs and can be used in a lot of special cases. Blockchain...
Blockchain Can Boost Economic Growth in Emerging Economies: Ex RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan
7.11.2019
Former eminent governor of Reserve Bank of India, Dr. Raghuram Rajan, said here on Thursday that technology such as blockchain and digital assets can play a significant role in boosting economic growth, raising financial inclusion, and transforming businesses in emerging economies all across...
Bitcoin Price Risks Drop Below $9K if Bulls Can’t Muster Rally Soon
7.11.2019
Bitcoin has been tiptoeing along key support, but evaporating bullish sentiment may see prices roll over to levels below $9,000