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SFTP & Database Access on WordPress.com
11.2.2020
(This is a sponsored post.)
Wait what?
That's right, direct access to the files and data storage that power your site on WordPress.com, just like you have if you self-host a WordPress site. You can read their announcement here. Note this is for Business and eCommerce plans only.
All you have to...
The Case of the Stolen Domain Names
10.2.2020
Back in 2011, the domain name for this site, css-tricks.com, was stolen. "Domain Hijacking," they call it. It wasn't just this site, but around 12 others in the design and development space. To this day, none of us really know how it happened and who was behind it, although I believe all...
Arweave: Decentralized Protocol for Storing all Your Web Applications Permanently
10.2.2020
Arweave can be described as a decentralized protocol that provides real information. Further, Arweave helps the user to save important data and assists to create websites while maintaining low costs and high speeds. Additionally, Permaweb is a collection of web applications that are built on...
BCH Merchant Directories Now List 4,300 Bitcoin Cash-Accepting Businesses
10.2.2020
Businesses around the world continue to adopt bitcoin cash (BCH) and in 2020 merchant acceptance continues to grow. Tallying up all the companies that accept BCH listed on sites like Green Pages, Map.Bitcoin.com, Acceptbitcoin.cash, and Anypay shows there’s more than 4,300 BCH supporting...
Ethereum vs Tron: Comparing Data, Defi and Stablecoins from Both Chains After Viral Tweet
9.2.2020
On February 7, Cold Card and Opendime creator, Rodolfo Novak (also known as NVK), tweeted a picture of himself with Tron founder Justin Sun and Blockstream’s CEO Adam Back. Novak said “Ethereum was over” and the three had a plan to move Tron to Liquid, a network that leverages...
Guillermo’s 2019 in Review
7.2.2020
Of all the tech-focused year-in-review posts I read, Guillermo Rauch's is my favorite. There is a lot in there, jumping from topics like modern architectures, high-fiving specific apps, and philosophical movements.
I'll pick one quote about the rise of "deploy previews":
A salient feature is...
Old CSS, new CSS
7.2.2020
I love this post that walks through the development of CSS and HTML — it shows just how far web design has come and how much easier it is for us all now.
Eevee looks at designing websites with tables, the Space Jam website, and how for centuries there was no way to easily inspect changes made to...
Getting Fancy with position: sticky;
7.2.2020
Mike Solomon worked on a fancy scrollytelling post for Esquire and blogged about it. It has GIFs of each step along the way of figuring out not just position: sticky; but also using negative margins, wrapper divs, backgrounds, and even a smidge of JavaScript measuring to get it all right.
What...
There’s No Such Thing as Tainted Bitcoins
6.2.2020
All bitcoins are created equal. But in the eyes of blockchain forensics firms, some bitcoins are more equal than others. If these companies are to be believed, coins that have been used in criminal transactions are ‘tainted,’ destined to be forever linked with nefarious activity....
4 ‘Bitcoin Contenders’ With Zero Use Cases and Barely Any Infrastructure
6.2.2020
Cryptocurrency markets and the industry are extremely competitive and many users believe a single digital asset will reign someday, and that it may not be BTC. Over the last few years, many holders believe the assets they hold are bitcoin contenders with coins like IOTA, EOS, ADA, XRP, and...
Browser Version Release Spectrum
6.2.2020
Whenever a browser upgrades versions, it's a little marketing event, and rightly so. Looks like for Firefox it's about once a month, Chrome is ~6 weeks, and Safari is once a year.
Chrome 80 just dropped, as they say, and we get a video and blog post. What strikes me about releases like this these...
What All These VC Deals and Acquisitions Say About the State of the Crypto Markets
5.2.2020
Three funding announcements and three M&A deals give us a window into understanding what investors in the crypto space are most interested in
Market Update: Bitcoin Cash Shines as Crypto Markets Show Bullish Signals
5.2.2020
Digital currency markets are in the green again today after seeing some moderate losses the day prior. The leading cryptocurrency in the top 10 is the fourth-largest blockchain by market cap, bitcoin cash, which is up 14% today. A variety of other digital asset markets are doing well as the overall...
Bitcoin Price May Hit $27K All-Time High by Summer, Predicts Tom Lee
5.2.2020
Bitcoin is in line for an average 197% bull run over the next six months, Tom Lee suggests
CSS4
4.2.2020
Tab Atkins in 2012:
There has never been a CSS4. There will never be a CSS4. CSS4 is not a thing that exists.
Rachel Andrew in 2016:
While referring to all new CSS as CSS3 worked for a short time, it doesn’t reflect the reality of where CSS is today. If you read something...
Blockchair Launches Release Monitor so You Will Never Miss Another Hard Fork or Core Client Update
4.2.2020
It can be very hard to keep track of all the latest software upgrades in the crypto ecosystem, which is a crucial thing to do for developers of multi-coin projects such as wallets and exchanges. For this purpose, Blockchair​ has created a free ​release monitor​ that helps...
World Markets – Managed Trading Accounts
4.2.2020
Trading in any market can be a difficult thing, especially if you lack technical knowledge. Luckily, there are services like managed investment accounts, where a professional does all the work for you. A managed investment account (or portfolio) can be defined as a set of assets that are given to...
BitPay to Enable Merchant Payments From All Bitcoin Wallets + More News
4.2.2020
Crypto Briefs is your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptocurrency and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.
Adoption news
Major crypto payments provider BitPay said that it will soon allow all BitPay invoices to be paid from any bitcoin...
Overcomplicatin’
4.2.2020
There's some famous quote that goes something like...
When we're young, we make simple things because that's all we know. Then we learn how to make complex things so we make complex things. When we grow old, we learn to make simple things again.
Brad recently wrote about this abstractly in regard...
BitPay Restores Service to All Bitcoin Wallets to Drive Mainstream Adoption
4.2.2020
BitPay restores service to all Bitcoin wallets to drive mainstream adoption of cryptocurrencies