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Making a Better Custom Select Element
11.12.2019
We just covered The Current State of Styling Selects in 2019, but we didn't get nearly as far and fancy as Julie Grundy gets here. There is a decent chunk of JavaScript that powers it, so I'm still very much eyeballing browsers' recent interest in giving us more powerful selects in (presumably)...
Bitcoin History Part 21: Miners Pour One out for Satoshi
10.12.2019
There are a few ways of looking at bitcoin mining. As an ostensibly selfish enterprise, wherein miners are seeking to extract precious coins for profit. And as a community of individuals who envisage a better way of generating, handling and using money, and are motivated to secure the Bitcoin...
Music and Web Design
9.12.2019
Brad has a long history in music outside of being a web designer, and draws some interesting parallels. One is that he had reached for more complex music in an effort to become a better musician — and developers can do the same thing. The other is that the composition of music can be seen...
A Handy Sass-Powered Tool for Making Balanced Color Palettes
9.12.2019
For those who may not come from a design background, selecting a color palette is often based on personal preferences. Choosing colors might be done with an online color tool, sampling from an image, "borrowing" from favorite brands, or just sort of randomly picking from a color wheel until...
Why Is It Better to Trade Bitcoin with CFDs?
9.12.2019
Although the adoption of cryptocurrencies has increased significantly in recent years, digital currencies are still far from replacing our fiat currencies. Yet, no one can deny that cryptocurrencies have proven the usefulness of blockchain technology and Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT). Thanks...
WDRL — Edition 278: Cname Cloaking, Dark mode favicons, a guide to mastery, and better custom select fields
5.12.2019
Hey,
It’s interesting to reflect on our own behaviour: We can often enough catch ourselves complaining or ranting about other people — some of them we know personally, some we don’t. I’m currently reading a (German) book that’s written mostly for farmers but I can’t stop thinking...
Collective #571
5.12.2019
CSS Layout * Advent of Code 2019 * DrumBot * Better Web List * The State of UX in 2020 * Binary Music Player
Collective #571 was written by Pedro Botelho and published on Codrops
It’s been a boring week so far
3.12.2019
CoinMarketCap Daily Newsletter Your daily newsletter for 3 December, 2019 “It is nice to have valid competition; it pushes you to do better.” - Gianni Versace In today's newsletter, we will be covering: Singaporean government blockchain platform facilitating $15.7 million in […]
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It’s been a boring week so far
3.12.2019
CoinMarketCap Daily Newsletter Your daily newsletter for 3 December, 2019 “It is nice to have valid competition; it pushes you to do better.” - Gianni Versace In today's newsletter, we will be covering: Singaporean government blockchain platform facilitating $15.7 million in […]
The post...
Despite the Recent Slump, Crypto Prices Improved a Great Deal in 2019
2.12.2019
As far as prices are concerned, 2019’s cryptocurrency markets fared much better than the year prior. Currently, the entire market capitalization of all digital assets is hovering just above the $200 billion mark. The following is a look at the cryptocurrency market’s biggest gainers...
Regulatory Roundup: Germany to Let Banks Sell and Store Crypto, Laws Changing in Asia
2.12.2019
Some major regulatory developments in the crypto space have transpired this week. Not only has Germany passed a bill allowing banks to sell and store cryptocurrencies, but South Korea and Thailand are also amending their laws to better regulate the crypto industry. We also cover crypto news...
What Indian Crypto Exchanges Are Doing to Protect P2P Users
23.11.2019
With the Supreme Court of India postponing the crypto hearing, the Indian crypto community is calling for better protection when trading on P2P platforms. Several top crypto exchanges in the country have shared their processes and policies they have implemented to protect their P2P platform users....
What the web still is
21.11.2019
Being a pessimist is an easy thing to fall back on, and I’m trying to be better about it. As we close the year out, I thought it would be a good exercise to take stock of the state of the web and count our blessings.
Versatile
We don't use the internet to do just one thing. With more than...
Emcee Tips for a Conference or Meetup
21.11.2019
There are some great resources out there to help conference speakers give better talks, but fewer for people who are preparing to take on the role of emcee at meetup or conference.
I've been fortunate enough to emcee conferences more than 20 times now, most recently JAMstack_conf which I help...
Embracing the Universal Web
21.11.2019
There are constantly new features appearing in browsers—from subgrid to variable fonts to better developer tools. It's a really great time to be re-thinking everything we know about design on the web. Responsive design has served us well over the years, but it's still rooted in the limitations...
Here Are Some Fun Things to Do With Bitcoin Cash
21.11.2019
The best use for any currency would be to spend it on things you need or even better, enjoy. And spending has to be easy and inexpensive too. Bitcoin cash has these characteristics and brings them to the digital money world. They have been acknowledged by crypto users who appreciate fast and...
The Many Facts Pointing to Hal Being Satoshi
20.11.2019
The identity of Bitcoin’s pseudonymous founder is the subject of endless and dedicated speculation among the hardcore crypto crowd, and for good reason: the mystery truly is enticing. While the oft-cited candidates are many, there’s something special about avid runner, cypherpunk...
Instant Crypto Exchange Changelly Secures Access to SLP Tokens
14.11.2019
Instant cryptocurrency exchange Changelly will start to use digital asset rates from Bitcoin.com’s trading platform. This will ensure better prices for Changelly users and help increase the reach of all SLP tokens that are exclusively listed on Bitcoin.com Exchange. Also Read: Universal...
WDRL — Edition 276: Back again and here’s how we can be a better self and do a good job
11.11.2019
Hey,
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...
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...