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The Web is for More Than Document Viewing
3.2.2021
I poked at a tweet from Ken Kocienda over the weekend:
“Water not wet” reports man standing in ocean. https://t.co/5oUUdWARTU
— Chris Coyier (@chriscoyier) January 31, 2021
I don’t know Ken, so I feel a little bad for being harsh. …
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What Facebook's Privacy Policies Don't Tell You
2.2.2021
Folks, I’m gonna be honest with you. Over my (short) tenure covering digital privacy, I’ve seen my fair share of deeply shitty tech companies pulling deeply shitty stunts in attempts to profit off our personal data. Facebook is one of the names that comes up most frequently here, and that’s...
Bank of England Governor Warns Cryptocurrencies Won’t Last
27.1.2021
The governor of the Bank of England, Andrew Bailey, believes that no existing cryptocurrencies will last. Talking about the design, governance, and arrangements of “a lasting digital currency,” the head of England’s central bank said, “I don’t think cryptocurrencies...
Davos Watch: 'Don't Take Things For Granted For The Next Decades'
26.1.2021
François Villeroy de Galhau. Source: A video screenshot, Youtube/CNBC International TV
With the pandemic triggering intensified economic and financial stimulus by governments across the world, regulators and banks consider they fulfilled their mission of ensuring liquidity to the markets, but...
We don’t need immunity passports, we need verifiable credentials
20.1.2021
The idea of global vaccination and health data being stored in centralized systems has more than privacy experts freaking out
Paypal to Earn $2 Billion in Revenue From Its Bitcoin Business, Says Analyst
17.1.2021
Mizuho Securities analyst Don Dolev has forecast that Paypal will earn up to $2 billion in revenue from its bitcoin business by 2023. This year, he expects that the payment giant’s overall revenue will climb 20%. Dolev says there has been a “dramatic increase in engagement due...
Don't Worry, Big Frog Is Here
16.1.2021
This week we rank a bunch of Sonic games, control a fox with a controller, play Pokemon in a weird place, check out some of the new content coming to Puyo Puyo 2 and meet the wonderful and amazing Big Frog. Read more
Jerome Powell on CBDCs: ‘We Don’t Feel a Need to Be First’
14.1.2021
The U.S. is going slow on central bank digital currencies (CDBCs) considering the risks they may pose to the dollar’s dominance, the Fed Chair said Thursday
Finance Redefined: If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it? Jan. 6–13
13.1.2021
A DeFi dev’s vent highlights why traditional investment has its merits
First Mover: Don’t Like $34K Bitcoin? Stellar, Litecoin Yet to Conquer Old Highs
13.1.2021
Though bitcoin's rally has lost some steam, many traders are still in a bullish mood – and shifting to alternative cryptocurrencies known as "altcoins" whose prices have yet to clear all-time highs from years past.
I Just Wanna Make Sure You Understand the WordPress.com Business Plan
12.1.2021
WordPress.com is where you go to use WordPress that is completely hosted for you. You don’t have to worry about anything but building your site. There is a free plan to get started with, and paid plans that offer more …
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WordPress.com Business Plan (Business-Class WordPress Hosting + Support from WordPress Experts)
12.1.2021
WordPress.com is where you go to use WordPress that is completely hosted for you. You don’t have to worry about anything but building your site. There is a free plan to get started with, and paid plans that offer more …
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Custom Black PS5s Go On Sale, Then Don't, After Website Claims "Credible Threats To [Their] Safety"
11.1.2021
Last week, a website popped up promising to sell brand new PS5 consoles that would be purchased, painted black, then resold for a $100 premium. That’s no longer going to happen.Read more
What Did These Fuckers Think Was Going to Happen
6.1.2021
After embracing violence for at least the past four years and explicitly encouraging Trump supports to swarm Washington D.C. today, Republican leaders from Ted Cruz to Don Jr. are now wringing their hands that the exact outcome many people predicted has come to pass.Read more
Crypto exchange Shapeshift integrates DEXes, relieves user KYC burdens
6.1.2021
The new DEX onramps will offer users access to new assets, as well as better liquidity and security
Don’t Miss January 2021’s Biggest, Must-Play Games You Can Pre-Order Now
4.1.2021
Most Anticipated: Hitman 3 | $60 | AmazonRead more
We Don’t Need a New Regulator to Have Better Crypto Regulation
4.1.2021
Contrary to popular wisdom, the U.S.' distributed regulatory structure is good for digital assets in the long run
The Rules of Margin Collapse
30.12.2020
Josh Comeau covers the concept of margin collapsing:
This idea might sound simple, but if you’ve been writing CSS for a while, you’ve almost certainly been surprised when margins either don’t collapse, or they collapse in weird and unexpected ways.
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Recognizing Constraints
22.12.2020
There’s a “C” word in web development that we don’t give enough attention to. No, I’m not talking about “continuous integration”, or even “CSS”. The “C” word I’m talking about is “constraints”. Understanding constraints is a vital part of building software that works the best it can in its targeted...
Don't expect Coin Center to stick up for XRP in the face of the SEC
22.12.2020
The D.C.-based think tank doesn’t view XRP in the same light as Bitcoin or Ethereum