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Disabled buttons suck
11.11.2019
In this oldie but goodie, Hampus Sethfors digs into why disabled buttons are troubling for usability reasons and he details one example where this was pretty annoying for him. The same has happened to me recently where I clicked a button that looked like a secondary button and... nothing happened....
Crypto Jobs on the Rise, Thousands Listed
11.11.2019
The number of job vacancies in the crypto industry is growing but fewer people are searching for them, according to a major U.S. job listing website. Thousands of jobs relating to Bitcoin, cryptocurrency, and blockchain technology are currently available as new employers seek to enter the space...
Location, Privilege and Performant Websites
7.11.2019
Here’s a wonderful reminder from Stephanie Stimac about web performance. She writes about a recent experience of moving to an area with an unreliable network and how this caused problems for her as she tried to figure out what was happening during a power blackout:
Assuming all of your customers...
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...
Sophia the Robot Knows About Cryptocurrencies but Does Not Use Them yet
6.11.2019
Sophia the robot said at the Web Summit in Lisbon that she knows about cryptocurrencies, but has not yet used them
Blockchain to revolutionize the future of warfare
6.11.2019
CoinMarketCap Daily Newsletter Your daily newsletter for 5 November, 2019 Overcome “The only use of an obstacle is to be overcome. All that an obstacle does with brave men is, not to frighten them, but to challenge them.” – Woodrow Wilson […]
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Blockchain to revolutionize the future of warfare
6.11.2019
CoinMarketCap Daily Newsletter Your daily newsletter for 5 November, 2019 Overcome “The only use of an obstacle is to be overcome. All that an obstacle does with brave men is, not to frighten them, but to challenge them.” – Woodrow Wilson […]
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Making a Chart? Try Using Mobx State Tree to Power the Data
5.11.2019
Who loves charts? Everyone, right? There are lots of ways to create them, including a number of libraries. There’s D3.js, Chart.js, amCharts, Highcharts, and Chartist, to name only a few of many, many options.
But we don’t necessary need a chart library to create charts. Take Mobx-state-tree (MST)...
Cryptosteel Capsule Will Keep Your Wallet Seed Safe and Out of Sight
4.11.2019
A hollow steel cylinder despatched with 800 lettered tiles, the Cryptosteel Capsule is what it sounds like and nothing more. Assemble the letters to form your wallet’s seed phrase, thread them onto the metal dipstick and screw the capsule shut, safely entombing the key to your crown jewels...
23 Central Banks Divulge Their Digital Currency Requirements
2.11.2019
Twenty-three leading central banks participated in an in-depth survey on their digital currency developments and requirements, including fungibility, convertibility, and availability. They also discussed the timeframe for issuing consumer-ready central bank digital currencies and divulged their...
CBSI Gives Warning to Citizens Against the Use of Cryptocurrencies by Calling Them Unregulated
1.11.2019
The Central Bank of Solomon Islands or CBSI has issued a warning to the native citizens against the virtual or digital currencies like Bitcoin, Ethereum, Ripple, and others. The reputed authority stated that these cryptocurrencies are not issued or controlled by the Central Bank. As per...
What Is the Cryptocurrency Exit Scams and How to Identify Them?
28.10.2019
Many of us are influenced by the life-changing success stories of the individuals in the crypto industry and fanaticize a rosy picture about making a fortune with cryptocurrencies. However, simultaneously, there are dark realities of frauds and scams in this industry, which leverages the unique...
McKinsey: Majority of Banks May Not Be Economically Viable
25.10.2019
Management consulting firm McKinsey & Company has published a global banking review and found that a majority of banks worldwide may not be economically viable. More than half of them still do not generate their cost of equity 10 years after the crisis and may not survive an economic downturn....
Regulate Stablecoins – Don’t Squash Them
23.10.2019
Regulators should offer a path for stablecoins to exist alongside current financial systems, writes a fellow at Harvard's Berkman Klein Center
Russia Blocks 2 Crypto News Websites
19.10.2019
Russian authorities have restricted access to a couple of cryptocurrency news outlets. The formal reasons for the censorship move are different in each case but the end result is the same. In both, regulators have acted on the basis of a law that empowers them to block online sources of information...
Only 3 Million Bitcoins Left Unmined (And 120 Years to Get Them)
18.10.2019
The Cryptoverse has been holding breath this week waiting for the 18 millionth bitcoin (BTC) to be mined today, while the #3MillionLeft hashtag is spreading on the Crypto Twitter as a reminder of bitcoin's scarcity. However, this hashtag misses an important point - time.
This Friday the...
Survey: Chinese Students Want Crypto Jobs, 8% Own Cryptocurrencies
17.10.2019
A poll conducted among university students in China indicates that many of them see a bright future for cryptocurrencies in their country. A quarter of the respondents said they would seek employment in the industry that deals with digital assets and related technologies. Approximately one in...
Workflow Considerations for Using an Image Management Service
16.10.2019
There are all these sites out there that want to help you with your images. They do things like optimize your images and help you serve them performantly.
That's a very good thing. By any metric, images are a major slice of the resources on websites, and we're notoriously bad at optimizing them...
Firefox Kiosk Mode
16.10.2019
As someone who loves the HTML and web APIs, I want to see them used in all different types of devices and mediums. Being that I work for the amazing Mozilla Corporation, seeing Firefox and the gecko web engine thrive in those spaces is important to me. Firefox was recently featured in the Firefox...
Blockchain Voting Systems — Can Democracy Rely on Them?
15.10.2019
In the wake of West Virginia’s recent blockchain voting scandal, we investigate whether these platforms are really as good as advertised