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Chainsaw Man's English-Language Cast Weighs In: Subs Vs. Dubs
9.12.2022
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This AI chatbot is either an exploiter's dream or their nightmare
2.12.2022
The crypto community has come across an AI-powered chatbot that can be used to audit smart contracts and expose vulnerabilities
New Hampshire Court Sides With SEC in Lawsuit Against LBRY, Project’s Team Says Loss Sets a ‘Dangerous Precedent’
7.11.2022
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has won a court case against the blockchain-powered publishing platform LBRY. According to a New Hampshire district court ruling, Judge Paul Barbadoro agreed with SEC that the project’s native asset LBC was considered an investment contract or...
Stop Using the Word 'Platform', and Other DeFi Language Pet Peeves
2.11.2022
Just like iOS vs. Android, DeFi developers are in need of an easy to use programing language
28.10.2022
Writing smart contracts for decentralized applications is a complex task that can benefit from a vastly more simplified development environment. Just as writing software applications for iOS is far easier than building for Android, DeFi-focused blockchain Radix promises to radically simplify...
IRS Expands Key US Tax Language to Include NFTs
19.10.2022
Newly released draft instructions for the 2022 tax year change the language from “virtual currency” to broader “digital assets.”
Manuel Matuzovic: max() Trickery
18.10.2022
By way of a post by Manuel Matuzović which is by way of a demo by Temani Afif.
.wrapper {
margin-inline: max(0px, ((100% - 64rem) / 2));
}
You’d be doing yourself a favor to read Manuel’s breakdown of …
Manuel Matuzovic: max() Trickery originally published on CSS-Tricks, which...
VC-Backed Blockchain Project Aptos Reveals Protocol’s ‘Mainnet Has Arrived’
18.10.2022
A new layer one blockchain network called Aptos announced the launch of its mainnet on Monday, following a slew of capital injections from a number of venture capital (VC) firms. The blockchain protocol, crafted with a Rust-centric programming language dubbed Move, is backed by VC companies such...
'Performing as expected' — Aptos Labs defends day 1 criticism
18.10.2022
Aptos’ blockchain claims to handle three times the amount of transactions per second than Solana but day one of its launch saw the network transacting a much lower amount
HistoryDAO’s Mission to Take History From the Victors and Give It to the Masses
29.9.2022
Humans have sought to preserve memories since prehistoric times, etching images into cave walls and tying knots into a crudely fashioned cord. Tribes and clans gave birth to language that could preserve the past in words, and words found their way into print forms, thereby conceiving history....
Binance Founder CZ Announces Romanian Office as Part of Regional Expansion
22.9.2022
Changpeng Zhao (CZ), founder and chief executive officer of cryptocurrency exchange Binance, has announced the opening of an office in Romania. During a visit to the country, he met with high-ranking officials and emphasized Binance’s intentions to expand direct operations in Eastern Europe....
Report: G Fuel Fired Five Staff Members After They Complained About CEO’s Toxic Language
8.9.2022
In June, energy drink company G Fuel attracted controversy when it fired seven talent managers under mysterious circumstances, prompting over 70 G Fuel-partnered influencers to end their relationships with the brand. Today, a report from Digiday sheds new light on the circumstances that lead to...
Interpolating Numeric CSS Variables
30.8.2022
We can make variables in CSS pretty easily:
:root {
--scale: 1;
}
And we can declare them on any element:
.thing {
transform: scale(--scale);
}
Even better for an example like this is applying the variable on a user …
Interpolating Numeric CSS Variables originally published...
The ‘Blue Hair And Pronouns’ Game Has Its Heart In The Right Place But Lacks Teeth
25.8.2022
In a recent post on the PlayStation Blog, the developers behind I Was A Teenage Exocolonist presented their first game as “Blue hair and pronouns,” a reference to a popular meme within the LGBTQ community. I respect the guts it takes to do that. We live in a world where putting your pronouns...
Specify Node Versions with .nvmrc
9.8.2022
I’ve heavily promoted nvm, a Node.js version manager, over the years. Having a tool to manage multiple versions of a language interpreter has been so useful, especially due to the complexity of Node.js package management. One tip I like to give new developers is adding a .nvmrc file to their...
US Stablecoin Bill Delayed, but Draft Language May Soon Emerge
25.7.2022
A potential bipartisan bill to regulate stablecoins has been bogged down in negotiations, according to three people familiar with the talks, but lawmakers developing the legislation are considering releasing some draft language that may spur wider input
How stroke-dasharray Patterns Work
15.7.2022
Say you have a line in SVG:
<svg<line x1="0" y1="30" x2="500" y2="30" stroke-color="#f8a100" /</svg
You can use the stroke-dasharray property in CSS to make dashes:
line {
stroke-dasharray: 5;
}
That 5 value is a relative unit based …
How stroke-dasharray Patterns...
This Stunning Dragon Ball Fan Film Finally Gives Vegeta His Due
7.7.2022
It’s not every day that you watch a fan film that rivals the quality of the genuine article, but Legend - A Dragon Ball Tale effectively gives series creator Akira Toriyama a run for his money. Read more
Every Single English-Language SNES Manual Is Now Available Online
4.7.2022
Back in October 2020 I did a feature on a project that was trying to find every Super Nintendo manual in existence, scan them and upload them onto the internet. I’m happy to report that, as of July 2022, the project has now completed a significant—and for many of you reading this it’s...
The Words We Use In Bitcoin: Words, Language, Terminology, and Linguistic Attacks
3.7.2022
Gigi is a Bitcoin educator, author of '21 Lessons', and software engineer.
__________
It can’t be said often enough: Bitcoin is confusing. However, it’s not complicated like a Rube Goldberg machine is complicated. It’s just very foreign and thus very misunderstood—it is a completely new thing....