PCI Standard Adds Multi-Factor Authentication Requirements

http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/pci-standard-adds-multifactor/

This Halloween, if you're an admin and access #creditcard data, you'll have to do multifactor. #pci #security

Easy IoT for Raspberry Pi

http://www.cayenne-mydevices.com/

Interesting #IoT play for #raspberrypi connection to #smartphones. Any users out there?

The MakerBot Obituary

http://hackaday.com/2016/04/28/the-makerbot-obituary/

RIP #makerbot, once the darling of the #3dprinting #opensource community, it's all but dead now:

Welcome to the Orange File System Project

http://www.orangefs.org/

The new Orange File System for #linux. Would like case studies and benchmarks.

10 Lessons for Pricing SaaS Products

http://www.productplan.com/10-lessons-pricing-saas-products/

Pricing for #SaaS products, but most are applicable to any product. #business

100 Podcasts That Will Make You Smarter, Better, and Wiser

http://www.inc.com/lolly-daskal/100-podcasts-that-will-make-you-better-smarter-wiser.html

List of 100 #business #podcasts from the folks at INC. Not enough hours in the day :-(

The secretive, billionaire-backed plans to harness fusion

http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20160428-the-secretive-billionaire-backed-plans-to-harness-fusion

#fusion energy is 20 years away. Haven't we been saying that for the past 50 years?

The Tenth Annual Future of Open Source Survey

https://www.blackducksoftware.com/2016-future-of-open-source

New survey of #opensource usage and contributors. tl;dr we've taken over the world.

Pi Speakers

http://www.pispeakers.com/contents.html

Speaker kit site. Looks like some good reference material at the bottom of the page:

Ikigai

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ikigai
A Venn diagram from Japan to help find your purpose in life. A bit short on history of the concept, though: #inspiration

How to Force Check Root Filesystem using fsck During Reboot

http://www.thegeekstuff.com/2016/03/forcefsck-on-reboot/

Interesting trick to force fsck to run on /. Does is work on all Linux distros? I bit hazy on that

Blog Comments Revisited: Why Major Bloggers Are Turning Comments Back On

http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/blog-comments-revisited-why-major-bloggers-are-turning-comments-back-on-michael-hyatt-brian-clark/

Do you allow comments on your blog? Out of fashion for a while, they're coming back:

Quick Tip: The Best Way To Make Sticky Footers

http://tutorialzine.com/2016/03/quick-tip-the-best-way-to-make-sticky-footers/

Gentle intro to flex layout by way of a sticky footer. #webdesign, #css

Learn to Code: 13 Tips that Could Save You Years of Effort

https://medium.com/javascript-scene/learn-to-code-13-tips-that-could-save-you-years-of-effort-92ce799a3e1f#.q5l678i9i

All in all, good advice on learning to program, but not sure about starting with JavaScript

Inside “Emojigeddon”: The Fight Over The Future Of The Unicode Consortium

https://www.buzzfeed.com/charliewarzel/inside-emojigeddon-the-fight-over-the-future-of-the-unicode

I've thought for a while that the unicode guys were getting off-track: 

I Was Wrong About the Limits of Solar; PV Is Becoming Dirt Cheap.

http://electrek.co/2016/04/28/i-was-wrong-about-the-limits-of-solar-pv-is-becoming-dirt-cheap/

The price of solar cell generated electricity is falling faster than expected. Not sure about HVDC

US Slavery through the years

http://www.radicalcartography.net/index.html?slavery

Good multiples of maps showing # and % of slaves per decade. Good #datavisualization, very data-rich

You never knew you could do so much with RSS feeds

http://thekingofrss.com

Lots of uses for the humble RSS feed: on your website, for social media, you name it.

How to Tell When Statistics Are Bullshit

http://www.vice.com/read/statistics-more-or-less-tim-harford?utm_medium=email&utm_source=digg

Spotting problems with popular stats. I think kids should take stats instead of trig.

The Ultimate Ad Dimension Cheat Sheet for Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn & Other Social Networks

http://blog.hubspot.com/marketing/social-advertisement-sizes-facebook-twitter-linkedin?utm_source=socialmediaexaminer.com&utm_medium=socialmediaexaminer.com&utm_campaign=socialmediaexaminer.com

Ad dimensions for social media infographic. When they say "ultimate" they mean it.

How to Curate Your Social Content With Reddit

http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/how-to-curate-your-social-content-with-reddit/?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=TwitterPage&utm_campaign=Evergreen

How to be a reddit power-reader with multireddits, then share out via rss or buffer:

Inside OpenAI, Elon Musk’s Wild Plan to Set Artificial Intelligence Free

http://www.wired.com/2016/04/openai-elon-musk-sam-altman-plan-to-set-artificial-intelligence-free/

Looks like they're kinda hedging on the Open Source angle, and their site's slammed.

It's Impossible to Validate an Email Address

https://elliot.land/validating-an-email-address

Many people don't know, but early Egyptian hieroglyphs were actually attempts at finding a #regex to validate an email address:

Good practices for writing shell scripts

http://www.yoone.eu/articles/2-good-practices-for-writing-shell-scripts.html

I'm teaching #shellprogramming next semester, I'll keep this article in my hip pocket:

Eloquent Create, Update, New...the Untold Story

http://codebyjeff.com/blog/2016/04/eloquent-create-update-new-the-untold-story

The not-so-obvious difference between "new" and "create" in #laravel.

The Great Big List of Twitter Lists, Ideas, and Tools

https://marketinginsidergroup.com/content-marketing/big-list-twitter-lists-ideas-tools/

I've never used #twitterlists much, but this article is about to change my mind. Any of you use them? If so, for what?

Alton Brown's 6 Favorite Atlanta Lunch Spots

https://www.zagat.com/b/atlanta/alton-browns-favorite-atlanta-lunch-spots#1

Don't know if I'm brave enough to try all of these, but a couple look interesting:

Michael C. Fina, Park Avenue Wedding Retailer, Bets on Amazon.com

http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/04/05/business/michael-c-fina-park-avenue-wedding-retailer-bets-on-amazoncom.html?smid=tw-share&_r=1&referer=

Strange case here. A NYC retailer shuts their brick&mortar and goes online selling through #amazon. Will it work? #ecommerce

Square Credit Card processing & business solutions

https://squareup.com/

Wow! Square isn't just a smartphone #creditcard reader anymore. They're a full-fledged #ecommerce and #POS vendor:

The actors and actresses who most consistently appear in terrible movies

http://www.vox.com/2016/4/11/11381206/worst-actors-hollywood

Not opinions about who are the best/worst actors but statistics about which appear in the worst/best movies, very cool:

Polymer JavaScript library

https://www.polymer-project.org/1.0/

Polymer is a #avaScript library that makes reusable #UI components via custom tags. Examples would help:

What is Content Marketing? Definition, Examples & Resources for Learning More

http://www.toprankblog.com/2016/03/what-is-content-marketing

Buzzword clarifier - what is content marketing, with examples:

PEX, simplifying employee spending

https://www.pexcard.com/

Interesting way to control employee spending, by centrally controlled and reported prepaid cards

Linux Programming - threading basics

http://www.crankyotaku.com/2016/04/linux-programming-threading-basics.html

programming linux, actually posix threads hints

Telescope adapters

http://www.telescopeadapters.com/

for astrophotography

Logging apache access to MySQL

http://dasunhegoda.com/apache-access-logs-to-mysql-database/953/

the tough part is getting mod_log_sql_mysql
http://www.outoforder.cc/projects/httpd/mod_log_sql/
http://git.outoforder.cc/httpd/mod_log_sql/
https://colekcolek.com/2012/03/12/save-apache-access-log-mysql-database-libaapche2-mod-log-sql-debian-squeeze/

Ubuntu Linux Is Everywhere

http://news.softpedia.com/news/infographic-ubuntu-linux-is-everywhere-502722.shtml

Interesting facts about who runs Ubuntu and how many machines out there run it. Hint: Lots!

Unauthenticated CSRF reboot flaw in ARRIS (Motorola) SURFboard modems

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Apr/8

This isn't as bad as the title indicated. It's only TimeWarner firmware. My modem from Amazon wasn't effected.

Pagespeed: how to achieve a 100% score in Joomla

https://joomlaseo.com/blog/pagespeed-how-to-achieve-a-100-score-in-joomla

I've only been able to get Joomla sites up to about 92 on pagespeed. Here's how to squeeze out more: 

Designer's guide to DPI

http://sebastien-gabriel.com/designers-guide-to-dpi/

very long, detailed description of pixels in design, especially for mobile devices:

Film Dialogue from 2,000 screenplays, Broken Down by Gender and Age

http://polygraph.cool/films/index.html

Very well done study and visualizations on film dialogue by gender and age:

War Stories: Why I Lit Up Lytro

https://backchannel.com/war-stories-why-i-lit-up-lytro-b46124da32a6#.kwauysg3q

Interesting read about startups pivoting and the thought processes behind it:

The Fight for the Future of NPR

http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/cover_story/2016/04/the_fight_for_the_future_of_npr_can_public_radio_survive_the_podcast_revolution.html

Can the stogy realm of #NPR compete against a younger generation of #podcasters and innovators? I'm betting on the new blood

JavaScript Callbacks Explained Using Minions

https://medium.freecodecamp.com/javascript-callbacks-explained-using-minions-da272f4d9bcd#.kcusch294

Imaginative way of illustrating #JavaScript #callback functions using minions:

How To Pick a Frontend Web Framework

http://www.fse.guru/how-to-pick-a-frontend-web-framework

Somewhat subjective, but interesting walk-through of picking a front-end #development #framework:

Removing User Interface Complexity, or Why React is Awesome

http://jlongster.com/Removing-User-Interface-Complexity,-or-Why-React-is-Awesome

Intro to React.js for user interfaces. Has good demos in the sidebar.

So Curious

https://soyoungsocurious.wordpress.com/

Promising new blog about science and math. I like their attitude. Hope they can sustain it.

Why Javascript Development is Crazy

http://www.planningforaliens.com/blog/2016/04/11/why-js-development-is-crazy/

After dealing a bit with Node.js. I can agree with this article: 

Living on a Prayer

http://www.curbed.com/2016/4/13/11409680/church-condo-conversions-controversy

I have mixed feelings about this. What say you?

The Beginner's Guide to Dictation Software: Write Without Typing

https://zapier.com/blog/best-text-dictation-software/

I've tried several of these and agree that Google Docs does a great job:

How the Recession Reshaped the Economy, in 255 Charts

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2014/06/05/upshot/how-the-recession-reshaped-the-economy-in-255-charts.html?action=click&contentCollection=The%20Upshot&region=Footer&module=WhatsNext&version=WhatsNext&contentID=WhatsNext&moduleDetail=undefined&pgtype=Multimedia&_r=0

Really great set of #visualizations from #NYT about how the recession reshaped the US #economy. Tufte would be proud:

This Philosopher Helped Ensure There Was No Nobel for Relativity

http://nautil.us/issue/35/boundaries/this-philosopher-helped-ensure-there-was-no-nobel-for-relativity

I took philosophy as a #physics major at Georgia Tech, and I never heard of this philosopher whose ideas contradicted #relativity

Don't Dismiss Georgia Tech's $6,600 Online Master's Degree

http://www.pcmag.com/commentary/343924/dont-dismiss-georgia-techs-6-600-online-masters-degree

A former student of mine at Emory is enrolling. I'll be interested in seeing how it goes. 

Amazon Prime Video Has 4 Times Netflix's Movie Lineup, But Size Isn’t Everything

http://variety.com/2016/digital/news/netflix-amazon-prime-video-movies-tv-comparison-1201759030/

Netflix is making great gains with its original content.

63 Businesses to Start for Under $10,000

https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/272229

and all of them need websites. How do I get in front of them all?

Theranos: How to Blow $9 Billion in 6 Months

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/theranos-blow-9-billion-6-123500740.html

Hint: when something's too good to be true, it usually is. Theranos' fall from grace: