Learn CSS Flexbox in 3 Minutes

https://medium.com/learning-new-stuff/learn-css-flexbox-in-3-minutes-c616c7070672#.1jpp22ed4
A bit about flexbox. Yes, a 3-minute read. No, not all you need to know about it. #webdesign. 

What Lessons do People Learn too Late in Life?

https://medium.com/@ChrisHerd/what-lessons-do-people-learn-too-late-in-life-b9137fb0989f#.uhgulmkbc
What lessons do we learn too late in life? I could add a few..

Eleven Reasons To Be Excited About The Future of Technology

https://medium.com/@cdixon/eleven-reasons-to-be-excited-about-the-future-of-technology-ef5f9b939cb2#.t0ae5zxnl
A brighter #future promised by 11 fields of #technology. Where's the soylent green? 

This company kills passwords

https://backchannel.com/a-company-youve-never-heard-of-may-have-solved-the-password-mess-cd5d1725209b#.67y4j81y9
Company claims to kill #passwords. Still not quite sure how they do their single-sign-on. #security. 

50 Ways Happier, Healthier, And More Successful People Live On Their Own Terms

https://medium.com/the-mission/50-ways-happier-healthier-and-more-successful-people-live-on-their-own-terms-31ba8f482448#.v5y5gs5fq
Really eclectic list of how to live happier. #lifehack. I'll skip the flossing. 

Which degrees give the best financial returns?

http://www.economist.com/blogs/graphicdetail/2015/03/daily-chart-2?fsrc=scn/fb/te/bl/ed/revengeofthenerds
Which category of college degree is best for long-term financial success? Hint: not arts

The Tyranny of Agile

https://medium.com/code-for-america/the-tyranny-of-agile-4e406c1da7fa#.ob33in4oi
#Agile is the be-all, end-all software method, right? Not so fast... 

Typography is impossible

https://medium.engineering/typography-is-impossible-5872b0c7f891#.jn4v57fen
In-depth piece on the finer points of #typography.

How fair are your dice?

http://arstechnica.com/the-multiverse/2016/08/how-fair-is-your-d20
Experiments and statistics to test a D20 die to see if it's fair or rigged. Some graphs that need better explanation. #statistics

The best 100 films of the 21st century, according to 177 film critics around the world

http://qz.com/764287/the-best-100-films-of-the-21st-century-according-to-177-film-critics-around-the-world/
The best 100 years of the 21st century. I haven't seen most of them. 

The mystery of Devil's Kettle Falls

http://www.mnn.com/lifestyle/eco-tourism/stories/the-mystery-of-devils-kettle-falls
Fun on Saturday. The mystery of Devils Kettle Falls

wind map & forecast

https://www.windyty.com
ultra-cool real-time map of winds all over the world. #datavisualization

Fitter. Happier. More productive. Working remotely.

https://medium.freecodecamp.com/the-economics-of-working-remotely-28d4173e16e2#.ov6hb7mzs
Some numbers on why remote working is better. 

This 100-Year-Old To-Do List Hack Still Works Like A Charm

https://medium.com/@FastCompany/this-100-year-old-to-do-list-hack-still-works-like-a-charm-719b82545565#.3sugkwhxo
Century-old #productivity #lifehack still works for those who will take the time to do it. 

Building a CMS: phpPress

http://code.tutsplus.com/tutorials/building-a-cms-phppress--cms-26536
Good #tutorial on creating a flat-file #CMS in #PHP. Shortcodes and all.

How to Improve Social Media Posts With Custom URL Shorteners

http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/how-to-improve-social-media-posts-with-custom-url-shorteners/
Reasons why, but not how-to, use a branded url shortening service. 

Review: 6 slick open source routers

http://www.infoworld.com/article/3106865/networking/review-6-slick-open-source-routers.html
Review of #opensource #routers, like the WRT family, VyOS, etc. tl;dr: dd-wrt

NIST’s new password rules – what you need to know

https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2016/08/18/nists-new-password-rules-what-you-need-to-know/
Yea!!! NIST's latest password rules SP 800-63-3 get it mostly right!! No more arbitrary expiration!

The Perfect Amount of Time to Work Each Day

http://www.inc.com/travis-bradberry/the-perfect-amount-of-time-to-work-each-day.html
I can attest to the perfect #work #schedule described here. Take a break and use your hands: #lifehack

There Is No Time. There Never Was and There Never Will Be

http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/8djmh2/:psGBvvq4:CAiY621I/themindunleashed.org/2015/02/time-never-never-will.html
One way to deal with the issue of the #arrowoftime: just do away with the whole idea: #physics

5 Steps to Create a 1-Page Strategic Plan for Your Business

https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/269536
5 steps to create a 1-page strategic #businessplan. Including the BHAG. 

MySQL founder tries a new software licensing model

https://techcrunch.com/2016/08/19/mysql-founder-tries-a-new-software-licensing-model/
Instead of dual commercial and #opensource licensing, how about a hybrid? Business Software License.

What is an API? In English, please.

https://medium.freecodecamp.com/what-is-an-api-in-english-please-b880a3214a82#.ljek9w9k0
Good semi-technical introduction to "what is an API?" #webdevelopment

Online Advertising Channels Cheatsheet! Search vs Social [Infographic]

http://www.themarketingfilter.com/online-advertising-channels-cheatsheet-search-vs-social-infographic/
infographic comparing Google, Facebook, and Twitter #advertising.

Bouncy Ball Comparing web animation techniques by showing how to bounce a ball with each one.

https://sparkbox.github.io/bouncy-ball/#web-animations-api
Great side-by-side comparison of how to do a bouncy ball animation in various web frameworks. #webdevelopment

PHP The Wrong Way

http://www.phpthewrongway.com/
Yea! Another voice crying in the wilderness against mindless use of frameworks and patterns in #PHP

Synopsis: Pentaquark Discovery Confirmed

http://physics.aps.org/synopsis-for/10.1103/PhysRevLett.117.082003
Pentatonix? Nope. PentaQuark. Also not a Ferengi a capella group. #physics

The PHP Security Platinum Standard: Raising the Bar with CMS Airship

https://paragonie.com/blog/2016/06/php-security-platinum-standard-raising-bar-cms-airship
Seems like a new #opensource #CMS almost daily. This one actually has a design goal: #security

Carbon Forum

https://en.94cb.com/
an #opensource #php forum ala stackoverflow. With mobile clients, too. 

Chronos – Let there be time

http://www.dereuromark.de/2016/08/12/chronos-let-there-be-time/
Chronos, a new #PHP package on dealing with time. Looks like some very useful stuff in there: 

Always use caret instead of tilde

https://developer.happyr.com/always-use-caret-instead-of-tilde
Fairly esoteric minutia of carets vs tilde in #composer. #php

Human Centered Design & The 6 Fundamental Principles of Interaction Between Products and Users

http://againstdesign.com/human-centered-design-the-6-fundamental-principles-of-interaction-between-products-and-users/
Quick summary of Don Norman's 6 #design principles. 

Show up. Communicate. Do the work.

https://medium.com/the-mission/show-up-communicate-do-the-work-c0990de18a12#.jl03i8anx
Woody Allen says Showing up is 80 percent of life. More examples here: #success

WTF is Rancher?

https://nomadphp.com/wtf-is-rancher/
10-minute presentation on #rancher, a way to manage #docker containers.

Why blockchain is central to the future of finance — and why that’s more exciting than it sounds

https://medium.com/world-economic-forum/why-blockchain-is-central-to-the-future-of-finance-and-why-thats-more-exciting-than-it-sounds-e07041f96477#.vl4luesn7
The politically correct term for "blockchain" is now "DLT" see some financial use cases: #blockchain

PHP framework with content management

https://www.impresspages.org/
Impress CMS: yet another #opensource #CMS with drag and drop, etc.

Complexion Reduction: A New Trend In Mobile Design

https://medium.com/swarm-nyc/complexion-reduction-a-new-trend-in-mobile-design-cef033a0b978#.gjb5h6lbg
The latest, not greatest #UI/UX trend: Complexion Reduction. WTF?

30K Page Views for $0.21: A Serverless Story

https://fmlnerd.com/2016/08/16/30k-page-views-for-0-21-a-serverless-story/
Good case study about using lambda functions in #AWS for a dynamic website, with $$ cost. 

Design and the Self

https://medium.com/design-your-life/design-and-the-self-a5670a000fee#.575ozjygc
A bit rambling, but good piece on the relationship of #design to life. Must we create to live? 

How to Get Your LinkedIn Ads to Reach More Small Businesses

http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/how-to-get-your-linkedin-ads-to-reach-more-small-businesses/
Better targeting on #linkedin ads. Hint: Sometimes you have to think in negative space.

Holy Grail of energy policy in sight as battery technology smashes the old order

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2016/08/10/holy-grail-of-energy-policy-in-sight-as-battery-technology-smash/
DARPA is throwing Mega$$ at energy storage, needing to get below $100/KwH. Any ideas?

The perfect place to run Docker RancherOS is a tiny Linux distro that runs the entire OS as Docker containers.

http://rancher.com/rancher-os/
Sounds almost contradictory: RancherOS runs everything in #linux as a #docker container. 

Dark matter may be completely invisible

https://medium.com/starts-with-a-bang/dark-matter-may-be-completely-invisible-12287e70458#.2bjwgxln5
#darkmatter is getting darker all the time. In what sense does it exist? #physics

How to Use the “5 Hour Rule” to Radically Improve Your Intelligence and Success

https://medium.com/the-mission/how-to-use-the-5-hour-rule-to-radically-improve-your-intelligence-and-success-c3343b0ef232#.vonabmnr7
Is the 5-hour rule anything like the 5-second rule? No, not really. #lifehack

Researchers orbit a muon around an atom, confirm physics is broken

http://arstechnica.com/science/2016/08/researchers-orbit-a-muon-around-an-atom-confirm-physics-is-broken/?utm_source=digg
The diameter of an atom doesn't vary, or does it? Got a real head-scratcher here! #physics

The Science Behind Procrastination And How You Can Beat It

https://medium.com/the-mission/the-science-behind-procrastination-and-how-you-can-beat-it-5a02bdaa1783#.yttub4hwf
Some of the science behind procrastination and #lifehacks on how to overcome it. 

concrete5 is an Open Source Content Management System (CMS)

https://www.concrete5.org/
Yet another #php #opensource #CMS. Looks pretty interesting. Not sure of a compelling reason to use it. 

How to Start Your Own Podcast

http://www.podstart.io/
Good introduction to #podcasting. I'd choose some different equipment, though.

21 Awesome Places to Learn Critical Skills That Will Change Your Life

http://www.inc.com/larry-kim/21-awesome-places-to-learn-critical-skills-that-will-change-your-life-.html
Sites to learn things. #education. Some I know, some I didn't. 

The Meeting That Showed Me the Truth about VC’s and How They Don’t Make Money

https://medium.com/the-mission/the-meeting-that-showed-me-the-truth-about-vcs-and-how-they-don-t-make-money-ab72b52b50cd#.smusi2hze
What we've known all along: VCs really don't make money or know how to. #business

Tagging Tips: How to Organize Files and Other Information with Tags

https://zapier.com/blog/how-to-use-tags-and-labels
#Tagging tips for photos, files, you name it.

AWS named as a leader in the Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) Magic Quadrant report for 6th consecutive year*

https://aws.amazon.com/resources/gartner-2016-mq-learn-more/
once again, gartner names #AWS as the leader in #cloudcomputing.

The 50 Best Sci-Fi Films Of The 21st Century So Far

http://theplaylist.net/50-best-sci-fi-films-21st-century-far-20160719/#cb-content
List of the best #scifi #movies of the 21st century so far. I've seen few of these.

How to Destroy Your Comfort Zone and Improve Your Life: A Science-Backed Guide

https://medium.com/the-mission/the-science-backed-guide-for-destroying-your-comfort-zone-and-optimizing-your-success-7ce0b12a1275#.wvikur777
Good #lifehack on getting out of your comfort zone, but not too far.  #productivity

The 40 Best Places to Learn Something New Every Day

https://readthink.com/the-40-best-places-to-learn-something-new-every-day-8189e8d5e760#.a5iihd94a
Looks like a #learning kinda day. Places to learn new things, some old and tired. Some new and fun. 

What are questions?

https://m.signalvnoise.com/what-are-questions-51c20fde777d#.uk188cpl3
Good perspective on the role questions play in our though processes. #learning

4 Questions to Ask When Thinking of Thought Leadership

https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/250414
Thought leadership, what it is and isn't. #contentmarketing

Why we moved from Amazon Web Services to Google Cloud Platform

https://lugassy.net/why-we-moved-from-amazon-web-services-to-google-cloud-platform-726c412fd667#.y9wunrjud
A developer's point of view on #AWS vs #GAE. I can smell the old Bell Labs way of doing things.

First look: Google Cloud Machine Learning soars

http://www.infoworld.com/article/3100454/cloud-computing/first-look-google-cloud-machine-learning-soars.html?nsdr=true
Look at the 4 types of #machinelearning #google offers to developers. I need to try the voice one.

Design Doesn’t Scale.

https://medium.com/@hellostanley/design-doesnt-scale-4d81e12cbc3e#.kz4si0l19
Behind-the-scenes about spotify's #design process.

If You Can, Choose to Create!

https://medium.com/the-mission/if-you-can-choose-to-create-cfe4a7014291#.m3fovu1zr
A piece to encourage #creativity. Now get out there and create. 

Jack McDade’s Laracon Slides

https://laravel-news.com/2016/07/jack-mcdades-laracon-slides/
presentation at #laracon about #creativity. Wish I could hear the story in the middle, though.

“I Created Slim to Answer My Need for a Simple Development Tool,” Josh Lockhart Discusses Slim Framework and Photography

https://www.cloudways.com/blog/josh-lockhart-interview/
Interview with the creator of the #PHP slim #framework. Also about photography:

Sci-fi Short Films to Watch Right Now

https://imgur.com/gallery/UNd7U
Short #scifi videos. I haven't seen most of them. #movies

Just The Best Stuff From Our Dialog With The World's Best Counterfeiter

http://digg.com/2016/frank-bourassa-master-counterfeiter-digg-dialog
How to be a world-class counterfeiter. Hint: it's a lot about reading people, not printing.

A Unified Theory of Randomness

https://www.quantamagazine.org/20160802-unified_theory_of_randomness/
There's Random, then there's Random. Here's a new theory that unites the different flavors or random. #math

How Netflix does A/B Testing

https://uxdesign.cc/how-netflix-does-a-b-testing-87df9f9bf57c#.9bu45tnpu
How #netflix does A/B testing. Creativity, yes, but it all boils down to the numbers. #design

Verifiable Credentials on the Blockchain

https://medium.com/learning-machine-blog/blockchain-credentials-b4cf5d02bbb7#.nlrekcllc
Interesting idea for a #blockchain: educational credentials. Anyone who's ever had to order a transcript will vote "Yea"

Statamic

https://statamic.com/
Another #PHP flat-file #CMS. This one's kinda pricey for such a shallow ecosystem. 

Sci-fi Short Films to Watch Right Now

https://imgur.com/gallery/UNd7U
List of #sci-fi short films. I haven't seen most. #movies

Population Pyramids of the World from 1950 to 2100

http://populationpyramid.net/world/2100/
Interactive Population Pyramid by country. Notice China and Russia. #datavisualization

136 Years of American Baby Names

http://drumstikplayer.com/babynames.html
Great interactive graphics on US Baby Names. Brent peaked in 1970, Ivey's on the rise! #datavisualization

Hard Drive Stats for Q2 2016

https://www.backblaze.com/blog/hard-drive-failure-rates-q2-2016/
Backblaze is back with their disk drive reliability stats. 8Tb drives are starting to turn in good numbers. #sysadmin

Hong Kong bitcoin exchange says it was hacked, trading suspended

http://www.reuters.com/article/bitfinex-hacked-idUSL1N1AJ208?feedType=RSS
Another #BitCoin exchange hacked. Are other #cryptocurrencies as vulnerable?

Landlord installs Faraday cage to block phone signals because social media is ruining British pubs

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/2016/08/02/landlord-installs-faraday-cage-to-block-phone-signals-because-so/
Speaking of Faraday cages, here's a good use for one. #physics #electromagnetism 

Wait, Does Dental Floss Even Work?

http://gizmodo.com/wait-does-dental-floss-even-work-1784704856
So now the NIH is telling people to floss because it "might work"?!? 

KiwiCrate: STEM box club

http://www.kiwicrate.com/
Interesting new subscription box club for kids' STEM education projects. #STEM

Frequent password changes are the enemy of security, FTC technologist says

http://arstechnica.com/security/2016/08/frequent-password-changes-are-the-enemy-of-security-ftc-technologist-says
Something I've been preaching for years: Frequent forced password changes are anti- #security. 

Insights from 100 SaaS Companies: Why It’s Time to Rethink Your Packaging Strategy

http://labs.openviewpartners.com/insights-from-100-saas-companies-why-its-time-to-rethink-your-packaging-strategy/#.V6CIuI6ywbc
Hints on how to best package your #SaaS offerings. Mostly common-sense, but that's rare these days.

Meet Moxie Marlinspike, the Anarchist Bringing Encryption to All of Us

https://www.wired.com/2016/07/meet-moxie-marlinspike-anarchist-bringing-encryption-us/
Good profile of one of the new generation of #encryption heros: Moxie Marlinspike 

Print Surprises of the Faraday Cage

https://sinews.siam.org/DetailsPage/TabId/900/ArtMID/2243/ArticleID/757/Surprises-of-the-Faraday-Cage.aspx
Feynman was wrong about how a Farady Cage works. Very nice piece: #electromagnetism, #physics

The hidden base that could have ended the world

http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20160729-the-hidden-base-that-could-have-ended-the-world
Lessons from a cold-war missile silo. So many great lessons for #security even today. 

How to Use Facebook Live From Your Desktop Without Costly Software

http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/how-to-use-facebook-live-from-your-desktop-without-costly-software
OBS #opensource video software is getting some major buzz these days. Here's a howto for FB Live:

Just for the Taste of Whatever It Is

http://nowiknow.com/just-for-the-taste-of-whatever-it-is/
Your local Coke Freestyle machine fountain machine is actually a fountain of information. For Coke: