Today Is “Galactic Tick Day”!

http://nautil.us/blog/today-is-galactic-tick-day
A day late, but still good to celebrate Galactic Tick Day. Every 1/100th of an arc-second of revolution. 

Analyzing how 78 bloggers earned close to $900,000 during August 2016

https://blog.incomereporters.com/analyzing-how-78-bloggers-earned-close-to-900-000-during-august-2016-cb51d9cc7bd0#.20y3emm8w
Summary of how 78 bloggers generated revenue. Too much in "unclassified" for my taste. #blogging. 

A Playbook for Becoming a Thought Leader on Social Media

https://blog.bufferapp.com/becoming-a-thought-leader-on-social-media
How to become a thought leader on #socialmedia. Starts with a point of view. 

4 Ways to Build Trust and Influence on LinkedIn

http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/4-ways-to-build-trust-and-influence-on-linkedin/
4 ways to build influence on #linkedin. Most straightforward, but you just gotta do 'em. #socialmedia. 

9 Simple Ways to Dramatically Boost Your Creativity

https://medium.com/marketing-and-entrepreneurship/9-simple-ways-to-dramatically-boost-your-creativity-84c81075d365#.clfy2n9v7
Some ways to get #creativity unstuck. Some simple, like take a walk.

Revealed: How one Amazon Kindle scam made millions of dollars

http://www.zdnet.com/article/exclusive-inside-a-million-dollar-amazon-kindle-catfishing-scam/
A network of cheap #kindle ebooks, bots, fake reviews bilked $ millions. 

Things you probably didn’t know you could do with Chrome’s Developer Console

https://medium.freecodecamp.com/10-tips-to-maximize-your-javascript-debugging-experience-b69a75859329#.i7j4z0n8y
Some hints and tips on using #chrome's developer console, mostly #JavaScript-y things:

Grid Style Sheets 2.0

http://gridstylesheets.org/
Grid Style Sheets 2.0. A hybrid JavaScript/CSS package that brings layout to a new level. #webdesign.

6 Tips to Optimize Your Facebook Page

http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/6-tips-to-optimize-your-facebook-page
6 Tips for optimizing your organization's #facebook page. #socialmedia.

Hand-Picked Tales from Æsop’s Fables with Hand-Picked Type from Google Fonts

https://femmebot.github.io/google-type/
Really excellent examples of using #googlefonts in #webdesign.

Getting Hacked As An Internet Creator

https://medium.com/internet-creators-guild/getting-hacked-as-an-internet-creator-982d03637e86#.gs36z6gvs
Great article about getting #hacked and cleaning up the mess. Hacked exploited #twofactor authentication. 

75 of the Smartest Resources for Web Designers

https://medium.com/cmd-t/75-of-the-best-resources-for-web-designers-98208e8709a#.kh3h9p30u
Pretty good list of online #webdesign resources. A few of these I haven't seen.

What Is Shakespeare’s Most Popular Play?

https://priceonomics.com/what-is-shakespeares-most-popular-play/
Which is the most-performed #Shakespeare play? Hint: not Troilus and Cressida.

What CMS Will Be Your Choice 2017? Facts and Figures Read more at: https://cms2cms.com/uncategorized/what-cms-will-be-your-choice-in-2017-facts-and-figures/ Copyright © CMS2CMS

https://cms2cms.com/uncategorized/what-cms-will-be-your-choice-in-2017-facts-and-figures/
Interesting #infographic on #CMS platforms, bot #opensource and commercial. 

Why the Father of Modern Statistics Didn’t Believe Smoking Caused Cancer

https://priceonomics.com/why-the-father-of-modern-statistics-didnt-believe/
Good intro to some #statistics concepts and the personality behind them. Smoke 'em if you got 'em. 

Elastic Progress

http://tympanus.net/Development/ElasticProgress/
Almost-too-cute progress bars in #JavaScript. 

Building a better bank backend

https://monzo.com/blog/2016/09/19/building-a-modern-bank-backend/
Interesting case study of #microservices used to build a banking back-end. Some choices I'd question in here: 

New Research Study: 7 Stats from 100,000 Crowdfunding Campaigns

https://go.indiegogo.com/blog/2015/10/crowdfunding-statistics-trends-infographic.html
Survey of 100k #crowdfunding campaigns on what works. 

The Greatest Sales Deck I’ve Ever Seen

https://medium.com/the-mission/the-greatest-sales-deck-ive-ever-seen-4f4ef3391ba0#.skvn87qus
Some takeaways from a really great sales deck. Some subtle but important lessons. 

How to build a serverless NodeJS microservice on AWS Lambda

https://medium.freecodecamp.com/building-a-nodejs-microservice-on-aws-lambda-6adb6da53cbb#.8pw47h44x
Building a #microservice using #AWS Lambda. In #node.js with lots of modules doing the heavy lifting. 

4 Tips to Get Your Business Started on Social Media

http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/4-tips-to-get-your-business-started-on-social-media/
Good advice on getting a small business started on #socialmedia.

Coweta schools give its students free Chromebooks

http://thecitizen.com/news-schools/coweta-schools-give-its-students-free-chromebooks
Nearby county school hands out #chromebooks for all students: 

Mass-analyzing a chunk of the Internet

http://255.wf/2016-09-18-mass-analyzing-a-chunk-of-the-internet/
Finding open FTP servers on the internet. More than you'd think. You shouldn't be one. #security

The Router rumble: Ars DIY build faces better tests, tougher competition

http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2016/09/the-router-rumble-ars-diy-build-faces-better-tests-tougher-competition/
DIY vs commercial #routers. The DIY holds its own pretty well, & a surprise winner in the low-cost category:

10 Ideas Worth Sharing This Week

https://medium.com/an-idea-for-you/10-ideas-worth-sharing-this-week-e400132f5589#.l1ncu98iz
Fairly random list of articles on #productivity, #marketing, #innovation etc from medium. 

OpenLibrary

https://openlibrary.org/
Open Library - ebooks you can check out and read. A lot of old public domain, but some new as well. 

Hey newbie open source contributors: please blog more.

https://medium.freecodecamp.com/new-contributors-to-open-source-please-blog-more-920af14cffd#.ut8ljlobl
Interesting suggestion for new contributors to #opensource projects: Blog about it. 

15 Interesting JavaScript and CSS Libraries for September 2016

http://tutorialzine.com/2016/09/15-interesting-javascript-and-css-libraries-for-september-2016/
Listicle on 15 new CSS and/or JS libraries. Some generally useful, some just interesting. #webdevelopment

The Six Commandments of Good Code: Write Code that Stands the Test of Time

https://www.toptal.com/software/six-commandments-of-good-code
Guidelines for writing good code, no matter the language. #development

Freebie: 5 Beautiful Bootstrap Headers

http://tutorialzine.com/2016/09/freebie-5-beautiful-bootstrap-headers/
5 free nicely-done web page headers done in #bootstrap. #webdesign

15 Top Open Source Artificial Intelligence Tools

http://www.datamation.com/open-source/slideshows/15-top-open-source-artificial-intelligence-tools.html
Speaking of #machinelearning, here's 15 #opensource tools in the area. Lots of #apache here.

Ten Myths About Machine Learning

https://medium.com/@pedromdd/ten-myths-about-machine-learning-d888b48334a3#.7os49prnz
Overview of some myths of #machinelearning by someone in the know. 

Microsoft really does love Linux

http://www.theverge.com/2016/9/15/12926288/microsoft-really-does-love-linux
Article about #microsoft's #opensource contributions. Bit of a misleading title. opensource > linux

phpList is Open Source newsletter and email marketing software

https://www.phplist.org/
PHPList is #opensource #emailmarketing software. They also have a .com hosted version. API looks weak, though: 

Traffic Jams – Wouldn’t We All Love Them! [INFOGRAPHIC]

http://www.digitalinformationworld.com/2016/03/infographic-7-ways-to-increase-website-traffic.html
#infographic of #SEO. Seems about as good as any out there, post-hummingbird. 

The Next Hot Ticket in Ed Tech? Micro-Credentials

https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/282337
Are #micro-credentials the next hot thing? Funny, I thought we'd been doing this for years in #ContEd.

OurWeather – WeatherUnderground Interface Released

http://www.switchdoc.com/2016/09/ourweather-weatherunderground/
One of my favorite weather sites is #weatherunderground. Here's how to contribute your data: 

Prototyping kit gets your IoT app on Google Cloud Platform, fast

https://cloudplatform.googleblog.com/2016/09/prototyping-kit-gets-your-IoT-app-on-Google-Cloud-Platform-fast.html?m=1
#beaglebone development kit for the #googlecloud to get an #IoT project bootstrapped. 

Someone Is Learning How to Take Down the Internet

https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2016/09/someone_is_lear.html
Some very sophisticated probing is being done on some major pieces of the #internet infrastructure. #security. 

5 Blog Post Ideas to Bring Variety to Your Content

http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/5-blog-post-ideas-to-bring-variety-to-your-content/
Some basic variations of #blog posts, and why it's good to use them. #blogging. 

The 1 Year Update on my $6,000 Website Investment

http://www.passionintopaychecks.com/website-investing-1-year-update/
A one-year update on buying a website to flip it. #business. 

Why Are There Crushed Stones Alongside Railroad Tracks?

http://mentalfloss.com/article/85234/why-are-there-crushed-stones-alongside-railroad-tracks
Why there's crushed rocks on railways

How Chromebooks Are About to Totally Transform Laptop Design

https://www.wired.com/2016/09/chromebooks-totally-transform-laptop-design/
#Chromebooks are gaining momentum, and with #Android apps coming, about to accelerate more: 

Experts from MalwareMustDie spotted a new ELF trojan backdoor, dubbed ELF Linux/Mirai, which is now targeting IoT devices.

http://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/50929/malware/linux-mirai-elf.html
Is the #IoT becoming the IoM: the Internet of #Malware? Close port 23 NOW! #security

Jazzman's DIY Electrostatic Loudspeaker Page

http://jazzman-esl-page.blogspot.com/
#DIY electrostatic  #speaker plans. Looks & Sounds great, but gotta be a better way.

Lectures on Digital Photography

https://sites.google.com/site/marclevoylectures/home
Stanford class on #digitalphotography now available free online.

The stunning geographic divide in American creativity

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/09/05/the-stunning-geographic-divide-in-american-creativity/
Geographic divide in the US between those that create art and those that don't: #creativity

11 Advanced Linux ‘Grep’ Commands on Character Classes and Bracket Expressions

http://www.tecmint.com/linux-grep-commands-character-classes-bracket-expressions/
Using named classes in gnu grep. #sysadmin

Excess Management Is Costing the U.S. $3 Trillion Per Year

https://hbr.org/2016/09/excess-management-is-costing-the-us-3-trillion-per-year
Something I'm constantly being reminded of in my dealings with large organizations: too much management #business

Pokémon-themed Umbreon Linux Rootkit Hits x86, ARM Systems

http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/pokemon-themed-umbreon-linux-rootkit-hits-x86-arm-systems/
Pokemon-themed rootkit messing with your glibc files? Gotta get 'em all.. cleaned up. #security

10 DIY Website Builders for Small Businesses

http://www.practicalecommerce.com/articles/126960-10-DIY-Website-Builders-for-Small-Businesses
DIY website builders summarized. Most in the $5-$10 per month range. #webdesign

Yemeksepeti: Our Shift to Serverless Architecture

https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/yemeksepeti-our-shift-to-serverless-architecture/
Another case-study of a startup using #serverless architecture on #AWS. 

The Best Online Credit Card Payment Processing Services for Your Business

https://zapier.com/blog/best-payment-gateways/
Comparison of #ecommerce payment options, with best-of-breed for different categories. 

4 Ways to Reach Business Prospects With Facebook Ads

http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/4-ways-to-reach-business-prospects-with-facebook-ads/
Ways to reach businesses with #Facebook ads. Seems counter-intuitive, I know. 

6 Steps to Content That Is Easily Shared

https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/280553
If you want people to share your content, you have to make it easy for them to do so. 

Joomla and ecommerce

http://cinnk.com/en/magazine/september-2016
Good collection of articles on #joomla and #ecommerce, with payments and shopping carts. 

My Single Best SEO Tip for Improved Web Traffic

https://moz.com/blog/single-best-seo-tip-for-improved-web-traffic
One #SEO tip: Look at user intent, not just analytics numbers: 

#website-builders Website Builders

http://saijogeorge.com/website-builders/
Extensive list of tools to build websites and such with. Mostly free, some paid. 

How Do Mathematicians Cut Cake?

https://priceonomics.com/how-do-mathematicians-cut-cake/
Envy-free living through the #mathematics of equitable divisions.  

400,000 GitHub repositories, 1 billion files, 14 terabytes of code: Spaces or Tabs?

https://medium.com/@hoffa/400-000-github-repositories-1-billion-files-14-terabytes-of-code-spaces-or-tabs-7cfe0b5dd7fd#.44jfxd9iz
Spaces of tabs in source code? Depends on the language. I'm an old C-guy, so it's tabs. #programming

How to Become a Prolific Writer By Blogging Every Day

https://betterhumans.coach.me/how-to-become-a-prolific-writer-by-blogging-every-day-7c22d4f483a9#.n8e4ga6fi
The key to #blogging? Do it EveryDay. That, and a snappy title. 

Home automation pet project. Playing with IoT, temperature sensors, fans and Telegram bots

https://gonzalo123.com/2016/08/29/home-automation-pet-project-playing-with-iot-temperature-sensors-fans-and-telegram-bots/
Home automation with the #raspberrypi 3 and #python. Python's stronger than English here, but still ok. 

Queues Job queues, message queues and other queues. Almost all of them in one place.

http://queues.io/
Good compendium of #opensource #queue software.