The Case Against Dark Matter

https://www.quantamagazine.org/20161129-verlinde-gravity-dark-matter/
A framework where dark matter isn't needed, but it makes the universe an even stranger place. 

To Understand Facebook, Study Capgras Syndrome

http://nautil.us/issue/42/fakes/to-understand-facebook-study-capgras-syndrome
Why we feel connected to strangers on the internet. 

Metaknowledge

https://aeon.co/essays/a-mathematical-bs-detector-can-boost-the-wisdom-of-crowds
The wisdom of crowds is good in large numbers, metaknowledge can improve smaller samples.

5 scientific myths you probably believe about the Universe

https://medium.com/starts-with-a-bang/5-scientific-myths-you-probably-believe-about-the-universe-9a34597d7435#.aunmlgdv6
Five scientific (actually physics) myths that are common

The first fatal nuclear meltdown in the U.S. happened in 4 milliseconds

https://timeline.com/arco-first-nuclear-accident-f16ec1105b9c#.mx80tg4u8
Interesting account of the first nuclear energy fatalities in the US. I'd never heard of this. 

https://www.cloudways.com/blog/php-trends-2017/
The state of PHP at the start of 2017 and what the new year holds. Hint: PHP 7.1 is it.

2017 Trendy google Fonts Combinations

http://fonts.greatsimple.io/
Trendy combinations of Google Fonts. Now if he only knew about color combinations.

HGTV Will Never Upset You: How the Network Beat CNN in 2016

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-12-28/hgtv-will-never-upset-you-how-the-network-beat-cnn-in-2016
When HGTV beats CNN in the ratings, you gotta wonder. Here's the details: 

10 Principles I Want to Live By

https://medium.freecodecamp.com/10-principles-i-want-to-live-by-fae94ded9c84#.8vwicys4k
Some ideas from reflecting on life after a silent retreat: 

All of 2016’s top mobile apps are owned by either Google or Facebook

https://medium.freecodecamp.com/all-of-2016s-top-mobile-apps-are-owned-by-either-google-or-facebook-a9c56d77a74b#.xlydy52pg
Are the days waning for making money via a mobile app? You decide: 

Isaac Asimov: How to Never Run Out of Ideas Again

https://medium.com/personal-growth/isaac-asimov-how-to-never-run-out-of-ideas-again-b7bf8e09cc91#.sidpupmjh
Some of Asimov's method of staying so productive and prolific:

Picnics, Pit Stops and Potty Breaks A brief history of America’s Rest Areas

https://futuretravel.today/picnics-pit-stops-and-potty-breaks-93a54625fcf2#.xb2zj7k91
The origins, rise and demise of the humble highway rest area.

Segregated Witness: A Fork Too Far

https://medium.com/the-publius-letters/segregated-witness-a-fork-too-far-87d6e57a4179#.j7a6whbgk
Yet another excellent BitCoin article. I'm very impressed by the amount of thought going into the blockchain lately.

How To Go From Successful To Very Successful (and why most people can’t do it)

https://medium.com/the-mission/how-to-go-from-successful-to-very-successful-and-why-most-people-cant-do-it-eab95f82be53#.h5o55gdg8
Article on success, and the obsession it requires

Must-add new Roku channels of 2016

https://blog.roku.com/blog/2016/12/28/new-roku-channels-of-2016/
some of the best new roku channels of 2016

The 11 best science fiction and fantasy novels of 2016

http://www.theverge.com/2016/12/28/13792040/sci-fi-fantasy-book-year-in-review-best-of-2016
some of the best sci-fi & fantasy novels of 2016

Discourse Civilized Discussion

http://www.discourse.org/
Open Source discussion engine, in Ruby with Docker insall if you wish.

The Science of Background Noise and the Best Sound Apps for Work, Sleep, and Relaxation

https://zapier.com/blog/best-background-noise-apps/
Always looking for good background music/noise/sound for working. Here's some new ones:

‘Duck Dynasty’ vs. ‘Modern Family’: 50 Maps of the U.S. Cultural Divide

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/12/26/upshot/duck-dynasty-vs-modern-family-television-maps.html?_r=0
Fascinating set of maps showing the geographic distribution of viewers of 50 TV shows. The most even? Tom & Jerry and ... 

HandBrake 1.0.0 Released

https://handbrake.fr/news.php?article=37
after 13 years in development, Handbrake hits release 1.0.0. Yea!!!

The farmer who built her own broadband

http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-37974267
Farmer in England who organized a co-op ISP which delivers cheap Gigabit Internet: 

Which Actor Has Died The Most On Screen? It’s Surprisingly Not Sean Bean

http://www.slashfilm.com/which-actor-dies-the-most-on-screen
Actors who die more than Sean Bean on-screen? There are 3:

Sigil is a multi-platform EPUB ebook Editor

https://sigil-ebook.com/
An opensource, multi-platform ebook editor.

Rhythm of breathing affects memory and fear

https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2016/12/rhythm-of-breathing-affects-memory-and-fear/
The type and rhythm of breathing affects memory and feeling of fear. Hint: nose.

The most promising design tools you should try in 2017

https://blog.prototypr.io/the-most-promising-design-tools-you-should-try-in-2017-2e5d34b16261#.4tvmjos2y
Various new visual design tools:

FreeDOS is a complete, free, DOS-compatible operating system that you can use to play classic DOS games,

http://www.freedos.org/
DOS lives! in the form of FreeDOS. 

How a 2011 Hack You’ve Never Heard of Changed the Internet’s Infrastructure

http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/future_tense/2016/12/how_the_2011_hack_of_diginotar_changed_the_internet_s_infrastructure.html
Recap of a hacked Certificate Authority and its fallout:

Yubico blog

https://www.yubico.com/blog/
maker of u2f hardware

FIDO Specifications Overview

https://fidoalliance.org/specifications/overview/
Overview of the FIDO universal 2nd factor authentication schema. 

The Distance is a podcast by Basecamp about longevity in business

https://thedistance.com/
Podcast about businesses who have gone the distance and still thrive after decades.

The Fee Market Myth

https://medium.com/@johnblocke/the-fee-market-myth-b9d189e45096#.2vbxgm2uy
Detailed look at more trouble around the corner for the BitCoin ecosystem.

JoomlaUX – Premium Responsive Joomla Templates

http://www.joomlaux.com/jux-templates.html
A Joomla template shop I wasn't familiar with. 

Congressional Encryption Working Group says encryption backdoors are near unworkable

http://betanews.com/2016/12/23/ewg-encryption-report/
At least one congressional committee has half a brain: We can't weaken encryption just for law enforcement.

The Primary Barrier Stopping You From Everything You Want In Life

https://medium.com/the-mission/the-primary-barrier-stopping-you-from-everything-you-want-in-life-7e62c1c30316#.d0gy1xb7r
Primary barrier to success is...

World’s largest hedge fund to replace managers with artificial intelligence

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/dec/22/bridgewater-associates-ai-artificial-intelligence-management
More in the AI theme: large hedge fund wants to replace most of its management with AI... Soon!

If It Doesn’t Suck, It’s Not Worth Doing

https://medium.com/the-mission/if-it-doesnt-suck-it-s-not-worth-doing-d72533893aba#.x7be4lxlg
Yes, the worthwhile things in life are hard. The ones that move you forward.

Refactoring Legacy PHP

https://icyapril.com/programming/php/2016/12/24/refactoring-legacy-php.html
Pragmatic view of how and why to refactor legacy code. 

How to Install Gulp.js as Build and Task Automation Tool

http://www.thegeekstuff.com/2016/09/gulp-js-config/
Basics of installing Gulp on Linux and its uses.

12 Reasons You Should NEVER Use the Public Wi-Fi

https://due.com/blog/12-reasons-never-use-public-wi-fi/
Perhaps a bit over-paranoid, but still informative piece about the hazards of using public Wi-Fi. 

Intro to Linux KVM (Kernel Based Virtualization) and its Benefits

http://www.thegeekstuff.com/2016/10/linux-kvm-intro/
Intro to KVM linux kernel virtualization. With not enough diagrams.

Advanced Blogging: How to Make Your Blog Serve Your Business

http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/advanced-blogging-how-to-make-your-blog-serve-your-business-darren-rowse/
Good intro to next-level blogging: calendars, portals, evergreen, welcome mats, etc.

Do we really need a personal assistant?

https://medium.com/@gigastacey/do-we-really-need-a-personal-assistant-60f2bc7a68e6#.28qg2lscb
Argues that current interface to voice assistants are too obtrusive. Should they always be listening? 

Chat is the New Browser

https://medium.com/@tedlivingston/chat-is-the-new-browser-cef0ead46c8b#.m4s4x6de2
Argues that chat is the new browser. Chatbots for everyone?

What’s the Hardest Shot in Bowling?

http://www.slate.com/articles/sports/sports_nut/2015/02/hardest_shot_in_bowling_it_s_not_the_7_10_split_it_s_the_greek_church.html
Amazing data set and visualization of the hardest splits in bowling.

Internet Security 101: A starter guide to avoid being an idiot online

https://blog.andreacoravos.com/internet-security-101-a-starter-guide-to-avoid-being-an-idiot-online-6058ee51c6c6#.j64514aeg
Introduction to internet security. Do the simple stuff.

Encryption Is a Human Rights Issue: Your Privacy and Free Speech Depend on It | Amul Kalia

https://medium.com/learnliberty/encryption-is-a-human-rights-issue-your-privacy-and-free-speech-depend-on-it-amul-kalia-71c85089ab6b#.1vw2irv5i
Encryption is a human right. Some historical examples of why:

The AI Takeover Is Coming. Let’s Embrace It.

https://backchannel.com/the-ai-takeover-is-coming-lets-embrace-it-d764d61f83a#.pvrej1jws
Recent developments in AI and why they're important: 

Elon Musk and Bill Thurston on the Power of Thinking for Yourself

https://medium.com/the-mission/elon-musk-and-bill-thurston-on-the-power-of-thinking-for-yourself-f1bd61c2f368#.q0nu8bsts
Thinking: try first principles, not analogies.

World's largest cities over the ages

https://i.redd.it/9zng0bv1av4y.gif
World's largest cities over the ages, wish it was more than just a gif.

Keystone Habits: Improve All Areas of Your Life with One Small Habit

https://zapier.com/blog/keystone-habits/?utm_campaign=Keystone%20Habits%3A%20Improve%20All%20Areas%20of%20Your%20Life%20with%20One%20Small%20Habit
What are Keystone habits and why are they important?

Gaming Market Brief — Year in Review 2016

https://www.superdataresearch.com/market-data/market-brief-year-in-review/
Gaming market report for 2016 - Mobile Rules, PC close 2nd: 

A little trick for grouping fields in an HTML form

https://mattstauffer.co/blog/a-little-trick-for-grouping-fields-in-an-html-form
Interesting trick for HTML forms to talk to PHP better, not sure how often I'll use it, though:

Scaling Laravel Using AWS Elastic Beanstalk Part 1: Setting up Laravel

https://deliciousbrains.com/scaling-laravel-aws-elastic-beanstalk-part-1-setting-up-laravel/
Got asked about this on Quara the other day: scaling Laravel on AWS. 

Systemd at 3am

https://www.redpill-linpro.com/sysadvent/2016/12/22/systemd-at-3am.html
Good shortcuts for when you have to resurrect something running under systemd. 

Curated list of technical case studies, mostly around front-end/creative development.

https://github.com/luruke/awesome-casestudy
Curated list of technical case studies, mostly around front-end/creative development.

Why the fuss about serverless?

https://hackernoon.com/why-the-fuss-about-serverless-4370b1596da0#.7xbs9snqw
Not sure I quite understand all the graphs, but good piece about serverless: 

When Do You Outgrow IKEA?

https://priceonomics.com/when-do-you-outgrow-ikea/
Interesting data piece about the peak ages of customers at various home stores. 

The Top 10 Movies Of 2016, According To Everyone

http://digg.com/2016/best-movies-2016-top-10-lists-moonlight-arrival
I think I've seen exactly zero of these. 

Exploring Google’s new IoT platform: Android Things

https://blog.riddhimanadib.me/android-things-468c91c28020#.kkt72ihre
Google's new IoT platform: Andriod Things works with RaspberryPi 3. 

Piwik 3.0.0

https://piwik.org/changelog/piwik-3-0-0/
PiWik, the opensource web analytics platform, hits 3.0.0.

Introducing Gomix Build the app or bot of your dreams, in minutes.

https://medium.com/gomix/introducing-gomix-aec205c421cb#.3gzdn2iwt
The latest from Fog City Software: an app maker for the remix world. 

How a Defense of Christianity Revolutionized Brain Science

http://nautil.us/blog/how-a-defense-of-christianity-revolutionized-brain-science
The unlikely origin and far-reaching ramifications of Bayesian statistics 

Intro to the 8-Point Grid System

https://medium.com/built-to-adapt/intro-to-the-8-point-grid-system-d2573cde8632#.8i9ivhj5y
Most CSS grids are horizontal 12 column. Here's a case for a vertical 8-point grid to go with them

Debugging with Humility

http://amir.rachum.com/blog/2016/12/18/debugging-with-humility/
When your explanation of the bug hinders instead of helps...

5 tips to help developers keep up with changing technologies

http://www.infoworld.com/article/3151326/application-development/5-tips-to-help-developers-keep-up-with-changing-technologies.html
Developers can stay current by being curious, connected, skeptical, etc. 

How much water do we use?

https://owi.usgs.gov/vizlab/water-use/
Interactive map of water use by US State: 

Win-win: Open source .Net pays off for devs

http://www.infoworld.com/article/3149765/application-development/win-win-open-source-net-pays-off-for-devs.html
Microsoft claims open-sourcing core .net has boosted the platform's developer base.

34 Users Who Paid for DDoS Attacks Arrested by Police, 101 More Questioned

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/34-users-who-paid-for-ddos-attacks-arrested-by-police-101-more-questioned/
People are getting arrested for renting botnets for DDoS attacks: 

Which programming languages are most popular (and what does that even mean)?

http://www.zdnet.com/article/which-programming-languages-are-most-popular-and-what-does-that-even-mean/
Different opinions of popularity of programming languages summarized, with a reasonable recommendation:

SEO and Digital Trends in 2017

https://moz.com/blog/seo-and-digital-trends-in-2017
SEO trends from MOZ. In short: it's a mobile world. 

How Digital Nomads Went From Niche to Normal

https://backchannel.com/in-2017-your-coworkers-will-live-everywhere-ae14979b5255#.qp4ixnwz6
Teleworking is more normal than ever. Case study from GitHub. 

Teaching — It’s about Inspiration, Not Information

https://medium.com/@tseelig/teaching-its-about-inspiration-not-information-1f64ddf019e7#.eshlkjvc6
Good inspirational piece on teaching. I strongly disagree with point #4, though:

Want to Be a Billionaire? Solve “I want X but Y”

https://medium.com/startup-grind/want-to-become-a-billionaire-solve-i-want-x-but-y-123f8b4cb050#.2mbzb8zh2
Different semantic take on the "solve a problem" business model.

The all-in-one web design platform

https://webflow.com/
Yet another point-and-click, build-your-own-website service.

The Big Three Make a Play for the Fog

https://iot-for-all.com/the-big-three-make-a-play-for-the-fog-d47f9021d8ba#.n40wckopz
What's the "Fog"? The IoT stuff at the edge of the cloud. How Amazon, Google and Microsoft play:

We collect and annotate in real-time news articles

http://eventregistry.org/
Interesting news aggregator with an API to create custom news feeds and dashboards.

The Sysadmin Guide

https://www.varonis.com/sysadmin-guide/
The jumping-off for a good intro to being a modern IT SysAdmin.

Writing HTML with accessibility in mind

https://medium.com/@matuzo/writing-html-with-accessibility-in-mind-a62026493412#.k78k43dc3
Good introduction to writing accessible HTML:

Entropy Explained, With Sheep

https://aatishb.github.io/entropy/
At last, an explanation of entropy that gets it right. It's quantum degeneracy.

Embracing These Brutal Truths About Success Will Immediately Improve Your Life

https://medium.com/the-mission/these-brutal-truths-about-success-will-immediately-improve-your-life-d1e99e70b238#.kyy7ozpcy
Tough truths of life. 

How to Rank Number One in Google: A Study of 1 Million Pages

https://www.matthewbarby.com/ranking-in-google/
Study of what ranking signals are important to Google these days by reverse-engineering factors: 

Oops! Something went wrong. This page didn't load Google Maps correctly. See the JavaScript console for technical details. NUKEMAP

http://nuclearsecrecy.com/nukemap/
NukeMap. If a nuclear bomb went off at a nearby town, how bad would you be burned? 

“Balance of Terror”: Star Trek, History, and National Security

http://the-artifice.com/star-trek-balance-of-terror-history/
Interesting analysis of Star Trek's original series Balance of Terror against the Cold War backdrop.

Simply Recording Podcast

http://simplyrecordingpodcast.com/
Podcast about audio recording and production

UBK Happy Funtime Hour

http://www.ubkhappyfuntimehour.com/
Amateur audio mixing podcast. 

Bitcoin Economics in One Lesson

https://medium.com/@johnblocke/bitcoin-economics-in-one-lesson-9c18fd0d89b3#.dkz3glqe3
Classic economics translated into the bitcoin realm. Yes, it's still just as true.

The great American word mapper

http://qz.com/862325/the-great-american-word-mapper/#int/words=dinner_supper&smoothing=3
Great interactive map of which words get said where in the US. Some surprises.

You can no longer be sued for leaving negative reviews online

http://thenextweb.com/insider/2016/12/15/can-no-longer-sued-leaving-negative-reviews-online/
New US law says you can't be used for leaving negative reviews. Yea!

Map In Seconds

http://mapinseconds.com/
Paste in columns from a spreadsheet, make a map. 

Foundation for Sites 6.3 - A Little Bit Naughty and A Whole Lotta Nice!

http://zurb.com/article/1460/foundation-for-sites-6-3-a-little-bit-nau
Latest Foundation from Zurb: cards and more flexbox

The State of Wordpress Security

https://blog.ripstech.com/2016/the-state-of-wordpress-security/
According to RipsTech, WordPress security isn't that bad after all, mostly. Except where it isn't.

What’s New in PHP 7.1?

https://www.cloudways.com/blog/whats-new-in-php-7-1/
Description of the major new features in PHP 7.1

Everything You Know About Public-Key Encryption in PHP is Wrong

https://paragonie.com/blog/2016/12/everything-you-know-about-public-key-encryption-in-php-is-wrong
A lot is wrong with default parameters in PHP PKI. Hint: Use libsodium. 

The Open/Closed Principle

http://patrick.louys.ch/2016/12/11/open-closed-principle/
the open/closed principle in OOA&D is often misunderstood. Here's an work-through in PHP:

HTML Color Codes

https://www.indiehackers.com/businesses/html-color-codes
business case and lessons of building an internet tools and monitizing it. 

Holiday Reading List

http://blog.nandotech.com/post/2016-12-13-holiday-reading-list/
despite reports to the contrary, coding is hard. Here's some books for guidance: 

What Makes Things Cool

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2017/01/what-makes-things-cool/508772/
Interesting interplay between the new and the familiar leading to MAYA:

The Ultimate Guide to Web Fonts

https://litmus.com/blog/the-ultimate-guide-to-web-fonts
Guide to using web fonts in marketing email: some email clients still won't use them. 

Internet Speed Test

https://sourceforge.net/speedtest/
non-flash based Internet speed test: 

The Future of Bitcoin Is Not as a Digital Currency

https://www.wired.com/2016/12/future-bitcoin-not-digital-currency/
Bitcoin exchange abandons bitcoin. Says nothing is the matter. 

Unix in your browser tab

https://browsix.org/
Run Linux in the browser?!? Could be interesting for education. 

Saving the internet 2000 terabytes a day: fixing Font Awesome's fonts

https://pixelambacht.nl/2016/font-awesome-fixed/
Guy claims tweeking FontAwesome's fonts would save 2000Tb/day. Some disagree.

Cloud convenience is killing the open source database

http://www.infoworld.com/article/3147864/cloud-computing/cloud-convenience-is-killing-the-open-source-database.html
Is the cloud killing opensource databases? Article doesn't convince me: 

Searching for a Better Search

http://codepen.io/hhcc/post/better-search
Brief study of how looking at internal site search metrics lead to better user experience. 

9 enterprise tech trends for 2017 and beyond

http://www.infoworld.com/article/3147094/application-development/9-enterprise-tech-trends-for-2017-and-beyond.html
2017 Enterprise IT predictions. Some no-brainers: 

How We Knew It Was Time to Leave the Cloud

https://about.gitlab.com/2016/11/10/why-choose-bare-metal/
GitLab is moving from Azure to bare metal. I think their process may be a bit upside-down:

You are listening to..

http://youarelistening.to
Unusual background audio: ambient music and radio chatter

This is How to be Super Productive Every Day Without Losing Your Mind

https://medium.com/the-mission/this-is-how-to-be-super-productive-every-day-without-losing-your-mind-aa8baa1977a7#.rtrht3a2g
Productivity hacks: hint: single-task.

Did Amazon Just Kill Open Source?

http://iguaz.io/2016/12/02/did-amazon-just-kill-open-source/
Where does open source stand against the AWS juggernaut?

The State of UX in 2017

https://uxdesign.cc/ux-trends-2017-46a63399e3d2#.ohhe4lyfv
The state of UX in 2017: a lot is changing:

Dear JavaScript,

https://medium.com/@thejameskyle/dear-javascript-7e14ffcae36c#.kbbegp8an
Toxic areas of opensource communities, probably not isolated to JavaScript: 

Roundcube 1.2.2: Command Execution via Email

https://blog.ripstech.com/2016/roundcube-command-execution-via-email/
Really bad security bug in previous versions of RoundCube email. Interesting dissection:

The Power of Podcasting: Driving Social Media and Marketing Results On Air – Tyler Anderson [SSM020]

https://blog.bufferapp.com/tyler-anderson-show-notes
Getting started in Podcasting: the why and how

The 10 Best Social Media SlideShares of 2016 to Get You Ready for 2017

https://blog.bufferapp.com/social-media-slideshares-2016
top 10 social media slideshares of 2016: 

The Distribution of Users’ Computer Skills: Worse Than You Think

https://www.nngroup.com/articles/computer-skill-levels/
If U cn red ths, yur in teh lvel 3, 5%:

No, Your Small Business Cannot Compete with Amazon

http://www.practicalecommerce.com/articles/131396-No-Your-Small-Business-Cannot-Compete-with-Amazon
Can your small business compete against Amazon? Not directly, no. See details:

What does altcoin success look like?

https://decentralize.today/what-does-altcoin-success-look-like-e81121b9804b#.etf3mhv1k
Good overview piece on the state of affairs of altcoin (cryptocurrency) I had no idea there were 100+ of them.

Nat Geo Launched a Free Website for Printing Detailed Topographical Maps

http://petapixel.com/2016/08/06/nat-geo-launches-free-website-printing-detailed-topographical-maps/
Free topo maps:

Periodic Table of Fictional Metals and Alloys

http://www.bodycote.com/fictional-metals
I think they missed thiotimoline, wonderflonium and dilithium.

Material Design for Bootstrap

https://mdbootstrap.com/material-design-for-bootstrap/
The latest add-on for bootstrap: Google-ish material design pack:

5 Common Mistakes Designers Make When Using Cards In Design

http://zurb.com/article/1456/5-common-mistakes-designers-make-when-usi
Using cards in web design is great, unless....

Customize your G Suite experience with App Maker and Recommended apps

https://blog.google/products/g-suite/customize-your-g-suite-experience-app-maker-and-recommended-apps/
Interesting new drag-and-drop app maker for Google Apps (G-Suite)

Welcome to the Eloquent by Example Course!

http://eloquentbyexample.com/course
New, free course on Laravel's eloquent ORM layer. 

Introducing the Joomla! Certification Exams

https://www.joomlashack.com/blog/joomla-news/joomla-certification/
New Joomla! certification exams. Need to make them more available, though. 

Cltch Gets into Gear with On-Click Oil Change Service

http://hypepotamus.com/companies/cltch/
I love this hybrid app-and-physical business model. 

The rise and fall of the everyman tycoon

https://backchannel.com/the-3d-printing-revolution-that-wasnt-60b000c3a3ed#.uaevydh4a
The rise and fall of MakerBot and its founder. The 3D printing revolution that wasn't.

Here Are the Real Boundaries of American Metropolises, Decided by an Algorithm

http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/here-are-the-real-boundaries-of-american-metropolises-decided-by-an-algorithm
American market boundaries as determined by commutes:

How Anthony Fantano, aka The Needle Drop, Became Today’s Most Successful Music Critic

http://www.spin.com/featured/anthony-fantano-the-needle-drop-profile-interview/
Long-form old-school music review video blogger who'd have thought?

Names for four new elements get seal of approval

https://www.sciencenews.org/blog/science-ticker/names-four-new-elements-get-seal-approval
Official names for four new elements. They don't roll off the tongue.

How to Grow a Business Using YouTube

http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/how-to-grow-a-business-using-youtube-sunny-lenarduzzi/
Using YouTube to grow a business.

8 Old School SEO Practices That Are No Longer Effective - Whiteboard Friday

https://moz.com/blog/8-old-school-seo-practices-not-effective-whiteboard-friday
Old school SEO tactics that don't work well any more.

Bright-Eye Telescopes

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1592946658/bright-eye-telescopes/description
Another kickstarter that learned the hard way about scaling: 

How we turned $140k on Kickstarter into $40k in debt. And how we broke even.

https://medium.com/swlh/how-we-turned-140k-on-kickstarter-into-40k-in-debt-and-how-we-broke-even-1f86d80fe50f#.8uujonutn
Another cautionary tale of kickstarter almost-failure. 

Interfaces over time

https://trackchanges.postlight.com/interfaces-over-time-884e75343b85#.c7pce38kj
History of bits and pieces of HCI design: 

The ethics of good design: A principle for the connected age

https://medium.com/@aweyenberg/dieter-rams-ten-principles-for-good-design-the-1st-amendment-4e73111a18e4#.yorcqbs4i
A new addition to Rams' design principles for the connected age: 

Browsers, not apps, are the future of mobile

https://medium.com/swlh/browsers-not-apps-are-the-future-of-mobile-c552752ff75#.fskq9elwf
Something I've been saying for a while: Browsers, not Apps are the future. This with the wrinkle of "Bots"

How a Whole Swath of B2B Media Companies Got Wiped Out

http://www.foliomag.com/how-a-whole-swath-of-b2b-media-companies-got-wiped-out/
The previous generation of B2B media companies are all but gone. Because....

12 Signs You’re Working in a Feature Factory

https://hackernoon.com/12-signs-youre-working-in-a-feature-factory-44a5b938d6a2#.mqukujvg5
12 Signs You’re Working in a Feature Factory - oooh, shiny!

What Venture Capitalists Got Wrong About Bitcoin

https://medium.com/consensys-media/what-venture-capitalists-got-wrong-about-bitcoin-a0572aec18d0#.2t7ya7z1m
What Venture Capitalists Got Wrong About Bitcoin - It's all about the blockchain, stupid.

Crossed Stitches

http://www.texasmonthly.com/articles/beverly-pennington-t-shirt-quilts/
A cautionary tale of a small business that went very, very wrong.

Hype Driven Development

https://blog.daftcode.pl/hype-driven-development-3469fc2e9b22#.nvt0h2yqy
Great piece on Hype-Driven Development - How dev teams get sucked offtrack.

Visualizing Algorithms

https://bost.ocks.org/mike/algorithms/
Several cool visualizations of different algorithms applied to the same problem.

elm A delightful language for reliable webapps.

http://elm-lang.org/
Another JavaScript pre-processed language: Elm. The examples look like a mixed bag to me.

How to improve your AdSense income with Amazon CPM ads

http://blog.totalvibrant.com/improve-adsense-income-amazon-cpm-ads/
Detailed article about making AdSense and Amazon ads work together. 

A free visual guide to CSS

http://cssreference.io/
A really good online CSS reference. Vastly superior to w3schools.

What is your favourite podcast? Why/What's it about?

https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/5esn1c/what_is_your_favourite_podcast_whywhats_it_about/
Reddit's favorite podcasts:

Anonymous Hosting

https://anonymously.io/
Interesting site that sells anonymous hosting: only email, only bitcoin. You don't want to know.

First 64-bit distro for Raspberry Pi 3 is… SUSE?

http://hackerboards.com/first-64-bit-distro-for-raspberry-pi-3-issuse/
The first true 64-bit OS for Raspberry Pi 3 is... SLES?

OPENBSD ON AWS : AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY

http://blog.d2-si.fr/2016/02/15/openbsd-on-aws/
OpenBSD on AWS. Why was this so hard? Why wasn't it already available?

How To Host PHP Websites On Google Compute Engine

https://www.cloudways.com/blog/how-to-host-php-on-google-cloud/
Hosting PHP apps on Google Cloud. Not quite AWS Lambda:

The 3 Minutes It Takes To Read This Will Improve Your Conversations Forever

https://medium.com/an-idea-for-you/the-3-minutes-it-takes-to-read-this-will-improve-your-conversations-forever-cbcae519c4ea#.jv2bstv2i
Simple hints on how to be a better conversationalist.

How to Start a Store: A Step-by-Step Guide to eCommerce with Shopify and WooCommerce

https://zapier.com/blog/shopify-woocommerce-guide/
How to start with ecommerce using either woocommerce of shopify: 

Top 20 Influencer Marketing Stats

https://www.the7thchamber.com/blog/2016/11/16/top-20-influencer-marketing-stats
Influencer marketing and its importance. Old-fashioned Word-of-Mouth, etc.

WordPress auto-update server had flaw allowing anyone to add anything to websites worldwide

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/11/23/wordpress_auto_update_flaw/
Major security hole in WordPress auto-update found and fixed, but what was the damage?

An in-depth guide to the revamped Google Sites: Google Analytics, team collaboration, more

http://siliconangle.com/blog/2016/11/23/an-in-depth-guide-to-the-revamped-google-sites-google-analytics-team-collaboration-more/
The new Google Sites looks really good. Here's a getting started guide:

This 10-Minute Routine Will Increase Your Clarity And Creativity

https://medium.com/the-mission/this-10-minute-routine-will-increase-your-clarity-and-creativity-7ce61b11c2f9#.kpvg0b5vj
10-minute routine to increase creativity.

Strange Numbers Found in Particle Collisions

https://www.quantamagazine.org/20161115-strange-numbers-found-in-particle-collisions/
Number theory and particle physics bump into each other.

Meet the World’s #1 Open Source Social Technology Enabler!

https://socioboard.org/
OpenSource social media dashboard. But are the good plugins paid? Not clear.

How PayPal Scaled To Billions Of Transactions Daily Using Just 8VMs

http://highscalability.com/blog/2016/8/15/how-paypal-scaled-to-billions-of-transactions-daily-using-ju.html
How paypal uses microservices to run incredible transaction volumes. Akka?!?

Red Hat CEO on Microsoft, Google, and Cutting Edge Software

http://fortune.com/2016/11/18/red-hat-ceo-james-whitehurst-microsoft-google-software/
RedHat CEO on where the money is in OpenSource vs. Proprietary Software.

Elixir language

http://elixir-lang.org/
So is Elixir the new Erlang? 

What makes an article popular on Medium? We analyzed 10,000+ data points to find out

https://medium.com/the-mission/after-10-000-data-points-we-figured-out-how-to-write-a-perfect-medium-post-58c41c314f6a#.1k9p0yrux
Analysis of 10k Medium articles to see what makes a popular post. Not sure about causality, though. 

Marketing lessons learned from “Losers”

http://longlastingideas.com/marketing-lessons-learned-from-losers/#
Interesting marketing lessons learned from picking losers. 

Ubuntu Based Zorin OS 12 Linux Could Be An Open Source Windows 10 Alternative Many Are Looking For Read more at http://hothardware.com/news/zorin-os-12-linux-distro-could-be-a-windows-10-alternative#PDyKqmwCJhjkZTW0.99

http://hothardware.com/news/zorin-os-12-linux-distro-could-be-a-windows-10-alternative
For those that want their Linux to be more Windows-10-ish, there's Zorin. 

How to attract new contributors to your open source project

https://medium.freecodecamp.com/how-to-attract-new-contributors-to-your-open-source-project-46f8b791d787#.e7hl7nvgj
It's not enough just to put your stuff on GitHub if you want contributors. Here's some concrete steps to encourage contributors. 

MongoDB CEO claims to have won developers hearts from Oracle

http://diginomica.com/2016/11/16/mongodb-ceo-claims-won-developers-hearts-oracle/
MongoDB claims to be stealing Oracle customers. I've used it and it's a very nice product.

One Behavior Separates The Successful From The Average

https://medium.com/the-mission/one-behavior-separates-the-successful-from-the-average-936f7ff04793#.xsrb4uc56
Good illustration of one trait it takes to be successful.

Confessions of a Google Spammer

https://readthink.com/confessions-of-a-google-spammer-4f2e0c3e9869#.uoxo7dyqb
a look back into the dark days of SEO spamming

The 100% correct way to do CSS breakpoints

https://medium.freecodecamp.com/the-100-correct-way-to-do-css-breakpoints-88d6a5ba1862#.gq7zx1ayl
A wonderful, common-sense approach to setting CSS breakpoints.

9 Incredibly Useful Sales Tools for Startups

https://medium.com/product-hunt/9-incredibly-useful-sales-tools-for-startups-3fad6fb01215#.ppkr4s7cv
9 useful software tools for making sales. I'm not a salesman, but these look ok.

40 Core Philosophies From the Most Famous Marketers in History

https://blog.bufferapp.com/40-marketing-philosophies
40 core philosophies from famous marketers. Many contradict each other. Go figure.

The Non-Technical Guide to Machine Learning & Artificial Intelligence

https://medium.com/machine-learnings/a-humans-guide-to-machine-learning-e179f43b67a0#.4i8nvwquw
A fairly extensive list of resources to learn about machine learning. Kinda meta.

HTML 5.1 IS THE GOLD STANDARD

https://www.w3.org/blog/2016/11/html-5-1-is-the-gold-standard/
The HTML 5.1 standard has just gone gold.

a curated collection of tools and resources for amazon sellers

https://amztools.io/
a curated collection of tools and resources for amazon sellers

Amazon Quicksite

https://quicksight.aws/
New BI tool from AWS: quicksite

What is Redis?

https://aws.amazon.com/elasticache/what-is-redis/
As we answer the musical question: what is redis and why should I care?

Bootstrap 4: Regular Grid VS Flexbox Grid

http://tutorialzine.com/2016/11/boostrap-4-regular-vs-flex-grid/
Introduction to what's coming in Flexbox layout in Bootstrap4

The app platform for everyone

https://www.appsheet.com/
claims to be able to create apps from.... spreadsheets?!?

Top 10 Cheapest SMS Text Message Marketing Solution for Small Businesses

https://techreviewpro.com/cheapest-sms-text-message-marketing-solution-7885/
Cheapest SMS messaging services for small businesses. Wish there were a date on the article. 

THE SPEAKER DESIGN COURSE

http://diyspeakerdesign.com/design-course/
speaker design course, would like to see reviews of it.

How To Get 5 New Clients For Your Software Development Business In The Next 30 Days.

http://www.mixdigitalmedia.com/how-to-get-5-new-clients-for-your-software-development-business-in-the-next-30-days/
how to get software development clients.

Getting started with JoomlaTools

https://www.joomlatools.com/developer/platform/getting-started/
interesting way to treat joomla development like a real php project

Best Movies of 2016 So Far

https://imgur.com/gallery/XXy0v
subjective list of the best movies of 2016 with six weeks to go.

Microsoft Shows Linux Love by Joining the Linux Foundation

https://redmondmag.com/articles/2016/11/16/microsoft-joins-linux-foundation.aspx
Microsoft becomes Platinum-level sponsor of the Linux Foundation.

The 20 Best New Social Media Tools to Try in 2017 (And How to Use Them)

https://blog.bufferapp.com/new-social-media-tools-2017
20 new social media tools: automation, graphics, analytics

webaim accessibility contrast checker

http://webaim.org/resources/contrastchecker/
Web accessibility contrast checker. 

Maslow CNC

http://www.maslowcnc.com/
and opensource tension CNC machine for 4'x8' material

Distributed Deep Learning Made Easy

https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/compute/distributed-deep-learning-made-easy/
How-to on setting up AWS deep learning cluster. 

Where Lambda falls short

http://martinb3.io/lambda-falls-short/
Good piece about the ugly parts of AWS Lambda, especially with Python:

Announcing Joomlatools UI Preview

https://www.joomlatools.com/developer/blog/2016/11/announcing-joomlatools-ui-preview/
A new UI framework for Joomla, using Flexbox!

Going Serverless: AWS and Compelling Science Fiction

http://compellingsciencefiction.com/blog/2016-11-10.html
A case study of another website going #serverless.

He Went To The Desert With $3 Million In Cash—And Left With 150 Tons Of Cashmere

https://www.fastcompany.com/3065029/startup-report/why-one-man-bought-150-tons-of-cashmere-in-the-gobi-desert-with-3-million-in-
A textbook perfect example of ecommerce disintermediation

How to Shoot a How-To Video

https://blog.pond5.com/10864-how-to-shoot-a-how-to-video/
How to shoot a how-to video

13 Creative Editing Techniques Every Video Editor Should Know

https://blog.pond5.com/11099-13-creative-editing-techniques-every-video-editor-should-know/
Basic Video Editing Techniques

Mobile web browsing overtakes desktop for the first time

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/nov/02/mobile-web-browsing-desktop-smartphones-tablets
The data shows that mobile-first is truly upon us. Desktop is <50% overall, but varies by market. 

Creativity Is a Process, Not an Event

https://medium.com/the-mission/creativity-is-a-process-not-an-event-a41b632a83af#.4xf97ueej
Good words here on creativity. It's a process, not a moment: 

5 Hobbies That Will Boost Your Intelligence

http://www.inc.com/larry-kim/5-hobbies-that-will-boost-your-intelligence.html
Alas, I only do 2 of these 5 hobbies that may boost one's intelligence: 

Top 25 Best CSS Framework 2016 for Web Designers

http://codeconvey.com/best-css-framework-2016/
Another listicle, this one on the best front-end CSS frameworks. Some so old, I don't know why they're still here: 

Vue.js Is Good, but Is It Better Than Angular or React?

https://dzone.com/articles/vuejs-is-good-but-is-it-better-than-angular-or-rea
Vue vs Angular and React. So far, Vue looks very clean with lots less overhead, especially for 2-way binding: 

From MailChimp to Sendy: how I saved 600$ a year

https://ma.ttias.be/mailchimp-sendy-saved-600-year/
Sendy's not quite opensource, but a cheap self-hosted email marketing platform. A case study:

Say Hello to OSCampus, the New Joomla LMS

https://www.joomlashack.com/blog/joomlashack/oscampus-launch/
The good folks at Joomlashack/OSTraining release a much-needed new LMS for Joomla:

The Simple Logical Puzzle That Shows How Illogical We Are

http://nautil.us/blog/the-simple-logical-puzzle-that-shows-how-illogical-we-are
A simple logic puzzle that shows how illogical we are when it comes to abstract reasoning. Yes, I got it right.

BAKE A FRESH RASPBERRY PI: NEVER STRUGGLE TO CONFIGURE A PI AGAIN

http://hackaday.com/2016/11/04/bake-a-fresh-raspberry-pi-never-struggle-to-configure-a-pi-again/
Slick drag-n-drop configuration tool for the #raspberry pi. Very scratch-y looking.

The long life of a quick ‘fix’

http://www.washingtonpost.com/sf/business/2015/05/31/net-of-insecurity-part-2/
An overview of BGP, its origins, insecurities and successes. 

Wix and WordPress Explainer

https://meshedinsights.com/2016/10/30/wix-and-wordpress-explainer/
Explanation of the recent GPL flap between Wix and WordPress. Yet another reason not to use Wix. 

50 Laravel Tricks in 50 Minutes

https://speakerdeck.com/willroth/50-laravel-tricks-in-50-minutes
Collection of various Laravel shortcuts. Wish there was audio with the slides. 

Collection of the Best Email Testing Tools Online

http://blog.edmdesigner.com/posts/collection-of-the-best-email-testing-tools-online
Some of the best marketing email testing tools online. Some paid, some freemium: 

Index of Tekhead.it Blog Posts on Amazon AWS

http://tekhead.it/blog/2016/07/index-of-tekhead-it-blog-posts-on-amazon-aws/#gotchas
List of hints and tips on using AWS

An opinionated tagging package for Laravel apps

https://murze.be/2016/10/laravel-tags/
a package of tagging for laravel

Joomla from nowhere to high priviledge

https://blog.fortinet.com/2016/10/27/joomla-from-no-one-to-the-highest-privilege
the details of the recent Joomla escalation of privilege exploit.

It's Confirmed! Joomla 3.7 Will Have Custom Fields

https://www.joomlashack.com/blog/tutorials/custom-fields/
WooHoo! #joomla 3.7 will have custom fields all over the place

How to Create a Video Sales Funnel With Social Media

http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/how-to-create-a-video-sales-funnel-with-social-media/
How to create a video sales funnel with social media. 

Are Amazon ‘Sponsored Products’ Ads Worth It?

http://www.practicalecommerce.com/articles/129986-Are-Amazon-Sponsored-Products-Ads-Worth-It
Are Amazon sponsored ads worth it? Could be, just for the data that comes with them. 

Develop Your Startup with User Centered Design Canvas

https://medium.com/startup-grind/develop-your-startup-with-user-centered-design-canvas-85d010a9f10c#.58dh2n7fb
Good case for using a User-Centered Design Canvas in a startup or any new product intro. 

After Apple's Disappointing MacBook Pro Refresh, What's an Engineer to do?

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/after-apples-disappointing-macbook-pro-refresh-whats-engineer-greg
Details of the disastrous macbook pro refresh from Apple and a search for alternatives. 

Google ‘Email Markup’ Helps Transactional Emails Stand Out

http://www.practicalecommerce.com/articles/130015-Google-Email-Markup-Helps-Transactional-Emails-Stand-Out
Overview of Google's transactional email markup. 

The Government IT Self-Harm Playbook

https://medium.com/@sheldonline/the-government-it-self-harm-playbook-6537d3920f65#.ozoyaycm5
Long, but interesting read about the UK government's systemic IT screw-ups. Applicable to any large organization. 

The Gone Girl With The Dragon Tattoo On The Train

http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/the-gone-girl-with-the-dragon-tattoo-on-the-train/
Cool data sets of books with the word "girl" in the title. We need the same for country music lyrics:

This Map of the World Just Won Japan’s Prestigious Design Award

http://www.spoon-tamago.com/2016/10/28/hajime-narukawa-authagraph/
Projecting the globe onto a flat map is always hard. Here's a cool new variation from Japan:

Joomla! 3.4.4 and 3.6.3 exploit unauthorised users and escalated privileges hack

http://www.joomlaexpert.ie/joomla-news-tips/item/243-joomla-3-4-4-and-3-6-3-exploit-unauthorised-users-and-escalated-privileges-hack.html
Some of the signs that your #joomla site has been hacked by the recent escalation of privilege attack:

Cuttlefish Lovely Transactional Email

https://cuttlefish.io/
Interesting #opensource project that aims to create a transactional email platform. Miles to go, though:

A Day in the Life of Americans

http://flowingdata.com/2015/12/15/a-day-in-the-life-of-americans/
ultra-cool animation of what Americans do at different times of the day:

earth near miss

http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/j002e3/j002e3d.gif
piece of spacejunk's 18 month dance with the earth-moon system.

UX Myths

http://uxmyths.com/
Very nicely list of UX myths, with descriptions and references!!!

Netflix vs. Cable

http://www.samuelwbennett.com/netflix-v-cable/
Netflix is closing in on the number of cable customers. The sooner cable dies, the better IMHO.

The case for faster development

https://betterhumans.coach.me/zero-tolerance-for-slow-pace-specific-steps-for-aggressively-fast-software-development-8f81f5c6ba00#.k8hklky4o
A case for faster development, kinda throws the baby out with the bathwater in several areas:

8 simple rules for a robust, scalable CSS architecture

https://github.com/jareware/css-architecture/blob/master/README.md#8-simple-rules-for-a-robust-scalable-css-architecture
Good advice about how to structure CSS in larger projects:

Microservices and Teraflops

http://ericjonas.com/pywren.html
Interesting take on using AWS Lambda as a supercomputer engine in #python

Ten things we know to be true

https://www.google.com/about/company/philosophy/
A bit of #google philosophy: 10 things we know to be true. 

AWS Git-backed Static Website

https://alestic.com/2016/10/aws-git-backed-static-website/
An #AWS tour-de-force: taking a website from github and pushing it out through a full aws stack. 

3 Social Media Tactics for Businesses That Struggle With Social

http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/3-social-media-tactics-for-businesses-that-struggle-with-social/
3 low-cost, easy #socialmedia campaigns for those who struggle with bigger strategies: 

Material Design Awards 2016

https://design.google.com/articles/material-design-awards-2016/
Google introduced #materialdesign a couple of years back. Here's some of the best such designs: 

Study Finds “Lurking Malice” in Cloud Hosting Services

http://www.news.gatech.edu/2016/10/19/study-finds-lurking-malice-cloud-hosting-services
Survey of files hosted on #cloudservices finds a scary amount of #malware. 

Full(er) House: Exposing high-end poker cheating devices

https://www.elie.net/blog/security/fuller-house-exposing-high-end-poker-cheating-devices
Reasonably amazing high-end cheating devices for poker and other card games. 

World’s first open source hack-proof Wi-Fi router launched

http://www.techworm.net/2016/10/worlds-first-hack-proof-wi-fi-router-open-source-firmware.html
I intensely dislike the term "hack-proof", but still this is an interesting #opensource router. 

Roon Labs

https://roonlabs.com/index.html
Seth Godin says Roon Labs is a great music app. Anybody else have opinions?

4 Google data sets to kickstart machine learning

http://infoworld.com/article/3131515/artificial-intelligence/4-google-data-sets-to-kickstart-machine-learning.html
Google releases 4 diverse datasets for #machinelearning practice

CSS Flexbox Explained by Road Tripping Across the Country

https://medium.freecodecamp.com/css-flexbox-explained-by-road-tripping-across-the-country-1217b69c390e#.t18et4vnu
An intro to #flexbox CSS via a roadtrip analogy:

simple, sharable typographic posters

http://typeslab.com/
fun, simple way to create word posters. Now, if only I could think of something worth sharing.

Is Model-View-Controller dead on the front end?

https://medium.freecodecamp.com/is-mvc-dead-for-the-frontend-35b4d1fe39ec#.bbqvldler
The MVC pattern is still great for server development, not so much for client-side: 

Where do ideas come from?

https://medium.com/@cnfonseca/where-do-ideas-come-from-c564b4ae71a3#.89kiz6mql
Where do ideas come from? I remember how Dr. Seuss answered this, but here's a different take:

Blockchain platform developed by banks to be open-source

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-banks-blockchain-r3-exclusive-idUSKCN12K17E
Blockchains (nee DLTs) are all the rage. Bank consortium claims theirs will be #opensource: 

Building a Tracking Pixel in 3 Steps (featuring AWS Kinesis Firehose!)

http://engineering.curalate.com/2016/10/19/building-a-tracking-pixel.html
Pretty techie article about how to implement a tracking pixel in JS and store the info in AWS

How The Top 500 Internet Retailers Collect Email Sign-ups (2016)

https://www.sparkpost.com/blog/internet-retailers-email-sign-ups/#.WAjYjNxrLww
How top e-commerce sites collect email addresses:

The scientists who make apps addictive

https://www.1843magazine.com/features/the-scientists-who-make-apps-addictive
Are we just rats pulling levers? According to app makers, maybe: 

33 Personal Blogs of Startup Marketers We Love

https://blog.bufferapp.com/personal-blogs
Collection of blogs from startup marketers:

What’s the Most Popular Time of Year to Get Married?

https://priceonomics.com/whats-the-most-popular-time-of-year-to-get-married/
A century ago, July 4th was a popular time to get married. Now... 

Timbrefone Strata Wood Phone Speaker

http://scoutmob.com/p/Timbrefone-Strata-Wood-Phone-Speaker-artificer
Very cook wooden passive horn for smartphones. How do they machine this thing?

Social Ad Spend Surpasses Television: New Research

http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/social-ad-spend-surpasses-television-new-research
Slightly misleading article title: but digital ad spends are now greater than TV ads.

Dark matter faces its biggest challenge of all

https://medium.com/starts-with-a-bang/dark-matter-faces-its-biggest-challenge-of-all-4663887d5a5#.8l5h0sumh
so is Dark Matter REALLY necessary for the equations to work? 

8 Powerful Features to Help You Use Buffer to the Fullest

https://blog.bufferapp.com/use-buffer-to-the-fullest
Ways to use Buffer smarter. 

Mostly luck, not an accident

https://library.gv.com/mostly-luck-not-an-accident-a1f50d1e2b57#.jq2bnvp68
Is a better mousetrap enough to guarantee success? Nope, you've got to have process too:

How YouTube, Instagram, Pixar, And Others Found Major Success After A Big Pivot

https://www.fastcompany.com/3064069/most-innovative-companies/how-youtube-instagram-pixar-and-others-found-major-success-after-a
brief history of successful business pivots. Who knew?

How to photograph the stars, moon, and Milky Way: a beginner’s guide to night landscape & astrophotography

http://sympathink.com/night-photography-tips-stars-moon-milky-way-astrophotography-guide/
intro to astrophotography

How to Analyze Your YouTube Marketing With Google Analytics

http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/how-to-analyze-your-youtube-marketing-with-google-analytics/
Making YouTube and Google Analytics play well with each other.

How to Create Content for Your Social Media Sales Funnel

http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/how-to-create-content-for-your-social-media-sales-funnel
Creating social media content from personas to editorial calendar through repurposing.

CertBot

https://certbot.eff.org/
CertBot: an automated method of deploying free SSL certificates to may *inx distros: 

The Greatest Graphic Novels of All Time

https://www.thrillist.com/entertainment/nation/best-graphic-novels-list
List of the 33 greatest #graphicnovels of all time. I've only heard of a couple of these. 

Beef Cuts

https://imgur.com/a/e5vCW#bJ0ocwq
Where all those cuts of #beef come from and hints on how to #cook

Lob: Programmatically send physical mail at scale

https://lob.com/
Interesting web/physical hybrid. Use #APIs to send snail mail like postcards:

dynotag

http://dynotag.com/
Interesting use for #QRcodes. Wish there was an API or #opensource alternative:

Podcasting Has Growing Up to Do

https://bellocollective.com/podcasting-has-growing-up-to-do-3095b4a34f37#.ashr6agat
Good critique of the current state of #podcasting, but omits the elephant in the room: the name. 

Free Programming Ebooks

http://www.oreilly.com/programming/free/
Very cool! O'Reilly releases a bunch of #free #programming books! Check 'em out:

Google releases open source font Noto to eliminate the tofu problem

http://betanews.com/2016/10/10/google-noto-font/
A free font with ALL #unicode characters? #googlefonts releases Noto font. Still claims fast load time:

4 Ways to Broadcast on Facebook Live That Fit Any Budget

http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/4-ways-to-broadcast-on-facebook-live-that-fit-any-budget/
A nice crawl-walk-run piece on the steps to get going on #facebooklive #video streaming: 

Twitter’s multi-billion dollar mistake happened five years ago

https://medium.com/@mathewi/twitter-s-multi-billion-dollar-mistake-happened-five-years-ago-8f354e07881e#.niin67mp3
#twitter's big mistake came 5 years back when they shut out 3rd party developers claims this article:

How to Automatically Reshare Your Social Media Updates Using Free Tools

http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/how-to-automatically-reshare-your-social-media-updates-using-free-tools
I use #blogger and tweetpost, but here's a clever way to schedule #socialmedia posts using #googlecalendar:

RFCs of the Future: Tick Talk

https://nomadphp.com/rfcs-future-tick-talk/
Yea!!! In 7.1 #php finally gets real signal handling! 

Buster Keaton Was The Greatest Of All Time At Doing Dumb Stuff On Film

http://digg.com/2016/buster-keaton-crazy-stunts-stuntman
I've always preferred Buster Keaton to Charlie Chaplain. Here's some examples of why: #movies

Dimensions of Openness

https://sites.google.com/a/laminack.com/why-open-source-is-good-for-business/home/dimensions-of-openness
There's more kinds of #opensource openness than just "free-as-in-speech" or "free-as-in-beer"

Projects made with code and Arduino

https://www.codemade.io/pin/category/arduino/
This is the largest #arduino collection I've seen.

8 Blogger Tools to Help Promote Your Content

http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/8-blogger-tools-to-help-promote-your-content/
Ok, all these #blogging promotion tools but one were new to me.

How it feels to learn JavaScript in 2016

https://hackernoon.com/how-it-feels-to-learn-javascript-in-2016-d3a717dd577f#.xnkj64kym
A friend calls modern #JavaScript development "hipster software". This is why:

Why Deep Learning Is Suddenly Changing Your Life

http://fortune.com/ai-artificial-intelligence-deep-machine-learning/
Good read on the history and players in the current #machinelearning boom: 

TINE TAGS ARE PEEL & STICK SMART STICKERS FOR ADDING VIDEO MESSAGES TO THE THINGS YOU SHARE

http://www.tinetag.com/
About the coolest application of QRcodes I've seen recently. Why didn't I think of this?

Chart of the year: ‘Incredible’ price drops jumpstart clean energy revolution

https://thinkprogress.org/clean-energy-revolution-now-81a8e61134c7#.1qm200885
Chart showing the dramatic drops in various #greenenergy technologies over the past decade. 

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.

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: