Breaker adds support for JSON Feed

https://medium.com/breakeraudio/breaker-adds-support-for-json-feed-eddbd4afd0f3
Another platform starts supporting RSS over JSON. 

what's up with css?

https://medium.com/@vyaron/there-is-an-amazing-raise-in-web-technologies-usage-and-good-frontend-developers-are-one-of-the-c80dda82ed8f
a handful of useful CSS tutorials. 

Thoughts on Tokens

https://medium.com/@balajis/thoughts-on-tokens-436109aabcbe
Cryptocurrency coins are now generically known as tokens. Here's some current perspective. 

Are solar and wind really killing coal, nuclear and grid reliability?

https://theconversation.com/are-solar-and-wind-really-killing-coal-nuclear-and-grid-reliability-76741
The shifting landscape of energy production. It's not just renewals that are killing coal. 

7 Lessons From 100+ Failed Startups

https://thinkgrowth.org/7-lessons-from-100-failed-startups-2db31984867a
Great lessons from failed startups. hint: there's gotta be a market. 

1 things I learned reading the flexbox spec

https://medium.com/@david.gilbertson/11-things-i-learned-reading-the-flexbox-spec-5f0c799c776b
Good perspective and hints on Flexbox CSS.

Study finds mushrooms are the safest recreational drug

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2017/may/23/study-hallucinogenic-mushrooms-safest-recreational-drug-lsd
No reason Magic Mushrooms should be a Schedule 1 drug. 

Announcing JSON Feed

https://jsonfeed.org/
Trying to replace the XML-based RSS feed with a JSON feed. We'll see if they get any traction. Standards bodies, anyone?

Gimme Vending Keeps Your Favorite Snacks In Stock With IoT Connection

https://hypepotamus.com/companies/gimme-vending/
A near-perfect use-case for the IoT. Hopefully the business model will match.

Majestic Million CSV now free for all, daily.

https://blog.majestic.com/development/majestic-million-csv-daily/
The majestic million is an alternative to the Alexa top million websites.

22 Books That Expand Your Mind and Change The Way You Live

https://medium.com/art-of-practicality/22-books-that-expand-your-mind-and-change-the-way-you-live-47da380eaf3d
Another list of must-read books. Such generally say more about the article writer. 

The steady rise of GraphQL

https://medium.freecodecamp.com/the-steady-rise-of-graphql-27b14e938164
Github says their next-gen API will use GraphQL. 

Why you should totally switch to Kotlin

https://medium.com/@magnus.chatt/why-you-should-totally-switch-to-kotlin-c7bbde9e10d5
Enthusiastic piece about the features of Kotlin. We'll see if an ecosystem evolves for it. 

A Primer on IOTA (with Presentation)

https://blog.iota.org/a-primer-on-iota-with-presentation-e0a6eb2cc621
Interesting blockchain-inspired software to record transactions from the IoT on the cheap. 

Find and Connect to the World’s Top APIs.

https://rapidapi.com/
Mashable's API marketplace has been absorbed by RapidAPI. Good. Never liked Mashable. 

Ethereum Could Be Worth More Than Bitcoin Very Soon

https://www.inc.com/brian-d-evans/ethereum-ether-could-be-worth-more-than-bitcoin-very-soon.html
Ethereum doesn't have BitCoin's political infighting or technological bottlenecks, so it's gaining ground fast. 

The Language that Stole Android Developers’ Hearts

https://backchannel.com/the-language-that-stole-android-developers-hearts-807fdbf07c2a
Google scores major points by supporing Kotlin as a 1st class Android development language. 

5 reasons to try out mini.css

https://hackernoon.com/5-reasons-to-try-out-mini-css-62ddb47b9370
Yet another CSS framework. This one is small and has Flexbox support. 

How to Install and Use the Linux Bash Shell on Windows 10

https://www.howtogeek.com/249966/how-to-install-and-use-the-linux-bash-shell-on-windows-10/
Yes, you can run Ubuntu under Windows without a VM. 

10 JavaScript concepts every Node.js programmer must master

http://www.infoworld.com/article/3196070/application-development/10-javascript-concepts-nodejs-programmers-must-master.html
Is is my imagination, or do most of these essential Node.js techniques feel like work-arounds? 

Kotlin is like TypeScript

https://gi-no.github.io/kotlin-is-like-typescript/
Is Kotlin like Tpescript? About as much as many other languages, but here's a head-to-head comparison.

30-Second Video View Costs on Facebook vs. YouTube

https://medium.com/@NateyBakes/30-second-video-view-costs-on-facebook-vs-youtube-cc1c8d7df230
Comparing Facebook vs YouTube video advertising. Like apples and oranges, but there are some clear takeaways. 

Google’s AI Invents Sounds Humans Have Never Heard Before

https://www.wired.com/2017/05/google-uses-ai-create-1000s-new-musical-instruments/
new sounds from google AI. really not all that different from '70s synths. 

Convert your subscribers into customers with ready-to-use email templates. No more pain.

http://www.getmailto.com/
commercial collection of transactional email templates. claims to work with all clients. 

Supercharge Your Laravel Tinker Workflow

https://blog.tighten.co/supercharge-your-laravel-tinker-workflow
I had no idea Laravel's Tinker could do this much. 

How to implement scrollytelling with six different libraries

https://pudding.cool/process/how-to-implement-scrollytelling/
Neologism of the day: scrollytelling. See how to implement.

A practical guide to fetch(), reduce() and formatting data from an external API

https://medium.freecodecamp.com/a-practical-guide-to-fetch-reduce-and-formatting-data-from-an-external-api-283ddd9bfdcb
Some not-so-common JavaScript calls: fetch and reduce and their use for calling APIs. 

The Death of the Agency And How You Can Avoid It

https://medium.com/the-imperfectionist/the-death-of-the-agency-c6a451130d14
What I've seen coming for years: the traditional design agency is a dinosaur. 

The MP3 Is Officially Dead, According To Its Creators

http://www.npr.org/sections/therecord/2017/05/11/527829909/the-mp3-is-officially-dead-according-to-its-creators
Remember the revolution that mp3 audio brought? It's time to move on to AAC or others. 

Florence Nightingale Was Born 197 Years Ago, and Her Infographics Were Better Than Most of the Internet’s

http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/florence-nightingale-infographic
Florence Nightingale's infographics stand the test of time. 

IoT For All

https://iot-for-all.com/
New magazine-style website for the IoT space.

Introducing Lit — Lightweight Lightning Network Software

https://medium.com/mit-media-lab-digital-currency-initiative/introducing-lit-lightweight-lightning-network-software-2e1078f26368
Interesting new twist on DLT blockchain software from MIT. Claims to be faster than BitCoin, etc.

Image Recognition Demystified

https://medium.freecodecamp.com/image-recognition-demystified-fc9c89b894ce
Gentle introduction to image recognition. In python, of course.

"I need a free developer for my brilliant idea"

https://calbucci.com/i-need-a-free-developer-for-my-brilliant-idea-6c5be271f3e5
Sanity check for the would-be entrepreneurs who want developers to work for free.

Are Pop Lyrics Getting More Repetitive?

https://pudding.cool/2017/05/song-repetition/
Amazing web page about the complexity of pop lyrics through several decades. 

Pretty Good Setup (PGS)

https://medium.com/@uzakov/pretty-good-setup-pgs-4d3b58b4341a
A staring setup for anyone interested in security and privacy on the internet. tl;dr: ditch Windows. 

What? Why Would Someone Hack My Small Business Website?

https://www.sitepoint.com/someone-hack-small-business-website/
A question I get asked a lot: why do hackers attack small business websites? 

How to use Facebook Advertising to generate leads & sales for small local businesses

https://icecube.asia/facebook-advertising-to-generate-leads-sales-for-small-businesses/
Good primer on setting up Facebook ads. 

Google’s “Fuchsia” smartphone OS dumps Linux, has a wild new UI

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2017/05/googles-fuchsia-smartphone-os-dumps-linux-has-a-wild-new-ui/
Is Google's next Smartphone OS a home-grown, non-Android, non-Linux one? 

The Things Network: Building a global internet of things network together.

https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/
Community-based LoRanWAN gateways for the IoT. Check if there's one near you!

Periodic Table of DevOps Tools

https://xebialabs.com/periodic-table-of-devops-tools/
Fun catagorization of DevOps tools, some slightly outdated, but useful nonetheless. 

Expressive Code & Real Time Facades

https://medium.com/@taylorotwell/expressive-code-real-time-facades-41c442914291
What are real-time facades in Laravel and how to use them. 

How to not suck at design, a 5 minute guide for the non-designer.

https://medium.com/startup-grind/how-to-not-suck-at-design-a-5-minute-guide-for-the-non-designer-291efac43037
Some basics of app design for the non-designer. 

Pi-hole™: A black hole for Internet advertisements

https://pi-hole.net/
Interesting use of a R-Pi: use it as DNS or DHCP server and block LOTS of ad services.

Dear Writer,

https://medium.com/personal-growth/dear-writer-773ebd74cdfb
Is the whole "content-marketing" thing taking writing in the wrong direction?

Introducing Bootstrap Studio A powerful desktop app for creating responsive websites using the Bootstrap framework.

https://bootstrapstudio.io/
Yet another Bootstrap editor. Not free, but reasonably-priced. 

Weex - a framework for cross-platform mobile UIs

https://weex.apache.org/
Certainly the best-looking website I've seen for an Apache project. An interesting take on cross-platform apps. 

Lightweight UI components for Vue.js based on Bulma

https://buefy.github.io/#/
Bulma meets Vue.js in this framework. 

Bulma A modern CSS framework based on Flexbox

http://bulma.io/
Interesting CSS framework built on Flexbox.