8 Ways to Make Money as a Blogger

https://medium.com/@jyssicaschwartz/8-ways-to-make-money-as-a-blogger-d28447ea2c3a
Not just by selling ads. 

Make a POST Request from PHP With Guzzle

https://dzone.com/articles/make-a-post-request-from-php-with-guzzle
How to post form data or JSON with Guzzle in PHP.

Laravel view models

https://stitcher.io/blog/laravel-view-models
Making MVC even muddier: view models in Laravel

LUYA provides an integrated deployment process that lets you easily publish your projects to different stages and servers.

https://luya.io/
Yet another open-source CMS. Still don't see the distinctives.

Here’s how you can get a 2–6x speed-up on your data pre-processing with Python

https://towardsdatascience.com/heres-how-you-can-get-a-2-6x-speed-up-on-your-data-pre-processing-with-python-847887e63be5
How to parallalize data loading in python.

First principles and asking why

https://medium.com/@jstanier/first-principles-and-asking-why-4f7577ef1ad0
Using five "why"s to get to first principles.

How to Make Time to Make Things

https://medium.com/s/story/understanding-creative-time-4225bb9b5e7b
How to coax serendipity. 

A Gentle Introduction to Maximum Likelihood Estimation

https://towardsdatascience.com/a-gentle-introduction-to-maximum-likelihood-estimation-9fbff27ea12f
Translation: how to find the best parameters for my model. In Python.

Putting a Laravel app into production

https://medium.com/@tobiashn/putting-a-laravel-app-into-production-d847ac2a04ed
Hints on putting Laravel into production from CI to logging.

LinkedIn Top Startups 2018: The 50 most sought-after startups in the U.S.

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/linkedin-top-startups-2018-50-most-sought-after-us-daniel-roth/
Top startups in the current market.

The 4 Pillars of Extraordinary Bliss

https://artplusmarketing.com/the-4-pillars-of-extraordinary-bliss-d14dbf13d235
I would call it more of "fulfillment" than "bliss" but ok.

Top mathematician says he solved the 'single most important open problem' in math after 160 years

https://amp.thisisinsider.com/riemann-hypothesis-solved-by-sir-michael-atiyah-after-160-years-he-says-2018-9
Basically there's an auxillary function that does 99% of the heavy lifting.

Paragon Initiative Enterprises Blog The latest information from the team that develops cryptographically secure PHP software.

https://paragonie.com/blog

The latest information from the team that develops cryptographically secure PHP software.

30 Amazing Machine Learning Projects for the Past Year (v.2018)

https://blog.makcorps.com/2018/09/30-amazing-machine-learning-projects.html
Some interesting machine learning projects. A few of the "this photo in that painting style" with higher performance.

Queensboro custom embrodiery

https://www.queensboro.com/home
Custom shirt computer-embrodiery company

America's Record Middle-Class Earnings Exposes the 'Imaginary Hobgoblin' of Income Inequality

https://fee.org/articles/americas-record-middle-class-earnings-exposes-the-imaginary-hobgoblin-of-income-inequality/
Data on income inequality. I wish more of the data was corrected for inflation.

Schiit introduce Modi 3 DAC, still $99

https://darko.audio/2018/09/schiit-introduce-modi-3-dac-still-us99/
Review of a Low-price good quality DAC

Vue.js and Firestore

https://medium.com/@smashingmag/hit-the-ground-running-with-vue-js-and-firestore-8b45d6a9fa0b
Interesting backend-as-a-service from the google cloud folk.

Why Cloud Migrations Fail — Part 1

https://medium.com/@anuj_85518/why-cloud-migrations-fail-b0d921888fc7
Reason #1: bad code, especially bad SQL queries.

PHP Encryption Methods for Passwords & Other Sensitive Data

https://deliciousbrains.com/php-encryption-methods/
Not your father's MD5 hash.

The New Generation Open-Source CMS and Website Builder

https://microweber.com/
yet another open-source cms

What Facebook, Amazon, and Google really look like

https://www.fastcompany.com/90237447/what-facebook-amazon-and-google-really-look-like
step 1) traceroute step 2) art step 3) profit?

Inside the infinite imagination of a computer

http://www.dazeddigital.com/science-tech/article/41363/1/james-bridle-new-dark-age-artificial-intelligence
Can machine learning be elucidated by mere mortals?

The Best Python Books

https://realpython.com/best-python-books/
The current cut of what's the best python books.

Drawing is the best way to learn, even if you’re no Leonardo da Vinci

https://qz.com/quartzy/1381916/drawing-is-the-best-way-to-learn-even-if-youre-no-leonardo-da-vinci/
We're not talking art, just drawing to help us make connections.

Study: people tend to cluster into four distinct personality “types”

https://arstechnica.com/science/2018/09/study-people-tend-to-cluster-into-four-distinct-personality-types/
No, not the four humors, but a cluster analysis of the five currently-identified personality traits.

Reflections on Clean Code

https://medium.com/@severinperez/reflections-on-clean-code-8c9b683277ca
Review of a standard programming reference.

Multivolume rendering in Jupyter with ipyvolume: cross-language 3d visualization

https://towardsdatascience.com/multivolume-rendering-in-jupyter-with-ipyvolume-cross-language-3d-visualization-64389047634a
Most all the Python graphing packages are 2D. This one's 3D. 

Unbound, an Easy, Fast and Small DNS Server

http://troubleshooters.com/linux/unbound_nsd/unbound.htm#installation
Interesting alternative to the ubiquitious BIND

Light, fast & easy Bootstrap ready CMS.

https://batflat.org/
Yet another flat-file CMS.

The Best Web Hosting Services for Small Businesses

https://medium.com/inc./the-best-web-hosting-services-for-small-businesses-94c454118109
GoDaddy's back on the list?!?

Approaches to Securing Decentralised Microservices

https://medium.com/@ivan.niccolai/securing-decentralised-microservices-43044df88bca
Never was a fan of the SOA.

When to add an interface to a class

https://matthiasnoback.nl/2018/08/when-to-add-an-interface-to-a-class/
A lot of people (myself included) are fuzzy on this concept. Good SOLID article. 

A Tour of The Top 10 Algorithms for Machine Learning Newbies

https://blog.makcorps.com/2018/09/a-tour-of-top-10-algorithms-for-machine.html
I swear, it looks like a mommy-blogger post!

What to do with your Baofeng Radio

http://www.avgguytech.com/what-to-do-with-your-baofeng-radio/
Intro to a basic handy-talkie

PHP Test Driven Development Part 4: Enter The Mock

https://medium.com/@sameernyaupane/php-test-driven-development-part-4-enter-the-mock-106b4fdedd00
How to Mock via Mockery

A comparison between Angular and React and their core languages

https://medium.freecodecamp.org/a-comparison-between-angular-and-react-and-their-core-languages-9de52f485a76
Comparison of Angular and React, or JavaScript and Typescript.

How To Learn Data Science If You’re Broke

https://towardsdatascience.com/how-to-learn-data-science-if-youre-broke-7ecc408b53c7
My oldest son did something like this and is now employed in the field.

Data Visualization with Bokeh in Python, Part III: Making a Complete Dashboard

https://towardsdatascience.com/data-visualization-with-bokeh-in-python-part-iii-a-complete-dashboard-dc6a86aa6e23
Yet another data visualization tool for Python: Bokeh and how it's used.

Docker COPY: Dockerfile best practices

https://medium.com/the-code-review/docker-copy-dockerfile-best-practices-503704bee69f
Moral of story: COPY when you can.

FlickMetrix

https://flickmetrix.com/
Meta-review database drawing from various sources.

Essential Cheat Sheets for Machine Learning and Deep Learning Engineers

https://startupsventurecapital.com/essential-cheat-sheets-for-machine-learning-and-deep-learning-researchers-efb6a8ebd2e5
VERY dense listing of ML cheatsheets for Python.

9 Things You Should Know About TensorFlow

https://hackernoon.com/9-things-you-should-know-about-tensorflow-9cf0a05e4995
TensorFlow's come a long ways. Lots more usable now.

The 10 Best Note Taking Apps in 2018

https://zapier.com/blog/best-note-taking-apps/
Some of the best note-taking apps: mobile and desktop.

A primer on the noble craft of refactoring

https://medium.com/@tygertec/a-primer-on-the-noble-craft-of-refactoring-1f1aede84509
Done my fair share of this. Good intro.

Python: How to build a Convolutional Network Classifier: Nike vs Adidas Shoes

https://towardsdatascience.com/how-to-build-a-convolutional-network-classifier-81eef880715e
First guess is that the classifier's looking for the Adidas stripes, but we may never know.

Controlling the Web with Python

https://towardsdatascience.com/controlling-the-web-with-python-6fceb22c5f08
Submitting a form from a script can be tricky. Here's some help with Python.

Here’s how to learn absolutely anything, according to a world expert

https://qz.com/1377571/heres-how-to-learn-anything-according-to-a-leading-expert/
Another interview with the great Barb Oakley on learning how to learn.

Web development technologies you can learn in 2018

https://medium.com/employbl/web-development-technologies-you-can-learn-in-2018-ab643dd2fe0f
Current hot topics in web development.

Understanding Design Patterns - Facade

https://www.startutorial.com/articles/view/understanding-design-patterns-facade
One of the simpler design patterns: Facade

One of the more popular blogs on the business of technology

https://stratechery.com/
Reminds me of Cringely in his prime.

BackBee OpenSource

http://www.backbee.org/
Another open-source CMS

The secret to successful BBQ pork butt and brisket is science

https://arstechnica.com/science/2018/09/let-science-be-your-guide-for-the-perfect-labor-day-bbq/
The science behind the stall: evaporative cooling. 

Introducing a simple and intuitive Python API for UCI machine learning repository

https://towardsdatascience.com/introducing-a-simple-and-intuitive-python-api-for-uci-machine-learning-repository-fd2ce8eb6cd4
It was meant to be: and API to find datasets.

25 incredibly useful things you didn’t know Google Docs could do

https://www.fastcompany.com/90221069/25-incredibly-useful-things-you-didnt-know-google-docs-could-do
Most I already knew, though seldom use.

Ordinary People Focus on the Outcome. Extraordinary People Focus On the Process.

https://theascent.pub/ordinary-people-focus-on-the-outcome-extraordinary-people-focus-on-the-process-6d9a0888df01
Outcome vs process

ProductHunt

https://www.producthunt.com/
A meeting place for new tech ideas. similar to indiehackers.

How to Work 40 Hours in 16.7 (The Simple Technique That Gave Me My Life Back)

https://getpocket.com/explore/item/how-to-work-40-hours-in-16-7-the-simple-technique-that-gave-me-my-life-back-1291711976
Good lifehack.

HotJar analytics

https://www.hotjar.com/
Interesting, kinda creepy analytics package.

Emotiva TA-100 Review | The Millennial Audiophile

https://parttimeaudiophile.com/2018/09/02/emotiva-ta-100-review/
Interesting new line of moderately-priced home audio gear.

Learn AWS Serverless by creating a basic email signup list

https://medium.com/@drwtech/learn-aws-serverless-by-creating-a-basic-email-signup-list-2b5ce5c94a19
AWS lambda to create email signup form. In JavaScript, unfortunately.

An A-Z of useful Python tricks

https://medium.freecodecamp.org/an-a-z-of-useful-python-tricks-b467524ee747
Lots of cool Python tricks I've never seen.

15 Life Changing Ideas

https://medium.com/@dariusforoux/15-life-changing-ideas-ceeece7f4ca0
15 good life lessons.

Why Stock Predicting AI Will Never Take Over the World

https://blog.usejournal.com/why-stock-predicting-ai-will-never-take-over-the-world-b1b411decc21
Want to train a ML model with stock info and make a billion dollars, yeah about that..

Everything you need to know about AutoML and Neural Architecture Search

https://towardsdatascience.com/everything-you-need-to-know-about-automl-and-neural-architecture-search-8db1863682bf
Now meta-packages that help choose the best ML models to use.

SharkLinux Distro: Open Source in Action

https://www.linux.com/learn/intro-to-linux/2018/8/sharklinux-distro-open-source-action
SharkLinux: a distro for containers and virtualization developers.

Nat Eliason's personal blog

https://www.nateliason.com/
Living example of how to write SEO-favored content.

Backlinko's YouTube channel

https://www.youtube.com/user/backlinko/
YouTube videos of how to get better SEO rankings.

The Wiki Strategy: How to Grow Your Blog to 100k+ Monthly Visitors

https://www.nateliason.com/blog/wiki-strategy
Some of the best SEO advice out there that spins off Google's "write quality content" by someone who's mastered the art.

Build powerful apps for your business, fast.

https://developers.google.com/appmaker/
Google app maker appears to be kinda like VBA for Google apps/docs/sheets.

One of the best sources for modern SEO advice

https://backlinko.com/
The name says it all. Everything old is new again.