https://zzz.dog/
pretty nifty pseudo 3d modeling kit for javascript.
Friday, May 31, 2019
Monday, May 27, 2019
Parents are spending thousands on YouTube camps that teach kids how to be famous
https://www.dailydot.com/upstream/youtube-camps/
There's something seriously wrong here.
There's something seriously wrong here.
High Level Overview of Apache Spark
https://hackernoon.com/high-level-overview-of-apache-spark-c225a0a162e9
Block-diagram view of Spark.
Block-diagram view of Spark.
tiptap – a renderless rich-text editor for Vue.js
https://tiptap.scrumpy.io/
Kinda like tinyMCE, but for vue.
Kinda like tinyMCE, but for vue.
Top Programming Languages to Learn in 2019
https://levelup.gitconnected.com/top-programming-languages-to-learn-in-2019-e1cad7ced3fb
Some of the old-guard like Java are fading.
Some of the old-guard like Java are fading.
A Great Guide to Audio Interfaces
https://musicstudiodiy.com/best-audio-interfaces-guide-home-studios/
So how DO you connect a microphone to a computer?
So how DO you connect a microphone to a computer?
A First Antenna For HF Use
https://stationproject.blog/2013/10/07/a-first-antenna-for-hf-use/
interesting setup of a commercial antenna
interesting setup of a commercial antenna
How Far Out is AWS Fargate?
https://read.iopipe.com/how-far-out-is-aws-fargate-a2409d2f9bc7
An argument that AWS fargate is closer to lambda than kubernetes.
An argument that AWS fargate is closer to lambda than kubernetes.
Build a side project, build an empire Startup — without quitting your day job
https://medium.com/swlh/build-a-side-project-build-an-empire-d3ffa211589c
Advice on sidehustles from the founder of jotform.com
Advice on sidehustles from the founder of jotform.com
Saturday, May 25, 2019
Bring your Jupyter Notebook to life with interactive widgets
https://towardsdatascience.com/bring-your-jupyter-notebook-to-life-with-interactive-widgets-bc12e03f0916
Not many people use interactive widgets in jupyter notebooks, as there's not much documentation. Here's a start.
Not many people use interactive widgets in jupyter notebooks, as there's not much documentation. Here's a start.
The Ultimate Guide to Becoming a Great Designer (Part 2 of 3)
https://modus.medium.com/the-ultimate-guide-to-becoming-a-great-designer-part-2-of-3-9d79f8f30703
After the basics, it's mostly about tools and workflows.
After the basics, it's mostly about tools and workflows.
Launching Today: Free Wolfram Engine for Developers
https://blog.stephenwolfram.com/2019/05/launching-today-free-wolfram-engine-for-developers/
And a ML world all to itself: the wolfram language. Now with a free developer version.
And a ML world all to itself: the wolfram language. Now with a free developer version.
peaclock A responsive and customizable clock, timer, and stopwatch for the terminal.
https://octobanana.com/software/peaclock
Unusual command-line graphical clock.
Unusual command-line graphical clock.
Tinc Peer to Peer Hello World
http://troubleshooters.com/linux/tinc/hello_peer.htm
Detailed intro to the tinc p2p vpm
Detailed intro to the tinc p2p vpm
Thursday, May 23, 2019
Undesign Collection of free design tools and resources for makers, developers and designers
https://undesign.learn.uno/
curated list of tools for creation and development.
curated list of tools for creation and development.
Click is a Python package for creating beautiful command line interfaces
https://palletsprojects.com/p/click/
for those who prefer cli to jupyter.
for those who prefer cli to jupyter.
Wednesday, May 22, 2019
The Cheapskate’s Guide to Retirement
https://getpocket.com/explore/item/the-cheapskate-s-guide-to-retirement
look at every penny, of course.
look at every penny, of course.
Tuesday, May 21, 2019
Loudspeaker Designs and Articles for the DIY Enthusiast
http://speakerdesignworks.com/index.html
old-school speaker design site
old-school speaker design site
Guide: How To Build An Affiliate Marketing Website
https://crackmacs.ca/readthings/affiliate-website-guide/
a couple of years old, but still good.
a couple of years old, but still good.
Instantly turn any Google Sheet into RESTful API.
https://sheetson.com/
Turn Google Sheets into an API
Turn Google Sheets into an API
Sunday, May 19, 2019
The Content Management Framework for Laravel
https://sharp.code16.fr/docs/
A CMS framework for Laravel, kinda like Drupal, but with a clean codebase.
A CMS framework for Laravel, kinda like Drupal, but with a clean codebase.
WordPress finally gets the security features a third of the Internet deserves
https://www.zdnet.com/article/wordpress-finally-gets-the-security-features-a-third-of-the-internet-deserves/
OMG, I thought everybody had signed updates by now!
OMG, I thought everybody had signed updates by now!
Getting Started with Vue - An Overview and Walkthrough Tutorial
https://www.taniarascia.com/getting-started-with-vue/
more in-depth than average intro to vue
more in-depth than average intro to vue
Saturday, May 18, 2019
Log to Elasticsearch using curl
https://medium.com/@hendrikwallbaum/log-to-elasticsearch-using-curl-fb64d908c1a8
logging from the command line to elasticsearch
logging from the command line to elasticsearch
7 Keys to Successful Email Marketing
https://marketinginsidergroup.com/content-marketing/5-keys-to-successful-email-marketing/
Good, basic advice that not enough follow.
Good, basic advice that not enough follow.
Thursday, May 16, 2019
How a small minority can make a change
http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20190513-it-only-takes-35-of-people-to-change-the-world
So the tipping point on social movements is about 3.5%
So the tipping point on social movements is about 3.5%
The Humble Recepit gets a Brilliant Redesign
https://www.fastcompany.com/90347782/the-humble-receipt-gets-a-brilliant-redesign
Who says you have to print receipts a line-at-a-time?
Who says you have to print receipts a line-at-a-time?
I charged $18,000 for a Static HTML Page
https://idiallo.com/blog/18000-dollars-static-web-page
Yes, getting content is always the hardest.
Yes, getting content is always the hardest.
Monday, May 13, 2019
Build your own Robust Deep Learning Environment in Minutes
https://towardsdatascience.com/build-your-own-robust-deep-learning-environment-in-minutes-354cf140a5a6
Ready-baked vs. roll-your-own ML environments.
Ready-baked vs. roll-your-own ML environments.
Sunday, May 12, 2019
Serverless Python Web Services - Powered by AWS Lambda and API Gateway
https://www.zappa.io/
a first-generation python serverless framework.
a first-generation python serverless framework.
6 Lessons Learned Sending Mass Emails With AWS Lambda
https://read.iopipe.com/6-lessons-learned-sending-mass-emails-with-aws-lambda-3c5e56e19571
Yeah, there's more to serverless than first meets the eye.
Yeah, there's more to serverless than first meets the eye.
What Protects Your Privacy Like No Other Method? … AES
https://medium.com/asecuritysite-when-bob-met-alice/what-protects-your-privacy-like-no-other-method-aes-5b3502d7a054
Good overview of the AES encryption process. There are more modern, probably better algorithms, but this is still the standard, and an acceptable one at that.
Good overview of the AES encryption process. There are more modern, probably better algorithms, but this is still the standard, and an acceptable one at that.
Friday, May 10, 2019
The World’s First 3D-Printed Village Is Coming to Latin America This Summer
https://www.dwell.com/article/3d-printed-village-yves-behar-icon-new-story-c56ded54
hopefully this will be a success and spawn others.
hopefully this will be a success and spawn others.
Tools and Trainings for Digital Marketers
https://www.digitalmarketer.com/
Good resource for digital marketers.
Good resource for digital marketers.
DaVinci Resolve 16
https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/products/davinciresolve/
Folks on reddit say this was a good video editing suite.
Folks on reddit say this was a good video editing suite.
Buckeye: Espionage Outfit Used Equation Group Tools Prior to Shadow Brokers Leak
https://www.symantec.com/blogs/threat-intelligence/buckeye-windows-zero-day-exploit
Yeah, there's a problem with creating hi-powered cyberweapons to use against your enemy.
Yeah, there's a problem with creating hi-powered cyberweapons to use against your enemy.
5 quick SSH hardening tips
https://www.techrepublic.com/google-amp/article/5-quick-ssh-hardening-tips/
Yes, they're both good and quick.
Yes, they're both good and quick.
Monday, May 6, 2019
The Unbelievable Demand for Cybersecurity Workers
https://onezero.medium.com/the-insane-demand-for-cybersecurity-workers-cb98abf964bc
Need more warm bodies or more automation or both?
Need more warm bodies or more automation or both?
Taboola, Outbrain and the Chum Supply Chain
https://themargins.substack.com/p/taboola-outbrain-and-the-chum-supply
Case study of how clickbait advertising works.
Case study of how clickbait advertising works.
5 email marketing tools for startups
https://yourstory.com/2019/05/email-marketing-tools-digital-solutions-startups/amp
The usual suspects, plus a few I've never used before.
The usual suspects, plus a few I've never used before.
Saturday, May 4, 2019
This video game can detect early stages of Alzheimer's better than medical tests, researchers say
https://www.cnn.com/2019/04/27/health/video-game-alzheimers-scn-trnd/index.html
I'm not much of a gamer but I may have to try this one.
I'm not much of a gamer but I may have to try this one.
How Apache Nifi works — surf on your dataflow, don’t drown in it
https://medium.freecodecamp.org/nifi-surf-on-your-dataflow-4f3343c50aa2
new drag-and-drop data transformer
new drag-and-drop data transformer
Friday, May 3, 2019
Well Done, British Columbia … Where Innovation Thrives
https://medium.com/asecuritysite-when-bob-met-alice/well-done-british-columbia-where-innovation-thrives-1002d1826e29
BC is catching up with estonia on the e-government front.
BC is catching up with estonia on the e-government front.
So You Want To Be a Pentester?
https://jhalon.github.io/becoming-a-pentester/
good read from a practitioner
good read from a practitioner
McDonald’s deploys 700 AI-powered menu boards
https://www.nrn.com/quick-service/mcdonald-s-deploys-700-ai-powered-menu-boards
I'd like donut sticks and side of AI
I'd like donut sticks and side of AI
Machine learning — Is the emperor wearing clothes?
https://hackernoon.com/machine-learning-is-the-emperor-wearing-clothes-59933d12a3cc
The labeling part of machine learning explained, sort of.
The labeling part of machine learning explained, sort of.
A Data Science Public Service Announcement
https://towardsdatascience.com/a-data-science-public-service-announcement-fe81fbe6dc3f
opensource datascience needs YOU!
opensource datascience needs YOU!