https://getpocket.com/explore/item/the-diet-that-might-cure-depression
eat better, feel better.
Wednesday, July 31, 2019
Essential Patterns of Vault — Part 2
https://medium.com/hashicorp-engineering/essential-patterns-of-vault-part-2-b4d34976f1dc
The mysteries of hashicorp's vault.
The mysteries of hashicorp's vault.
How To Host Your Personal Website for Free
https://medium.com/better-programming/how-to-host-your-personal-website-for-free-3101c4ab2e49
Do a website for $0 in hosting. A bit of an elaborate setup, though.
Do a website for $0 in hosting. A bit of an elaborate setup, though.
Understanding Random Forest
https://towardsdatascience.com/understanding-random-forest-58381e0602d2
interesting machine learning algorithm, but very compute-intensive.
interesting machine learning algorithm, but very compute-intensive.
Email marketing for less, via Amazon SES
https://emailoctopus.com/
Interesting email platform, leveraging your SES account to do the sending
Interesting email platform, leveraging your SES account to do the sending
15 Awesome Laravel collection methods
https://tutsforweb.com/15-laravel-collection-methods/
One of the more powerful ideas inside laravel is the collection. Here's some methods.
One of the more powerful ideas inside laravel is the collection. Here's some methods.
The Dark Forest Theory of the Internet
https://onezero.medium.com/the-dark-forest-theory-of-the-internet-7dc3e68a7cb1
The dark forest of the internet. We must be very quiet.
The dark forest of the internet. We must be very quiet.
Beware of Facebook Groups. Long Live Communities!
https://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/beware-facebook-groups-long-live-communities
One of the main social media evangelists is backing away from some aspects of facebook.
One of the main social media evangelists is backing away from some aspects of facebook.
How the sound in your office affects your mood
http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20190729-how-the-sound-in-your-office-affects-your-mood
Some of the latest thinking in office psychoacoustics.
Some of the latest thinking in office psychoacoustics.
17 Ways to Improve Your SEO in 2019
https://backlinko.com/improve-your-seo
More ideas from the backlinko guys.
More ideas from the backlinko guys.
Sunday, July 28, 2019
Want a Happier, More Fulfilling Life? 75-Year Harvard Study Says Focus on This 1 Thing
https://medium.com/better-humans/want-a-happier-more-fulfilling-life-75-year-harvard-study-says-focus-on-this-1-thing-88cbde105983
It's not what you know, it's who you have relationships with.
It's not what you know, it's who you have relationships with.
Can You Hack Into Your Creativity?
https://elemental.medium.com/can-you-hack-into-your-creativity-9027b9787089
Creativity - with drugs or without.
Creativity - with drugs or without.
The Simple Business Model Used to Build a $2.4 Million Business
https://www.shopify.com/blog/sheets-and-giggles-business-model
Walkthrough by an actual ecommerce startup.
Walkthrough by an actual ecommerce startup.
Everything You Need to Know About PWAs
https://medium.com/better-programming/everything-you-need-to-know-about-pwas-8e41a7e745aa
Well maybe not EVERYTHING, but it's a good intro.
Well maybe not EVERYTHING, but it's a good intro.
Friday, July 26, 2019
The 101 people, ideas and things changing how we work today
https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20190718-the-101-people-ideas-and-things-changing-how-we-work-today
Somewhat eclectic, but thought-provoking list.
Somewhat eclectic, but thought-provoking list.
Can You Hack Into Your Creativity?
https://elemental.medium.com/can-you-hack-into-your-creativity-9027b9787089
Via psychedelics or mindfulness.
Via psychedelics or mindfulness.
We Help Entrepreneurs Sell More, Increase Revenue and Automate Their Entire Online Business
https://paykickstart.com/
Interesting ecommerce platform designed for people doing affiliates.
Interesting ecommerce platform designed for people doing affiliates.
Welcome to Hive. The productivity platform.
https://hive.com/
Yet another PM-productivity kind of platform.
Yet another PM-productivity kind of platform.
Consciousness Began When the Gods Stopped Speaking - Nautilus - Pocket
https://getpocket.com/explore/item/consciousness-began-when-the-gods-stopped-speaking
Good review of the old bicameral mind hypothesis.
Good review of the old bicameral mind hypothesis.
Too Unique to hide
https://cpg.doc.ic.ac.uk/individual-risk/
How successfully can you be de-anonmized by your web footprint?
How successfully can you be de-anonmized by your web footprint?
HTTP Security Headers - A Complete Guide
https://nullsweep.com/http-security-headers-a-complete-guide/
Good overview of HTTP security headers.
Good overview of HTTP security headers.
Monday, July 22, 2019
Startup Aims to Tackle Grid Storage Problem With New Porous Silicon Battery
https://spectrum.ieee.org/energywise/energy/the-smarter-grid/startup-aims-to-tackle-grid-storage-problem-with-serverracksized-battery
This one popped up out of left field: a silicon storage battery.
This one popped up out of left field: a silicon storage battery.
Tracking and analytics for phone calls and web forms
https://www.callrail.com/
Tanner's favored call center.
Tanner's favored call center.
All-in-one Marketing Toolkit for digital marketing professionals
https://www.semrush.com/
Tanner's recommended SEO tool.
Tanner's recommended SEO tool.
Where software teams do their best work.
https://clubhouse.io/
Tanner's favored project management suite.
Tanner's favored project management suite.
Welcome to Open Source Aerogel
http://www.aerogel.org/
If someone could make this stuff for less than the current $1/cc, there's a bunch of applications
If someone could make this stuff for less than the current $1/cc, there's a bunch of applications
Web Application Software Stack: 2019 Edition
https://dev.to/cybermischa/web-application-software-stack-2019-edition-3c30
One outsourcer's preferred web stack.
One outsourcer's preferred web stack.
When It Come Down To It, Cybersecurity Is All About Understanding Risk
https://medium.com/asecuritysite-when-bob-met-alice/when-it-come-down-to-it-cybersecurity-is-all-about-understanding-risk-b24df75a22b2
Cybersecurity tends to speak of risk differently than other disciplines.
Cybersecurity tends to speak of risk differently than other disciplines.
Build Your own Data Dashboard
https://towardsdatascience.com/build-your-own-data-dashboard-93e4848a0dcf
Using python dash. Looks pretty good.
Using python dash. Looks pretty good.
Sunday, July 21, 2019
Comprehending the ‘Comprehensions’ in Python
https://towardsdatascience.com/comprehending-the-concept-of-comprehensions-in-python-c9dafce5111
a definite python idiom I need to use more.
a definite python idiom I need to use more.
Music For Everyone – powered by composers around the world
https://openmusicrevolution.com/
Royalty-free music for media
Royalty-free music for media
Own less, but better
https://www.lessbutbetter.app/#/products
an outgrowth of the buyItForLife subreddit.
an outgrowth of the buyItForLife subreddit.
Friday, July 19, 2019
11 Uses for Your Old Smartphone
https://www.pcmag.com/feature/351781/11-uses-for-your-old-smartphone
I've got a few of these laying around.
I've got a few of these laying around.
To Reach an Audience of Millions, Create for an Audience of One
https://medium.com/s/story/to-reach-an-audience-of-million-create-for-an-audience-of-one-4e873b4ac998
Age-old question: who is art for? the artist or the audience. Bowie's perspective.
Age-old question: who is art for? the artist or the audience. Bowie's perspective.
Music Studio DIY, home studio info
https://musicstudiodiy.com/
Looks like a pretty good blog on starting and running a home studio.
Looks like a pretty good blog on starting and running a home studio.
22 Books That Expand Your Mind and Change The Way You Live
https://getpocket.com/explore/item/22-books-that-expand-your-mind-and-change-the-way-you-live
I've read a few of these. So many books, so little time.
I've read a few of these. So many books, so little time.
10 Blade directives that you should know
https://medium.com/@daaaan/10-blade-directives-that-you-should-know-ddac0e12756e
The blade templating system in laravel has always been a weak spot for me. Here's some help.
The blade templating system in laravel has always been a weak spot for me. Here's some help.
A Brief Peek Into the Fascinating World of Side Channel Attacks
https://medium.com/swlh/a-brief-peek-into-the-fascinating-world-of-side-channel-attacks-809f96eabea1
Historical examples of side-channel attacks, some more fleshed out than others.
Historical examples of side-channel attacks, some more fleshed out than others.
Vendor-neutral APIs and instrumentation for distributed tracing
https://opentracing.io/
Interesting project for open, distributed tracing.
Interesting project for open, distributed tracing.
Wednesday, July 17, 2019
How Uber, Facebook, and Netflix Do SSH
https://gravitational.com/blog/how_uber_netflix_facebook_do_ssh/
It seems that larger organizations are moving from ssh keys to user certificates.
It seems that larger organizations are moving from ssh keys to user certificates.
Email Marketing: The Definitive Guide
https://backlinko.com/email-marketing-guide
graphically-rich guide to email marketing and marketing automation. Take with a grain of salt, as it may not work for all industries.
graphically-rich guide to email marketing and marketing automation. Take with a grain of salt, as it may not work for all industries.
Tuesday, July 16, 2019
Charts, simple as a URL
https://www.image-charts.com/
great idea for a business: picking up an abandoned google project.
great idea for a business: picking up an abandoned google project.
Sunday, July 14, 2019
Top 5 Linux Distros That Are Worth Your Attention
https://www.igyaan.in/192435/top-5-linux-distros-worth-attention/amp/
most of these I've tried, though not lately.
most of these I've tried, though not lately.
8 secrets Vue Developers must know
https://dev.to/rolanddoda/8-secrets-vue-developers-must-know-5la
Interesting collection. Will these still work in vue 3?
Interesting collection. Will these still work in vue 3?
What is the N+1 Problem in GraphQL?
https://itnext.io/what-is-the-n-1-problem-in-graphql-dd4921cb3c1a
The inefficiencies that are possible on the SQL implementations of GraphQL
The inefficiencies that are possible on the SQL implementations of GraphQL
Design patterns for modern web APIs
https://blog.feathersjs.com/design-patterns-for-modern-web-apis-1f046635215
Not sure they're exactly design pattern, more like best practices.
Not sure they're exactly design pattern, more like best practices.
I never understood JavaScript closures
https://medium.com/dailyjs/i-never-understood-javascript-closures-9663703368e8
One of the better explanations of closures I've seen.
One of the better explanations of closures I've seen.
Amazon EventBridge: The biggest thing since AWS Lambda itself
https://www.trek10.com/blog/amazon-eventbridge/
Looks like eventbridge fixes most of the problems of their other pub/sub offerings.
Looks like eventbridge fixes most of the problems of their other pub/sub offerings.
10 Laravel Helpers That You Should Know
https://medium.com/swlh/10-laravel-helpers-that-you-should-know-9edbb78c2b0a
Good basics of Laravel Helpers
Good basics of Laravel Helpers
Friday, July 12, 2019
A newbies guide to ELK – Part 3 – Logstash Structure & Conditionals
https://blog.mwpreston.net/2018/01/04/a-newbies-guide-to-elk-part-4-logstash-conditionals/
good 4 part series, wished for more though.
good 4 part series, wished for more though.
Why I no longer use D3.js
https://medium.com/@PepsRyuu/why-i-no-longer-use-d3-js-b8288f306c9a
I've never been a big D3 fan, either.
I've never been a big D3 fan, either.
21 Rhetorical Devices Explained
https://getpocket.com/explore/item/21-rhetorical-devices-explained
I didn't know any of these names!
I didn't know any of these names!
The Return of Handwriting
https://medium.com/s/story/the-return-of-handwriting-8a6e388bd72d
As has been said before: the way to counter high-tech is high-touch.
As has been said before: the way to counter high-tech is high-touch.
Wednesday, July 10, 2019
Keeping Credentials Secure in PHP
https://dev.to/enygma/keeping-credentials-secure-in-php-1mgo
One word: Don't. Just access them.
One word: Don't. Just access them.
7 things you need to know to get the most out of your Laravel Model
https://itnext.io/7-things-you-need-to-know-to-get-the-most-out-of-your-laravel-model-4f915acbb47c
Fairly basic stuff here.
Fairly basic stuff here.
Zoom Zero Day: 4+ Million Webcams & maybe an RCE? Just get them to visit your website!
https://medium.com/@jonathan.leitschuh/zoom-zero-day-4-million-webcams-maybe-an-rce-just-get-them-to-visit-your-website-ac75c83f4ef5
Interesting case study in vulnerability finding and disclosure.
Interesting case study in vulnerability finding and disclosure.
Friday, July 5, 2019
The Future of Websites: Headless CMSs
https://scotch.io/bar-talk/the-future-of-websites-headless-cmss/amp
Is headless the future of CMS? Probably.
Is headless the future of CMS? Probably.
7 SEO Analysis Tools You Need to Know About
https://www.business2community.com/seo/7-seo-analysis-tools-you-need-to-know-about-02216310/amp
It's a cutthroat world of SEO out there. Here's some knives.
It's a cutthroat world of SEO out there. Here's some knives.
Building a reporting service in Microservice architecture
https://medium.com/@muneeb.ahmed20/building-a-reporting-service-in-microservice-architecture-8d5bf3b90fb7
So how do you do cross-microservice reporting?
So how do you do cross-microservice reporting?
JupyterLab — A Next Gen Python Data Science IDE
https://towardsdatascience.com/jupyterlab-a-next-gen-python-data-science-ide-562d216b023d
You all know Jupyter notebooks, now comes Jyputer labs
You all know Jupyter notebooks, now comes Jyputer labs
Thursday, July 4, 2019
The Micro Ambassador Program That Grew Revenue 6x in One Year
https://www.shopify.com/blog/euphoric-herbals-micro-ambassadors
Ambassador programs don't get enough buzz.
Ambassador programs don't get enough buzz.
Vue Dashboard - Open-Source and Free
https://dev.to/sm0ke/vue-dashboard-open-source-apps-1gd1
3 good vue.js based data dashboard setups.
3 good vue.js based data dashboard setups.
Audio Judgement is pretty much a blog about audio.
http://audiojudgement.com/
Good blog, just wish for more entries.
Good blog, just wish for more entries.
The best way to chat with everyone you know
https://groupme.com/en-US/
The younger generation's preferred chat over Slack.
The younger generation's preferred chat over Slack.
Cold Email Outreach and Sales for Profit – The Definitive Guide To Growing Your Business
https://inspiremelabs.com/cold-email-outreach-guide/
wish I had this a while back. Getting the email addresses are the issue.
wish I had this a while back. Getting the email addresses are the issue.
Wednesday, July 3, 2019
The Cognitive Biases Tricking Your Brain
https://getpocket.com/explore/item/the-cognitive-biases-tricking-your-brain
not an exhaustive list, but some good insights.
not an exhaustive list, but some good insights.
14 of the Best LinkedIn Tools to Improve Your LinkedIn Marketing
https://artplusmarketing.com/14-of-the-best-linkedin-tools-to-improve-your-linkedin-marketing-8beb67a4100f
Yes, some people do well marketing on LinkedIn.
Yes, some people do well marketing on LinkedIn.
Endless AI-generated spam risks clogging up Google’s search results
https://www.theverge.com/2019/7/2/19063562/ai-text-generation-spam-marketing-seo-fractl-grover-google
You really think Google's not smart enough to figure out that this is junk? When people start bouncing off these pages it'll be obvious.
You really think Google's not smart enough to figure out that this is junk? When people start bouncing off these pages it'll be obvious.
Inside the conflict at Walmart that’s threatening its high-stakes race with Amazon
https://www.vox.com/recode/2019/7/3/18716431/walmart-jet-marc-lore-modcloth-amazon-ecommerce-losses-online-sales
No, it's not that easy to compete with Amazon. Maybe paying hundreds of millions for online fashion brands wasn't smart.
No, it's not that easy to compete with Amazon. Maybe paying hundreds of millions for online fashion brands wasn't smart.
A deeply customizable form and survey kit for your app
https://tripetto.com/
higher-end web form/survey tool: higher-end than surveymonkey? Wish they had pricing.
higher-end web form/survey tool: higher-end than surveymonkey? Wish they had pricing.
moz://a SSL Configuration Generator
https://ssl-config.mozilla.org/#server=nginx&server-version=1.17.0&config=intermediate
Interesting uber-geeky SSL/TLS config tool for various web servers
Interesting uber-geeky SSL/TLS config tool for various web servers
Monday, July 1, 2019
Slow Server? This is the Flow Chart You're Looking For
https://scoutapm.com/blog/slow_server_flow_chart
Old, but still solid flowchart on diagnosing a slow server.
Old, but still solid flowchart on diagnosing a slow server.
AI-based writing assistant for any purpose
https://linguix.com/
Freemium AI-driven replacement for grammarly?
Freemium AI-driven replacement for grammarly?
GA Performance Reporting Dashboard
http://analyticalmarketer.io/ga-performance-reporting-dashbaord/
I'm not exactly sure what this has over Google Studio, but OK.
I'm not exactly sure what this has over Google Studio, but OK.
Systeme.io is designed for entrepreneurs and small business owners looking to sell their product online with NO Technical Knowledge
https://systeme.io/
Interesting startup that caters to other startups, especially those with non-technical founders.
Interesting startup that caters to other startups, especially those with non-technical founders.
The Power of One Push-Up
https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2019/06/push-ups-body-weight-bmi/592834
There may be lots of better and easier ways to evaluate health.
There may be lots of better and easier ways to evaluate health.