Interesting course-creator-in-a-box product.
Thursday, July 22, 2021
Create Transformational Courses, Workshops and Content Faster
A Secure Link to the Public Internet
Interesting VPN/Proxy product
christianity is collapsing
https://www.patheos.com/blogs/freethoughtnow/christianity-is-collapsing/
Maybe, just maybe evangelical Christianity tying itself to the political party that the Nazis love wasn't the best thing for its witness.
MIT Predicted in 1972 That Society Will Collapse This Century. New Research Shows We’re on Schedule.
Some scary scenarios out there.
Tuesday, July 13, 2021
Top 12 Open Source Security Testing Tools
https://faun.pub/top-12-open-source-security-testing-tools-6e293db4dc2e
most I've seen, a couple of new ones. Some specialized for databases, etc.
Friday, July 9, 2021
10 Advanced Python Tricks To Write Faster, Cleaner Code
https://medium.com/pythonland/10-advanced-python-tricks-to-write-faster-cleaner-code-f9ee76fa878f
some of these I've never seen.
How to Create a Semaphore in Bash
https://www.cloudsavvyit.com/11909/how-to-create-a-semaphore-in-bash/amp/
Can you create a semaphore in Bash. Should you?
Building a color scheme
https://web.dev/building-a-color-scheme/
Great info for those of us who are chromatically challenged.
Thursday, July 8, 2021
A “no math” (but seven-part) guide to modern quantum mechanics
https://arstechnica.com/science/2021/01/the-curious-observers-guide-to-quantum-mechanics/
A bit of an oxymoron, but seems well-written.
The defaultdict Object in Python
https://towardsdatascience.com/a-better-alternative-to-python-dictionaries-6eaf8b6c48d0
eliminates the rough edges and edge-cases of the standard python dictionary.
As a tech guy, you will thank me for these websites
https://blog.devgenius.io/as-a-tech-guy-you-will-thank-me-for-these-websites-be09e86ebcef
Kinda random list of useful websites for techies: whois, portscanners, certificate checkers, mindmapper, etc.
Sunday, July 4, 2021
Build Stripe subscriptions into your website in minutes.
Another mechanism to facilitate website subscriptions.
Friday, July 2, 2021
Facebook announces Bulletin, its Substack newsletter competitor
Because there's a pie out there and FB wants a piece of it?
Too Many If-Elif Conditions in Python? Use Dictionaries Instead
I've blundered into this technique myself to make up for the lack of case statement. Their implementation is a bit cleaner than mine.
4 Cool Python Libraries That You Should Know About
https://towardsdatascience.com/4-cool-python-libraries-that-you-should-know-about-bea9619e481c
No grand literary theme tying these together, just cool libraries.
zero-friction serverless development
Commercial product that takes the pain out of serverless deployment and logging.
How ‘Soft Fascination’ Helps Restore Your Tired Brain
https://elemental.medium.com/how-soft-fascination-helps-restore-your-tired-brain-27669cd0be9d
The brain needs to defocus and look away.
It’s time to rip up your lawn and replace it with something you won’t need to mow
https://www.popsci.com/diy/ground-cover-grass-replacement/
I've long thought mowing was idiotic.