Canonical shares the Top 10 Linux Snaps of 2018 -- Spotify, Slack, Plex, VLC, and more!

https://betanews.com/2018/12/27/canonical-10-snaps-linux-2018/
Containerized apps, aka snaps are taking off at Canonical.

Beware Silicon Valley’s Gifts to Our Schools

https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/12/silicon-valley-school-programs-tech-toys-do-more-harm-than-good/
Does throwing $millions in tablets and laptops really help education? Hint: not-so-much.

SSH Examples, Tips & Tunnels

https://hackertarget.com/ssh-examples-tunnels/
SSH tips and tricks. Mostly centered around port forwarding.

Ultimaker Cura software

https://ultimaker.com/en/products/ultimaker-cura-software
preps a 3d model for printing

OpenSCAD The Programmers Solid 3D CAD Modeller

http://www.openscad.org/
this is the modeling program that Adam uses.

How Elon Musk Learns Faster And Better Than Everyone Else

https://medium.com/accelerated-intelligence/learn-like-elon-musk-fe8f8da6137c
Another take on Elon Musk's learning habits.

The Top Free Online University Courses of 2018, Ranked by Popularity

https://medium.freecodecamp.org/2018s-most-popular-free-online-courses-f4bc54e3ff2f
A lot of basic English and Computer Science here.

Introduction to IPFS: Run Nodes on Your Network, with HTTP Gateways

https://medium.com/@rossbulat/introduction-to-ipfs-set-up-nodes-on-your-network-with-http-gateways-10e21ea689a4
One of the latest buzzy things is the InterPlanetary File System: IPFS. Here's some howtos.

Using PHP Traits for Laravel Eloquent Relationships

https://medium.com/@tomgrohl/using-php-traits-for-laravel-eloquent-relationships-7357901a01a4
Using Traits with Eloquent.

How a StackOverflow account can secure you a seat at the recognised developer table

https://medium.freecodecamp.org/how-a-stackoverflow-account-can-secure-you-a-seat-at-the-recognised-developer-table-cc782e1c84de
Why you should help others on Stack Overflow. Tough crowd, I know.

Getting started with Docker

http://blog.adnansiddiqi.me/getting-started-with-docker/
Intro to using Docker with PHP

Meet Arsenal, the smart camera assistant.

https://witharsenal.com/
Really cool DSLR add-on to do a bunch more stuff. When will the camera manufacturers incorporate this tech?

5 Dumb Words That May Have Cost Mark Zuckerberg $34 Billion — and How Not to Make the Same Mistake

https://medium.com/inc./5-dumb-words-that-may-have-cost-mark-zuckerberg-34-billion-and-how-not-to-make-the-same-mistake-9acf71e06ed6
Zuc fell victim to recency bias.

Python and Slack: A Natural Match

https://towardsdatascience.com/python-and-slack-a-natural-match-60b136883d4d
Python and Slack integration.

DevOps and Segregation of Duties

https://medium.com/@jeehad.jebeile/devops-and-segregation-of-duties-9c1a1bea022e
One of the basic tenants of InfoSec is Segregation of Duties. How does this work in a DevOps world?

Take Script, add Snow - the appeal of the Hallmark Christmas movies.

https://longreads.com/2018/12/24/take-script-add-snow/
The appeal behind the hallmark Christmas movies.

The bad news on human nature, in 10 findings from psychology

https://aeon.co/ideas/the-bad-news-on-human-nature-in-10-findings-from-psychology
And now the bad news: we're all basically assholes.

How Google Tracks Your Personal Information

https://medium.com/s/story/the-complete-unauthorized-checklist-of-how-google-tracks-you-3c3abc10781d
Some of this is positively scary.

Annual Smart Speaker IQ Test

https://loupventures.com/annual-smart-speaker-iq-test/
So what's the current state of the art in smart speakers? How smart are they?

Kindle Create

https://kdp.amazon.com/en_US/help/topic/GHU4YEWXQGNLU94T?ref_=pe_3694870_385460340
The latest version of Kindle Create allows greater flexibility in layout options.

Prime and Punishment dirty dealing on Amazon.

https://www.theverge.com/2018/12/19/18140799/amazon-marketplace-scams-seller-court-appeal-reinstatement
Wow! It's really cutthroat out there in the Amazon marketplace.

What’s Blocking Your Creative Output?

https://medium.com/s/story/whats-blocking-your-creative-output-e9778b990324
Interesting take on the stages of creativity and the roadblocks at each.

Yes, of course the podcast bubble is bursting

https://medium.com/blergmag/yes-of-course-the-podcast-bubble-is-bursting-96679ddb13f6
Not sure a couple of isolated events is a statistical trend, but interesting.

13 Predictions for Podcasting in 2019

https://blog.pacific-content.com/13-predictions-for-podcasting-in-2019-d52e7ed536ed
This will be the year podcasting will go mainstream. Really.

The Spacing Effect: How to Improve Learning and Maximize Retention

https://fs.blog/2018/12/spacing-effect/
Spaced repetition in learning. 

Three drawings I use to explain agile

https://medium.com/swlh/three-drawings-i-use-to-explain-agile-9c0ef15b64b8
Agile in simple graphics.

The Yoda of Silicon Valley Donald Knuth, master of algorithms, reflects on 50 years of his opus-in-progress, “The Art of Computer Programming.”

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/17/science/donald-knuth-computers-algorithms-programming.html
The Man, the Myth, the Legend: Don Knuth.

Max2Play is an Operating System

https://www.max2play.com/en/
Raspberry pi audio, like volumio.

Free illustrations to class up your project

https://icons8.com/ouch
Free SVG illustrations.

How to quickly improve website performance

https://medium.com/@lderendorp/how-to-quickly-improve-your-website-performance-98bf3843708
The usual suspects, but PWA manifests are new.