Teaching — It’s about Inspiration, Not Information

https://medium.com/@tseelig/teaching-its-about-inspiration-not-information-1f64ddf019e7#.eshlkjvc6
Good inspirational piece on teaching. I strongly disagree with point #4, though:

Want to Be a Billionaire? Solve “I want X but Y”

https://medium.com/startup-grind/want-to-become-a-billionaire-solve-i-want-x-but-y-123f8b4cb050#.2mbzb8zh2
Different semantic take on the "solve a problem" business model.

The all-in-one web design platform

https://webflow.com/
Yet another point-and-click, build-your-own-website service.

The Big Three Make a Play for the Fog

https://iot-for-all.com/the-big-three-make-a-play-for-the-fog-d47f9021d8ba#.n40wckopz
What's the "Fog"? The IoT stuff at the edge of the cloud. How Amazon, Google and Microsoft play:

We collect and annotate in real-time news articles

http://eventregistry.org/
Interesting news aggregator with an API to create custom news feeds and dashboards.

The Sysadmin Guide

https://www.varonis.com/sysadmin-guide/
The jumping-off for a good intro to being a modern IT SysAdmin.

Writing HTML with accessibility in mind

https://medium.com/@matuzo/writing-html-with-accessibility-in-mind-a62026493412#.k78k43dc3
Good introduction to writing accessible HTML:

Entropy Explained, With Sheep

https://aatishb.github.io/entropy/
At last, an explanation of entropy that gets it right. It's quantum degeneracy.

Embracing These Brutal Truths About Success Will Immediately Improve Your Life

https://medium.com/the-mission/these-brutal-truths-about-success-will-immediately-improve-your-life-d1e99e70b238#.kyy7ozpcy
Tough truths of life. 

How to Rank Number One in Google: A Study of 1 Million Pages

https://www.matthewbarby.com/ranking-in-google/
Study of what ranking signals are important to Google these days by reverse-engineering factors: 

Oops! Something went wrong. This page didn't load Google Maps correctly. See the JavaScript console for technical details. NUKEMAP

http://nuclearsecrecy.com/nukemap/
NukeMap. If a nuclear bomb went off at a nearby town, how bad would you be burned? 

“Balance of Terror”: Star Trek, History, and National Security

http://the-artifice.com/star-trek-balance-of-terror-history/
Interesting analysis of Star Trek's original series Balance of Terror against the Cold War backdrop.

Simply Recording Podcast

http://simplyrecordingpodcast.com/
Podcast about audio recording and production

UBK Happy Funtime Hour

http://www.ubkhappyfuntimehour.com/
Amateur audio mixing podcast. 

Bitcoin Economics in One Lesson

https://medium.com/@johnblocke/bitcoin-economics-in-one-lesson-9c18fd0d89b3#.dkz3glqe3
Classic economics translated into the bitcoin realm. Yes, it's still just as true.

The great American word mapper

http://qz.com/862325/the-great-american-word-mapper/#int/words=dinner_supper&smoothing=3
Great interactive map of which words get said where in the US. Some surprises.

You can no longer be sued for leaving negative reviews online

http://thenextweb.com/insider/2016/12/15/can-no-longer-sued-leaving-negative-reviews-online/
New US law says you can't be used for leaving negative reviews. Yea!

Map In Seconds

http://mapinseconds.com/
Paste in columns from a spreadsheet, make a map. 

Foundation for Sites 6.3 - A Little Bit Naughty and A Whole Lotta Nice!

http://zurb.com/article/1460/foundation-for-sites-6-3-a-little-bit-nau
Latest Foundation from Zurb: cards and more flexbox

The State of Wordpress Security

https://blog.ripstech.com/2016/the-state-of-wordpress-security/
According to RipsTech, WordPress security isn't that bad after all, mostly. Except where it isn't.

What’s New in PHP 7.1?

https://www.cloudways.com/blog/whats-new-in-php-7-1/
Description of the major new features in PHP 7.1

Everything You Know About Public-Key Encryption in PHP is Wrong

https://paragonie.com/blog/2016/12/everything-you-know-about-public-key-encryption-in-php-is-wrong
A lot is wrong with default parameters in PHP PKI. Hint: Use libsodium. 

The Open/Closed Principle

http://patrick.louys.ch/2016/12/11/open-closed-principle/
the open/closed principle in OOA&D is often misunderstood. Here's an work-through in PHP:

HTML Color Codes

https://www.indiehackers.com/businesses/html-color-codes
business case and lessons of building an internet tools and monitizing it. 

Holiday Reading List

http://blog.nandotech.com/post/2016-12-13-holiday-reading-list/
despite reports to the contrary, coding is hard. Here's some books for guidance: 

What Makes Things Cool

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2017/01/what-makes-things-cool/508772/
Interesting interplay between the new and the familiar leading to MAYA:

The Ultimate Guide to Web Fonts

https://litmus.com/blog/the-ultimate-guide-to-web-fonts
Guide to using web fonts in marketing email: some email clients still won't use them. 

Internet Speed Test

https://sourceforge.net/speedtest/
non-flash based Internet speed test: 

The Future of Bitcoin Is Not as a Digital Currency

https://www.wired.com/2016/12/future-bitcoin-not-digital-currency/
Bitcoin exchange abandons bitcoin. Says nothing is the matter. 

Unix in your browser tab

https://browsix.org/
Run Linux in the browser?!? Could be interesting for education.