‘TELL YOUR DAD TO GIVE US BITCOIN:’ How a Hacker Allegedly Stole Millions by Hijacking Phone Numbers

https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/a3q7mz/hacker-allegedly-stole-millions-bitcoin-sim-swapping
2FA donesn't work if somebody else can swipe your hardware

https://sumo.com/ecommerce-case-studies?ref=em-se-073018

https://sumo.com/ecommerce-case-studies?ref=em-se-073018
Links to, not the actual studies

5 Things Only Serious Writers Do

https://www.copyblogger.com/serious-writers/
#1: write

752,626 Facebook Ads Analyzed, an eCommerce Growth Case Study, New Social Media Tools, and More!

https://blog.bufferapp.com/social-media-news-episode-104
Transcription of a new, meaty podcast on social media.

36 Reasons Why Having a “Free Website” is a Bad Idea

https://www.wpbeginner.com/opinion/36-reasons-why-having-a-free-website-is-a-bad-idea/
No, those free website deals might not be so great.

When Slack Won the Team Chat Market

https://zapier.com/blog/slack-versus-hipchat/
Graph and notes on how Slack clobbered hipchat.

Which College Degrees Earn The Highest Salaries, Charted

http://digg.com/2018/college-degrees-highest-salaries-visualized
Few surprises here: any degree with "engineering" in the name topped the list, education and religion at the bottom.

We Need Transparency in Algorithms, But Too Much Can Backfire

https://hbr.org/2018/07/we-need-transparency-in-algorithms-but-too-much-can-backfire
Strange paradox: People like transparency in algorithms, but not too much. 

24 things I learned publishing 3 books in only 6 months

https://writingcooperative.com/24-things-i-learned-publishing-3-books-in-only-6-months-1b8f743e9e86
First lessons learned in self-publishing for the Kindle.

Top 5 Mistakes of Greenhorn Data Scientists

https://towardsdatascience.com/top-5-mistakes-of-greenhorn-data-scientists-90fa26201d51
It's not about the data, it's about insight.

Stock Prediction in Python

https://towardsdatascience.com/stock-prediction-in-python-b66555171a2
Interesting to learn, but no, it really doesn't do a good job of predicting.

How To Be Successful At Writing

https://medium.com/@krisgage/how-to-be-successful-at-writing-3561a55b081
Advice on writing: DO IT.

How Security Tokens Will Transform Traditional Finance

https://hackernoon.com/security-tokens-will-transform-traditional-finance-31427343d7de
Another piece on the promise of blockchains in finance.

Government spends $150,000 to create video game to teach people how to run a business

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=12095092
Strangely enough, they don't tell you how to get the game.

Hard Drive Stats for Q2 2018

https://www.backblaze.com/blog/hard-drive-stats-for-q2-2018/
The latest in the series of rotating media reliability from backblaze.

12 Best PHP Based Open Source Ecommerce Applications to Build Online Store

https://www.cloudways.com/blog/php-based-ecommerce-applications/
I'd disagree with a couple of these. The open source PHP ecosystems isn't as vibrant as it once was.

Bye Disqus, hello Webmention!

https://evertpot.com/bye-disqus-hello-webmention/
I've never been a fan of Disqus. Apparently it's getting worse. Here's an intro to Webmention, but it's still unclear how it functions.

How do MVC routers work

https://www.codediesel.com/php/how-do-mvc-routers-work/
How routing in MVC works with a simple example

Debug PHP In VSCode With XDebug

https://www.codewall.co.uk/debug-php-in-vscode-with-xdebug/
How to set up Xdebug in PHP with Visual Studio Code.

Securing Credentials for PHP with Docker

https://websec.io/2018/07/22/Docker-Secure-Credentials.html
How to secure credentials in Docker, mainly using Vault.

Notes on GraphQL

https://mwop.net/blog/2018-07-18-graphql.html
Yes, GraphQL looks great on paper, but the devil's in the details and lack of documentation.

Isaac Asimov: Becoming Educated

https://www.designluck.com/becoming-educated/
Asimov's three guidelines toward becoming educated.

Infographic Marketing: 10 Small Things That Can Make a Big Difference

https://towardsdatascience.com/infographic-marketing-10-small-things-that-can-make-a-big-difference-92f18951f54a
How to market and tweak your infographics.

The simplest explanation of machine learning you’ll ever read

https://hackernoon.com/the-simplest-explanation-of-machine-learning-youll-ever-read-bebc0700047c
tl;dr: Applying labels

The key to happiness is simple, but it’s not easy

https://qz.com/1332841/the-simple-art-of-not-being-miserable/
Lessons from Siddhartha

Basic Linear Algebra for Deep Learning

https://towardsdatascience.com/linear-algebra-for-deep-learning-f21d7e7d7f23
Been about 4 decades since I've taken linear algebra.

5 Quick and Easy Data Visualizations in Python with Code

https://towardsdatascience.com/5-quick-and-easy-data-visualizations-in-python-with-code-a2284bae952f
Exercises in Python's Matplotlib.

These Drawings By JRR Tolkien Reveal His Vision Of Middle-Earth

https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/ariannarebolini/these-drawings-by-jrr-tolkien-vision-of-middle-earth
I've seen some of these before: JRRT's drawings of Middle Earth

Secure, Passwordless Authentication Using Auth0

https://code.tutsplus.com/tutorials/secure-passwordless-authentication-using-auth0--cms-31195
Auth0 looks like a reasonable SaaS authentication service. Here's some hints on using it with PHP.

Python vs (and) R for Data Science

https://blog.usejournal.com/python-vs-and-r-for-data-science-833b48ccc91d
Python or R, or Python AND R? The pros and cons of each.