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2017/09/30 #

Today’s links:

  • Strudel.js - Lightweight component framework, ideal step up for developers comfortable with jQuery who want to move on to something else strudeljs.org #

  • ES6 Promises - Patterns and Anti-Patterns - Are promises really any better than callbacks? medium.com #

  • This Unreal Engine Generated Face Almost Escapes The Uncanny Valley And It's Freaking Us Out digg.com #

  • The Incredible Speed With Which A Leopard Can Take Down An Animal digg.com #

  • Guys Find Fish Frozen Solid In The Act Of Eating Another Fish digg.com #

  • Declarative state and side effects management for popular JavaScript frameworks cerebraljs.com #

2017/09/27 #

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2017/09/23 #

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  • mongoist - node.js module for mongodb built with async/await in mind, that emulates the official mongodb API as much as possible github.com #

  • joi - Object schema description language and validator for JavaScript objects github.com #

2017/09/19 #

Today’s links:

  • How To Mix Up A Pan-Galactic Gargle Blaster From 'Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy' digg.com #

  • World Wide Web Consortium abandons consensus, standardizes DRM with 58.4% support, EFF resigns boingboing.net #

2017/09/18 #

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  • The year network television lost its grip on culture, according to Emmy data qz.com #

  • Here's One Man's Grand Plan On How To Handle The North Korea Threat digg.com #

2017/09/13 #

Today’s links:

  • Just The Good Stuff From Tuesday's iPhone Event digg.com #

  • Instead of fixating on a fight between capitalism and socialism, imagine innovating a future economy that transcends old binaries www.fastcompany.com #

2017/09/12 #

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2017/09/10 #

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  • Boiling Water + Liquid Nitrogen = Cool Water Vapor Explosions digg.com #

  • Bodies of 'hundreds' of children buried in mass grave www.bbc.com #

  • Earthrise is a photograph of the Earth and parts of the Moon's surface taken by astronaut Bill Anders in 1968, during the Apollo 8 mission en.wikipedia.org #

  • Overview Effect - the sensation astronauts have when given the opportunity to look down and view the Earth as a whole www.dailyoverview.com #

2017/09/08 #

Today’s links:

  • What one Alabama town’s attempt to secede from its school district tells us about the fragile progress of racial integration in America mobile.nytimes.com #

  • Sacked model - 'All white people benefit from racism' www.bbc.com #

  • In South Korea, children of mixed race can be called "mongrels" - But Han Hyun-min didn't let racism stop him www.bbc.com #

  • Man dead after running into flames at Burning Man www.msn.com #

  • Addiction in the US - She turned to Google for help getting sober - Then she had to escape a nightmare www.theverge.com #

  • Game of Thrones’ Peter Dinklage used to be in a punk band called Whizzy www.nme.com #

2017/09/07 #

Today’s links:

  • 30 Hollywood Classics Streaming for Free in the Public Domain www.vulture.com #

  • Dude With A Perfect Sports Announcer Voice Commentates On Video Game Glitches digg.com #

  • The Node.js World Is Imploding - Another Programming Community Is Having A Meltdown Due To Festering Sexism theoutline.com #

  • Hack Siri And Alexa - Hackers can take control of the world’s most popular voice assistants by whispering to them in frequencies humans can’t hear www.fastcodesign.com #

  • London no longer most expensive place to buy beer www.bbc.com #

2017/09/06 #

Today’s links:

  • Critical Path CSS Generator - Internal CSS Style Sheet Generator for the above the fold content. www.sitelocity.com #

  • A Super Strong Microburst Wind Just Blowing Trees Over digg.com #

  • What the Industrial Revolution Really Tells Us About the Future of Automation and Work m.cacm.acm.org #

  • European court rules companies must tell employees of email checks www.reuters.com #

  • Waking up from The Dream™ - An immigrants perspective about DACA medium.com #

  • What Would It Take To Manufacture A Planet? digg.com #

  • Oliver Struempfel - New World Record Holder For 'Most Beer Steins Carried At Once' digg.com #

  • The Norwegian who's been to 445 English football grounds www.bbc.com #

  • John Motson - Commentator to end BBC football career after 50 years www.bbc.com #

2017/09/04 #

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2017/09/03 #

Today’s links:

  • If you’re a startup, you should not use React (reflecting on the BSD + patents license) medium.com #

  • What's The Longest Possible Road Trip You Could Take? digg.com #

  • Why Your Grief Over a Celebrity’s Death Feels So Real www.vice.com #

  • Guy On Electric Skateboard Races Woman On Electric Wheelchair digg.com #

  • This Human Centipede Race With A Bull Is Just Bonkers digg.com #

  • Technologies can contain dangerous biases and assumptions and we're only beginning to understand the consequences newrepublic.com #

2017/09/01 #

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