What can software learn from Christopher Alexander? Many programmers know that the
idea of design patterns comes from architecture, but Christopher Alexander's writing has much more
for us than just the Gang of Four design patterns. This post is a somewhat…

Edmond Dujardin, Joseph Callenac and the design history of Mille Bornes.

Whether or not Samsung’s updated terms affect you, you’ll have to accept them in order to get the reassurance that no-one has logged into your Samsung account, and is currently monitoring your whereabouts using the “find my device” feature, checking out your…

The case for this and why it matters.

Global Warming - Learn how to manipulate open data with JS

Python package for AutoML on Tabular Data with Feature Engineering, Hyper-Parameters Tuning, Explanations and Automatic Documentation - mljar/mljar-supervised

The Apple II Desktop has been updated. Version 1.2 Alpha 48 includes a ton of updates. The program is now available in eight languages. Updated features include:



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Added Sample.Media folder with some samples of various file types.Improved appearance…

Irish regulators said Instagram violated European data protection rules. It was the latest move by authorities in Europe and the U.S. related to child protection online.

I patched my Slack client to keep messages that others delete - SharonBrizinov/slack-anti-delete

How I wrote my own background distributed task queue to replace Celery at WakaTime.

Informal settlers in Baseco, Manila, struggle to win respect and equal partnership in shaping the environmental agenda for their home.

When it comes to static sites, there are a myriad of solutions for authoring and compiling, but talk about hosting these static sites, and we are still in the early 2000s. I discuss the challenges one faces when hosting, and even make a proposal to solve…

An NPR and PBS Frontline investigation reveals how the oil and gas industry used the promise of recycling to sell more plastic, even when they knew it would never work on a large scale.