Smithsonian Releases 2.8M Images into Public Domain https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/smithsonian-releases-28-million-images-public-domain-180974263/
Smithsonian Magazine
Smithsonian Releases 2.8 Million Images Into Public Domain
The launch of a new open access platform ushers in a new era of accessibility for the Institution
Let's Encrypt Has Issued a Billion Certificates https://letsencrypt.org/2020/02/27/one-billion-certs.html
letsencrypt.org
Let's Encrypt Has Issued a Billion Certificates
We issued our billionth certificate on February 27, 2020. We’re going to use this big round number as an opportunity to reflect on what has changed for us, and for the Internet, leading up to this event. In particular, we want to talk about what has happened…
Wildcard: Spreadsheet-Driven Customization of Web Applications https://www.geoffreylitt.com/wildcard/salon2020/
Geoffreylitt
Wildcard: Spreadsheet-Driven Customization of Web Applications
Show HN: Profit Hunt - Get inspired by profitable online projects http://profithunt.co
Freeman Dyson Has Died https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/28/science/freeman-dyson-dead.html
NY Times
Freeman Dyson, Math Genius Turned Technological Visionary, Dies at 96
After an early breakthrough on light and matter, he became a writer who challenged climate science and pondered space exploration and nuclear warfare.
A two-person startup already uses twenty-eight other tools https://acrossapp.com/blog/how-a-2-person-startup-already-uses-28-other-tools
Across
How a 2 person startup already uses 28 other tools
At Across, we wanted to see how many other technology companies and service providers we use on a regular basis. The answer was way more than we thought. For a seed stage 2 person startup, we already use 28 different tools regularly totaling $227 / month…
SETI@home shuts down after 21 years https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/software/seti-home-search-for-alien-life-project-shuts-down-after-21-years/
BleepingComputer
SETI@home Search for Alien Life Project Shuts Down After 21 Years
SETI@home has announced that they will no longer be distributing new work to clients starting on March 31st as they have enough data and want to focus on completing their back-end analysis of the data.
Spot the Drowning Child (2015) http://spotthedrowningchild.com/#
Spotthedrowningchild
Spot The Drowning Child
Can you spot the drowning child in this crowded wave pool? An interactive public service announcement. To the untrained eye, drowning can look just like swimming. The Instinctive Drowning Response is frequently missed, even by people nearby.
“Let’s use Kubernetes.” Now you have eight problems https://pythonspeed.com/articles/dont-need-kubernetes/
Python⇒Speed
“Let’s use Kubernetes!” Now you have 8 problems
For smaller teams, Kubernetes is usually the wrong solution: too complex, too complicated, and with too much work to keep it running.
Using Anki to remember what you read https://superorganizers.substack.com/p/how-to-build-a-learning-machine###
Seliria’s Newsletter
How to Make Yourself Into a Learning Machine
Imagine this: You’re an 18 year old with just a high school degree. You immigrate to a new country that speaks a different language, and start work with some of the brightest engineers in the world. Soon after, you’re thrust into management. Now, you’re leading…
Who is Facebook's mysterious “Lan Tim 2”? https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2020/03/who-is-facebooks-mysterious-lan-tim-2/
Terence Eden’s Blog
Who is Facebook's mysterious "Lan Tim 2"?
Facebook has an interesting feature. It will let you see which companies have associated your off-Facebook activity with your Facebook account. If you visit: you’ll see what companies are sni…
“Just walk out” technology by Amazon https://justwalkout.com/
We're making an open-source $30 GPS/mesh radio, would like advice https://www.meshtastic.org/
meshtastic.org
An open source, off-grid, decentralized mesh network built to run on affordable, low-power devices
Alcoholics Anonymous vs. other approaches: the evidence is now in https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/11/upshot/alcoholics-anonymous-new-evidence.html
NY Times
Alcoholics Anonymous vs. Other Approaches: The Evidence Is Now In (Published 2020)
An updated review shows it performs better than some other common treatments and is less expensive.
Ancient shell shows days were half-hour shorter 70M years ago https://news.agu.org/press-release/ancient-shell-shows-days-were-half-hour-shorter-70-million-years-ago/
AGU Newsroom
Ancient shell shows days were half-hour shorter 70 million years ago - AGU Newsroom
AGU contact: Liza Lester, +1 (202) 777-7494, news@agu.org Contact information for the researchers: Niels de Winter, Vrije Universiteit Brussel and Utrecht University, +31 6 3444 3433, Niels.De.Winter@vub.be WASHINGTON—Earth turned faster at the end of the…