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How to Simulate Long HTTP Requests
17.3.2020
It happens less frequently these days but there are times when we need to accommodate for a HTTP request timing out. The service could be down, under heavy traffic, or just poorly coded, or any host of other issues. Whenever I need to simulate a long HTTP request, I use a bit of PHP...
WooCommerce 4.0 & WooCommerce Payments Beta
17.3.2020
Y'all know WooCommerce: it's a plugin for WordPress that adds robust eCommerce functionality to your site. Notably, like WordPress itself, it's open-source and free. You only pay for things if you need things like special plugins that extend functionality.
This is a huge month for WooCommerce!...
CoinMarketCap Expands Ratings and On-chain Data on Site With New Partners
17.3.2020
We just launched our on-site partnership with Crypto Briefing, TokenInsight and IntoTheBlock to provide data on cryptoasset ratings and on-chainContinue Reading
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How Many Women Users Before Crypto Is Not Sexist?
17.3.2020
A recent headline on Micky — an iconoclastic media outlet that focuses on cryptocurrency — read “Crypto Twitterstorm: ‘Creepy sexist trolling’ or just a funny meme?” The article explained, “A post making fun of Blockstream’s Samson Mow has sparked...
"What You Said" (Mar. 16), a Weekly Round-Up of Sentiments From the Community
17.3.2020
CoinMarketCap crew! Welcome back to another week’s edition of “What You Said”! Here you will see fun polls conducted forContinue Reading
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Bitcoin.com Exchange to Sponsor Decentralized Collectible Card Game Splinterlands
17.3.2020
Splinterlands is one of the most popular collectible trading card games in the cryptocurrency scene and a successful decentralized app. To help the game attract more players, and introduce them to bitcoin cash at the same time, Bitcoin.com Exchange will be sponsoring a number of upcoming...
CSS X
17.3.2020
My name appears in an article from Bert Bos (co-author of the original CSS spec), so I'll consider that a life accomplishment. Berts makes the point that CSS has evolved and the working group versions things, but the working group hasn't been and doesn't really plan to be involved in these...
BTC Hashrate Follows Price Drop – 20% Lower Before Bitcoin Halving
16.3.2020
Four days ago, digital currency markets lost billions and prices sank to levels not seen since last March. The market bloodbath has affected bitcoin miners as they are making fewer profits than they were a week prior. By Monday, March 16, BTC’s hashrate slid below the 100 exahash (EH/s)...
Stop Using “Dropdown”
16.3.2020
Adrian Roselli notes that it might actually mean:
A <select> menu
An ARIA Listbox, Combobox, Menu, or Disclosure Widget
An input with a <datalist>
An input with autocomplete
A <details><summary> block
An accordion
Flyout navigation
In my own usage, I tend to mean...
Bitcoin Games Celebrates St. Patrick’s Day With Free Spins Promotion
16.3.2020
The world needs a good cause to cheer right now in these tense times. Luckily, St. Patrick’s Day is coming up this Tuesday, March 17. To celebrate the holiday and give players an extra reason to smile, Bitcoin Games is offering a new free spins promotion. The platform is a provably fair...
Bitcoin Reacts to Fed’s 0% Rate Drop, Reserve Requirements Removed, $700B in Stimulus
16.3.2020
On Sunday, the U.S. Federal Reserve slashed the benchmark short-term rate by 100 basis points bringing it to zero. In addition to the rate cut, the Fed promised $700 billion in bond purchases and eliminated all reserve requirements for smaller financial institutions. However, the Fed’s rate...
How to Make Repeating Border Images
16.3.2020
I just saw this cool little site from Max Bittker: broider. You design an image on a 9-slice grid (except the middle part) and it will produce an image for you to use with border-image along with the CSS to copy and paste.
Check out my little design:
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The areas of the image...
Build a Node.js Tool to Record and Compare Google Lighthouse Reports
16.3.2020
In this tutorial, I’ll show you step by step how to create a simple tool in Node.js to run Google Lighthouse audits via the command line, save the reports they generate in JSON format and then compare them so web performance can be monitored as the website grows and develops.
I’m hopeful this...
While the Crypto Market Was Hemorrhaging Value, These Tokens Mooned
16.3.2020
Why do certain altcoins moon? It’s a question that all crypto holders have pondered at some stage while enviously eyeing the ascent of a token that wasn’t even on their radar, let alone their portfolio. If the performance of obscure tokens in a bull market is discombobulating, how...
Jack Ma Foundation: First Shipment of Masks and TestKits Off to US
16.3.2020
Jack Ma, the founder of Alibaba Group, tweeted today declaring that the first shipment of masks and coronavirus test kit is already on its way to the US from Shanghai. The first shipment of masks and coronavirus test kits to the US is taking off from Shanghai. All the best to our friends...
Sending Cash to Friends and Family Through Bitcoin ATMs Is Safer Than Crowding Bank Offices During Pandemic
16.3.2020
Transferring money over traditional channels may involve a lot of queuing in lines these days. Authorities around the world are trying to prevent large groups of people gathering in confined spaces to reduce the risk of transmitting the coronavirus infection. Remittances are a lifeline for people...
Traders Flock to Tether, USDC, PAX – Stablecoins See Great Demand After Crypto Market Havoc
16.3.2020
Stablecoins have seen massive volume and growth this month especially after the market carnage on March 12. Per usual, tether has been the king of stablecoins following the market downturn, but the 4.6 billion USDT wasn’t enough for all the liquidity needed to shield the storm. Other tokens...
Bitcoin Cash IFP Debate: ABC Kicks Off Fundraiser, 3 Mining Pools Signal BCHN Support
15.3.2020
During the first week of March, there were prominent discussions concerning the recently announced infrastructure funding proposal (IFP). However, a number of crypto participants are focused on the market carnage and the possibility of a global recession. After the new full node project published...
Bitcoin Cash Meetups Go Virtual in Japan to Combat Virus, Allowing Members to Choose
15.3.2020
Due to the spread of the COVID-19 virus, BCH meetup groups in Tokyo and Osaka, Japan, have announced they will be offering a virtual option for those wishing to avoid crowded places and to participate digitally, while still supporting merchants. In Tokyo, physical venues will still be booked...
US State Wants to Legally Seize Unclaimed Cryptocurrencies Left at Custodians
15.3.2020
The U.S. state of Illinois has advanced a bill to consider unclaimed cryptocurrencies at custodians abandoned after five years. The coins will then be liquidated and the proceeds remitted to the State Treasurer. The cryptocurrency owners will have no recourse against the custodians or the state....