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Quoting in HTML: Quotations, Citations, and Blockquotes
10.12.2019
It’s all too common to see the incorrect HTML used for quotes in markup. In this article, let’s dig into all this, looking at different situations and different HTML tags to handle those situations.
There are three major HTML elements involved...
New Ukrainian Law Says ‘Virtual Assets’ Can Be Used for Payments
9.12.2019
The Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine’s legislature, has approved amendments that introduce legal terms and definitions pertaining to the crypto space. The new legislation, which aims to transpose the FATF standards into national law, also identifies who is to take responsibility for the oversight...
[aktualita] Mapy.cz nově zobrazují také uzavírky, data berou od státu
3.12.2019
Mapy.cz od Seznamu přidávají novou funkci. V rámci dopravní mapy je nyní možné po aktuální průjezdnosti a dopravních nehodách zobrazovat také uzavírky. „Najdete zde nově uzavírky, kterým se nyní při plánování trasy vyhýbáme. Pokud víte o uzavírce, která tam není, budeme rádi, když nám...
[aktualita] NIX.CZ se po Bratislavě rozšíří také do Vídně. Peering.cz už v Rakousku je
2.12.2019
Nezávislý internetový uzel NIX.CZ se chce během příštího roku rozšířit do Vídně. Root.cz přinesl shrnutí poslední pracovní skupiny, kde o tomto záměru předsednictvo informovalo. Přípojný bod v Rakousku má navázat na propojení českého a slovenského NIXu, které proběhlo letos v létě. Společně s tím...
[článek] Přístup k filmům a seriálům se začíná komplikovat. A také zdražovat
2.12.2019
[4 minuty čtení] Na streamovací války doplácejí kabelovky, klasické televizní stanice a také peněženky diváků. O rodinné rozpočty diváků se pere čím dál víc služeb. Svět byl jednoduché místo pro život, dokud existovaly pouze klasické televize. Pak to začaly trochu komplikovat videopůjčovny a filmy...
The Thought Process Behind a Flexbox Layout
27.11.2019
I just need to put two boxes side-by-side and I hear flexbox is good at stuff like that.
Just adding display: flex; to the parent element lays out the children in a row.
Well, that's cool. I guess I could have floated them, but this is easier.
They should probably take up the full space they have...
Policymakers 'Will Take a Very Hard Look' at Crypto + More News
22.11.2019
Crypto Briefs is your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptocurrency and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.
Regulation news
Digital currencies at scale raise not only concrete questions about money laundering, monetary policy, and other...
NEO Price Escalates Over a Month; Bulls Manage to Take Control
22.11.2019
NEO coin seems bearish in the 1-day chart; the 1-Month chart shows a major price rise The coin is up by more than 50% as compared to its trading price a month ago NEO has traced a bullish trendline; SMA lines have just formed a bearish crossover; MACD still gives negative signs A shy part...
Does It Take a Lot of Luck in Playing Online Games?
22.11.2019
It’s tempting to sort online games into separate categories marked “luck” and “skill” but the truth is that most of the games that we think go under the “pure luck” category often require a good amount of skill and vice versa. For instance, chess is often used as an example of skill, but it might...
What the web still is
21.11.2019
Being a pessimist is an easy thing to fall back on, and I’m trying to be better about it. As we close the year out, I thought it would be a good exercise to take stock of the state of the web and count our blessings.
Versatile
We don't use the internet to do just one thing. With more than...
Emcee Tips for a Conference or Meetup
21.11.2019
There are some great resources out there to help conference speakers give better talks, but fewer for people who are preparing to take on the role of emcee at meetup or conference.
I've been fortunate enough to emcee conferences more than 20 times now, most recently JAMstack_conf which I help...
Google, Facebook Take on Banking Duties, Crypto Shrugged to the Side?
21.11.2019
With major tech firms shifting their focus to finance, what does this mean for the future of crypto and the wider financial system?
Techniques for a Newspaper Layout with CSS Grid and Border Lines Between Elements
20.11.2019
I recently had to craft a newspaper-like design that featured multiple row and column spans with divider lines in between them. Take a look at the mockup graphic here and see if it makes you sweat at all. If you’re like me, you have been around a while and know just how difficult this would have...
Variations on Theme: Reinventing Type on the Web
20.11.2019
If anyone knows anything about me, it’s usually one of two things: that I have two outrageously fluffy dogs, or that I like fonts and typography. Like, really really like them. So while I am super excited about how well Tristan is doing with his hydrotherapy —we’re walking 50% further than he...
Getting Started with GraphQL
20.11.2019
GraphQL was developed by Facebook in 2012 to power up its mobile apps. Since open-sourcing GraphQL specification in 2015, it gained a lot of popularity and is now used by many development teams, including giants like GitHub, Twitter or Airbnb. Why so? And what exactly is a GraphQL? Let's take...
Bitcoin Cash (BCH) Finally Kicks Starts a High Stride; Market Bears May Take a Break
20.11.2019
BCH coin has recently initiated a rebound as it found support below $240 Bitcoin Cash has formed a support level at $235; price level above $250 is to watch for The rising channel has been breached recently, which shows a pause in the uptrend Technical indicators are ready to set the mood for...
Six Months Using Firebase Web Performance Monitoring
19.11.2019
I don't really think of Firebase as a performance monitoring tool (all I ever think about is auth and real-time data storage), but nevertheless, it totally has that feature.
Justin Ribeiro...
[A] tool to track what real users in the wild are experiencing with an easy setup? Yes, please. [...]...
The Communal Cycle of Sharing
18.11.2019
What I'm interested in this year is how we're continuing to expand on tools, services, and shared side projects to collectively guide where we take the web next, and the way we're sharing that.
So many other mediums—mostly analog ones—have been around for ages and have a deeper history. In...
The Kind of Development I Like
18.11.2019
I'm turning 40 next year (yikes!) and even though I've been making websites for over 25 years, I feel like I'm finally beginning to understand the kind of development I like. Expectedly, these are not new revelations and my views can be summed up by two older Computer Science adages that pre-date...
The Department of Useless Images
18.11.2019
Gerry McGovern:
The Web is smothering in useless images. These clichéd, stock images communicate absolutely nothing of value, interest or use. They are one of the worst forms of digital pollution because they take up space on the page, forcing more useful content out of sight. They also slow down...