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15.5.2020
The relationship between HTML and CSS is special: mixing content via HTML with presentation from CSS to make an awesome presentation. Sometimes, however, you need to employ CSS tricks solely to enhance functionality. This could be one of those cases. When browsing through the Firefox DevTools...
How to Tame Line Height in CSS
15.5.2020
In CSS, line-height is probably one of the most misunderstood, yet commonly-used attributes. As designers and developers, when we think about line-height, we might think about the concept of leading from print design — a term, interestingly enough, that comes from literally putting pieces of lead...
Unlock Your Mac with Apple Watch
13.5.2020
I convinced myself six months ago that I needed to give the Apple Watch a try. While I wear it every day and enjoy a few features, I’ve felt a bit let down by the experience. I do, however, believe that the Apple Watch makes notifications and other “little things” easier. One...
Using CSS Masks to Create Jagged Edges
12.5.2020
I was working on a project that had this neat jagged edge along the bottom of a banner image.
Looking sharp… in more ways than one.
It’s something that made me think for a second and I learned something in the process! I thought I’d write up how I approached it so you can use it on your...
Dealing With Stale Props and States in React’s Functional Components
12.5.2020
There’s one aspect of JavaScript that always has me pulling my hair: closures. I work with React a lot, and the overlap there is that they can sometimes be the cause of stale props and state. We’ll get into exactly what that means, but the trouble is that the data we use to build our UI can...
Free SSL Certificates with ZeroSSL (Sponsored)
12.5.2020
During my early years in web development, one of the most costly and annoying tasks was securing and installing security certificates on client websites. Most providers charged hundreds of dollars for SSL certs and getting them configured properly was a huge source of stress. Securing sites is much...
Crypto.com Launches Plugin for One Million Ecommerce Merchants on Ecwid
11.5.2020
Crypto.com is integrating with ecommerce platform Ecwid, which now features a plugin supported by Crypto.com that lets customers pay with crypto on the platform
Bank of England Predicts Worst Economic Crash in 300 Years for UK
10.5.2020
The Bank of England has predicted the worst economic crash since the Great Frost of 1709. Economists are less optimistic than the central bank about the rate of recovery for the UK economy. “Current conditions are unprecedented in our lifetime and all forecasters are struggling to make...
Chinese Court Rules Bitcoin Is Asset Protected by Law
9.5.2020
A court in Shanghai, China, has reportedly ruled that bitcoin is an asset protected by Chinese law in a case that has dragged on for years. The case involves a theft of two different cryptocurrencies, one being bitcoin, from an American. The defendants argued that bitcoin was not recognized under...
Devon Brewer: Rediscovering the Golden Rule
9.5.2020
The Golden Rule may be the most basic moral approach to dealing with others. It seems universal across cultures and religions. The Golden Rule is instinctive. We all know it, even as children without education. I like the negative form of the Golden Rule the best. One of the earliest written...
prerender.js
9.5.2020
This is another player in the game of rendering the page of the link that you’re about to click on before you click it. It’s like getting a decent performance boost for extremely little effort.
Instant.page is another one, and I’ve been sufficiently convinced by its methodology...
One of Bitcoin’s Earliest Miners Is Dedicating $66M in Crypto to a Fund of Funds
8.5.2020
Bixin, one of the earliest bitcoin miner operators and wallet startups, is dedicating 6600 bitcoin, worth $66 million, to a new fund of funds
I’m getting back to making videos
8.5.2020
It’s probably one part coronavirus, one part new-fancy-video setup, and one part “hey this is good for CodePen too,” but I’ve been doing more videos lately. It’s nice to be back in the swing of that for a minute. There’s something fun about coming back to an...
Exciting Things on the Horizon For CSS Layout
8.5.2020
Michelle Barker notes that it’s been a heck of a week for us CSS layout nerds.
Firefox has long had the best DevTools for CSS Grid, but Chrome is about to catch up and go one bit better by visualizing grid line numbers and names.
Firefox supports gap for display: flex, which is great,...
Is Bitcoin Going to Have a Trend Revision Unlike the One Seen Post 2012 and 2016 Halving?
7.5.2020
Bitcoin price slides back to trade around $9.2k, and over the past 24 hours, BTC/USD kept oscillating between $9.2k to $9.3k price area The uptrend that broke out 2 days back experienced a steep rise, yesterday and for a moment broke above $9.4k Yet again the price of BTC has plummeted below $9.3k...
65% of Global Bitcoin Hashrate Concentrated in China
7.5.2020
A new bitcoin mining map by the University of Cambridge shows that China accounts for 65% of the world’s hash power. About half of the country’s hash rate is produced in just one place, the autonomous Xinjiang region, which makes up 35.76% of the global total. Launched recently,...
A Single Chinese Region Accounts for One-Third of Global BTC Hash Rate
7.5.2020
Cambridge University has launched a ‘Bitcoin Mining Map’ that shows the distribution of hashing power worldwide as well as within China
Meet Ideaology – All in One Blockchain Solution
6.5.2020
DUBAI, UAE, 8th May (Friday) Time: 10 AM New York, NY, USA (GMT-4) ‘MEET IDEAOLOGY’ webconference is looking for you The exclusive, pre-launch presentation for the top crypto people In an effort to make top-shelf blockchain partnerships before their Initial Coin Offering is launched, Ideaology...
‘Very Near Launch’: Polkadot Founder Gavin Wood Details Network Rollout
6.5.2020
Polkadot founder Gavin Wood outlined the “five or six” steps the network will be taking as it moves to a full launch, some four years after first being conceived, during his Ready Layer One presentation
How to Use Block Variations in WordPress
6.5.2020
WordPress 5.4 was released not so long ago and, along with other improvements and bug fixes, it introduced a feature called Block Variations. I had a chance to use it on one of my recent projects and am so pleasantly surprised with how smart this feature is. I actually think it hasn’t received...