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A Number of Hong Kong Vending Machines Support Bitcoin Cash Payments Over BTC
4.6.2020
Just recently, cryptocurrency evangelist Roger Ver shared a video on Twitter that shows a number of vending machines in Hong Kong that accept bitcoin cash and ethereum, but not bitcoin. A bunch of people got upset at the Tweet, including the crypto-pundit Tone Vays because they couldn’t deal...
Ethereum May Not Be Perfect, but Most DApps Still Like to Run With It
4.6.2020
Security, a viable business model and an active community: why the majority of DApp developers still opt for the Ethereum blockchain
Jumping Into Webmentions With NextJS (or Not)
3.6.2020
Webmention is a W3C recommendation last published on January 12, 2017. And what exactly is a Webmention? It’s described as…
[…] a simple way to notify any URL when you mention it on your site. From the receiver’s perspective, it’s a way to request notifications when other sites...
Bitcoin is NOT DEAD; It is Just Another Day in Crypto!!
3.6.2020
Bitcoin reversed its bullish streak and just formed the other leg of the table on the intraday chart as it lost 8% in just minutes from trading around $10,100 to a candlewick dip around $9.2k on Coinbase. Important to note that as and when BTC price has breached above $10k in the ongoing year until...
Behind the Source: Cassie Evans
3.6.2020
I feel like the tech industry takes itself far too seriously sometimes. I get frustrated by all the posturing and gatekeeping – “You’re not a real developer unless you use x framework”, “CSS isn’t a real programming language”.
I think this kind of rhetoric often puts new developers off,...
Chrome 83 Form Element Styles
3.6.2020
There have been some aesthetic changes to what form elements look like as of Chrome 83. Anything with gradient colorization is gone (notably the extra-shiny <meter stuff). The consistency across the board is nice, particularly between inputs and textareas. Not a big fan of the new <select...
No, Marvin Ammori, CoinDesk Is Not Trying to Extort You
2.6.2020
Marvin Ammori, Head of Policy at Protocol Labs, says his crypto hero is Hal Finney, recalls his trip to Iceland and thinks crypto should disrupt banks next
The Decentralized Web Has Plans, if Not Solutions, to the Misinformation Nightmare
2.6.2020
Donald Trump's recent spat with Twitter over the limits of free speech poses a question: Could decentralized media do better? It hasn't yet, as Civil and TruStory show, but Jack Dorsey wants to test some ideas
Blockchain Is Not a Cure-All for Every Video Conferencing Flaw
2.6.2020
Blockchain projects are developing video conferencing applications as remote working gains more popularity during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic
Jetpack Scan
2.6.2020
Fresh from the Jetpack team at Automattic, today, comes Jetpack Scan. Jetpack Scan scans all the files on your site looking for anything suspicious or malicious and lets you know, or literally fixes it for you with your one-click approval.
This kind of security scanning is very important to...
Overlapping Header with CSS Grid
1.6.2020
Snook shows off a classic design with an oversized header up top, and a content area that is “pulled up” into that header area. My mind goes to the same place:
Historically, I’ve done this with negative margins. The header has a height that adds a bunch of padding to the bottom...
With Riots Erupting in US Cities, Using Tools of Peaceful Protest Can be More Meaningful
31.5.2020
During the last six days, America has been feeling the wrath of a myriad of protests and riots in nearly every major city across the nation. The U.S. is experiencing an uprising like never before, but some of the protests and demonstrations could be more peaceful. Acts like not voting for...
Not Your Tulip Trust? Message Calling Craig Wright ‘Fraud’ May Unlock the Case
29.5.2020
Legal experts say a message in Bitcoin addresses linked to the Tulip Trust could be used against Craig Wright in his case with Kleiman estate
Bitpay Has ‘No Current Plans’ to Support Liquid or the Lightning Network
29.5.2020
According to Bitpay’s Chief Marketing Officer, Bill Zielke, onchain bitcoin payments still rule the roost as far as payments are concerned. Zielke detailed that at least in the near future, Bitpay won’t be supporting the Lightning Network or Blockstream’s Liquid project. Liquid...
A First Look at `aspect-ratio`
29.5.2020
Oh hey! A brand new property that affects how a box is sized! That’s a big deal. There are lots of ways already to make an aspect-ratio sized box (and I’d say this custom properties based solution is the best), but none of them are particularly intuitive and certainly not...
Why we at $FAMOUS_COMPANY Switched to $HYPED_TECHNOLOGY
29.5.2020
Too funny:
After careful consideration, we settled on rearchitecting our platform to use $FLASHY_LANGUAGE and $HYPED_TECHNOLOGY. Not only is $FLASHY_LANGUAGE popular according to the Stack Overflow developer survey, it’s also cross platform; we’re using it to reimplement our mobile apps as well....
Twitter Evidence May Prove Hal Finney Is Not Satoshi
28.5.2020
Evidence from 10 years old tweets helps eliminate Hal Finney as a viable Satoshi Nakamoto candidate
PureCSS Gaze
28.5.2020
Diana Smith with another mind-bending all HTML & CSS painting.
I love that these occupy a special place on the “Should I draw this in CSS?” curve. Things like simple shapes are definitely on the “yes” side of the curve. Then there’s a large valley where things...
Bitmain Cofounder Allegedly Expelled – Could Face Litigation for Operation Interference
27.5.2020
One of the largest ASIC mining manufacturers worldwide, Bitmain, has allegedly ousted cofounder Micree Zhan. Regional reports note that he’s been threatened with litigation if he interferes with company operations. According to two local announcements written in Chinese, Bitmain has warned...
Why Innovation Matters (and How Not to Screw It Up), Feat. Matt Ridley
27.5.2020
The “Rational Optimist” author gives his take on the economic history and possible futures of prosperity’s most important driver: innovation