BlogFlockOne of the dreams of Web 2.0 was that website would speak unto website. An "Application Programming Interface" (API) would give programmatic access to structured data, allowing services to seamlessly integrate content from each other. Users would be able to quickly grab data from multiple sources and use them for…
This week was a rather cold one, it rained on the weekend and the days have been much chiller since then. It’s winter so it’s to be expected, but the region where I live isn’t often this cold!
In any case not a lot of things happened this time around,…
[Scott Klein and Ben Welsh in Source]
I agree, strongly, with this piece about (re)building an open source culture in news by Scott Klein and Ben Welsh. But then, I would: I spent over a decade working to build open source communities, and then another decade and…
This book is excellent at describing the symptoms of madness which have beset the world. It expertly diagnoses the causes which have led so many people into a mirror-realm of fantasy. Sadly it falls short of prescribing a cure. I doubt anyone who has fallen into the conspiracy mindset will…
Isaac Newton, one of the greatest scientific minds in human history, lost a fortune in the South Sea Bubble of 1720.
After initially making money and selling his shares, he bought back in at the peak, watching helplessly as the stock collapsed. His reported loss was around £20,000, equivalent to…
I'm absolutely addicted to the Reddit's UK Personal Finance forum - where people mutually support each other through the difficult world of managing one's personal finances. It's a great community and full of people eager to help others.
In amongst the confusion around pensions, tips for budgeting, and complaining about…
finally got bad enough that it needs fixing, and today i could use a fiddly project to occupy my brain
sadly i forgot that this design has the components mounted on the bottom of the PCB which means desoldering all the switches, so ten minutes was a very unrealistic estimate
[Andrew Losowsky at The Markup]
Andrew Losowsky discusses the impact of AI on his hiring process:
“Within 12 hours of posting the role, we received more than 400 applications. At first, most of these candidates seemed to be genuine. However, as the person who had to read them…
A fleshed out story, one you just might want to read.
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Sophie builds fun things out of HTML, CSS & JavaScript, and writes blog posts about tech and mental health.
a blog by Michał "rysiek" Woźniak
cmdr-nova's personal blog and home on the indie-web.
Maker of web things, Lego builder, sometimes blogger, sporadic pizzaiolo, fortnightly podcaster. Cat dad and human dad.
I'm a software developer in Camarillo, California. I write about software development, technology and music.