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The vast oeuvre of Marshall McLuhan contains a wonderful approach to understanding media called the tetrad (i.e. foursome) of media effects.  You can apply it to anything, from stone tools to robot…

The marketing industry is at a crossroads. But a truly open model for creative work at a global scale can ensure a prosperous future.

Learn how to use this helpful terminal multiplexer tool to better control your command line.

The in-flight entertainment system was once a novel idea that kept passengers enthralled. Now, the systems are expensive, outdated, and hard to upgrade.

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There's always a relevant XKCD. Contribute to adtac/relevant-xkcd development by creating an account on GitHub.

A cli tool to get movie ratings and reviews directly to your terminal! - GitHub - BharatKalluri/moviescore: A cli tool to get movie ratings and reviews directly to your terminal!

Record, build, debug, and maintain quality QA in Google Chrome with SnapTest. Generate quality Selenium code to be run from anywhere.

Everyone should be writing maintainable code but what are the secrets that can really keep maintaining codebases from being a burden?

If someone listens me at a language design this is a valuable lesson I'd like to pass along: Avoid focus on syntax or grammar when you design a new programming language.

Command-Line D&D Character Manager. Contribute to mshems/CharacterCommand development by creating an account on GitHub.

How do you deal with read models being out of sync with the actual system state? In other words, how do you deal with the specter of Eventual Consistency?

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The domain name system is everything, says APNIC's chief scientist. If you're not securing it, that's 'pathetic'.

Kahle says preserving the web — and traditions of openness and net neutrality — is more important than ever under the Trump administration.

Fermat's Library is a platform for illuminating academic papers.

A new report starts to quantify the effect that popular encryption products have on law enforcement.

End-to-end encryption is hard to get in Gmail. For easy email encryption, you must switch to a secure Gmail alternative such as Tutanota.

Dual monitors are useful for a lot reasons, even if they don’t actually affect productivity. Buying a second monitor is straightforward if you’re working from a desktop computer, but it’s much trickier with a laptop. YouTuber DIY Perks shows you how to build a second monitor from recycled parts that works great with a…

Steven Kotler and Jamie Wheal have produced one of the quintessential biohacking books of our time. “Stealing Fire” focuses on achieving flow through hacking consciousness. Whether it b…

Tech companies use the latest artificial intelligence to help them hire a diverse workforce.