Kind: Reposts
Reposting of content from another site, often with commentary.
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What programming language should I learn first?
Most people’s journey toward learning to program starts with a single late-night Google search.
Usually it’s something like “Learn ______”
But how do they decide which language to search for?...
Quincy Larson (freeCodeCamp) -
197. RALPH WALDO EMERSON: Envoys of Beauty
Zen Pencils -
Verbal Alchemy
Buttersafe -
For the last time, Google is not our competition in libraries...
There's a very famous Neil Gaiman quote among librarians and lovers of libraries: "Google will bring you back, you know, a hundred thousand answers. A librarian will bring you back the right one."...
Ned Potter -
The Lost Civilization of Dial-Up Bulletin Board Systems
I have a vivid, recurring dream. I climb the stairs in my parents’ house to see my old bedroom. In the back corner, I hear a faint humming.
It’s my old computer, still running my 1990s-era bulletin board system (BBS, for short), “The Cave.” I thought I had shut it down ages ago, but it’s been … -
Sogno di Volare (Christopher Tin, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Angel City Chorale, Prima Vocal Ensemble, Lucis)
Christopher Tin / Firaxis Games -
Can you stop Jeremy Corbyn from joining ISIS? [Twine game]
Can you stop Jeremy Corbyn from joining ISIS? [Twine game]
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The Zip Line Across Time Zones
Tom Scott -
Pornhub Bypasses Ad Blockers With WebSockets
Pornhub has found an innovative way to deliver ads to users of ad blocking software, exploiting limitations in Chrome’s content blocking API...
BugReplay -
Hilarious hashtag on how Trump interprets classic literature | Mashable
Another debate, another Twitterstorm.
And this one has spawned possibly THE best hashtag of the election season — #TrumpBookReport...
Lindsay Davis (Mashable) -
How Entropy Powers The Earth (Big Picture Ep. 4)
Minute Physics / Big Picture -
Life Goals
XKCD -
Chaise Lounger
We laughed at it when it arrived, we sat on it, fucked on it, and then oh my gosh, we fell in love with it. Guys this silly, ludicrous, expensive lump of foam… is truly wonderful. Look at this thing, it’s BONKERS. Buy it from one of our Friends (With Benefits) USA Liberator Chaise Loungers…
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LOOK AT ME
Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal -
Git The Princess! How to save the princess in 8 programming languages.
Mart Virkus (Toggl)