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Productivity in 2017: analyzing 225 million hours of work time
What was the most productive day of 2017? How often do we get distracted by emails or IM? By analyzing millions of hours of anonymized data, we found out.
GitHub acquires AppCanary
aToday, we’re excited to announce that we’re going to be able to build tools that impact almost every software developer on the planet — we’re joining GitHub.
Mistakes to avoid when asking for a raise
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Apple acquires Buddybuild
Xcode Cloud is a continuous integration and delivery service built into Xcode and designed expressly for Apple developers.
Mapzen Shutdown
Mapzen was reborn as a Linux Foundation project in 2019 after ceasing commercial operation in 2018. There continues to be a future for the projects incubated...
Basecamp doesn’t employ anyone in SF, but now we pay everyone as though all did
If you want to be amongst the best paid people in software, you have to move to San Francisco. Or do you?The roots of Basecamp are in Chicago. It’s where the business started, it’s where our only o…
iPhone 6 slows down by 28% after just 4 months use
After just 140 charging cycles, which could happen after just 4 months usage, the iPhone is running 28% slower than it does with a new battery.
The Long-Term Stock Exchange Comes to Life
Important update for LTSE Equity customers.
A Message to Our Customers about iPhone Batteries and Performance
Understand iPhone performance and its relation to your battery.
Three Delusions: Paper Wealth, a Booming Economy, and Bitcoin
The reason that delusions are so hard to fight with logic is that delusions themselves are established through the exercise of logic. Responsibility for delusions is more likely to be found in distorted perception or inadequate information.
The Future of JQuery UI and JQuery Mobile
jQuery: The Write Less, Do More, JavaScript Library
iPhone Performance Degrades as Battery Ages
A Reddit post from last week has sparked a discussion regarding iPhone performance as a function of battery age. While we expect battery capacity to decrease as batteries age, we expect processor performance to stay the same. However, users with older iPhones with lower-than-expected Geekbench 4 scores have reported…
New Thunderbird Releases and New Thunderbird Staff
Thunderbird is going strong at version 52 (ESR) and 57, 58 beta In April 2017 Thunderbird released its successful Extended Service Release (ESR) version 52. This release has just seen it’s fifth “dot update” 52.5.0, where fixes, stability and minor functionality improvements were shipped. Thunderbird 57 beta was also…
Is Spending Time on Social Media Bad for Us?
With people spending more time on social media, many rightly wonder whether that time is good for us. Do people connect in meaningful ways online? Or are they simply consuming trivial updates and polarizing memes at the expense of time with loved ones?
What the SATs Taught Us about Finding the Perfect Fit
On the Stitch Fix Algorithms team, we’ve always been in awe of what professional stylists are able to do, especially when it comes to knowing a customer’s si...
Don't get caught up in blockchain hype
Internet Hall of Famer says it pays to consider non-blockchain solutions.
Kicking off Stripe’s private beta in India
Today, we're kicking off our private beta in India!
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