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USC professor’s DIY online teaching hack to engage students goes viral (2020)
USC’s Emily Nix wants to excite her economics students this fall. With less than $60 in materials, she cooked up this online teaching hack.
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Every blog post that took off on Hacker News, ranked by the votes of its best submission. 2,323 posts.
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Firefox 90
We'd like to extend a special thank you to all of the new Mozillians who contributed to this release of Firefox!
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Nvidia announces mining GPUs, cuts the hash rate of RTX-3060 in half
This Halloween week, GFN Thursday is delivering a fresh batch of gaming treats. Something wicked this blade comes. S-GAME’s Phantom Blade Zero launches on GeForce...
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The historical accuracy of medieval city-builder video games
This blog post explores the historical accuracy of medieval city-builder video games.
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TDD from the Factorio Team
Hello, long time no see :) We obviously have a lot to talk about when it comes to the game changes we recently did, or plan to do, but we don't want to share any of it yet. Yet, there is currently a topic very relevant to us and we can share it without revealing any specific changes to the game. Today's post will be…
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HashiCorp IPO today
As we officially enter the public markets, we plan to continue to do what we think we do best: solving problems for our end users.
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An early look at Postgres 14: Performance and monitoring Improvements
We take a look at whats new in Postgres 14, with idle and active connection scaling, memory monitoring, query IDs and more
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“Free PACER” bill advances through Senate judiciary unanimously
The Senate Judiciary Committee today by voice vote advanced the Open Courts Act (S. 2614), a bill that would modernize the federal judiciary’s case management system and — finally — make access to court filings free for all Americans.
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Erlang/OTP 24 highlights
The official home of the Erlang Programming Language
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Ubuntu 21.04
Ubuntu 21.04 is here, with native Microsoft Active Directory integration, performance optimization and joint support for Microsoft SQL Server on Ubuntu. […]
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What every programmer should know about SSDs
A blog by and for database architects.
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Open-source alternatives to popular B2B tools
Find open source alternatives to popular softwares. Open Source for Business Communication, Project Management, CRM, Video Conferencing, Scheduling & more.
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Skillsoft Buys Codecademy for $525M
Codecademy’s entrepreneurial team, led by founder Zach Sims, to join Skillsoft with focus on accelerating growth in Technology & Developer Business …
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Apple Silicon Macs can't boot from external drive if internal drive failed
CCC 5.1.27 and CCC 6 can make bootable copies of the system on Intel and Apple Silicon Macs (11.3+) right now, and we'll continue to support that functiona...
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Next.js 12
Next.js 12 introduces a brand-new Rust compiler, Middleware (beta), React 18 Support, Native ESM Support, URL Imports, React Server Components (alpha), and more!
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Django, HTMX and Alpine.js: Modern websites, JavaScript optional
Building a modern front end in Django without reaching for a full-blown JavaScript framework. Choosing the right tools for the job, and bringing them into your project.
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Rejected internal job applicants are twice as likely to quit
Internal job applicants who face rejection are nearly twice as likely to leave their organizations than those who were either hired for an internal job or had not applied for a new job at all, ILR School research finds.
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HTTP/3 Is Fast
HTTP/3 promises speed and efficiency, but does it actually deliver? In our latest article, we put HTTP/3 to the test,comparing it against HTTP/2 in real-worl...
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Workaholism leads to health problems, work addiction risk depends on occupation
Workaholism or work addiction risk is a growing public health concern that can lead to many negative mental and physical health outcomes such as depression, anxiety or sleep disorder. Perception of work (job demands and job control) may become a major cause of employees’ work addiction. The international group of…
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Faster JavaScript Calls
Faster JavaScript calls by removing the arguments adaptor frame
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German state planning to switch 25,000 PCs to LibreOffice
The north-German state of Schleswig-Holstein plans to switch to open source software, including LibreOffice, in its administration and schools. In doing so, the state wants to reduce its dependence on proprietary software, and eventually end it altogether. By the end of 2026, Microsoft Office is to be replaced by…
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Discord Launches Threads
Today, we’re excited to introduce a new home for all those winding discussions happening in your communities: Threads!
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Deno on MDN
Web compatibility data for Deno is now available on MDN.
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Git password authentication is shutting down
As previously announced, starting on August 13, 2021, at 09:00 PST, we will no longer accept account passwords when authenticating Git operations on GitHub.com. Instead, token-based authentication (for example, personal…
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$1M bounty for details on Tether’s backing
NEW YORK, NY — Hindenburg Research, a forensic financial research firm, today announces it is launching the Hindenburg Tether Bounty Program (the “Program”) – a reward of up to $1,000,000 for information leading to previously undisclosed details about cryptocurrency “stablecoin” Tether’s backing.