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A Beginner’s Guide to Kerning Like a Designer
In this article, we talk about the definition of kerning and its importance in design. Learn more about kerning here, and start kerning like a pro!
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Every blog post that took off on Hacker News, ranked by the votes of its best submission. 2,107 posts.
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Is group chat making you sweat?
Is this you? Are you making other feel like this? Group chat is like being in an all-day meeting with random participants and no agenda. In 2006 we launched Campfire, the first modern SAAS group ch…
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Reflections: The ecosystem is moving
At Open Whisper Systems, we’ve been developing open source “consumer-facing” software for the past four years. We want to share some of the things we’ve learned while doing it. As a software developer, I envy writers, musicians, and filmmakers. Unlike software, when they create something, it is...
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Tor blocked in Turkey as government cracks down on VPN use
The Turkey Blocks internet censorship watchdog has identified and verified that restrictions on the Tor anonymity network and Tor Browser are now in effect throughout Turkey. Our study indicates that service providers have successfully complied with a government ...
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Haiku booting in UEFI mode
As some may have noticed, my UEFI branch got merged in November, purely by accident too! However, until now, we still haven't been able to boot to the desktop. Whilst still in development, the addition of a simple framebuffer driver and a crucial fix …
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Hello Lua
Haxe 3.3 introduces a powerful and flexible new Lua target. Here's how to get started with it.
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Why Kubernetes isn't using Docker's libnetwork
Kubernetes has had a very basic form of network plugins since before version 1.0 was released — around the same time as Docker's libnetwork and Container Network Model (CNM) was introduced. Unlike libnetwork, the Kubernetes plugin system still retains its "alpha" designation. Now that Docker's network plugin support…
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BinDiff now available for free
Posted by Christian Blichmann, Software Engineer BinDiff is a comparison tool for binary files that helps to quickly find differences and ...
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Wycheproof – Tests that check cryptographic software for known weaknesses
Posted by Daniel Bleichenbacher, Security Engineer and Thai Duong, Security Engineer We’re excited to announce the release of Project Wyche...
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Richard Feynman and the Connection Machine
For Richard, a crazy idea was an opportunity to either prove it wrong or prove it right.
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Signal and Giphy
The latest Signal release for Android includes support for GIF search and browsing. Signal has long supported sending and receiving GIFs, but this is an experiment that allows users to browse, search, and select popular GIFs from within Signal.
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Twenty years after Pokémon launched, its impact on Wikipedia remains
Years ago, the English Wikipedia was being overrun by a deluge of articles on Pokémon characters and creatures.
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Anguish: Invisible Programming Language and Invisible Data Theft
DISCLAIMER: data theft is a serious crime in many jurisdictions. The author does not condone or encourage anyone to break laws. The information provided here is for educational purposes only.
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The Panic Sign
After many many years of writing apps and doing things, Panic finally feels like a real company. Why now? Well, we put our name on a building. That’s right, we’re hittin’ the small big leagues, baby! But this isn’t just for show or ego — it’s a little bit cooler than that. Read on.
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Vote.org is a non-profit that wants to get the U.S. to 100% voter turnout
Read more on Y Combinator's blog.
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Free VPN integrated in Opera for better online privacy
Now, you don't have to download VPN extensions or pay for VPN subscriptions to access blocked websites and to shield your browsing when on public Wi-Fi.
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A Guide to Seed Fundraising
Read more on Y Combinator's blog.
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Introducing Google Cloud Natural Language API, Speech API and New Data Center
Following our announcements from GCP NEXT in March, we’re excited to share updates about Cloud Platform expansion and machine learning . Today we’re launching two new Machine Learning APIs into open beta and expanding our footprint in the United States.
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Syscall Auditing at Scale
If you are are an engineer whose organization uses Linux in production, I have two quick questions for you: 1) How many unique outbound TCP connections have your servers made in the past hour? 2) Which processes and users initiated each of those connections? If you can answer both of these questions, fantastic! You…
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Announcing GenStage
GenStage is a new Elixir behaviour for exchanging events with back-pressure between Elixir processes. In this blog post we will cover the background that led us to GenStage, some example use cases, and what we are exploring for future releases.
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A Tribute to Andy Grove (2015) [video]
Andy Grove, former Chairman and CEO of Intel, came to the United States as a refugee from Hungary. With a relentless energy and exceptional mind, he helped build the iconic tech company Intel — and in the process, Silicon Valley itself. Ben Horowitz offers a tribute to this legendary leader (and his own inspiration)…
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RIAA to .ORG Registry: Take down ThePirateBay
We were forwarded a letter from the RIAA via our lawyers on Friday whom in turn received it from Public Interest Registry (PIR), who is the registry operator of the .ORG top level domain. The letter was sent from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) asking PIR "to reconsider whether it…
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.NET Framework 4.6.2
Updated (4/2017): See .NET Framework Releases for newer releases. Today we are excited to announce the availability of the .NET Framework 4.6.2! Many of the changes are based on your feedback, including those submitted on UserVoice and Connect. Thanks for your continued help and engagement! The release is packed with…
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