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EasyDNS is now accepting Dogecoin for payments
Continuing in our tradition of being a crypto currency trailblazer, we are now accepting DOGE payments for all services. We were the first ICANN registrar to accept Bitcoin... ...the first to accept Ethereum, ...the first to accept Litecoin and now ... DOGE. Remember who was there first, again. (and it…
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What’s Vivaldi’s business model?
Some browsers use your data in ad networks, push promoted content or use other invasive methods to fund their development. We don’t.
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Nominet announces that four directors have been removed
Nominet announces that four directors have been removed from their board seats as a result of a vote at today’s Extraordinary General Meeting.
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Building the Brex API
We’re excited to launch the Brex API this week! Now, customers can programmatically read their data, issue cards, invite users, send payments and much more.
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Parler Tricks: Making Software Disappear
Purism makes premium phones, laptops, mini PCs and servers running free software on PureOS. Purism products respect people's privacy and freedom while protecting their security.
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Is Apple Banning Free Analytics SDKs?
This story has moved a lot since it was published – our update from March 3 tells the latest. Apple...
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UC secures landmark open access deal with world’s largest scientific publisher
The University of California today (March 16) announced a pioneering open access agreement with the world’s largest scientific publisher, Elsevier, making significantly more of the University’s research available to people worldwide — immediately and at no cost. The deal will put more UC research into the hands of…
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GitHub Discussions is out of beta
GitHub Discussions is now out of beta, with features that include labels, Discussions GraphQL API and webhooks, and mobile functionality.
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Vaccines and our return to office plans
An update on Google’s return to office plans, including vaccine requirements and extending voluntary work from home.
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Why Google's bookmark manager and Docs have purposefully bad UI
Chrome’s bookmark manager and Google docs have questionably bad UI and design. They both lack such basic organizational features, such as tags, one has to wonder if they are purposefully bad at helping you stay organized.
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How Google designed its wildfire feature for Maps
Learn more about Google. Explore our innovative AI products and services, and how we're using technology to help improve lives around the world.
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Unified Patent Court is more expensive and an SME killer
Brussels, 31 october 2021 — FFII says the proposed Unified Patent Court is an SME killer with its super-expensive court fees of 20.000EUR. No small company will be able to defend itself if it is accused of violating a patent, the proposed UPC court fees will deny access to justice for small companies, the cost […]
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Zimki, the world's first Platform as a Service that belonged to Canon
The origin of AWS and the story of Zimki, the world's first Platform as a Service that belonged to Canon.
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The Evolution of Developer Salaries: Looking Back 20 Years
There's a lot to consider when charting the rise and fall of developer salaries over the years. Let's dive in!
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A $100k Prize for a Decentralized Inflation Dashboard
Build a censorship-resistant inflation dashboard. If we pick your project, we'll fund it with $100k.
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Google banned almost 120k spam developer accounts in 2020 for the play store
Posted by Krish Vitaldevara, Director of Product Management Trust & Safety, Google Play Providing safe experiences to billions of users a...
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Introducing raspberrypi.com
We're launching a new website dedicated to Raspberry Pi computers, and new social media channels focused on our educational initiatives.
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DAO votes to join Blender Development Fund as Patron member
Decentraland joins the Blender Development Fund for a period of two years, as Patron Member.
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Doing a Job – The Management Philosophy of Adm. Hyman G. Rickover
Excerpt from a speech Adm. Hyman Rickover (1900-1986) gave at Columbia University in 1982 outlining his leadership style.
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Using inflation tracking methods from 80s and 90s, inflation would be ~10%
The CPI chart on the home page reflects our estimate of inflation for today as if it were calculated the same way it was in 1990. The CPI on the Alternate Data Series tab here reflects the CPI as if it were calculated using the methodologies in place in 1980. In general terms, methodological shifts in government…
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Savings are now more liquid and part of “M1 money”
Money is marvelously nuanced. Because different assets can be used as money, we need several categories and definitions to keep track of it. M1 describes the most liquid and widely...
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1. Trends in income and wealth inequality
Barely 10 years past the end of the Great Recession in 2009, the U.S. economy is doing well on several fronts. The labor market is on a job-creating streak that…
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Merck Statement on Ivermectin use During the COVID-19 Pandemic
KENILWORTH, N.J., Feb. 4, 2021 – Merck (NYSE: MRK), known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, today affirmed its position regarding use of ivermectin during the COVID-19 pandemic. Company scientists continue to carefully examine the findings of all available and emerging studies of ivermectin for the…
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Costs of the 20-year war on terror: $8 trillion and 900,000 deaths
A report from the Costs of War project at Brown University revealed that 20 years of post-9/11 wars have cost the U.S. an estimated $8 trillion and have killed more than 900,000 people.
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What’s behind the recent surge in the M1 money supply?
While the terms “money” and “wealth” often mean the same thing in everyday parlance, economists define money more narrowly as the component of wealth consisting of
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A Threshold Crossed
The 213-page report, “A Threshold Crossed: Israeli Authorities and the Crimes of Apartheid and Persecution,” examines Israel’s treatment of Palestinians. It presents the present-day reality of a single authority, the Israeli government, ruling primarily over the area between the Jordan River and Mediterranean Sea…
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Productivity vs Wages | Productivity is Soaring, But Wages Aren't Keeping Up
The debate about productivity vs wages has been answered here. A study has found that the growth in compensation is lagging behind the productivity of employees.