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12ft.io Taken Down
The News/Media Alliance has successfully secured the takedown of notorious paywall bypass website 12ft.io.
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How to make decisions like a poker player
Thinking in bets is a decision-making framework developed by poker player Annie Duke. Here's how it can make you a better decision-maker:
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WordPress introduces 100 year domain registrations
Meet our 100-Year Domains and 100-Year Plan, here to help you secure your digital legacy long-term.
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Online shopping in Africa doesn’t work because of shipping and billing forms
I have attended several Tech events where they invite so-called gurus and experts to explain the digital landscape in Africa, but I have…
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Chris Beard Named CEO of Mozilla
I am pleased to announce that Chris Beard has been appointed CEO of Mozilla Corp. The Mozilla board has reviewed many internal and external candidates –
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A legend reborn: Microsoft brings back the iconic Classic IntelliMouse
Microsoft IntelliMouse. Originally launched in 1996, it became instantly famous with gamers and highly regarded as a great gaming mouse. The IntelliMouse 3.0 had exceptional ergonomics due to its the asymmetric from, and sculpted buttons and finger rests, making it fit perfectly into your hand. It also used long life…
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The Arrival of AI
What is artificial intelligence? Is it really any different than technology? In my estimation machine learning is truly something new, and the effects on society will be significant.
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Backblaze 7.0 – Version History and Beyond
You now have the ability to keep updated, changed, and even deleted files in your backups forever by extending version history.
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Continuous growth is cancer
I am currently affected by the wave of layoffs in the technology industry and this isn’t my first rodeo. The difference is that it feels worse this time as I am not only annoyed by losing my job, but I am starting to feel that the system is incredibly flawed. Instead of building a sustainable work environment with…
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Prediction Markets Beat Polls
I Fought the Market, and the Market Won
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Firefox 12 released
Firefox for Windows, Mac and Linux makes updating the browser easier and includes more than 85 improvements to built-in developer tools. We put a lot of wo
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GPL Time Bomb – an interesting approach to FOSS licensing
UPDATES Following some feedback I am going to rename my usage of “Time-Bomb” due to potential negative connotation on the words. I am going to call it “Eventually Open”. Also a …
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Google will consider lowering Play Store cut to 15% for certain apps
News and insights on the Android platform, developer tools, and events.
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The end of tweeted articles
Elon Musk, X and the end of tweeted articles
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Semiconductors are more than just processors and GPUs
If you ask a software developer the question 'What are some example uses of semiconductors?', they'll probably mention 'silicon chips', like the ones found in processors or graphics cards. Indeed, this is probably the answer that I would have given just a couple years ago, but I have since become enlightened as to the…
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Telegram to award grants to bot developers
Win $25K or more for your Telegram bot – @durov is giving away 1 million dollars to devs in 2016.
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Book publishers call on Apple to match 15% commission granted to developers
(Manhattan Beach, CA - December 2, 2020) -- On November 18, Apple announced the App Store Small Business Program to help small businesses and independent developers. The program reduces Apple’s commission from 30% to 15% for small software publishers earning up to $1 million in proceeds in the Apple App Store.
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Intel is selling defective 13-14th Gen CPUs
We have been encountering significant problems with Intel CPU stability. Despite all released microcode, BIOS, and firmware updates, the problem remains unresolved.
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The Prosperous Software Consultant (2018)
Are you curious about breaking into software consulting? In this post, I’ve laid out 7 steps to living a fulfilling life as a consultant…
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AI, Tools and Transformation
It’s very tempting to imagine that AI turns everyone into a tool-builder - now everyone can just ask the model to make the software they need, and apps as we know them are dead. I think that misunderstands how most people think and where software actually comes from, and more importantly, it isn’t
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Our Most Important Technology Project Yet
Wolfram's many advances, including the Wolfram Language, are coming together to create a new and profoundly important unified level of computation.
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Google acquires ITA Software
Insights from Googlers into our products, technology, and the Google culture
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Who eats who in open source
TL;DR: If the cloud didn’t eat Hadoop Inc., Pivotal and Red Hat, what explains their diminished prospects? Marc Andresseesssen’s “software is eating the world” has given rise to an entire technolog…
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Govtech: The $400B Market Hiding in Plain Sight
The Govtech Fund is the first-ever venture capital fund dedicated to government technology startups.