Year: 2017
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Digest for December 2017
Summary
This month, I mocked Ruth in comic form after she slipped on black ice, criticised the popular emoji representation of "juggler", and received a Christmas present from Three Rings' long-time hosting provider, Bytemark.
I shared - among other things - a sarcastic dialogue about the state of Javascript frameworks and the landscape's impenetrability to beginners, … -
Google Maps's Moat
Google Maps’s Moat (Justin O’Beirne) How far ahead of Apple Maps is Google Maps?
Over the past year, we’ve been comparing Google Maps and Apple Maps in New York, San Francisco, and London—but some of the biggest differences are outside of large cities.
Take my childhood neighborhood in rural Illinois. Here … -
How it feels to learn JavaScript in 2016
How it feels to learn JavaScript in 2016 – Hacker Noon (hackernoon.com)
No JavaScript frameworks were created during the writing of this article.
The following is inspired by the article “It’s the future” from Circle CI. You can read the original here. This piece is just an opinion, and like any JavaScript framework, … -
How Not to Do Brownies
exurb1a
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#parenting #protip Use gaffer tape to keep your kids quiet on long car journeys.
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Review of Oxfordshire County Library
This review of Oxfordshire County Library originally appeared on Google Maps. See more reviews by Dan. Oxfordshire County Library, W Walk, Oxford OX1 1TR, United Kingdom. Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Newly-reopened after an extended temporary relocation, this library now features revamped features including a community MakerSpace available for tech/inventive projects, Code Club, and more.
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The Thing With Black Ice
Dan sketches an MS Paint-grade comic showing how his partner Ruth came off her bike on black ice, this morning.
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The Nuclear Threat - The Shadow Peace, Part 1
Neil Halloran
This series already looks awesome with its compelling visuals and strong message. The video's interactive (!) if you view it via the official website, and I'm backing the creator on Patreon to help him make more content like this (and particularly a second part to The Shadow Peace). -
"Polyamory" became a top relationship search topic in 2017
We seem to be finally, actually doing it: making the whole world aware of the polyamorous possibility. That's Elisabeth Sheff's term for discovering that happy, ethical multi-loving relationships are even possible, that people are successfully doing them right now, and that maybe you can too.
Every December, Google announces the year's top trending search terms compared … -
Reaching people on the internet
The Oatmeal
As somebody who likes to keep his content on his own server (y'know: right here!) but whose readers sometimes prefer that it's syndicated to e.g. Facebook (as it is), I appreciate this comic by The Oatmeal. -
This Is Not What Juggling Looks Like
Graphic designers creating emoji characters sometimes make questionable choices. Like with the "juggler" emoji...
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Christmas Cheer with Bytemark
For the last eight years, Three Rings has sent Christmas cards to our customers and special friends. And this year, a special friend sent a gift back...
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Daily Physio for Cystic Fibrosis
Jen & Lorcán (Little Fierce One)
My friend Jen's been blogging and vlogging about cystic fibrosis - which her young son Lorcán has - in order to raise awareness of it and of a promising new treatment, Orkambi, which would very likely dramatically improve the lifespan and health of chidren like Lorcán... were it available … -
I Made My Shed the Top Rated Restaurant On TripAdvisor
Once upon a time, long before I began selling my face by the acre for features on VICE dot com, I worked other jobs. There was one in particular that really had an impact on me: writing fake reviews on TripAdvisor. Restaurant owners would pay me £10 and I'd write a positive review of their …
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Secure Messaging Apps Comparison
SecureMessagingApps.com
This site maintains a table cross-referencing the most popular "secure" messaging apps (WhatsApp, Signal, Skype etc.) against their security features, so that you can make an informed decision.
The tl;dr is, of course, what I've been saying all along: use Signal! (at least until Riot is more mature...)