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The GIF Is on Its Deathbed
The GIF Is on Its Deathbed
The internet’s file format has been diagnosed as “cringe,” but there are other threats to its existence.
·theatlantic.com·
The GIF Is on Its Deathbed
I’m Stuck in the Apple Ecosystem
I’m Stuck in the Apple Ecosystem
Let’s take a look at how Apple has been so successful at making itself the default choice for many consumers.
·medium.com·
I’m Stuck in the Apple Ecosystem
80% of Success (In Relationships) Is Showing Up
80% of Success (In Relationships) Is Showing Up
Just as soon as the party invitation, funeral notice, or wedding announcement arrives, the familiar thoughts begin: Do I have to go? Will I be missed if I don’t? Is there any way to get out of this? Even when the summons comes from a close friend or beloved family member, there are often other […]
·artofmanliness.com·
80% of Success (In Relationships) Is Showing Up
Everything From This 1991 Radio Shack Ad I Now Do With My Phone
Everything From This 1991 Radio Shack Ad I Now Do With My Phone
a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/steve-cichon/radio-shack-ad_b_4612973.html" target="_hplink"img alt="2014-01-16-radioshackadSMall.jpg" src="http://images.huffingtonpost.com/2014-01-16-radioshackadSMall.jpg" width="300" height="70" //aThere are 15 electronic gimzo type items on the page, being sold from America's Technology Store. 13 of the 15 you now always have in your pocket.
·huffpost.com·
Everything From This 1991 Radio Shack Ad I Now Do With My Phone
When One App Rules Them All: The Case of WeChat and Mobile in China | Andreessen Horowitz
When One App Rules Them All: The Case of WeChat and Mobile in China | Andreessen Horowitz
While seemingly just a messaging app, WeChat is actually more of a portal, a platform, and even a mobile operating system depending on how you look at it. Much has been written about WeChat in the context of messaging app trends, but few outside of China really understand how it works -- and how it can pull off what for many companies (and countries) is still a far-off vision of a world managed entirely through our smartphones. Most notable, however, for anyone in the tech business is WeChat’s average revenue per user or ARPU, which is estimated to be at least $7 USD -- that’s 7X the ARPU of WhatsApp, the largest messaging platform in the world. How did WeChat do it? MORE
·a16z.com·
When One App Rules Them All: The Case of WeChat and Mobile in China | Andreessen Horowitz
The man in charge of Time on the Internet is retiring | Boing Boing
The man in charge of Time on the Internet is retiring | Boing Boing
The New Yorker recently published a fascinating article about David Mills, a computer engineer who worked for COMSAT and ARPANET in the early days of Internet development. Mills was one of the firs…
·boingboing.net·
The man in charge of Time on the Internet is retiring | Boing Boing
You Should Write Bad Code
You Should Write Bad Code
How to embrace absurdity and unlock more creative coding
·levelup.gitconnected.com·
You Should Write Bad Code
I Don’t Believe in Sprints
I Don’t Believe in Sprints
The website of Robin Rendle, a designer and writer from the UK.
·robinrendle.com·
I Don’t Believe in Sprints
Platform Engineering: The Path to DevOps Success
Platform Engineering: The Path to DevOps Success
The platform empowers your teams to concentrate on solving real business problems by abstracting away organizational complexities and toil.
·thenewstack.io·
Platform Engineering: The Path to DevOps Success
Citrix Has Gone Private. Here’s What It Means for DevOps.
Citrix Has Gone Private. Here’s What It Means for DevOps.
Abhilash Verma, new head of the company's app delivery and security product portfolio, NetScaler, tells what's in store for scaling, data insights and more. #security #DevOpstools #data #Citrix #NetScaler
·thenewstack.io·
Citrix Has Gone Private. Here’s What It Means for DevOps.
The eSIM Problem
The eSIM Problem
All about the camera! Photo courtesy of Apple. I was traveling when Apple launched the new iPhone 14 series. For once, I had no desire to upgrade from my 13 Pro — only a year old. It is a gre…
·om.co·
The eSIM Problem
SQLite: QEMU all over again?
SQLite: QEMU all over again?
In a trip down memory lane, I recall my experience with QEMU, and how the project changed completely to accommodate a new industry trend…
·glaubercosta-11125.medium.com·
SQLite: QEMU all over again?
Under-Engineered Productivity Over-Engineered Distractions
Under-Engineered Productivity Over-Engineered Distractions
My tip for personal blogs is to avoid technical distractions. This article shows how to do so by setting up WordPress on Linode with just a few clicks.
·austingil.com·
Under-Engineered Productivity Over-Engineered Distractions
The Dead End
The Dead End
When the first mainframes were running businesses seven decades ago, software was an afterthought. The real, differentiated and thereby commercial value lay in the design and construction of the hardware – everything from the processor to the storage. Thus it was that the SHARE user group was afforded access, by IBM, to the source code
·redmonk.com·
The Dead End