How-tos
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Maureen @Maureen - 4 months ago
The best Prime Day deals for some of The Verge staff’s favorite gadgets
Here are a variety of the favorite gadgets and tools that The Verge staff likes — and that’s a deal on Prime Day.
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Leda @Leda - over 2 years ago
Success stories are just propaganda (2017)
The most tedious stories we ever tell are success stories. From the podium at Cannes Lions, TED talks, conference keynote presentations, the pages of the Harvard Business Review and The McKinsey Quarterly , the pronouncements of rockstar marketers, t…
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Jaydon @Jaydon - over 5 years ago
Cities Turn to Hackers to Protect Their Tech (Contributed)
Cities Turn to Hackers to Protect Their Tech (Contributed)In early May, the city of Baltimore was struck by a ransomware attack that completely crippled the city’s computer networks and online services. Five weeks after the attack, the city was only able to restore one th...continued
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Liliane @Liliane - over 2 years ago
Using Mypy in Production
At Spring, we maintain a large Python monorepo with complete Mypy coverage configured under Mypy’s strictest available settings. In short, that means every function signature is annotated and implicit Any conversions are disallowed.
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Myles @Myles - over 5 years ago
Less Than Happy? Blame Jefferson
Less Than Happy? Blame JeffersonIs your quotient less than you think it should be? Consider blaming Thomas Jefferson, as it was he who penned the words “the pursuit of happiness” in the Declaration of Independence in 1776. A reasonable argument could be made that Jefferso...continued
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Nestor @Nestor - over 5 years ago
Less Than Happy? Blame Jefferson.
Less Than Happy? Blame JeffersonIs your quotient less than you think it should be? Consider blaming Thomas Jefferson, as it was he who penned the words “the pursuit of happiness” in the Declaration of Independence in 1776. A reasonable argument could be made that Jefferso...continued
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Kari @Kari - about 5 years ago
Cybersecurity for journalists: How to defeat threat actors and defend freedom of the press
Cybersecurity for journalists: How to defeat threat actors and defend freedom of the press - Malwarebytes LabsWhen you’re a journalist or work for the press, there may be times when you need to take extra cybersecurity precautions—more so than your Average Joe. Whether a ...continued
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Colin @Colin - over 4 years ago
The best VPNs for watching Hulu in the UK
These providers can all bypass Hulu's restrictions, meaning you don't need to miss out on all your favourite shows.If there's anything better than changing into pajamas, squeezing yourself between the crisp, slightly cold sheets of your bed, and plowing through an entire ...continued
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Cyril @Cyril - over 5 years ago
15 Cute & Comfortable Summer Shoes: Reviews With Selfies
Summer Shoe Review: 15 Cute, Comfy Pairs For WomenWho’s still searching for comfortable and stylish summer shoes? I am SO happy, you guys–SO SO happy– that many of you are loving the comfort shoe “thing!” It was just a little over a year ago that I wrote my first post for...continued
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Ezequiel @Ezequiel - over 2 years ago
The war in Ukraine has reintroduced these words and phrases into our vocabulary
We're using new geopolitical and military terms – and resurrecting and revising old ones – to discuss Russia's invasion of Ukraine, a conflict where information is treated as another battlefield.
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Oren @Oren - over 5 years ago
Know Before You Go: The Inside Scoop on Maker Faire Bay Area 2019 | Make:
The moment we’ve all been waiting for is almost here! On Friday, May 17, the gates will open for the 14th annual Maker Faire Bay Area. This is the original Maker Faire that started it all and laid the groundwork for the 200+ that take place annually across the globe! We’...continued
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Jarod @Jarod - over 5 years ago
What's the deal with FaceApp? The data-hungry Russian photo editor
What's the deal with FaceApp? The data-hungry Russian photo editorIf you’re curious about what you’ll look like when you’re older the chances are you’ve already downloaded and tried out Face App, the iOS and Android app that takes photographs of your face and applies filt...continued
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Kristina @Kristina - over 5 years ago
Adobe brings Lightroom to the Mac App Store
Adobe brings Lightroom to the Mac App StoreAdobe has brought Lightroom, its flagship photo editing and management app, to the Mac App Store a year after Apple announced its big revamp coinciding with the release of macOS Mojave. The move is Adobe's first major app to make...continued
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Hulda @Hulda - over 4 years ago
how i stock the smitten kitchen
It’s true: I’ve dragged my feet over writing a guide to what I keep in my “pantry” (I don’t have a pantry) and fridge for 14 years now. I have my reasons, primarily that I’m not sure I know what your kitchen needs. I mean, shouldn’t you stock the stuff you need for what y...continued
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Alexie @Alexie - over 5 years ago
Elasticsearch for Offensive Security
Elasticsearch for Offensive Security – Marco LanciniHave you ever been in a network penetration test where the scope is so huge you end up with dozens of files containing Nmap scan results, each of which, in turn, contains a multitude of hosts? If the answer is yes, you m...continued
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Erik @Erik - over 3 years ago
Ireland must 'swiftly' investigate legality of Facebook-WhatsApp data-sharing, says EDPB
Facebook's lead regulator in the European Union must "swiftly" investigate the legality of data-sharing related to a controversial WhatsApp policy update...
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Jessika @Jessika - over 5 years ago
Why Did Instagram Confuse These Ads Featuring LGBTQ People for Escort Ads?
Why Instagram Rejected These Ads Featuring LGBTQ People of Color – Rolling StoneOn Tuesday, a thread from Salty, a newsletter and digital publication aimed at women, transgender, gender non-conforming, and non-binary people, started circulating on Twitter. The thread call...continued
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Erik @Erik - over 5 years ago
More On Slopegraphs
More On SlopegraphsAbout a week ago Bob Rudis created a nice blog post that I saw on my R Bloggers feed that simultaneously:I happened to be on vacation at the time but as soon as I got back and caught up I vowed to follow up since slopegraphs have always fascinated me an...continued
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Angus @Angus - about 5 years ago
Binu Binu’s Soaps Combine Korean Bathhouse Culture with Modern Design
Binu Binu’s Soaps Combine Korean Bathhouse Culture with Modern DesignIn a day and age when looking after one’s mind and body is the ultimate in self care, Binu Binu is a brand of modern soaps inspired by the age old ritual of the Korean public bath. Like the spaces themse...continued
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Josiah @Josiah - 6 months ago
Sonos' first headphones are the most comfortable we've tested, but they're hindered by software bugs
The Sonos Ace hold their own against top rivals from Bose, Apple, and Sony. However, we encountered a couple of glitches that we hope Sonos addresses.
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George @George - almost 5 years ago
9 Millionaire Success Habits That Will Inspire Your Life
9 Millionaire Success Habits That Will Inspire Your LifeAs technology evolves and information becomes more accessible, it has also become more challenging to define success. A lot of people are trapped in the rat race while trying to discover the actual formula for succes...continued
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Ericka @Ericka - over 2 years ago
The Painfully Shy Developer's Guide to Networking for a Better Job
Sam Julien is a JavaScript developer and teacher. He loves helping people get their first web development job using Node, Angular, Gatsby, and React.
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Clarissa @Clarissa - almost 5 years ago
A Brief Guide To Knowledge Accumulation for Service Companies -- In Sales And Beyond
Council Post: A Brief Guide To Knowledge Accumulation for Service Companies -- In Sales And BeyondEach business faces the challenge of efficient knowledge accumulation and exchange. At service companies like mine, sales departments are usually first-priority knowledge rec...continued
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Izaiah @Izaiah - over 5 years ago
Giving Your FaceApp Selfie to Russians Is a Really Bad Idea
The Truth About the #FaceAppChallengeAnother day, another social media challenge with potentially murky consequences. If you’re one of the millions of people who recently downloaded FaceApp to take part in the “#FaceApp Challenge” and show the world what you’re going to l...continued
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Wilmer @Wilmer - about 3 years ago
Star Trek: Every TOS Character In Strange New Worlds (& Who Plays Them)
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds revealed its full cast and the crew of the original Enterprise is steeped with characters from The Original Series.
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