The VKontakte social network client and some other VK and Mail.ru applications have been removed from the Apple App Store. All these apps are still available

by Jean-Louis Gassée

Did you know that DOM elements with IDs are accessible in JavaScript as global variables? It’s one of those things that’s been around, like, forever but I’m

One random day - someone spills the beans. They were picked to impersonate me and get a job using my information.

Inside the fight for Guinness supremacy with “Motormouth” John Moschitta Jr.

Codeblocks for static websites

Colin Kroll was the co-founder of Vine and HQ Trivia, both consumer sensations that brought joy to millions; Anthony Bourdain had been a chef, journal

Nature - Retraction Note: Room-temperature superconductivity in a carbonaceous sulfur hydride

French scholar Jean-François Champollion announced his decipherment of Egyptian hieroglyphs on September 27, 1822

After doubts grew, blockbuster Nature paper is withdrawn over objections of study team

Soldering Wires - Here's a Different Way: This is a easy method of soldering wires to circuit boards. The solder feeds itself into the joint automatically so you don't need an extra hand to hold it. This method also allows exact amounts of solder on each…

The noble but undervalued craft of maintenance could help preserve modernity’s finest achievements, from public transit systems to power grids, and serve as a useful framework for addressing climate change and other pressing planetary constraints.

Bookmarklet to remove sticky elements and restore scrolling to web pages! - t-mart/kill-sticky

This is a deliberation on our experiences setting up a space that facilitates open and decentralized micro-movements. This space has seen a series of situated experiments in the intersections of social and technological practice. These experiments focused…

Tandy had the best selling computer on the market as late as 1989 but it faded fast. Here's what happened to Tandy computers.

This is not a Julia package, but is very related. I just implemented a Julia back-end for the LFortran project. Since it is still very primitive, it would be great if more users could try it and submit issues or provide suggestions. To use it, you need…