After reading and writing enough code, you begin to notice certain usage patterns. For example, if a stream is open, it will eventually be closed. More interestingly, if a string is used in the context of an if-statement, it will often be to check if the…

Nowadays, the words “artificial intelligence” seem to be on practically everyone’s lips, from Elon Musk to Henry Kissinger.…

Today, Nextcloud 15 has been made available. As there is so much new and improved in this release, we have dedicated separate blogs to each main area of improvement. This blog covers a preview of the the brand new Nextcloud Social app, introducing social…

In May, Google made quite the splash when it unveiled Duplex, its eerily humanlike voice assistant capable of making restaurant reservations and salon appointments. It seemed to mark a new milestone in speech generation and natural-language understanding…

Want to add Apple Airplay to your existing hifi system? Learn how to turn a Raspberry Pi into an Airplay server. This 7-step guide shows you how.

“Delay, Deny and Deflect: How Facebook’s Leaders Fought Through Crisis” uses the word “crisis” in the headline, but the “crisis” cited seems imaginary: is there …

Three perspectives on whether the internet is damaging democracy.

Soulja Boy has launched two cheap emulator video game consoles called SouljaGame and SouljaGame Handheld. Peep inside for more details.

Unworthy politicians, indulgent citizens and inequality did for Rome

Voyager 2, a space probe launched in 1977, becomes only the second human-made object to enter the space between the stars.

I am a big believer in the value of mentorship, both providing and receiving. As a mentor I have found that it has frequently helped me clarify my thinking on a number of topics, and crystallize some of the ideas and ways of doing things which have worked…

Lee James’ caseworker called to tell him that after receiving government assistance to help pay the rent on a studio in the Tenderloin, he was now making too much money to qualify. “Huh. Me?” James said, laughing. “Can you do that? Can you make too much money?…

Founders lack a coherent way to think about when to shut down. Founders do not always get to choose to shut down. However, most of the time, it is the founder’s choice. It’s a personal decision. It’s a hard and painful decision. It’s an emotional, fraught…

Parametric Press enables its readers to control how much information they see via a
slider that has 4 options: "TL;DR", "Essentials", "Highlights", and "Everything".
This post explores whether this feature would be useful in documentation.
My initial impression…

Hey iOS developers, come take a look, I’ll show you around.