CDC provides credible COVID-19 health information to the U.S.

Like most people, I’m afraid of death. I take calculated steps to talk about death without actually using the word. I sometimes skip songs like Buddy Holly’s That’ll be the Day or avoid driving dow…

A lightweight macOS window and app manager noscriptable with JavaScript - kasper/phoenix

It’s a shame so few of us are taught the basics of how to interact constructively with each other. If you never were, we’re here to help.

JetBrains has added further destinations to the IntelliJ-based roadmap it sketched out last year, promising more localization, machine learning and Git integration amongst a range of other goodies for the Java IDE. In December, the Prague-based firm’s CTO…

The long read: My life seemed to be getting busier, faster: I felt constantly short of time – so I stepped outside it for a day and a night and did nothing

As a reviewer you’re responsible for improving safety, enforcing broadly agreed upon standards and should use the opportunity to teach and learn from your colleagues.

Earlier this year, I slowly stumbled across something that I don’t think is well-known in comparative public transportation: European cities have much higher public transport ridership than s…

As a writer on physics, I’m always seeking new metaphors for understanding Einstein’s general theory of relativity, and while…

If you were to found a company that makes and sells beer today, you would probably start a craft brewery. You’d start a small operation, find the people who enjoy your product and slowly expa…

In a stark reminder that you rarely actually own anything you buy digitally, Electronic Arts’ iOS Tetris games will not only be disappearing from the App Store on April 21, but the games themselves will no longer be playable on iPhones and iPads—even if you…

The story of how I finally got revenge on The VNC Guy back in my college days.

I take no pleasure in writing this blog post. In fact, even as I am writing these words I am internally torn on whether this is the right approach to addressing the problem on hand. Whether I’ve chosen the right approach remains to be seen, but regardless…

It took 12 years and at least $40 million to chart a region about 250 micrometers across—about the thickness of two strands of hair.

Create secure and private web apps using only static JavaScript, HTML, and CSS.