Dark patterns are an abuse of the tremendous power that designers hold in their hands. As public awareness of dark patterns grows, so does the potential fallout. Journalists and academics have been scrutinizing dark patterns, and the backlash from these exposures…

In a new study, scientists report that corn was not grown in the ancient metropolis of Cahokia until sometime between A.D. 900 and 1000, a relatively late date that corresponds to the start of the city’s rapid expansion.

What happens when an earth-shattering discovery runs up against the scientifically impossible?

Google dropped out of the Pentagon’s JEDI cloud contract battle fairly early in the game, citing it was in conflict with its “AI principals.” However, today the company announced a new seven-figure contract with DoD’s Defense Innovation Unit (DIU), a big…

Thomas le Bonniec says firm violating rights and continues massive collection of data

Password-protect URLs using AES in the browser; create hidden bookmarks without a browser extension - jstrieb/link-lock

PHP is the most widely used language in the world for websites. It is also the most hated. And it's pure hate.But why do so many developers hate it so much?

The ultimate pilot trainer that's the backbone of aviation industries and air forces around the world.

Check out what we learned from shipping our busiest Go service in production—we found 3 bugs in the Go MySQL driver.

When I build an application, I build frameworks along the way. I recently realized that not everybody thinks this is normal, so I thought I'd give a denoscription of what I do and why I think it's a good idea.

Last week Mount Everest was visible from Kathmandu for the first time in living memory. The picture above, taken from Chobar by Abhushan Gautam

The goal of this effort is enable .Net-Core apps to be published and distributed as a single executable. Goals The .Net 5.0 single file solution should be: Widely compatible: Apps containing IL ass...

In American innovation through the ages , Jamie Powell wrote: who hasn’t finished a non-fiction book and thought “Gee, that could have bee...

How to use UTM parameters to grow your audience. Tips and tricks on using utm source to correctly identify your website visitors. A Smash Notes update.

OpenAutoComplete -- CLI autocomplete specification - openautocomplete/openautocomplete

I sent the note below to employees earlier today. I’m sharing it publicly here in case others find it helpful.

Programmatically collect normalized news from (almost) any website. - kotartemiy/newscatcher

Matrix, the open protocol for secure decentralised communications