VIM: Forget easy-to-use design. Choose something hard instead
This is a great article about the mentality that allows you to use VIM even when it is “hard”
There is a computer program called Vim, based on software created in the 1970s. It is famously difficult. Computer programmers have endless jokes about how much of a challenge it is just to exit the program. It is also ubiquitous. If you are on Mac or Linux, it is already installed on your computer, whether you know it or not. And it has a cult following of devoted evangelists who will talk your ear off about why it’s the best thing ever, sorta like In-n-Out Burger.
The Story Behind DOOM’s Cheat Codes
Man, I loved this game and this video brings back all the feels! Thank you Codex!
If you want to support the development of this series, and check out the extended interview with Dave Taylor, consider subscribing on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/codexshow The first episode of Codex takes a look at the story behind DOOM’s cheat codes, and the person responsible for making them a (virtual) reality. Codex is a video series that demonstrates the effects of cheat codes in classic video games, while discussing their origin, and their impact on the culture of gaming. For more information on DOOM’s command line parameters: http://doom.wikia.com/wiki/Parameter Music: ‘Ottomatic’ by Oliver https://open.spotify.com/track/2xxCF1…
How Music Was Made On Super Nintendo
A nerdy / feel good look at how music was made for the super nintendo!
Mastodon Is Better than Twitter: Elevator Pitch
Great article on why you should choose Mastodon (not the band even though they are great and I would choose them over Twitter any day) Vs Twitter
Mastodon is a newcomer social media platform that is a lot like Twitter—short messages, followers, hashtags, all that. But Mastodon is much better than Twitter, and not just because being totally ad-free and keeping chronological timelines make it far more enjoyable to use (though that certainly helps!).
All that is nice, but the real advantage Mastodon has over Twitter is that Mastodon is not an outrage machine that’s corroding our ability to view our politic opponents as real humans, deserving of sympathy and understanding.
(via codesections)
Wave After Wave of Garbage Hits the Dominican Republic
Shocking but not… This IS happening!
Sixty tons of garbage have been collected on the beach since last week, Reuters reported. The haul included plastic bottles and Styrofoam takeout boxes, Parley for the Oceans, an organization that works to reduce plastic waste in the world’s oceans
On Semicolons and the Rules of Writing
When any article starts with this:
Kurt Vonnegut’s caution against the use of semicolons is one of the most famous and canonical pieces of writing advice, an admonition that has become, so to speak, one of The Rules. More on these rules later, but first the infamous quote in question: “Here is a lesson in creative writing. First rule: Do not use semicolons. They are transvestite hermaphrodites representing absolutely nothing. All they do is show you’ve been to college.”
I will pay attention to it.
Please read his words and as someone used to say “Don’t take my word for it”
Where GREP Came From
I use ‘grep’ on a daily basis and completely take for granted the code that is behind it. Here is the amazing explanation of what/how ‘grep’ is.
How to move the sweetalert css to the footer
SweetAlert is a great tool written in js that allows for customized ‘alert’ boxes. While they really aren’t ‘alert’ boxes, they can function as single popup notices to more advanced features like promise based ajax dialogs. We discovered, unfortunately, that sweetalert puts in a mighty big chunk of its CSS into the header of your site.
swall css
My first thought was that I could just remove the css from the .js file and add it into our scss. No big deal right? Well, the .js is minified and so my first step was to “un-minify” the js. I went to https://unminify.com/ and threw in the source. While it came out not 100% readable (single letter variable and function names etc…) it was a lot more clear. One thing that stuck out to me was this error:
Swal Javascript Error
After reviewing this snippit, I thought if it were set to ‘top’ (which is it by default) and the css shows up at the top.. what would happen if I changed it to ‘bottom’? Viola! That worked like a charm. Now with VERY little effort I have moved the css from top to bottom. This will improve our SEO, Load-time (first pixel). While this is not the optimal solution, moving the css to our scss files would be better, this will work for now.
Politicians Concerned Crypto can Influence Elections – Should Focus on Firing Politicians Instead
There are many great arguments here posted hee brings up some great ideas.
what do you think?
100% via (decentralized tv)
https://decentralized.tv/politicians-concerned-crypto-can-influence-elections-should-focus-on-firing-politicians-instead/
Investor: Selling Cryptocurrency in 2018 is Like Selling Apple in 2001
Here is a great article on the current state of selling crypto.
[INVESTING IN CRYPTO IS] AS GOOD AS AN INVESTMENT IN THE INTERNET 10 YEARS AGO. TESLA MADE 2,000%, FACEBOOK MADE 1,000%, GOOGLE MADE 1,000%. THIS IS THE SAME THING BUT EARLIER IN THE CYCLE. MY LONG-TERM VIEW IS SELLING CRYPTO NOW IS LIKE SELLING APPLE IN 2001. YOU DO IT IF YOU HAVE TO DO IT; YOU DON’T DO IT IF YOU DON’T HAVE TO DO IT. THAT’S MY PERSONAL VIEW; AGAIN, EVERY PERSON HAS TO DECIDE FOR THEMSELVES.
(via thebitcoin.pub)