Long ago, in a parallel universe three doors down and one to the left of our own, OpenAI headquarters found itself in chaos. A klaxon blared overhead as red lights began flashing. A message played ove
Technologists love speeds and feeds: hefty caches, massively parallel processors, gigahertz, gigabits, petabytes and teraflops. But in real-world applications, the user experience depends less on raw
Console tool utility functions and selectors Article 12/07/2023 In this article The Console Utilities API contains a collection of convenience variables and functions for performing common tasks, such
I've worked at various tech companies: from "traditional" shops and consultancies, through an investment bank, to high-growth tech firms. I've also talked with software engineers working at startups,
This election showed us the real America (again). Published inThe Apeiron Blog · 7 min read· Nov 4, 2020 -- Evan El-Amin My brother-in-law leaves his keys in the ignition at night. “Who in the world w
Hey! Nathan here. This week we have a guest post by Nat Eliason, who you might know from his newsletter Almanack . The post is about a company called Oatly that’s gaining steam using a questionable ma
I often struggle to explain what it means to be part of a high-functioning software team. Sure, there are mountains of literature, and an entire genre of LinkedIn thought leadership that professes all
Editor’s Note: As this post has gotten a bit of attention, we wanted to add in the name of my friend’s restaurants. They’re fighting the good fight right now, so if you happen to be in the Kansas area
14 May 2020 Features correspondent Getty Images (Credit: Getty Images) Address the real reasons you procrastinate and you’re more likely to start achieving your goals. With offices closed in nations a
Was anyone really surprised when Beto O’Rourke emerged from exile with a freshly grown salt-and-pepper beard? It seemed to materialize all at once. O’Rourke suspended his presidential bid on November
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written on Wednesday, January 1, 2020 Async is all the rage. Async Python, async Rust, go, node, .NET, pick your favorite ecosystem and it will have some async going. How good this async business work
On a recent Monday morning, 10-year-old Sasha told her mother about the current drama between her two best friends. Tentacles, a giant Pacific octopus, had told Sasha that he was in love with Coral, w
Alexander Inkin Follow Oct 2 · 10 min read When you’re building a reusable components library, API is very important. On one hand, you want a tidy, reliable solution, on the other — you need to take care of lots of specific use cases. And it’s not just about working with diverse data. Your…
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Arek Nawo 14 Feb 2019 11 min read I have an interesting question for you - when have you last used truly pure DOM API and methods to build a real project? Yeah, can’t remember these times either. 😂 Bu
Kayce Basques Rachel Andrew This guide teaches you how to create high-performance CSS animations. See Why are some animations slow? to learn the theory behind these recommendations. Browser compatibil
There's an old joke that computer science is a lie, because its not really about computers, and its not really a science. Funny joke. Everyone laughs, then someone says "Yeah but it sort of is about c
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Little kids are diabolically engineered to make their parents do what they want. That’s the overwhelming impression I got when I talked to a bunch of academics about the origins of whining. “Children are good at co-opting whatever arsenal of…
So, you’ve begun to dabble in functional programming. It won’t be long before you come across the concept of pure functions . And, as you go on, you will discover that functional programmers appear to
Even though Apple’s developer conference is still a few weeks away, I think it’s safe to say that the demo of Google Duplex at yesterday’s Google I/O keynote will go down as the most impressive of the
Illustration by Anna Kovecses S hit happens, except when it doesn’t. And when it doesn’t, we get worried. Over the centuries, constipation has gone by many delicate euphemisms, but the problem itself
Introduction: Angular 2 and Lucidchart Lucidchart launched in 2010 as one of the very first and most impressive graphical applications on the web. Over the course of several years, it has grown organically to include an incredible array of features. However, for many users it has become unwieldy…
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Seriously, dudes? Scott Olson/Getty Images It sounds like the sinister plot of some straight-to-DVD movie. Since 2009, Volkswagen had been installing elaborate software in 482,000 "clean diesel" vehicles sold in the US, so that the cars' pollution controls only worked when being tested for…
Dear Mona, I’m 24 and at the age where a lot of my friends are getting married. I’m wondering what’s the average marriage age for people in the United States vs. worldwide. Ian (unmarried), 24, Lincoln, Nebraska Dear Ian, It’s not just your friends. From the time they’re in their early 20s,…
To many women, a chinup (the underhand-grip cousin of the pullup) seems like the Mount Everest of strength training: impossible to even attempt. To make things worse, there's been a slew of media attention over the past year or so (including in The New York Times) listing reasons women can't do—as…
Neil Patrick Harris dished behind-the-scenes details about his horrific “Gone Girl” sex scene with actress Rosamund Pike. Harris spoke to Conan O’Brien on his TBS talk show about the scene. The actor had two major concerns during the two-day shoot: making sure Pike was comfortable and being aware of…
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