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Sun, 24 Apr 2016

Termux brings a Linux command line, apt-like package manager and Debian-like repo to Android http://termux.com

Tue, 19 Apr 2016

Perl is a DevOps power tool http://www.i-programmer.info/programming/perl/9649-with-the-rise-of-devops-perl-shows-its-muscle.html

Sun, 17 Apr 2016

Building a reading queue in Ember and Phoenix, Part 1: getting started with Phoenix https://medium.com/@diamondgfx/building-a-reading-queue-in-ember-and-phoenix-part-1-getting-started-with-phoenix-521a19814ae5#.l77gs8eh8

Sat, 16 Apr 2016

In San Francisco, a call to 'Build, baby build!' http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/17/business/economy/san-francisco-housing-tech-boom-sf-barf.html

Thu, 14 Apr 2016

Multiple transactions are what killed old #StarbucksRewards. App meltdown is killing new one.

I think @starbucks had to change #StarbucksRewards, but a lot of people are not going to like it

Wed, 13 Apr 2016

State of the #JavaScript landscape: A map for newcomers http://www.infoq.com/articles/state-of-javascript-2016 -- A nice overview

Tue, 12 Apr 2016

jQuery Bootstrap-style dropdowns http://labs.abeautifulsite.net/jquery-dropdown

Mon, 11 Apr 2016

HTML 5 Tutorials: Dropdown lists http://www.html5-tutorials.org/forms/dropdown-lists

Inspirational Pixels: Creating a Dropdown Menu with HTML & CSS http://inspirationalpixels.com/tutorials/creating-a-dropdown-menu-with-html-css

Stack Overflow: How to make a pure css based dropdown menu http://stackoverflow.com/questions/9953482/how-to-make-a-pure-css-based-dropdown-menu

Fri, 08 Apr 2016

Hackaday is awesome http://hackaday.com/

Newspapers among those threatening to sue Brave Software for browser that will block and replace ads http://www.infoworld.com/article/3053525/security/javascript-founder-brendan-eichs-company-could-face-legal-action.html

Round-up of #elixirlang books and resources http://blog.jordan-dimov.com/round-up-of-elixir-books-and-resources/

The business case for switching to #elixirlang http://blog.jordan-dimov.com/10-reasons-to-switch-to-elixir-from-python/

After 25 years, Linus Torvalds still wants Linux to take over the desktop http://www.cio.com/article/3053507/linux/linus-torvalds-still-wants-linux-to-take-over-the-desktop.html

Ubuntu Bash for Windows 10 not quite ready http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/04/07/windows_10_with_ubuntu_now_in_public_preview/

Tue, 05 Apr 2016

When to choose #Elixir over #Ruby https://www.amberbit.com/blog/2015/12/22/when-choose-elixir-over-ruby-for-2016-projects

Sun, 03 Apr 2016

Elm with #Elixir and #Phoenix http://www.cultivatehq.com/posts/phoenix-elm-1 #elmlang

Elm for the front end, right now https://bendyworks.com/elm-frontend-right-now #elmlang

Fri, 18 Mar 2016

The Radio Boulevard web site looks like hell, but the vintage-radio content is very, very golden http://www.radioblvd.com/

Great page on rebuilding an R-390A, the holy grail of surplus military receivers http://www.radioblvd.com/R-390A%20Rebuild.htm

Thu, 17 Mar 2016

Key to getting dlvr.it to work well with Ode: don't upload without setting Indexette timestamps locally (and staggering by at least a minute)

I have been 'wet shaving' with a safety razor and one of those brushes (no badger!) That is all.

I have been running the same Fedora installation, upgraded from F18 to 23, for nearly 3 years on this HP Pavilion g6 laptop

I am studying C++, working on Perl code for my blog and now coding a simple JavaScript web app pretty much all at once

Thu, 10 Mar 2016

K8IQY's #QRP Rigs: "Hardware Defined Radios" http://www.k8iqy.com/qrprigs/QRPRigs.htm