There are so many serious things going in the world today that sometimes you just need a break, such as a good game. Unlike my kids, who are experts in sophisticated games like Fortnite, I prefer to play casual games....
Lees meerI’ll bet you have a short list of favorite authors and filmmakers. When hear that one of them has a new book or movie coming out, you’re buying a ticket before you know the premise. Zach Gage is that type of game designer.
Lees meerCraig Silverman (tweet, also: Nick Heer): Sensor Tower, a popular analytics platform for tech developers and investors, has been secretly collecting data from millions of people who have installed popular VPN and ad-blocking apps for Android and iOS…
Lees meerChris Parnin and Matt Shipman (via Hacker News, 2, 3): A new study from North Carolina State University and Microsoft finds that the technical interviews currently used in hiring for many software engineering positions test whether a job candidate h…
Lees meerSwift by Sundell (tweet, Reddit): Dave Abrahams joins John to talk about Protocol-Oriented Programming and how to make the most out of the Swift Standard Library. Also, discussions on Swift’s overall design, why it puts such a strong emphasis on val…
Lees meerI’ll bet you have a short list of favorite authors and filmmakers. When hear that one of them has a new book or movie coming out, you’re buying a ticket before you know the premise. Zach Gage is that type of game designer.
Lees meerJuli Clover (Slashdot, Hacker News): As Apple CEO Tim Cook gears up to testify in an App Store antitrust hearing before the House Judiciary Committee next week, Apple has commissioned a study from Analysis Group [PDF] that’s designed to demonstrate …
Lees meerApple (via Hacker News): The Security Research Device (SRD) is intended for use in a controlled setting for security research only. Shell access is available, and you’ll be able to run any tools and choose your entitlements. Otherwise, the SRD behav…
Lees meerDrew McCormack: You may be wondering why the Entry type includes a UUID identifier. It already has a timestamp, which is an identity of a sort. Isn’t that timestamp unique enough? Maybe, but you will sleep better at night if you assume it is not uni…
Lees meerKickstarter (via 9to5Mac): AnyBackup is capable of reading, backing up, transferring, and restoring your documents, contacts, photos, videos, and data from all the popular social media channels. Shawna: The Maktar Qubii Pro is an automatic flash dri…
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