Reading List 241
- As the internet turns 50, we must protect it as a force for good – says Sir Uncle Timbo. “On October 29, 1969, the internet era began as UCLA Computer Science Professor Len Kleinrock sent the first message on ARPANET, a network of computers that would evolve to become the internet.”
- Apply to speak at Front End North 2020 – Grass-roots Sheffield-based conference is looking for talk proposals. Semi-anonymised talk selection process, emphasis on responsible web development. Go on, submit a talk, especially if you’re a new speaker!
- Introducing Progressive Web Apps to Samsung Galaxy Store – “we have started adding PWAs to the Samsung Galaxy Store, placing Web App experiences alongside apps”
- The joy and challenge of developing for KaiOS – Nolan Lawson on developing for India’s second most-used mobile OS
- Oslo is where two of the world’s browser engines were born. Let’s celebrate World Browser Day – Uncle Håkon on the new blue historical plaque at Waldemar Thranes gate 98, Oslo – the office building where Presto and WebKit were born
- WebStandards podcast: GeckoView, Firefox DevTools, Firefox on mobile, Opera, why not Chromium – Vadim Makeev interviews Andreas Bovens of Mozilla (47 mins)
- TC39: proposal for adding the simple-but-useful pipeline operator to JavaScript
- 2019 Affordability Report from Alliance for Affordable Internet. “Across Africa, the average cost for just 1GB data is 7.12% of the average monthly salary. If the average US earner paid 7.12% of their income for access, 1GB data would cost USD $373 per month”
- Site Kit is now available for all WordPress sites – “Site Kit is Google’s official WordPress plugin — it gives you insights on how people find and use your site, how to improve and monetize your content, with data from multiple Google tools.”
- Alexa and Google Home abused to eavesdrop and phish passwords – “Amazon- and Google-approved apps turned both voice-controlled devices into “smart spies”. Who could possibly have guessed this would happen?
- The voice from our Nest camera threatened to steal our baby – your periodic reminder that the “S” in “IoT” stands for “Security”
- In China, you can no longer buy a smartphone without a face scan
- Report: Facebook usage drops a stunning 26% since 2017 (in the USA)
- This economist has a plan to fix capitalism. It’s time we all listened – “History tells us that innovation is an outcome of a massive collective effort – not just from a narrow group of young white men in California”
- The Great(er) Bear – using Wikidata to generate better artwork – Like Uncle Tezza, I’ve always loved Simon Patterson’s original, but been irked by the intersections.
- Skin-On Interfaces – Artificial Skin for Mobile Devices. “Human skin is the best interface for interaction. I propose this new paradigm in which interactive devices have their own artificial skin, thus enabling new forms of input gestures for end-users.”
- The Orgasm Sound Library is an archive of hundreds of creative commons-licensed audio files of orgasm sounds. You can also upload your own.
- Buttplug.io – “an open-source standards and software project for controlling intimate hardware, including sex toys, fucking machines, electrostim hardware, and more.”
- Hellvetica font – “kern in hell”
2 Responses to “ Reading List 241 ”
The voice from our Nest camera threatened to steal our baby – your periodic reminder that the ‘S’ in ‘IoT’ stands for ‘Security’
FTA:
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It’s almost like reusing passwords is a plainly bad idea that users are frequently warned about.
Also, it’s these stories that are causing the death of Works with Nest and a whole bunch of developer angst. Everything is a trade off at the end of the day I think.