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”
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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.