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Category: Technology, Web & Cloud

  • Python 3.9

    Python 3.9 is available. What’s new: New syntax features: PEP 584, union operators added to dict; PEP 585, type hinting generics in standard collections; PEP 614, relaxed grammar restrictions on decorators. New built-in features: PEP 616, string methods to remove prefixes and suffixes. New features in the standard library: PEP 593, flexible function and variable…

  • How to destroy surveillance capitalism

    Cory Doctorow’s new book, published in a whole on OneZero. What if the trauma of living through real conspiracies all around us — conspiracies among wealthy people, their lobbyists, and lawmakers to bury inconvenient facts and evidence of wrongdoing (these conspiracies are commonly known as “corruption”) — is making people vulnerable to conspiracy theories? From…

  • Fotos von verlassenen Berliner Technoclubs

    Selber habe ich nur kurz in Berlin gelebt und das ist auch schon in einem anderen Jahrtausend gewesen. Trotzdem hat die Stadt mich mit der Clubkultur schwer beeindruckt. Und der Ruf eilt der Stadt ja nach wie vor voraus. Seit Corona alle Lokale verbietet, die sich zum Superspreader-Event entwickeln können, sieht das alles ein bisschen…

  • Is 2020 over?

    The list – obviously – only covers the year up to May so far. And it includes increasing inequality, the protests against it, brexit, fascism, riots, climate change, locust plagues and of course COVID-19. Not to mention recent Ebola Outbreak in Kongo or earthquake activity in the Yellowstone National Park cluster. The list is over…

  • Every Video Call Ever

    Since COVID-19 let’s us work from home, we all made our experiences with Videoconferences. The tools make it possible to work from home, yet some still have to get used to the new freedom. We all know the feeling in these conferences, with colleagues listening or not, playing with their pets, kids or Zoom Backgrounds.…

  • Papercraft

    For those bored in isolation, you can now build your own vintage computer. From paper. Following the instructions from Rocky Bergen, an artist and designer. Should work well with kids, too! Link: Papercraft.

  • language rankings: Python on par with Java

    Rising languages in RedMonk’s latest ranking include Python, TypeScript, Kotlin, and Dart. Source: New programming language rankings: Python now as popular as Java, as TypeScript climbs

  • The Y2038 Problem

    The Y2038 problem is similar to the Y2K problem. We’re exactly in between both about now. Both are 18 years away, in either direction. While Y2K is over and was obvious to everyone, Y2038 is not. The issue here relates to a representation of date and time in Unix systems, and is therefore sometimes referred…

  • British Royal Mail issues computer games stamps

    Do I know enough people in the UK to send me postcards with stamps from: Elite(1984) Dizzy (1987) Populous (1989) Lemmings (1991) Micro Machines (1991) Sensible Soccer (1992) Wipeout (1995) Worms (1995) Pretty please?

  • The possibility to understand: SaaS Product Metrics

    Part of the compelling nature of SaaS Products is the possibility to understand the user and improve on the go. Any Product Manager will literally have to understand what are the use-cases for customers and how to focus on the important areas. Just recently our team led the debate which metrics would be the right…