Querying 50k Gameservers in 100 lines of Python

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Why you should teach programming

Humanitarian Toolbox. An open source project dedicated that allows developers to offer their skill as charity. (htbox.org)

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Genome researchers raise alarm over big data

The computing resources needed to handle genome data will soon exceed those of Twitter and YouTube, says a team of biologists and computer scientists who are worried that their discipline is not geared up to cope with the coming genomics flood.

from My Pocket http://www.nature.com/news/genome-researchers-raise-alarm-over-big-data-1.17912

Chrome is the new IE

Why do people keep on linking to this site? This is nothing but sensationalized garbage by Google haters. There is no viable alternative to Chrome at the moment unlike in the mid 2000s when Firefox was the browser to use instead of IE6.

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Behind the Scenes: Eating Our Own Dog Food

At Cloud9 we write code every day. Lots of code. Our code base has nearly 400,000 source lines of code and nearly tenfold that when you include dependencies. So how do we manage working with all that code? We use dogfooding. We eat our own dog food.

from My Pocket https://c9.io/blog/always-eat-your-own-dogfood/

How Google Translate squeezes deep learning onto a phone

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Hackers Can Disable a Sniper Rifle—Or Change Its Target

Skip Article Header. Skip to: Start of Article. Put a computer on a sniper rifle, and it can turn the most amateur shooter into a world-class marksman.

from My Pocket http://www.wired.com/2015/07/hackers-can-disable-sniper-rifleor-change-target/

Security industry failing to keep pace with hacker innovation, Cisco warns

Cyber criminals are turning to advanced exploit kits and the Tor network as businesses fail to keep pace with cyber threats, according to Cisco.

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Guy Kawasaki on Understanding the Math of Success

Today’s guest on Hack the Entrepreneur popularized secular evangelism in 1983 when he worked with the Macintosh Division of Apple. He is currently the chief evangelist of Canva, an online (and easy-to-use) graphic design platform. He is also the author of 13 books, including Art of the Start 2.

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Google Gives Up On Google+

Google+ is dying a slow death. No longer will users require a Google+ account in order to use all the different Google products. Instead, they will be able to do everything across Google as long as they have a Google/Gmail account.

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A programming principle every coder should know. In-depth article on "Don't Repeat Yourself"

A programming principle every coder should know. In-depth article on "Don't Repeat Yourself" (tacticstudios.blogspot.ca)submitted 5 minutes ago by loading...

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Most popular APIs used at hackathons, 2014-15 edition

Most popular APIs used at hackathons, 2014-15 edition (studenthackers.devpost.com)submitted 57 minutes ago by loading...

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BuildZoom is hiring for all positions (we sponsor visas)

BuildZoom is a marketplace for the construction industry. We help property owners hire great contractors for any type of construction project. We specialize in major improvements (our average job is $30,000), but we handle both new construction and remodeling, and both commercial and residential.

from My Pocket https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9965063

Chinese government official urges country’s developers to expand worldwide

The organizers of ChinaJoy paid my way to Shanghai. Our coverage remains objective. He also promised that the government will support international expansion and step up its efforts to stamp out piracy.

from My Pocket http://venturebeat.com/2015/07/28/chinese-government-official-urges-countrys-developers-to-expand-worldwide/

How to force Windows to start downloading the Windows 10 update files

Windows 10 is here! Well, it’s here for a lot of people, but many of us still cannot download it until Microsoft says it’s OK. You see, Microsoft plans to release Windows 10 in waves. That means even if your computer is ready, you won’t necessarily be able to download Windows 10 right away.

from My Pocket http://venturebeat.com/2015/07/28/how-to-force-windows-to-start-downloading-the-windows-10-update-files/

PHP News, Views and Community

Luciano Mammino has posted six tips for blazing fast web applications to his site. These tips aren't as much specific to the code (though they're related) as they are general good practices around architecture, development work and common issues.

from My Pocket http://www.phpdeveloper.org/news/22987

China's Stock Market Rattles Investors, India Emerges As A Democratic Frontrunner For Business

With China’s stock market continuing its roller-coaster ride, business-watchers are looking for a brighter horizon – and India, right next door, is a stable option, says already invested non-stick coatings manufacturing multinational, GMM Nonstick Coatings.

from My Pocket http://www.forbes.com/sites/abehal/2015/07/27/chinas-stock-market-rattles-investors-india-emerges-as-a-democratic-frontrunner-for-business/

SearchCap: comScore Data, Google Autocomplete API & PPC 2015

Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the Web. Join us at SMX East! Agenda consists of 50+ sessions, keynotes and clinics featuring results-producing tactics on SEM, SEO, analytics, mobile and social media.

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Front End Development is Development

There is some sentiment out there that front end development isn't real development. It's a swaggering, trollish sentiment. Still, it's fun to puff our chests back sometimes. Let's try to put a point on why front end development is every bit as difficult and worthy of the title as any other subset.

from My Pocket https://css-tricks.com/front-end-development-is-development/

The Difference Between Minification and Gzipping

These are both things that you do to assets on your website (things like .css files and .js files). They are both things that reduce the size of the file, making it more efficient in crossing the network between servers and browsers. As in, good for performance.

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Programming the Quantum Future [PDF]

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The Brain vs Deep Learning Part I: Computational Complexity — Or Why the Singularity Is Nowhere Near

In this blog post I will delve into the brain and explain its basic information processing machinery and compare it to deep learning.

from My Pocket https://timdettmers.wordpress.com/2015/07/27/brain-vs-deep-learning-singularity/

Interactive programming font comparison

A neural network in 13 lines of python (Part 2 - An Intuitive Tutorial of Stochastic Gradient Descent) (iamtrask.github.io)submitted 20 minutes ago by loading...

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Continuous Integration Interview Questions

What is Continuous Integration? Continuous Integration can be defined as “Building software and taking it through as many tests as possible with every change”.

from My Pocket http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/1013316/Continuous-Integration-Interview-Questions

Code Review - Best Practices

What is the aim of a Code Review? When should we do a Code Review? How should the code review be done? What should we check in a Code Review? Most of the answers draw from my experience as an Architect in developing Java Web Applicaitons. But I think, the answers are applicable for a wider audience.

from My Pocket http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/1013317/Code-Review-Best-Practices

AWS Official Blog

We announced Amazon Aurora last year at AWS re:Invent (see Amazon Aurora – New Cost-Effective MySQL-Compatible Database Engine for Amazon for more info).

from My Pocket https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/now-available-amazon-aurora/

To fly, to fall, to fly again

LOOK out from Crissy Field, in San Francisco, on a fog-free day and chances are you will see some technology entrepreneurs leaping into the sky. The hybrid sport of kitesurfing has become a favourite pastime of the Bay Area’s startup crowd.

from My Pocket http://www.economist.com/news/briefing/21659722-tech-boom-may-get-bumpy-it-will-not-end-repeat-dotcom-crash-fly

Data Structures in PHP

18:00 PDT, 3:00 CEST (Oct 23), 2:00 BST (Oct 23) Not sure of the time in your area? Check it on timeanddate.com Some problem classes require specialized data structures to optimize runtime or memory usage.

from My Pocket https://nomadphp.com/2015/07/24/2015-10-us/

PHP South Coast Wrap-up

Rich Sage @rich_81 Dave Baker @fully_baked James Titcumb @asgrim http://elephpant.s3.amazonaws.com/vote_141.

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Masini zburatoare, Hacking, Windows 10, Simcity - Doza iT

Terrafugia TF-X - http://bit.ly/1DuYasAMcity - http://bit.ly/1SzH4R3RCS Android - http://bit.ly/1euhteZCar hack - http://bit.ly/1MvQqyzSimcity iOs - http://apple.co/1ECfQ54Simcity Android - http://bit.ly/1tXzTeNTRICOURI - https://letrico.ro/dozadehas My facebook - http://www.facebook.com/MikeyHasDo

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Generating Alternative Stylesheets for Browsers Without @media

If your CSS code is built with a mobile-first approach, it probably contains all the rules that make up the "desktop" view inside @media statements. That's great, but browsers that don't support media queries (IE 8 and below) will simply ignore them, ending up getting the mobile view — not good.

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PHP Cookbook 3rd edition

Jose GomezThis book covers the most of the important aspects of PHP programming such as its purposes, code readability, performance and different techniques that can be applied to software development. As the title "PHP cookbook" suggests, this is about PHP solutions in the form of recipes.

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Paragon Initiative: Implementing Secure User Auth in PHP Applications with Long-Term Persistence

A common problem in web development is to implement user authentication and access controls, typically accomplished through sign-up and log-in forms. Though these systems are simple enough in theory, engineering one that lives up to application security standards is a daunting undertaking.

from My Pocket http://www.phpdeveloper.org/news/22973

Continuous Deployment environment with Docker, AWS EB and Codeship

Part I – Setting up environment with Docker I have spent a lot of time watching presentations about automated deployment with Ansible, Capifony, Capistrano or making consistent environments with Vagrant or VirtualBox, but all of those presentations did not tought me how to build environment from

from My Pocket http://piotrpasich.com/continuous-deployment-environment-with-docker-aws-eb-and-codeship/

Google Maps shows what it knows about everywhere you've (ever) been

Google's Location History feature keeps track of the places your mobile device has been (if you opt-in and turn it on) and now you can look back through that data with "Your Timeline.

from My Pocket http://www.engadget.com/2015/07/22/google-maps-shows-what-it-knows-about-everywhere-youve-ever-b/

Important Link between the Brain and Immune System Found

T-cells present in vessels separate from arteries and veins confirm that the brain does in fact have a lymphatic system linking it directly the peripheral immune system. When the ancient Egyptians prepared a mummy they would scoop out the brain through the nostrils and throw it away.

from My Pocket http://www.scientificamerican.com/editorial-tools/editors-picks/important-link-between-the-brain-and-immune-system-found/

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Yoast SEO 2.3

We’ve just released a major release of Yoast SEO, bringing it up to version 2.3. This new version of Yoast SEO helps you optimize your site and keep it optimized. It shows errors straight from Google’s Search Console, and points you at posts that need work.

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Google: All Domain Extensions Are Weighted The Same

Google cleared the air today about how it deals with domain extensions, and confirmed that they’re all weighted equally. With the sudden surge in the amount of domain extensions available, Google has been receiving questions about how the new top level domains (TLDs) like .expert and .

from My Pocket http://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-all-domain-extensions-are-weighted-the-same/137139/

Content Marketing: Big Publicized Events Or Continuous Engagement?

When it comes to content marketing, brands' strategies are heavily dictated by the industry they serve and the expectations of their customers. While there is no "one size fits all" approach, we often see brands take two different tacks.

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A Social Media Campaign Checklist

Social media campaigns have proven themselves to be up to 60 percent percent more effective than traditional advertising campaigns. So why aren’t more brands running them? Launching your first social marketing campaign can seem daunting. There are a lot of moving parts and factors to consider.

from My Pocket http://blog.hootsuite.com/social-media-campaign-checklist/

Google Is Now Rolling Out A New Interface For Hotel Finder

Google has confirmed with Search Engine Land that they are now rolling out a new user interface for Google Hotel Finder. Google originally launched the new Hotel Finder back in 2011 and has done several upgrades to the features and interfaces since.

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A tiny change to this obscure arms dealing agreement could kill the cyber security industry

REUTERS/Shaun BesProposed legislation that would add fresh controls to the export of security research and technologies, has caused widespread concerns the US government is about to kill the cyber security industry. Cooley LLP partner Kevin M.

from My Pocket http://www.businessinsider.com/the-wassenaar-arrangement-cyber-weapons-proposal-will-kill-international-security-research-2015-7

Five Clever Tool Hacks

The Family Handyman magazine posted an article on their website of 22 clever new uses for tools. Here are five of my favorites. (My comments in parens.) Cut with a Drill (Above image) “If you need to shorten a bolt, let your drill do the hard work.

from My Pocket http://makezine.com/2015/07/21/five-clever-tool-hacks/

600TB MongoDB Database 'accidentally' exposed on the Internet

System administrators have reportedly exposed almost 600 Terabytes (TB) of MongoDB database due to running outdated and unpatched versions of the NoSQL MongoDB database.

from My Pocket http://thehackernews.com/2015/07/MongoDB-Database-hacking-tool.html

​Google, Yahoo, Facebook Collaborate to Blacklist Bad Bots

The major tech companies including Google, Facebook, and Yahoo! have joined their hands to launch a new program meant to block fake web traffic by blacklisting flagged IP addresses.

from My Pocket http://thehackernews.com/2015/07/bad-bot-blacklist.html

Google: HTTPS Acts As A Dealbreaker In A Google Ranking Tie

The Google HTTPS ranking algorithm, which launched some time ago, hasn't proven to many webmasters and SEOs as being all that significant. With that being said, one webmaster asked Google's Gary Illyes about that on Twitter.

from My Pocket https://www.seroundtable.com/google-https-dealbreaker-20632.html

3 Static Content Hacks to Supercharge Your Search Traffic

I've spent an inordinate amount of time in recent months looking at how to generate ideas, and the subsequent content from that process, to focus on the ongoing opportunity and the long tail. While your ongoing content strategy is critical to organic search success, it's only half the story.

from My Pocket http://feeds.searchenginewatch.com/~r/sew/~3/Uy0_NkUw55o/3-static-content-hacks-to-supercharge-your-search-traffic

What Happens When You Talk About Salaries at Google

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Dragula - Drag and drop so simple it hurts

Dragula - Drag and drop so simple it hurts (github.com)submitted 7 minutes ago by loading...

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