Lifehacker
50 of the Most Controversial Films Ever Made
1 min · · From Birth of a Nation to Salò,the only better pairing with a movie than popcorn is a good scandal. · Shared by 80, including JJ Flash
Ars Technica
The generative AI revolution has begun—how did we get here?
18+ min · · A new class of incredibly powerful AI models has made recent breakthroughs possible. · Shared by 342, including Theodora (Theo) Lau - 劉䂀曼 🌻, John Hagel, Brian Ahier, Kelly Hungerford, Ines Bieler, Eli Pariser | @elipariser@mastodon.social, Howard Getson, Bob E. Hayes, JJ Flash, Prof. Sally Eaves, luis antónio santos, Dr. Marigo Raftopoulos
Ars Technica
Mastodon—and the pros and cons of moving beyond Big Tech gatekeepers
8 min · · Standards-based interoperability makes a comeback, sort of. · Shared by 57, including Stephanie A Kowalski, 🇺🇦Evan Kirstel #B2B #TechFluencer, JJ Flash, Jennifer Ouellette
LifeHack
8 Misconceptions of Time That Make You Less Productive
6 min · · How familiar are you with "time" and "time management"? This article debunks some misconceptions of time so you can better use your time. · Shared by 888, including JJ Flash
Stanford University
What explains recent tech layoffs, and why should we be worried?
5 min · · As layoffs in the tech sector mount, Stanford Graduate School of Business Professor Jeffrey Pfeffer is worried. Research – by him, and others – has shown that the stress layoffs create takes a… · Shared by 236, including JJ Flash, mdy, Annette Franz, CCXP, Elinor Stutz, Jake Archibald, Scott Berkun, Rand Fishkin, Tristan Nitot - nitot chez framapiaf point org, slumos, Michaël Jarjour
MIT Technology Review
We used to get excited about technology. What happened?
3 min · · Innovation that truly serves us all is in scarce supply. That’s a problem. · Shared by 145, including JJ Flash, Abeba Birhane, Brian Roemmele, Allison Arieff, Damien de France 🌍 🕊️🇺🇦, Patrick Sanwikarja, Carissa Véliz
world.hey.com
Why we're leaving the cloud
4 min · · Basecamp has had one foot in the cloud for well over a decade, and HEY has been running there exclusively since it was launched two years ago. We've run extensively in both Amazon's cloud and Google's… · Shared by 266, including William Toll, Tim Bray, Albert Ràfols, Gerd Leonhard, Zack Kanter, Yves Mulkers, Jonas Bandi, Dave Kellogg, Vikram Dutt, DHH
morepablo.com
🤓 So you're using a weird language 🧠
10 min · · Tips and narratives around picking a weird language for your project · Shared by 66, including JJ Flash
TIME
Fifty Years of BASIC, the Programming Language That Made Computers Personal
20+ min · · A celebration of one of technology's biggest, most underappreciated revolutions · Shared by 13, including JJ Flash, MIT CSAIL, 🇺🇦Evan Kirstel #B2B #TechFluencer
whitep4nth3r.com
HTML is all you need to make a website
5 min · · In a world full of JavaScript frameworks, SPAs, CSS animations, powerful devices and fast internet, HTML-only websites are controversial and divisive. But why? · Shared by 148, including Matthew Turland, JJ Flash, Dennis Lembrée
IGN
Years Later, the Creator of E.T. Remains Proud of ‘the Worst Game Ever Made’
11+ min · · The tale of E.T. has been told over the years as a cautionary tale against crunch, having only been made in five weeks. But the real story of ET, its creator, and their relationship with Atari is far… · Shared by 456, including JJ Flash
flickeringmyth.com
Great Films Unfairly Forgotten in Time
7 min · · Tom Jolliffe on great films unfairly forgotten in time… Time is a cruel mistress. It’s the one constant and something no one can alter (except Marty McFly and Doc Brown). Looks go, memories fade and… · Shared by 150, including JJ Flash
KDnuggets
The 5 Hardest Things to Do in SQL
11+ min · · The 5 hardest things Josh Berry, a 15 year analytics professional, experienced while switching from Python to SQL. Offering examples, SQL code, and a resource to customize the SQL to your own project. · Shared by 274, including JJ Flash, Craig Brown, PhD, Mike Tamir, PhD, Carla Gentry 🎶
NPR
Seeing double: Near-identical films that came out at the same time
5 min · · What happens when two studios are making the same movie and neither studio blinks? · Shared by 517, including JJ Flash
Lifehacker
17 of the Most Disturbing Films Ever Made
13+ min · · These are great works of art you'll never want to see again. · Shared by 552, including Rick Powell, JJ Flash, Loubna Rais