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The world is filled with amazing technologies, many that are so old we don’t even think of them as technologies at all.

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Now Hackers Are Mining Crypto On Government Websites

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Tech billionaires convinced we live in the Matrix are secretly funding scientists to help break us out of it

Some of the world’s richest and most powerful people are convinced that we are living in a computer simulation. And now they’re trying to do something about it. At least two of Silicon Valley’s tech billionaires are pouring money into efforts to break humans out of the simulation that they believe that it is living in, according to a new report.

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Is the Extremely Large Telescope big enough to find alien life?

You can’t just use a run-of-the-mill telescope to find aliens. Even the sophisticated ones that lead to the discovery of new planets and moons are ineffective at gathering evidence of extraterrestrial life.

That’s why the European Space Observatory is creating a unique “super telescope” to lead the hunt for alien life.

Called the Extremely Large Telescope, or ELT, the instrument is five times larger than the best devices used today.

Once created, it will be the world’s largest optical and near-infrared telescope, boasting a main mirror measuring 128 feet wide and placed in a rotating dome that is 279 feet in diameter.

 It is also going to be an adaptive telescope — it will feature adaptive mirrors that will “compensate for the fuzziness in the stellar images introduced by atmospheric turbulence,” according to the ESO. Read more (5/30/17)

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Exclusive: Google launches AI investment platform

Led by engineers, not professional VCs.

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23 Best Websites for Beginners to Learn Coding for Free

Here is a good mix of front-end and back-end programming websites for beginners. A lot of these sites provide an interactive learning experience meaning you can try out what you learn. And that is the best way to learn programming.

codecademy.com – Interactive coding tutorials.

codecombat.com – Play a game and learn to code in Python and Javascript.

codeschool.com –  Learn web technologies by doing.

stuk.io –  Developing your dream web application.

platzi.com – Live streaming classes on design, marketing and code.

thinkful.com – Choose a course and get assigned a mentor.

code.org – Learn computer science.

baserails.com — Master Ruby on Rails through project-based learning.

treehouse.com – Get the tools to help you to succeed whether you are a beginner or an old pro.

Khan Academy – You can thus learn HTML, CSS, JavaScript, animations and more to prepare websites and games. In addition, Khan Academy has courses to on databases.

dash.generalassembly.com – Learn to make awesome websites.

railsforzombies.org – Learn Ruby on Rails by watching videos and completing the exercises.

codelearn.org – Learn Ruby on Rails by creating an app right in your browser.

rubymonk.com – Free interactive tutorials to help you discover Ruby idioms.

tryruby.org – Take 15 minutes to give Ruby a chance.

learn-c.org – Free interactive tutorials to teach you the C programming language.

learnjavaonline.org – Learn the basics of Java.

learnpython.org – Learn the basics of Python.

tryhaskell.org – Learn Haskell with free interactive lessons.

try.jquery.com – Get the basic building blocks of jQuery by completing challenges and earning badges.

sqlzoo.com – Interactive SQL tutorials complete with quizzes.

try.github.io – Learn Git in 15 minutes.

Sololearn  – Join the largest community of mobile code learners today Learning programming can be fun.

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Panther Alpha - Tiny 4K, 2GB/32GB Linux-powered Desktop by Panther MPC

If this pans out (seems like it will), consumers will have a great option for desktop computers besides Windows and Mac.

Regular consumers still think of Linux as the developer’s/hacker’s OS but it’s not. Ubuntu has already proven that, but it has still not penetrated into the mainstream as much as it should. 

The launch of another Linux based OS that is tying hardware and software together for a seamless desktop experience and has a specific focus on making Linux more accessible to the novice user, will make the makers of other flavors of Linux improve their products to stay in competition and bring Linux further into the mainstream OS game.

Panther Alpha is currently trying to raise funds through Kickstarter.

Top 5 Highlights of Panther Alpha

Decent specs for a day-to-day use computer for surfing the Internet, working with documents & spreadsheets, playing multimedia and some basic programming. It also doubles as a 4K set-top box.

Easy on the wallet at just $89 if you back the project now or upto $150 after its in the market

Upto 130 times lower energy consumption as compared to a standard PC

Solid aluminum build, no moving parts or even a fan and all-flash storage

Runs all standard Linux apps. There are a lot of great free and open source apps you can use to replace their paid or ad-supported counterparts

3 Caveats

Doesn’t include the monitor, keyboard and mouse. I would’ve liked a bundle option that had everything in it. This approach does give users an option to pick their choice of hardware but some people would prefer to buy the whole bundle at once

No developer option. 2 gigs of RAM cannot support serious software development. I know the intent of this PC is entirely different but I’d love to see a ‘Pro’ version with similar form factor and low energy consumption but with much more processing power. That would kick ass

All of Panther’s competitor OS’s are in their 10th or higher version. Panther on the other hand is going to be in version 4 in 2024! They need a better plan there

Although it will make a good desktop for light users and students, in it’s current form, it has no place in business or serious software development environments.

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Gomix is the new (and experienced) programmer’s dream come true

It makes it easy for developers (or prospective developers) to get started with building apps or bots.

5 Cool Things About Gomix:

No more worrying about writing boilerplate code because you can just ‘remix’ a similar app and build upon it

Gomix hooks up with GitHub and takes care of version control etc

There’s no deployment or server provisioning because it all happens automatically

Changes you make are pushed straight to the live app

Collaborative coding allows multiple developers to work on the same file simultaneously

3 Caveats:

Only Node.js (and of course javascript & other js frameworks) supported right now

Free right now with limitations on server resources & bandwidth but will start charging. Might tank and project may be shut down so cannot (yet) use for production apps

No support for custom domains

So far, I’m loving Gomix. If you’re a developer or someone with an idea for an app/bot you should give it a shot.

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Nokia's phones return with Android in early 2017

I just hope they’re as indestructible as their predecessors.

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Headspace is meditation made simple, a way of treating your head right

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The (Updated) History of Android By Ron Amadeo

This extensive piece could’ve easily been a book. At least a NANOWRIMO book. It’s around 50000 words long! But that’s how many words it would take to cover the complete history of this amazing software that is now in it’s 7th version. Definitely not for the masses but for us tech geeks it’s a treat :)

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Jamboard by Google is a collaborative, cloud-first digital whiteboard for those heated team meetings and brainstorming sessions. It looks kind of bulky to be carrying around from one meeting room to another but if it’s in one place, it’s much better than the current non-digital whiteboards.

You can work with teammates from across the world on other Jamboards or remotely use the smartphone or tablet companion app.

But at around $6000 most startups probably won’t be able to afford it.

Check out Jamboard →

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Things I Hate About the Google Pixel

I may have to go for the iPhone after all.

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DDoS Attack Hits Dyn DNS Servers, Knocks Twitter, Spotify, Reddit Offline. Not all users were affected equally, however, and sites appear to have been intermittently accessible. To see a full list of sites that have reportedly been affected, click here.

Read the rest on DailyDot →

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Prepare for Election 2016 with These 11 Incredibly Useful Tools →

The good thing is that it’s all going to be over soon.

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the new poster for guardians of the galaxy is so good

but do you know what’s the best on it

that fucking cutie groot hiding behind the boots of peter

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