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Another day, another big court case, but will the social media giant ever learn its lesson?
I hardly ever use FB but lots of my friends do so it is strange to think that makes my data vulnerable. I know they said they ceased to sell data to third parties, but the WhatApp situation gives cause for thought. I like her closing statement“ But the real damage is more difficult to quantify. As countless security experts have warned, the reputational damage goes much deeper.”
Python is an integral part of IT ecosystems, especially as a back-end language. Here we'll answer every new programmer's biggest question: how hard is it to learn?
https://topofy.com/how-much-python-learn-get-job/I never realised before, that when you embed these links they automatically populate your hastag at the bottom of your post. That is very presumptuous.
Nevertheless, reading an article about Python because I was advised to learn it for my marketing job in order to properly understand data analytics. Think I’ll see how I get on with Java first, one step at a time! The most interesting thing for me (about Python) is how much of it can be done through self learning. The course work recommend is one hour tuition and 8 hours self study a week for 6 weeks, interesting.
“Python was created in 1989 by Guido van Rossum and is a fully interpreted, high-level, and general-purpose programming language. It’s used for a wide variety of applications including web and mobile app development. It’s an open-source programming language and is object-oriented.”
Another article I read about it was titled “How Much Python Do I Have To Learn To Get A Job?“ which says:
“I did a job search and found more than 52,000 jobs advertised. So, if you want a Python job, you have a lot of options. Even if you don’t have a formal computer science education, you can learn how to code in Python.”
Interesting!
Second article at this link: https://topofy.com/how-much-python-learn-get-job/
WhatsApp will soon start sharing more data with Facebook and users want out
Another lesson about user gullibility. I had previously been convinced that WhatsApp was fully encrypted, which was why it is so safe to use. But apparently not any more as Facbook has now decided to force users to allow them to share their metadata with FB and others. No wonder people are leaving in droves. I hadn’t realised that Signal was created by the funds from the creator of WhatsApp, and that it uses opensource code to be completely transparent. Now, though, its engineers are worried that there will be a massive influx of extremists (from Parler as well as WhatsApp) who will use it as a hate platform.
In the article “Using WhatsApp is dangerous,” Telegram’s founder Pavel Durov warned about WhatsApp security last January, citing cyberattacks running on phones belonging to key targets, including Jeff Bezos.
Now one year later Durov is benefitting celebrating “the largest digital migration in human history,” writing that “in the first week of January, Telegram surpassed 500 million monthly active users—25 million new users joined Telegram in the last 72 hours alone.”
Now I think no free digital communication platform is truly secure.
Every email uses a bit of energy, so your undeleted emails might be increasing your carbon footprint. Learn how to lighten your section of the cloud.
Following up on the greener software post - this is a even easier step we can take - to delete all the unnecessary emails including archived in your inbox. I have to confess I checked and there are some there since 2002. It has been out of sight out of mind, but clearly when they are stored in the cloud they still have a huge impact on your carbon footprint. So I’ve added that clear out to my to do list!
After posting about the hacker who archived Parler - it is important to note as per this tweet, that she is firmly in the cross hairs of the group that identify as the patriot party. Hopefully she is safe from them.
I posted a link to one of these Parler articles to the forum last week. It discussed how Parler’s sloppy coding meant that hackers could harvest all the deleted posts - just to note only content that was available publicly via the web was archived - it did not include security info like drivers license detail. While Parler had marketed themselves as a private, secure, unmoderated platform, it turns out they were neither private nor secure. Parler failed to scrub the geolocation metadata from images and videos before they were posted. Now that data is public so are users' detailed locations, possibly even the GPS coordinates their homes. Data artist Kyle McDonald has created a visualisation of the locations of 68,000 of the archived Parler videos. A lesson to everyone about keeping your site secure.
https://www.wired.com/story/parler-hack-data-public-posts-images-video/
To cut the carbon, programmers are cutting the code. Call it green programming.
One of my class mates posted this to the forum about sustainable software design, and I think it is a real eye opener. Obviously the efforts of Van Kooten are impressive. His refactored WP plug-in for Mailchimp, which sends 20KB less data, is used by 2 million websites so that his code trimming reduced the world's monthly CO2 output by 59,000 kilograms, roughly the equivalent to flying from New York to Amsterdam and back 85 times. But the article also shows how we can contribute, if we and everyone in Ireland modify our behaviours and send less thank you emails and stop emailing people within speaking distance ”it would cut 16 tons of carbon each year, equal to 22 round-trip flights between New York and London.” Literally every little helps.
Featured images appearing twice in WordPress posts is a common issue that beginners face. Learn how to fix duplicate featured image issue in WordPress.
Just when you think you are finished, doing a last test across all devices - another problem pops up - featured images appearing twice. In the banner and in the body. I really thought I had sorted this - but probably forget to save my draft. Reassuring to read the article though and realise how common a mistake it is.
Learn how to use and optimize your featured images in WordPress to decrease load time, engage viewers, and capture your target keywords.
It all looks so straightforward, and yet it is not. Sometimes you have to dig deep to find more detail on how to get images to look exactly as you want them to. I think it actually makes you appreciate the functionality of other programmes, that you had taken for granted.
A look at the top 10 web design trends and themes that will dominate the digital design industry in 2021, and the role they’ll play in the work we create.
Wow - really interesting trends for 2021
Looking for the best WordPress contact form plugin? We have compared the 5 most popular contact form plugins for WordPress with their pros and cons.
Trying to figure out which is the best
According to a study conducted by researchers at Indiana University, about 12 years ago a lot of diversity started to show up in web design.
This is a question I asked myself recently. I remember when having a large hero image on the home page of a website was considered bold and exciting. Not commonplace at all and not aspirational either. Actually considered indulgent. Most websites were bespoke, a lot were clunky and many difficult to navigate.
Now looking at the huge variety of templates in WP, there is a hint of the generic coming in for me. This is our challenge moving forward - to aspire to keep it relevant and authentic and make customisations to reflect the brand.
Onwards and upwards,
Facebook just gave 1 billion Messenger users a reason to switch...
News to me - while I did know that Whats App was the only messaging service that was encrypted end to end, and that anything you text/email is subject to snooping, but I hadn’t realised that Facebook had freely admitted to “spying” on user content to enforce its rules and to downloading private files.
Are you being careful enough with the photos you post online? You may think you are, but your pet photos might tell a different story.
Most people seem to be aware of the dangers of sharing personal information about themselves or their children. And most teenagers know to turn off their location settings when posting on social, but it seems we have a blindspot when it comes to posting pics of our pets.
The end of the year tends to be busy for a variety of reasons and it can limit some of the freshness we see in designs during much of the year. Regardless, ther
Interesting article on three design trends during December 2020 - designers have had to dig deep to find new ways to evolve their craft and create inspiring visual experiences under the unique 2020 restrictions.
The three trends cited are “Activism and Engagement” - using the digital space to amplify messages and find support.
“In your face products” - since shoppers cannot inspect in person this trend gives an up close view of the product, letting the viewer zoom it to high resolution photos. It also can include video and animation so you can see the product in action.
“Simple Motion for Impact” with these big bold designs the animation is pared back. They don’t want to overwhelm, and the suble animation is easier to digest and puts the focus on the product rather than the display. Interesting!
Enjoying the simplicity of Morten Rand-Hendriksen explaining the difference between categories and tags in wordpress using a wardrobe anology. Also clear is the hierarchical or parent child structure of categories, not present for tags. You’ll find it all on linked in learning-
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Photo caption Quokka: 'World's happiest animal'. Photo credit: Instagram/@cambojones2020
Can animal pictures and videos de-stress you? Yes it appears they can.
According to a NatWest Student Living Index 2019, survey of 3,604 UK university students found almost half (45 %) feel stressed by their course, especially during exam periods and the number of students dropping out due to mental health issues is increasing.
Tourism Western Australia and The University of Leeds partnered up to explore the physiological and psychological impact of ‘cute’ animals on students and staff at the University of Leeds.
In the small sample study 19 participants were asked to watch a 30-minute slide show that included video and still images of kittens, baby gorillas and quokkas (found on Australia's Rottnest Island and often referred to as the world’s happiest animal) before they sat an exam.
When tested after the slide show, heart rates for every single participant had dropped, their anxiety levels were reduced on average by 35% and the average blood pressure had dropped 14.9% in systolic blood pressure and an 18.28% drop in diastolic blood pressure. All of which proves that watching cute animals is good for your health.
Interestingly the videos were deemed to be more effective than the still images.
More info on the research here: https://www.firststopsingapore.com/en/study-quokkas-can-be-good-for-your-health/