Saturday, 27 January 2018
Interesting Snippets from 2018-01-27
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GitHub - CachetHQ/Cachet: đź“› An open source status page system for everyone.
Cachet is a beautiful and powerful open source status page system.
Interesting Snippets from 2018-01-26
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GitHub - sampotts/plyr: A simple HTML5, YouTube and Vimeo player
We wanted a lightweight, accessible and customizable media player that supports modern browsers. Sure, there are many other players out there but we wanted to keep things simple, using the right elements for the job.
Interesting Snippets from 2018-01-25
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GitHub - AnalogJ/lexicon: Manipulate DNS records on various DNS providers in a standardized way.
Lexicon provides a way to manipulate DNS records on multiple DNS providers in a standardized way. Lexicon has a CLI but it can also be used as a python library. Lexicon was designed to be used in automation, specifically letsencrypt.
Interesting Snippets from 2018-01-08
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Zuckerberg’s Dilemma: When Facebook’s Success Is Bad for Society - WSJ
In the face of pressure brought by a growing roster of Facebook investors and former executives, many of whom have publicly stated that Facebook is both psychologically addictive and harmful to democracy, the Facebook founder and chief executive has pledged to “fix” Facebook by doing several things, including “making sure that time spent on Facebook is time well spent.”
Interesting Snippets from 2018-01-07
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Quantum algorithms: an overview | npj Quantum Information
Quantum computers are designed to outperform standard computers by running quantum algorithms. Areas in which quantum algorithms can be applied include cryptography, search and optimisation, simulation of quantum systems and solving large systems of linear equations. Here we briefly survey some known quantum algorithms, with an emphasis on a broad overview of their applications rather than their technical details. We include a discussion of recent developments and near-term applications of quantum algorithms.