Jason Hoffman of CSS Tricks took a trip down memory lane this week to look at the history of CSS. Hoffman’s article A Look Back at the History of CSS gives an account of how we came to style websites in the first place. From Marc Andreessen claiming there was no way to style a …
I’m a big fan of tech hacks. I’m an even bigger fan of Nintendo hacks. Gamer Tim Lindquist built his own Nintendo Switch clone – from scratch – with a plethora of features. Named the Nintimdo RP, the device is thicker than the Switch but contains a processor running the RetroPie emulator, thousands of ROMs, …
One of the funniest Pokémon series on the internet sees two friends battle each other for supremacy with hilarious results. I’ve not been doing so well mental health wise but one thing that has helped me is Pokémon. Alongside my own Nuzlocke, I’ve been watching this unique variant of the challenge. Shadypenguinn and NiPPs are …
Pokémon has played a major role in millions of lives. A fresh kick of nostalgia came in the form of Pokémon Gold and Silver’s re-release on the Virtual Console in September. It was the second lot of games to be re-launched after Red/Blue/Yellow in February 2016. Newbies will want to learn the ropes but seasoned …
There are countless articles asking whether the latest phone is an “iPhone killer.” Android phones are more globally abundant than iPhones but that hasn’t impeded their dominance. Apple has created a cult around their products for years, and the iPhone is no exception. But you can’t “kill” anything Apple makes. The iPhone will be ever …
Twitter is trialling an extension to its character limit for tweets – from 140 to 280. Seeing as they find combatting online abuse and Nazism so arbitrary, here are some meaningless facts about the number 280. 280 is an octagonal number Greek mathematician Pappus geometrically demonstrated the property of the center of gravity in 280AD …
We all remember dial-up internet (some people still use it today, or at least have the same speed). Students James Zhou, Sebastian Paul Hunkeler, Jens Skoug Obel and Isak Frostå from the Copenhagen Institute of Interaction Design have built an “internet phone” using a classic rotary telephone. It allows users to “call” websites, with each …
To mark DatCode’s first birthday, we caught up with the founder: Jer’Maine Jones, Jr. and discussed his origins as a coder, his thoughts on diversity in Silicon Valley and what gave him the impetus to start a community for black coders. Logicface: Tell us how your coding journey began. Jer’Maine Jones, Jr.: It actually began in …
One of the best Twitter alternatives is Mastodon. AJ Brown looked at Amaroq, a new app for the platform. The desolate plains of the internet are strewn with the remains of many social networks that have made futile attempts to disrupt the hegemony of the “Big 5”. However, Mastodon, an Open Source upstart, seems to …
Thank you (Metal) Jesus. On his YouTube channel, MJ (no, not that MJ) explained how he came across the SF Professor II and its capabilities. The SF Professor was created by Bung Enterprises, a Hong Kong company created in 1994. Their products were the bane of Nintendo’s existence as they allowed for backup of games. Nintendo filed …
The death of the Windows Phone is often attributed to Android’s market dominance. But is that really true? The Verge recently wrote an article claiming Android killed Windows Phone. I disagree, as a former Lumia 800 owner. This is my story. *cue dramatic music* I’ve had my fair share of phones. My favoured OS had …
The Internet is more than old enough to drink and, given some of its memes, it’s had way too much already. But back in 1996, it was purer and only used by those with computers and the patience to wait for the modem to connect. This video looks at how the internet and the World …