Tatiana Mac on how privilege defines performance
You’ve not lived until you’ve heard a talk by Tatiana Mac.
Thoughts on the new $4 Raspberry Pi Pico microcontoller
The internet knows more about the Pi Pico than me so I collected the links for you to read.
Regex ain't so bad!
Regex can be a pain to learn but with Engineer Man’s explainer video, it doesn’t have to be that hard.
The 'vantafish' that absorbs nearly all light that hits it
Last year, a Smithsonian marine biologist called Karen Osborn and her colleagues found a unique specimen while hauling deep-sea fish. But when she tried to use strobe lights to take a photo for cataloguing, she could only make out its outline. It was as if the fish was absorbing the light. Except it was. But …
Data viz on women's tops sold on Goodwill's website
An interesting data analysis on Goodwill’s online auction website.
RIP Tucows Downloads (1993-2020)
I’ll miss those downloads with the two cows.
ProjectFunction creates pathways for marginalised groups in tech
Helping minorities get into tech and this organisation is doing just that.
Uranus will be visible tomorrow so be prepared
It’s not every day the world gets to see Uranus and 20th January has opened up a great chance for everyone to catch a glimpse.
The Gömböc is a self-righting shape
It’s like balancing an egg on its bottom except the Gömböc is much more unique as this video explains.
Natalie Portman in Datawrapper form
The only lines that Natalie Portman would want on her face, I’m sure.
SEO Bytes explains search engine optimisation with dogs
SEO Dogs is pawesome! Ahem. I’ll see myself out.
The internet cafe refugees of Japan
Shiho Fukada’s three-part documentary is based on his portrait series, Japan’s Disposable Workers. This video looks at workers known as Net Cafe Refugees.