🍿 I saw On The Waterfront for the first time the other day. Spoiler alert: it’s good. Also, set in Hoboken! Still, I was surprised how much of the plot revolved around re-routed PATH trains.

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Today I downloaded all the data Facebook has on me, and started poking through it. Since it’s been the focus of every privacy scandal, I went straight to the ad data. I found two items.

1. My ad …

I wrote a small git pre-commit hook to prevent committing certain files. There are more words to this, but if you’re impatient, you can skip right to the goods.

At work, we have some …

I took a week off from work to join a deep dive study group on machine learning. It was an incredible experience and I want to tell you about what I learned.

I learned with very smart and interesting …

This is not meant to be a take down piece, and I realize I’m not providing any direct solutions. I wouldn’t be writing about Drupal if I didn’t care about it. My hope is that my …

I had the privilege of giving a talk at QueensJS last week. QueensJS is a wonderful JavaScript meetup, with a real diverse and welcoming crew of folks attending.

I was pretty nervous about doing the …

Welcome, Internet folks! If you’ve been following along, this is the final post in my three Internet security and privacy. In this article, we’re going to get into improving and—just …

The Situation

You have a list of items that you need to render with comma separation, and an “and” at the end.

For example:

Cookies, rice, and farts.

The Problem

This display is …

A US-born NASA scientist was detained at the border until he unlocked his phone t.co/HHPvj5cz3…

Welcome internet traveler, you’ve found your way to my guide on how to improve your online security. Already feel confident in your security abilities? Then get lost! I don’t need that …

Update: The next article in this series is now published.

Confused about what privacy versus security means in the context of the internet? Haven’t heard these terms before, but are intrigued …

RT @ELLEmagazine: Hillary Clinton now leads popular vote by 2 Million… and STILL counting: t.co/BBsjkaKfc… t.co/RZG6mxMai…

RT @hankgreen: Well, I managed to avoid sobbing all day until… t.co/QsbpXpckE…

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RT @TonyAtamanuik: .@HillaryClinton You don’t need me. I’d still love to come in for prep for fun, but you mopped the floor tonight!

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I never owned an OS 9 machine, but I still think this is really cool. t.co/GHAkdZK7Q…

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RT @mani_art: add to that the #Palestinian suffering from #nakba until today. t.co/YMWw4bvoi…

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To Understand Your Past, Look to Your Future - Issue 36: Aging - Nautilus t.co/Q8JsBUSM1…

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I started making gists for utility functions I frequently use: t.co/xr8psSeNb… #js #javascript #gist

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Even If Terrorists Do Use Strong Encryption, We Still Need It — Backchannel t.co/LoOVs6VPj…

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Why Futurism Has a Cultural Blindspot - Issue 28: 2050 - Nautilus t.co/gAO4SytDs…

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Who Is Presidential Candidate Deez Nuts? Still a better candidate than Trump t.co/2fqRTMGz9…

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Anyone remember Googleism? It’s still around. t.co/h5vITj585…

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Jurassic Park’s VFX legacy still casts a shadow—especially for Jurassic World | Ars Technica t.co/f7x5pdiEK…

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This is way cool, but since more and more of our services are online, those speeds will still be slow t.co/oyzlLEdwB…

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Pizza Hut still serves it’s first homepage t.co/eWV6DUR6t…

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