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This month, a collection of some of my favourite geeks got invited to CERN in Geneva to participate in a week-long hackathon with the aim of reimplementing WorldWideWeb - the first web browser, circa 1990-1994 - as a web application. I'm super jealous, but I'm also really pleased with what they https://danq.me/2019/02/20/worldwideweb/
tl;dr: TRRTL.COM is my reimplementation of a Logo on-screen turtle as a CoffeeScript-backed web application For many children growing up in the 1970s and 1980s, their first exposure to computer programming may have come in the form of Logo, a general-purpose educational programming language https://danq.me/2019/02/15/trrtl/
Read the full post and see the video at: https://danq.me/2019/02/07/strawfiechallenge/---- #strawfiechallenge - 1 minute of simulated breathing difficulty in recognition of sufferers of cystis fibrosis Today I'm attaching a clothes peg to my nose and breathing through a straw for 60 seconds. As I won't be able to talk while I'm doing this, I'll type an explanation why: Like most people, I've spent most of my life lucky enough to not really know anything about cystic fibrosis. I first really became aware of it when my friend Jen's son Lorcán was diagnosed with it (you may remember I shared a video of hers previously). It's a lifelong disorder with no known cure. It's a genetic disorder, and as many as one in every 25 people carries the gene that can cause it. Inherit two genes and you're a sufferer. Among other symptoms, it causes frequent lung infections and difficulty breathing. I'm taking part in the #strawfiechallenge as an exercise in appreciating how difficult it can be to cope with reduced lung function. A new drug, Orkambi, is helping to extend the lives of sufferers in other countries around the world. But it's not yet available in the UK. :-( CF sufferers want #OrkambiNow. They need your politicians to act. Find out how you can help: www.cfsupportgroup.org ---- My video is also available at: QTube (also available for direct or torrent download) YouTube
Hello, friendly insurance salesman I spoke to earlier today! I've been expecting you. Also: sorry. I've been expecting you because you seemed so keen to finish your shift and search for me and, with my name, I'm pretty easy to find. I knew that you planned to search for me because after I https://danq.me/2019/02/06/hello-friendly-insurance-salesman/
Have you noticed how the titles printed on the spines of your books are all, for the most part, oriented the same way? That's not a coincidence. ISO 6357 defines the standard positioning of titles on the spines of printed books (it's also codified as British Standard BS6738). If you assume https://danq.me/2019/01/27/iso-6357/
If you're reading this post via my blog and using a desktop computer, try opening your browser's debug console (don't worry; I'll wait). If you don't know how, here's instructions for Firefox and instructions for Chrome. Other browsers may vary. You ought to see something like this in your https://danq.me/2019/01/16/css-driven-console-graphics/
It seems that there's been an increase in alpha-gal allergies, which causes a sensitivity to meat and meat products. The increase is blamed on ticks whose range is expanding owing to climate change. Gaia hypothesis in action? (Nah. But interesting anyway.) My thoughts: https://danq.me/2018/12/14/alpha-gal-and-the-gaia-hypothesis/
I'm a huge fan of multifactor authentication. If you're using it, you're probably familiar with using an app on your phone (or receiving a text or email) in addition to a username and password when logging in to a service like your email, social network, or a bank. If you're not using it then, https://danq.me/2018/12/10/second-factor-safety-net/
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