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How I configure VSCode for Everything
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Credits: Unsplash/Joshua AragonRecently, I was at the Boryspil Airport, Ukraine, working on a blog article when suddenly my VSCode stops working. It actually got crashed! Not once, but twice under 30 minutes. Some of the content was autosaved, some of it was gone forever…I was frustrated at first as to why it had to crash at that moment! Next, after re-opening the editor, I was angry with myself for I had to write some of the stuff again that didn’t get saved.Also, at times, previous this experience, it did feel that I have bloat of extensions that I am not using since I have stopped working with some of the frameworks in recent months (example, Angular).What did I do? After none of the emotions helped, I had to find a way to cope better. On a network that was not so crappy, but did have (...)

#react #programming #javascript #hackernoon-top-story #productivity

Where are all my #blockchain Ladies, at?
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(Past assignment for an ICO)Photo Source: ▻https://cryptocoin.news/news/30-of-the-most-innovative-and-exciting-women-to-watch-for-blockchain-and-crypto-insights-5200/amp/Every morning I enjoy my morning coffee with my Blockchain Sisters. We laugh, share, cry and pass around positive memes like the “Boss Babes”, we are! (#GirlBoss)On a unique Sunday during brunch, a few of us shared our daily “Words of Affirmation” but we decided to become more philosophical than usual. I was playing “reporter” that weekend, as I asked to highlight the issues women in blockchain are facing. I’m not really a know-it-all, so I asked the REAL experts for their opinions.I was saddened as some of the most recognizable names in crypto had surprising answers. All successful tech gals, my friends and I pondered why (...)

#hackernoon-top-story #blockchain-technology #cryptocurrency #women-in-tech

How the utopian vision of Web 3.0 clashes with reality
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The internet as we know it is broken. Google and Facebook have created data silos in which we have lost control over our information. You’ve heard that story a dozen times. But according to the people working on Web 3.0 they are able to fix all of that.Web 3.0 was proposed as the next evolutionary stage the internet might enter. In the early 90ies the first internet browser marks the beginning of the world wide web. Back then people were only able to access static websites without any interactive content — pretty boring from today’s perspective. However, people would often self host the data they are sharing and thus have more control about what they share with whom. The downside was that this made publishing content on the internet only accessible to those who possessed the right (...)

#blockchain #hackernoon-top-story #web-utopia #web3 #privacy

#bitcoin Bear Market Diaries Volume 19 Max Keiser
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The Bitcoin Bear Market Diaries are a series of interviews featuring various important voices and perspectives in the Bitcoin ecosystem. Each interviewee was carefully selected and asked the same group of questions. The main goal was to provide the world with a collection of commentary and opinions on the state of the current Bitcoin and crypto market. Some of the names you will recognize while others don’t wish for the limelight but have great insight and experience we all can learn from.These interviews are raw and unfiltered with no agenda other than giving each individual their opportunity to speak their mind. If you like what you see, please share with your friends. If something offends you, you should probably X out and find another crypto fluff piece that gives you warm (...)

#investing #hackernoon-top-story #cryptocurrency #blockchain

The future of software development: modular, intelligent, and rickety
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The future of software development: freelance, AI-assisted, and ricketyNearly four thousand years elapsed between when Egyptian astronomers invented the concept of zero and a British mathematician tacked together the first computer. But once the thing was made, we were off to the races. It was only 130 more years to electronic computers, 40 to the internet, and only nine to smartphones. Now advances in computer science pop off as if discharged from a ticker tape machine.But not everything that earns press sees success — or has an impact. Most inventions die following their hype cycle, in what research firm Gartner calls the trough of disillusionment. In this article, I’ll share three signals amidst all the noise that I think indicate trends that will survive to become the biggest forces in (...)

#hackernoon-top-story #open-source #future-of-work #freelancing #software-development

A Deep Dive into the MythX Smart Contract #security Analysis #api
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This week, we launched five challenges as part of the Ethereal Virtual Hackathon with a prize pool of $6k (paid in crypto, obviously). This quick guide explains how to perform an analysis with MythX API.What is MythX?MythX is a security analysis platform for #ethereum smart contracts. It performs a comprehensive range of industry-leading analyses on smart contracts, including input fuzzing, static and symbolic analysis.The goal of MythX is to make security analysis available to all Ethereum developers — even those who are not security-savvy. In the ongoing Hackathon we award prizes in five categories. For more details on the requirements and prizes check out the Gitcoin issues:Foundational ToolsContinuous Integration ToolsIDEs and Code EditorsWeb appsFreestyleHow MythX API worksMythX clients (...)

#hackernoon-top-story #smart-contracts

When Do You Become A #developer ?
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Over the past year I’ve taught myself to code. I’ve built and launched four web applications, taken courses from front-end to back-end…Continue reading on Hacker Noon »

#programming #psychology #development #hackernoon-top-story

Genericide : Trademarking “Blockchain”
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By charles adjovu, Ledgerback, and Alex RFederally Registered Trademark SymbolTrademarks are an often overlooked topic that have a substantial impact on the viability and social well-being of #blockchain communities.In “Collective Trademarks for Blockchain Communities,” we discussed the NIFTY trademark incident that occurred in August 2018, and proposed how blockchain communities can prevent future incidents by by applying for federal registration of collective trademarks (membership or trade/servicemark).In this article, we analyze two types of trademark-ineligible marks, generic marks and merely descriptive marks, because both arose during the NIFTY incident and are prevalent in the blockchain industry. Understanding these terms leads to greater certainty, fewer costs, and, hence, more (...)

#law #blockchain-trademark #hackernoon-top-story

Why content, not tech, is king in podcasting
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A look at Spotify’s recent acquisitions, and the upcoming launch of Luminary2019 has been an unprecedented year for exits in the #podcast industry, driven by one company: Spotify. Spotify paid $340M to acquire content studio Gimlet and hosting platform Anchor in February, and last month purchased true crime content studio Parcast for an estimated $100M. A press release shortly after the first two acquisitions announced Spotify had “line-of-sight on total spend of $400-$500M in multiple acquisitions” for 2019, with planned further spend if the strategy paid off.This acquisition activity is especially notable in a space with few prior exits — iHeartMedia’s acquisition of Stuff Media (creators of How Stuff Works) for $55M was the largest previous exit. Podcasts also generate surprisingly little (...)

#venture-capital #podcasting-content #hackernoon-top-story #podcasting-tech

The Comics Story of Exodus (Startups Version)
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The Comics Story of Exodus (Startups Version) was originally published in Hacker Noon on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story.

#storytelling #hackernoon-top-story #passover #startup #enterpreneurship

The Five Most Historically Significant Virtual Characters
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This is part of a series I’m writing to celebrate the release of my book, The Simulation Hypothesis: An MIT Computer Scientist Shows Why AI, Quantum Physics and Eastern Mystics Agree We Are In A Video Game, on the 20th anniversary of the Matrix. See www.zenentrepreneur.com for more information. A version of this article first appeared in Variety here.Virtual characters are all the rage lately. At the Grammy’s this year, Google showed off an AR dancing version of “Childish Gambino” (aka Donald Glover) as part of its AR Playground. Using the app, you can use the camera and augmented reality you can see the performer dancing in real world settings. But virtual characters have been around in movies, TV shows, video games for many years. Virtual YouTube characters, known as virtual influencers (...)

#virtual-reality #hackernoon-top-story #the-matrix #virtual-character #science-fiction

The Best Product/UX Interview Question
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The Best User Interview QuestionUser Interviews are awesome.They’re one of the first UX Research strategies I advocate for on many cases. They can help us understand what the problems are, why are they happening and even discover opportunities.There are many things we can ask the user, and each project has its peculiarities. However, from my personal experience, there’s one question which works on all kinds of contexts. I love it. It’s the best User Interview question I know, by far. Here I share my precious, without further ado.The Best User Interview Question is:Tell me about the last time you __.That’s it.It’s the first question I usually ask. I might do 1-hour interviews where everything originates just from this single question. And it always generates insights. No exception. I call it (...)

#hackernoon-top-story #product-management #consumer-research #ux-research #ux-design

#bitcoin Bear Market Diaries Volume 18 with Matt Odell
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The Bitcoin Bear Market Diaries are a series of interviews featuring various important voices and perspectives in the Bitcoin ecosystem. Each interviewee was carefully selected and asked the same group of questions. The main goal was to provide the world with a collection of commentary and opinions on the state of the current Bitcoin and crypto market. Some of the names you will recognize while others don’t wish for the limelight but have great insight and experience we all can learn from.These interviews are raw and unfiltered with no agenda other than giving each individual their opportunity to speak their mind. If you like what you see, please share with your friends. If something offends you, you should probably X out and find another crypto fluff piece that gives you warm (...)

#hackernoon-top-story #blockchain #investing #cryptocurrency

The State Of The DAOs
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Decentralised Autonomous Organisations (DAOs) are one of the most anticipated applications of #blockchain technology. After all, this is the first time in history we homo sapiens had the means to coordinate in a trustless and anonymous way to make collective decisions for a certain cause.In this article, I will attempt to take you on a walk (be prepared, it’s going to be a long walk) through the most notable DAOs that have ever existed, are already running and are going to launch in the near future. While discussing DAOs, I will categorise them in terms of 3 main properties:Nature of the decisions to be madeIncentives for participationLevel of decentralisationAlong the way, I will also discuss my opinions about the DAOs, as well as any concerns I have for any of the mechanisms.Before (...)

#decentralization #dao #ethereum #hackernoon-top-story

New Episodes of the Hacker Noon Podcast
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Paris Blockchain Week, Tokenized Equity and Solving Problems in the Tech CommunityThe Hacker Noon Podcast recently interviewed Frontend Developer Pariss Athena, Karim Sabba from Paris Blockchain Week, and Josh Stein from Harbor.Solving Problems in the Tech Community with Pariss Athena of BlackTechTwitter & BTPipeline PlatformFrance In the Blockchain Ecosystem: Learn About Paris Blockchain WeekToday’s show would not be possible without Digital Ocean.Tokenized Equity with Josh Stein from HarborDon’t Forget to Subscribe to the Hacker Noon Podcast. Available on iTunes, Google Podcast, and YouTube.And lastly, stay up to date with Hacker Noon as we launch 2.0 from scratch via this form.New Episodes of the Hacker Noon Podcast was originally published in Hacker Noon on Medium, where people are (...)

#podcast-technology #blockchain-paris #tech-interview-podcast #tech-community-problems #hackernoon-podcast

The Life-Changing Magic of Compounding Knowledge
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Buffett: Net Worth $82 Billion, Image Credit: investbound.comThe strongest force in the universe is Compound Interest. — Albert EinsteinThe High Probability Route to Becoming a MillionaireWarren Buffett, the so-called Oracle of Omaha is a man who needs no introduction.He is considered one of the most successful investors in the world and has a net worth of $82.5 billion, making him the third-wealthiest person in the world.He amassed this fortune by perfecting the value investment philosophy pioneered by his former teacher Benjamin Graham. At its core this involves studying very deeply the annual reports of companies and picking stocks that appear undervalued but, crucially have real potential and pay dividends.Buffett would take these yearly dividends — even though they may often be small —  (...)

#compounding-knowledge #hackernoon-top-story #education #accelerated-learning #education-technology

How To Start A Billion Dollar “Unicorn” #startup
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I’m not a smart man. BUT…. I started two of the biggest websites on the internet. My first one, Genius aka “Rap Genius” tells you what lyrics mean. The new one, Everipedia, is Wikipedia built on a cryptocurrency called “IQ” that rewards you for educating the masses.I want to share these tips with any readers out there who want to make a shit-ton of money, while also changing the world. If you think a “rap lyrics translator” is not exactly world-changing / earth-shattering, then fuck you! But if you appreciate my work then please read on. Some of these are tips are conventional startup wisdom while others are quite antithetical to what people who have way more money and tech influence than I do tend to preach. Whichever the case may be, I am right.1. Whoever Built It Needs To Be In Charge:Elon (...)

#tech-unicorn-startup #tech-unicorns #hackernoon-top-story #startup-unicorn

One secret to becoming a great software engineer: read code
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Become a better programmer by building a routine and habit for reading codeThis is a post in my occasional series, Notes to a Young Software Engineer. Sign up here.A code snippet from RedisIf you woke up one day resolved to be a great writer, you’d hear two simple pieces of feedback: write a lot, and read even more.In software, plenty of people write code, but precious few spend time reading it — especially code outside their day to day work. That is a mistake. Early in your career, act like an aspiring writer and embrace reading diverse code.Read widely and read often. It could be the difference between being a decent software engineer and a great one.Why should I read code?Great writers are a function of the writers they’ve read. Think of Joan Didion, who typed out Hemingway’s sentences at 16, (...)

#read-code #learning-to-code #software-development #programming #hackernoon-top-story

How to prevent embarrassment in AI
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The must-have safety net that’ll save your baconHow will you prevent embarrassment in machine learning? The answer is… partially.Expect the unexpected!Wise product managers and designers might save your skin by seeing some issues coming a mile off and helping you cook a preventative fix into your production code. Unfortunately, AI systems are complex and your team usually won’t think of everything.There will be nasty surprises that force you into reactive mode.Real life is like that too. I’m meticulous when planning my vacations, but I didn’t consider the possibility that I’d miss my train to Rome thanks to a hospital tour sponsored by shellfish poisoning. True story. It taught college-age me never to repeat the words “I’ve thought of everything.”Speaking of things nobody expects…When the (...)

#data-science #artificial-intelligence #hackernoon-top-story #machine-learning #technology

#bitcoin Bear Market Diaries Volume 17 with Terrence Yang
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The Bitcoin Bear Market Diaries are a series of interviews featuring various important voices and perspectives in the Bitcoin ecosystem. Each interviewee was carefully selected and asked the same group of questions. The main goal was to provide the world with a collection of commentary and opinions on the state of the current Bitcoin and crypto market. Some of the names you will recognize while others don’t wish for the limelight but have great insight and experience we all can learn from.These interviews are raw and unfiltered with no agenda other than giving each individual their opportunity to speak their mind. If you like what you see, please share with your friends. If something offends you, you should probably X out and find another crypto fluff piece that gives you warm (...)

#hackernoon-top-story #cryptocurrency #investing #blockchain

Automation and the Sharing Economy
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Human production is in the midst of a sea-change. The growth in global connectivity, coupled with advancements in automation is giving rise to a new economy, the sharing economy.Sharing #economics is not a new phenomena. In fact, the modern sharing economies catalyzed by #uber and Lyft, often touted as innovative, are a derivation of the most primitive economic structure: trade and barter. The Uber and Lyft S-1s have shed light on the vulnerabilities in the economics that underpin their business model. This has brought about discussion with respect to the long-term viability of these businesses, and at a cursory evaluation of the financials, it makes sense that people would draw that conclusion. The problem with that analysis, however, is that it takes a nearsighted view of a long term (...)

#cryptocurrency #sharing-economy #hackernoon-top-story

#usdt-tron could be something special for the Crypto Ecosystem
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A Stablecoin like USDT-Tron could be something special for the Crypto EcosystemThe professional feud between the #tron Foundation’s founder, Justin Sun, and Ethereum’s Vitalik Buterin is well-known. The full ‘battle’ can be read here on Chepicap or ToshiTimes. Depending on your philosophy, it seems like Justin appears to be winning on the surface. With USDT-Tron’s official launch be tomorrow, can a stablecoin put Tron (TRX) far ahead of its competition?Justin has said that Tron’s primary goal was to surpass Ethereum in dapps and smart contracts. So far, Sun has put several things in place including acquiring BitTorrent, launch several projects and partnering with several major players in the industry. In a tweet, Justin announces that Tron possesses 267,000 Dapp users at that time with 16236 (...)

#stable-coin #justin-sun #hackernoon-top-story

Hacker Noon 2.0 Dev Update 2: Electric Boogaloo
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Photo by José Miguel on UnsplashFor the past few months, I’ve been hacking away on Hacker Noon 2.0. In that time, I’ve encountered a wide array of technical challenges, gotchas, tricks, and treats. Today, I’d like to share some of that with you, our community.Let’s start with some of our #architecture: we started by using #firebase on the backend, and #react on the frontend. As discussed at our Github event at the beginning of March, we quickly discovered that Firebase costs would get out of hand. Long story short, we decided to go with a hybrid system, one that uses a CDN (content delivery network) to serve high-traffic pages like the homepage, story pages, and so on, and a fully-powered Firebase app will serve pages like the story editor, the editor dashboard, the admin dashboard, etc. This (...)

#hackernoon-top-story #software-development

Playing With Yourself: The Power of Personal Projects
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7 Node Raspberry Pi SkyMiner — ▻https://www.hackster.io/nick-engmann/56f3cb“Please pray for my son,” is my mother’s go-to phrase whenever she comes to visit my condo in San Diego. My home lab is strung up with a web of audio, visual, and power cords. Wandering eyes will find themselves crossing resistors, soldering irons, microcontrollers, drones, robot pets, and even more robot pets. It’s certainly no surprise why she’s a little worried. My mother’s opinion aside; in the developer community, personal projects can be seen as ways to reinforce bad practices and a poor investment of time and money. Even I notice that my Instagram posts on wire organization might be misconstrued as a red flag. But I believe the personal projects I’ve made have helped me become a better, creative, and more (...)

#programming #hackernoon-top-story #raspberry-pi #playing-with-yourself #mesh-networks

Noise vs Signal in Tech Investments
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Each investor has a different style. Some are macro-thinking and studying business cycles, while others are product-driven and focusing on founding teams. Between the two opposite styles, Jinjian Zhang of Trustbridge Partners has created one refined and unique individual signature. As an intelligent scholar in sociology and demographics, and as someone who’s also very street-smart in reading people, he is indeed one of the most impressive investors and systematic thinkers I’ve seen in years.More importantly, he’s well-positioned to be one of the leading #vc investors from China in the next 20 years. Trustbridge’s portfolio companies include such well-known names as Meituan and 360, and two of the investments that Jinjian led — LAIX and NEW have gone public on NYSE in 2018. Here, I’d like to (...)

#startup #signal-vs-noise #hackernoon-top-story #investment