§ The Problem Of CSS Form Elements:
Through the years, this lack of detail in the CSS specification has forced Web developers to produce a significant number of tests and examples whose primary goal is to reduce form elements to a common visual denominator in order to get a cross-browser rendering of elements such as input, select, fieldset, legend and textarea. In this article, we will cover some of the CSS patterns used by Web developers to tame the visual layout of form elements.
§ Stop Using Small Font Sizes:
TL;DR: 16px minimum font-size for body text, 1.5em line-height for said text; max width should be 60-80 characters == 27-35em.
§ Type rendering on the web. 7 part series. Ever wondered why text looks different on different OS/browsers?
In summary, most people reading text on the web view type in one of these five ways. Mac OS X users see Core Text, Windows 7 and Windows Vista users see either DirectWrite or GDI, and Windows XP users see GDI.
§ Loader.io is a free load testing service that allows you to stress test your web-apps/apis with thousands of concurrent connections. Pretty damn awesome.
§ What’s New in Ruby 2.0.
§ Laser-guided precision phishing. For example, this fake NATO Membership Action Plan using 0-day PDF exploit, assembly-level backdoor, and Twitter for command and control.
§ Programming Wisdom
Theory is when you know something but it doesn’t work. Practice is when something works but you don’t know why. Programmers combine the two.