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Out of Office Hours

outofofficehours.com/
Creating dialog between newcomers and people working in the tech industry.

There are a dozen ways to order a coffee. Why do dumb bots only allow one? – Assist Blog – Medium

medium.com/assist/theres-a-dozen-ways-to-order-a-coffee-why-do-dumb-bots-only-allow-one-27230542636d
This is how we believe the future of bots can truly deliver an experience people love. Give people the ability to navigate without a defined path, while also being able to change their mind at any time.

CamingoCode - Webfont & Desktop font « MyFonts

myfonts.com/fonts/jan-fromm/camingo-code/
CamingoCode is a monospaced typeface designed for source-code editors. A compact appearance and a moderate line height provide for good legibility and make writing code a pleasure. It is based on CamingoMono, but has several...

Wikipedia redesign

jgthms.com/wikipedia-redesign.html
But you’re missing the point of designing websites. And if you provide a Wikipedia redesign only to dismiss everything that made its success, and insert your own version of Dribbble’s latest trends, then you’re probably not worth hiring because you’re incapable of analyzing the core purpose of a project and tackling real-world problems.

50 shades of blk · broccolini/50shadesofblk

github.com/broccolini/50shadesofblk
Even when we refer to black, we will still think of many different hex refs other than #000000. There are innumerable versions of black, yet nomenclature for the color is inadequate. This library of black color palettes attempts to explore the many variations of black, taken from well-known design systems and inspired by fictional sources.

Gay marriage: the database engineering perspective @ Things Of Interest

qntm.org/gay
And then they hit "submit" and the information is filed away electronically in databases which simply keel over or belch integrity errors when presented with something so profound as a man and another man who love each other enough to want to file joint tax returns.

AutomatingOSINT.com - Learn How to Automate OSINT Collection

register.automatingosint.com/
This is the only course, literally - you can’t get it anywhere else, that teaches you how to write code to automatically extract and analyze data from the web and social media. Join students from around the world from law enforcement, journalism, information security and more.

Designers are Boring

deardesignstudent.com/designers-are-boring-9eba8cdf4346
The problem with the tiresome categories I listed above is a matter of approach. They’re technical and process-oriented. They care for means, but rarely for ends. They demonstrate “how” thinking at the expense of “why”.