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2020-12-29 · eugenewei.com

Status as a Service (StaaS) — Remains of the Day

Editor's Note 1 : I have no editor. Editor’s Note 2 : I would like to assure new subscribers to this blog that most my posts are not as long as this one. Or as long as my previous one . My long break from posting here means that this piece is a collection of what would’ve…

2020-12-29 · chemistryworld.com

Raiders of the lost steel

The skills behind the legendary sharpness of wootz steel were once forgotten, but Andy Extance talks to the researchers unsheathing its secrets

2020-12-28 · damninteresting.com

Pugilism on the Plains

How a booming oil town aimed to become a western metropolis through one of the most ill-conceived boxing matches of all time.

2020-12-28 · food52.com

Thai Basil Stir-Fry (Put Kaprow)

With pork, chilies, a few sauces thrown in, finish this stir-fry recipe off with a big generous handful of Thai basil, a fried egg and fish chili sauce on rice.

2020-12-26 · eater.com

The Tasting Menu at the End of the World

Sonoma County’s SingleThread has been hailed as the apotheosis of high-end, farm-to-table dining. The perpetual threat of wildfires and once-in-a-generation flooding also make it a case study in the challenges that climate change will soon pose to restaurants everywhere.

2020-12-26 · gq.com

The Curious Cons of the Man Who Wouldn’t Die | GQ

When Mark Olmsted contracted HIV, in the early 1980s, he figured the disease was a death sentence. And so he hatched a scheme to live out his last years in style—swiping credit cards, bilking insurance companies, even faking his own death. What’s the problem with some forgery…

2020-12-26 · retailtechnologyreview.com

5 e-commerce tips for businesses in 2021

By Rob van den Heuvel, CEO at Sendcloud. If there’s one thing 2020 has taught us, it is the art of adaptability. As we knock on the door of 2021, the next stage of transition is upon us.

2020-12-26 · quantamagazine.org

The Year in Physics

Featuring paradoxical black holes, room-temperature superconductors and a new escape from the prison of time.

2020-12-25 · chrisherring.co

Testing a Feature with Rails and RSpec: A deep dive

One of the things I hear most from developers who are new to Ruby and Rails, or just to testing is, How do you get started? What should I test? The value of testing your code and the confidence it brings is already apparent, but how to make it happen seems to be missing. In this…