How are you, @e3e77916db? 🪐 What’s happening in tech today, June 15, 2024? The HackerNoon Newsletter brings the HackerNoon homepage straight to your inbox. On this day, Microsoft’s Internet Explorer Retired After 26 Years in 2022, Russian Spacecraft Vega 2 Landed on Venus in 1985, Charles Goodyear Patented the Process of Vulcanization in 1844, The World’s Smallest and Largest HardDrives Were Announced in 1999, Apple's iTunes Launched in Europe in 2004, The First Movie Created Using Multiple Cameras Was Filmed in 1878, MIT's Forrester Recorded the "Core Memory" Idea in 1949, and we present you with these top quality stories. From How Leaders Can Avoid the Trap of False Urgency and Boost Team Productivity to How to Perform GIS Computations on Non-GIS Databases, let’s dive right in. |
By @husseinhallak [ 4 Min read ] Being authentic has always been paramount. However, today, in June 2024, when even baby toys have embedded AI, and every piece of software is crammed with AI, what the hell does “being authentic” really mean? But this is not about purity; it’s about authenticity... |
By @joellopes [ 9 Min read ] Occasionally, you may encounter the need to perform geospatial functions within your application, such as mapping user locations or analyzing geographic data. There are numerous language-specific libraries available for these tasks, such as GDAL, Shapely, and Geopandas for Python. level min area max area average area units 00 85011012.19.. |
Economies of Specificity TL;DR Local economies generate more wealth then economies of scale. The money just goes different places. Tech can help us build mutual networks globally. |
By @rosalindmarino [ 6 Min read ] Corporate extraction is eating everything. The tech monopoly is destroying us. The unicorn startup model is broken. We need economies that support collective flourishing. Here is a list of a few examples, dividing between Copy-Paste Economies and Economies of Specificity... |
By @vinitabansal [ 8 Min read ] Some leaders ruthlessly prioritize to ensure important work is not compromised at the cost of urgent actions. Other leaders treat every request as a priority and don’t pay attention to how much something deserves their attention. — Robert Iger Here are some signs of urgency culture: — Frank Slootman.. |
Microsoft has ceased its support for the Internet Explorer web browser after 26 years, due to its controversial past, including security flaws and an antitrust case. Instead, users will be directed to the newer Edge browser, which generates advertising revenue for Microsoft through Bing search engine. This category accounts for... |
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