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Communication in history : technology, culture, society / [edited by] David Crowley & Paul Heyer




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Pax technica : how the internet of things may set us free or lock us up / Philip N. Howard

Howard, Philip N




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Learn to code HTML & CSS : develop & style websites / Shay Howe

Howe, Shay, author




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Professional CSS3 : harness the power of CSS3 to design stunning, modern websites / Piotr Sikora

Sikora, Piotr, author




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Weapons of math destruction : how big data increases inequality and threatens democracy / Cathy O'Neil

O'Neil, Cathy, author




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Ethereal shadows : communication and power in contemporary Italy / Franco "Bifo" Berardi, Marco Jacquemet, Gianfranco Vitali ; translated by Jessica Otey

Berardi, Franco




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Data warehousing and knowledge discovery : 16th International Conference, DaWaK 2014, Munich, Germany, September 2-4, 2014 : proceedings / Ladjel Bellatreche, Mukesh K. Mohania (eds.)

DaWaK (Conference) (16th : 2014 : Munich, Germany),




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Transactions on large-scale data- and knowledge-centered systems. XXVI : special issue on data warehousing and knowledge discovery / Abdelkader Hameurlain, Josef Küng, Roland Wagner, Ladjel Bellatreche, Mukesh Mohania (Eds.)

DaWaK (Conference) (16th : 2014 : Munich, Germany),




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Towards a unified methodology for supporting the integration of data sources for use in web applications / by Jeremy Nunn

Nunn, Jeremy, author




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The Painter Wow! book / Cher Threinen-Pendarvis

Threinen-Pendarvis, Cher




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The power of networks : six principles that connect our lives / Christopher G. Brinton and Mung Chiang

Brinton, Christopher G., author




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Internet & World Wide Web : how to program / Paul Deitel (Dietel & Associates, Inc.), Harvey Deitel (Dietel & Associates, Inc.), Abbey Deitel (Dietel & Associates, Inc.)

Deitel, Paul J., author




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How to cheat in Maya 2017 : tools and techniques for character animation / Paul Naas

Naas, Paul J., author




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Indian IT leans on govt spends, managed services as deals slow

While short-term projects are getting stalled, the managed services segment, which fetches significant revenue for service providers, has still not been impacted by the outbreak.




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Consumer durables’ sales growth in 2019 best since demonetisation

Experts said it might take some more time before a wide spectrum of consumers, such as those in rural India, start spending.




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Appliances, consumer electronic makers assist customers virtually amid lockdown

Appliances and consumer electronics makers are using social media platforms and other online tools to reach their customers, who are facing problems with products amid the lockdown.




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Appliance, consumer electronics makers look at production resumption post lockdown

Companies like Panasonic India, Godrej Appliances, Dixon Technologies and Super Plastronics Pvt Ltd said with retail outlets shut there is no point to start production as there is existing unsold inventory of March at warehouses and dealers.




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Companies stare at Rs 30,000 crore sales loss for summer products due to extended lockdown

Summer sales of air-conditioners, refrigerators, soft drinks and ice creams will take a massive hit this year.




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Covid-19 Impact: Now, travel from home virtually

Sensing a long-term lull in overseas travel, the Ministry of Tourism launched ‘Dekho Apna Desh’, a webinar series hosted by experts who will share key nuggets and information on destinations like Varanasi, Pondicherry, Ladakh, Kolkata and Lucknow.




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Mahindra Holidays to first reopen resorts near metro cities post lockdown

Mahindra Holidays & Resorts India Ltd (MHRIL) on Sunday said it plans to first reopen resorts that are at drivable distance from the metro cities once the coronavirus lockdown is lifted.




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How two wires and cables manufacturers are trying to become household names

Now, wire makers want their spot in the light after providing us safe ways to light our homes.




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How Indian smartphones are losing out to China

With over 50% share, Chinese smartphones have run roughshod over their Indian rivals. How did this happen and what next?




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IBM's Sriram Rajan advises how telecom companies can use analytics

Thanks to the increasing penetration of smartphones India is transitioning from a 'mobile first' to 'mobile only' country.




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How liquor giant Diageo is changing and being changed by United Spirits

"We want it to be a fusion of the best of the two cultures, rather than a Diageo-sation of USL."




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Taxes now make up 70 per cent of fuel retail prices

Centre and states are resorting to fuel tax hikes to capture gains from a global oil crash.




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Pradhan hints at new gas policy, says low oil prices no answer

"We have to have a reasonable price. India is a major consumer. But at this juncture, India's viewpoint is the price should be reasonable and responsible. Very low prices are not the answer. Reasonable prices are the answer," he said.




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India's fuel demand nearly halves in April amid lockdown

State fuel retailers in India sold 50% less refined fuel in the first two weeks of April than the same time a year earlier as the country came to a standstill due to the lockdown that was put in place on March 24.




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Adani Gas invokes ‘force majeure’ amidst Covid-19 lockdown

The Gautam Adani-led utility firm that sells piped natural gas (PNG) to households and compressed natural gas (CNG) for vehicles hopes to make up for the lost time on new projects once the lockdown is over and is sticking to its capital expenditure plan of Rs 1,500 crore for the current fiscal, its CEO Suresh Manglani has said.




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Rush for gold loans seen as Indians seek refuge from slowdown

Indians may borrow more against their stash of gold as the world’s biggest lockdown raises financial stress .




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Retail-focused NBFCs seek refinance window from FM

Para banks have requested that this window be established through MUDRA, Small Industries Development Bank of India, National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development and National Housing Bank. They are also requesting a special purpose vehicle that would be allowed to leverage about 4 times to provide a funding of ₹50,000 crore to small and medium-sized NBFCs.




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Power Finance Corporation may institutionalize work-from-home

The company has already has the IT setup and provisions for employees to be allowed to work form home in future as well, said PK Singh, director (commercial) in-charge of HR. Edited excerpts of an interview with ET’s Rica Bhattacharyya.




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Summer crop sowing in full swing, procurement picks up

Zaid crops are planted during March-May - the intervening period between Rabi and Kharif, which starts with monsoon in June.




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Seasonal fruit mango in West Bengal sinks deep under lockdown crisis

Corona lockdown has put entire mango trade in West Bengal under deep uncertainty. The debacle is bound to cause severe economic crisis in the Mango zone of the state. West Bengal is one of the largest contributors to India's national mango output that constitutes around 40% of global yield.




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Under lockdown, Ramjan brings in breathable air for Pineapple

With around 6 lakh ton annual production in almost 20,000 ha land, Bidhannagar in the foothills of northern West Bengal contributes around 80% to the state output that is near half of India's total 20 lakh Metric Ton (MT) yield. India is the fifth largest contributor to the global production of around 275 lakh MT.




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Net redemptions under credit risk funds down by 81.5%: Amfi

The decrease in redemptions has happened post RBI's announcement of special liquidity measure of INR 50K crores for the mutual fund Industry, said a press release issued by Association of Mutual Funds in India o Amfi.




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Equity mutual fund inflows hit 4-month low of Rs 6,108 crore in April

Overall, the mutual fund industry witnessed net inflows of Rs 45,999 crore across all segments, data by the Association of Mutual Funds in India showed on Friday.




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​Debt, hybrid mutual funds see large outflows in April; advisors blame Franklin fiasco

Most debt mutual fund categories have witnessed outflows in the last month, data shows.




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Override window.alert

For years the only bit of feedback web developers could get was via alert("{str}") calls. These days we have the web console but, in rare cases, we don’t have a console and alert calls are our only window into a value at a given time. One problem: if an alert sneaks into production code, your […]

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How to Specify User Agent with cURL

Over the years I’ve shared how to perform a number of actions with cURL: how to send POST data, how to retrieve headers, follow redirects, check GZIP encoding, and more. Another useful cURL directive is sending the user agent, as some servers respond with different content or headers depending on the user agent. Let’s have […]

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How to Set a Default Commit Message

Having a default commit message is really useful for a number of reasons: It can formalize your commit messages It serves as a good reminder for the information you should add to your commit message, like issue number If you set it to “Drunk AF, don’t accept this” To set a default commit message on […]

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How to Simulate Long HTTP Requests

It happens less frequently these days but there are times when we need to accommodate for a HTTP request timing out. The service could be down, under heavy traffic, or just poorly coded, or any host of other issues. Whenever I need to simulate a long HTTP request, I use a bit of PHP to […]

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How to Cancel a Fetch Request

JavaScript promises have always been a major win for the language — they’ve led to a revolution of asynchronous coding that has vastly improved performance on the web. One shortcoming of native promises is that there’s no true way to cancel a fetch…until now. A new AbortController has been added to the JavaScript specification that […]

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How to Create a CSS-Tricks Custom Scrollbar

Chris Coyier of CSS-Tricks is an amazing engineer and blogger. He’s not only creative but has always had the drive to put his thoughts to work, no matter how large. He also has a good eye for the little things that can make CSS-Tricks or your site special. One of those little things is his […]

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How to Add Native Keyword Aliases to Babel

Those of you who follow this blog know that not every blog post is an endorsement of a technique but simply a tutorial how to accomplish something. Sometimes the technique described is probably not something you should do. This is one of those blog posts. The Babel parser is an essential tool in the web […]

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How to Play Retro Game ROMs on Windows

Video games are always a fun time, something we desperately need during our COVID lockdown. A few years back I shared how to play retro games on Mac, as well as how to patch games to play popular ROM hacks like Grand Poo World and Invictus. One disadvantage that Macs have, however, is performance — […]

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How to Display Mode-Specific Images

Now that we have most of the basics of HTML and CSS in the browser, we’ve begun implementing new features that I would consider “quality of life” improvements, many of which have been inspired by mobile. One great example is the CSS prefers-color-scheme media query, which allows developers to cater their design to system theme […]

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How to Fix ESLint Errors Upon Save in VS Code

Two of the most prominent utilities in web development today are ESLint and Microsoft’s Visual Studio Code. I enjoy using both, and I love the integration between both tools, but warnings from ESLint inside Visual Studio Code aren’t fulfilling — I’d rather lint errors be fixed each time I save. Complete the following steps to […]

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CSS3: spread value and box-shadow on one side only

This morning I awakened with a question in my twitter stream from @deebeefunky. He was frustrated by the fact that when he sets a blur on box-shadow, it shows on two sides of the box. He wants it to show on only one side. Of course, that got me thinking. I did come up with [...]





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COVID-19: Hard times for lower-ranked tennis players

While tennis is a lucrative sport for those at the top -- the 2020 Australian Open singles champions each took home A$4.12 million ($2.52 million) -- those in the lower echelons often struggle to make ends meet.