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606: Web Sustainability with Michelle Barker

Show DescriptionWe're talking with Michelle Barker about the idea of paying to support bloggers (and podcasters!) via services like Patreon, drumming as a fun side gig from CSS, how big of an issue digital sustainability is, trying to understand the environmental impact of our websites and digital life, wondering why YouTube embeds are still so […]




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613: Recording Live Music, WebC, Open Source, & WordPress Studio

Chris bought recording gear off an Instagram ad, our thoughts on WebC, CodePen upgrades Yarn, thoughts on the commercial value of open source, Automattic releases an app to install WordPress locally, IBM buys Hashicorp, income tax software, and a hack for getting Safari to respect background colors used in a pseudo selector.




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641: Passkey Usage, Writing Code with a Bot, and What’s Up With Java?

We've got a few leftovers from Halloween to process, what's been happening with Passkeys in late 2024, have you tried to write HTML faster than a bot can suggest it to you, CSS anchor positioning and popover polyfills, scroll driven animation thoughts, CSS nesting, and what's the reason for Java?




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The re-use mantra

Mimicking nature’s cleaning process through DEWATS and the Vortex system.




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Reuse greywater wisely

Treating greywater rather than transferring it to an STP has numerous benefits, says Indukanth Ragade




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Rooting for sustainability

At the World Bamboo Congress held in Korea this year, Rebecca Reubens spoke about bamboo’s potential for holistic sustainability through design.




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Make full use of wastewater

In many small and medium towns, domestic wastewater is already being put to use by farmers. A look by S. Vishwanath




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The pros and cons of spouses teaming up as co-founders

How do married co-founders navigate the personal and professional ties at work




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How ‘priority sector’ status can rev up Jan Dhan banking

How regulation can nudge private banks to promote financial inclusion




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Putting cholera back in focus

Surge in cholera cases renews attention on the need to fortify public health




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Unlocking renewable energy from industrial waste: Biogas production from spent wash

It is a sustainable solution for industrial waste management and renewable energy generation




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From agri waste to industrial raw material

altM is developing alternatives to mined materials and petrochemicals 




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Aggregated customer power

User-friendly financial services are a click away with account aggregators




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The last thing business founders need is a wasteful public spat

As entrepreneurship explodes in India, we need more iconic founders who not only build sustainable firms but also retain their humility




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Why banks are branching furiously

From financial inclusion to wooing back savings deposits, lenders have reasons to reject digital-only mode




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Cargo companies upsize for new business

Booming demand for ecommerce delivery spurs freight handlers to open more centres, digitise for efficiency




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How Ratan Tata pushed for evidence-led ayurveda 

Ratan Tata sought to promote research that could validate ayurveda through contemporary science




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Magnite opus

Improved features, better practicality, and a familiar design, all make the new Nissan Magnite worth a second look




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Building digital trust with quantum tech

QNu Labs devises qubit-powered solutions for the ‘trillion-dollar cyber-attack problem’ 




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Concussion: FIFA kicks off ‘suspect and protect’ drive 

Campaign raises awareness that concussion is a traumatic brain injury and a risk to every player on the pitch




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‘Focused on building a high-conviction portfolio’

How fund house Cactus Partners ensures its capital goes toward growth rather than just keeping operations running




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ADB increases climate finance after US, Japan give world's first sovereign guarantees




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Attempts to douse Alipur warehouse fire continue on second day




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Police constable among two mowed down by DTC bus in Delhi

The DTC bus climbed a pavement, collided with a billboard pole before hitting the two men and finally came to a halt after crashing into a road divider on Ring Road




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HC refuses to entertain plea to enhance funds allocated to MCD councillors

The Hight Court expressed surprise that members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) and Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) councillors were approaching courts with their grievances and asked them to raise the issue in the House or before the public




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Police constable among two mowed down by DTC bus




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CVC has sought report from CPWD over CM House renovation: Delhi LoP




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Leaves taken by doctors during RG Kar protest to be adjusted against their official quota: AIIMS Delhi




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Never asked people to pick up weapons: Tahir Hussain to court




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Delhi | The DAG is hosting an exhibition that celebrates MF Husain and his enduring legacy 

An exhibition in New Delhi’s DAG covers pivotal moments of legendary artist and painter MF Husain’s artistic journey 




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IIT Delhi’s annual Open House shows AI’s potential use in health care, tech




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Accused in five-year-old case of sexual assault on minor held




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Delhi Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot announces two new bus routes for outer Delhi




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Delhi Cabinet passes proposal for reinstatement of bus marshals




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2020 Delhi riots: SC refuses to entertain Gulfisha Fatima’s bail plea, asks HC to to hear case on Nov. 25

The counsel for the acccused, Kapil Sibal said the 31-year-old woman has been awaiting trial for 4.7 years; SC asks Delhi HC to hear case on November 25




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Inter-State arms gang busted, Delhi police arrest 18 persons




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DUSU polls: Delhi HC allows vote counting; student outfits welcome move

Court asks university to conclude the counting process by November 26; DU Registrar says work to restore defaced properties is almost complete




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War minus the shooting

Today’s trade frictions are rooted in wealth inequality within countries, but they can be fixed




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Learning from US gig economy debate

What are the implications for India in terms of non-formal employment, labour laws and social security?




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Nanoscience is not just a fad

In Nanoscale, Pankaj Sekhsaria explores the transformative powers of nanoscience in Indian society




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Values that make a business tick

The authors use their experience to show that business should be about ethics, dharma and more




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The speculator and the industrialist

A book outlines how speculation can be constructive and lead to the creation of an industrial empire




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Cashing out of a business, smartly

The book draws upon diverse experiences of entrepreneurs to highlight the need for an exit strategy




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Why gas is not just hot air




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Rushdie’s trysts with truth

Essays in meditation on story, storytelling and storytellers




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Indian influence in US polity, culture

From Kamal Harris to Mindy Kaling — this book charts the Indian story in America




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Family, education, the city all helped me succeed in the US: Indra Nooyi

Former PepsiCo Chairman & CEO Indra Nooyi on her growing up years in Madras and on the mentors in her life




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The unusual cabbage mutation that could boost crop yield | Explained

Some 44 years ago, people found a cabbage plant with a natural mutation that destroyed the plant’s ability to make pollen.




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Open sale of hazardous pesticides continues to impact the health of farmers in Maharashtra

In 2017, reports of pesticide poisoning emerging from Maharashtra drew global criticism against India’s pesticide regulation policies, yet not much appears to have changed since then




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West Bengal farmers organise indigenous seed festival

Hundreds of farmers from different districts brought native varieties of paddy, pulses and vegetables and exchanged traditional knowledge