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635: Jeff Robbins and Visibox as an Instrument for Video

Jeff Robbins stops by to talk about his software, Visibox, that was used at Frostapalooza for presenting video at the concert, what it's like building an app with Electron, how it's distributed, how files are used and managed, and how he supports hardware devices inside Electron.




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636: W Hot Drama Week (WordPress, WP Engine, and Web Components – Oh My!)

We're getting some feelings out about WordPress and Matt Mullenweg vs WP Engine drama, as well as the Web Components conversation that happened this past week.




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638: Q&A About Copyright, Jekyll, Joomla, Statamic, and More!

Dave's designing a new tshirt, questions for lawyers about copyrights for code projects, what does the copyright in the footer actually do, what do Dave and Chris require for personal web projects, does Jekyll get updated anymore, the Bob from Hell UX pattern, viewing ads on CNN, what about Joomla or Statamic, and how do paid fonts on the web work?




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639: DX, JSON, XML, HTML, and Databases! Oh My!

How important is the DX of software vs how important is the person showing off the software, Douglas Crockford and JSON, remembering XML, trying to write better HTML for email, new TC39 proposal, workshopping t-shirts, and what do you do if you want a little bit of database on your website?




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640: Navigating the Pros and Cons of Web Components

Riffing off a Dave Rupert blog post, Chris and Dave talk through the pros and cons of web components, when to use them, when it's a bad idea to use them, what would it take to make the Next.js of web components, and how long until we don't need anymore frameworks?




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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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Change and culture

We can’t just adopt renewable energy models imported from Europe. Any change has to address Chennai’s unique cultural and economic baggage




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Alternatives and affordability

Each housing project has to be site-specific, culturally appropriate and climatically conforming.




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Power from wind and sun

Human activities are rapidly depleting non-renewable energy sources; therefore hybrid energy has emerged as a viable alternative




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Site and foresight

If people could design, build and live happily as per site contexts for thousands of years, why do we need to destroy the rules of nature today?




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Visit a wetland, please

Wetlands harbour a tremendous biodiversity of plants and animals, and are also called the “kidneys of the world” because they clean up water as a natural function.




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Say ‘no’ to joints and mortars

It would lead to lesser material consumption, zero wastage, faster construction and better aesthetics




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Style and substance, from waste

Many architects with green ideologies have converted waste to usable construction material, some of it in the most innovative manner.




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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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Soft skills are most in demand

Why headhunters go for traits like leadership, communication, and emotional intelligence




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Cold plunges, hot saunas, smoothies, and fasting

Fitness regimen on the go




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Carbon credits to boost incomes of Jharkhand village farmers 

The Birsa Harit Gram project serves as a potential model for agro-forestry, which is gaining ground because the buyers of carbon credits prefer — pay a premium — for credits based on Nature Based Solution, as opposed to offsetting projects like renewable energy or projects like carbon capture.




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The secret sauce behind ITC’s enduring restaurant brands

The promise of an unchanged, consistent menu and supreme culinary artistry has drawn food lovers to ITC’s tables for decades




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Brand expertise and heritage bubbling in a moka pot

Lessons from European brands that have won consumers’ mindspace for long years




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Morning runs, protein-packed breakfast, and a rest day

The daily quest to balance work, health, and personal life




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Fem-tech: Niche and fertile for growth

Offering tech-enabled healthcare solutions exclusively for women, the fem-tech segment is clocking steady growth




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Planned meals, personal trainer, and a tea for every reason

Personal fitness diary




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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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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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Accessibility for disabled persons is a human and a fundamental right: SC judgment

The court asked the government to enable the creation of public and private spaces, services and products of an ‘universal design’ which could be accessed by everyone, regardless of their ability, age, or status




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AAP attacks Centre over ‘worsening’ law and order situation




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Delhi L-G approves recruitment of 701 nurses and 756 paramedical staff




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Vijay Kumar Singh replaces Subhasish Panda as new DDA vice-chairperson




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Handbook 101: A New Generation of Amateur Radio




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ARRL Opening Late on Friday, Nov. 8 and Closed on Veterans Day, Nov. 11

 ARRL® The National Association for Amateur Radio® has two closures coming up for our headquarters in Newington, Connecticut:

ARRL will be closed on Friday morning, November 8, 2024, for an employee meeting. During the short closure, members are encouraged to use the ARRL website, www.arrl.org, for membership renewals, publication purchases, and to access most benefits, services, and programs. T...




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Rare California Island to be Activated for Armed Forces Day, First Time in 53 Years

On Armed Forces Day, May 1971, 53 years ago, two amateur operators working as WZ6SNI, activated San Nicolas Island, IOTA NA-066. At 61 miles, San Nicolas is the most remote of the Channel Islands off the coast of Southern California and is owned by the US Navy.

Now, weather permitting, Will Costello, WC6DX, has been authorized to be active from San Nicolas Island November 8 - 12, 2024. He is tak...




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Clicks and baits: The Instagram story




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Rejection, resilience and rebound

A new book that serves as a simple, powerful guide to processing rejection, and bouncing back




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Thirukkural and Indian diplomacy

India’s unique ethos will help it navigate the choppy waters of global diplomacy, writes Jaishankar




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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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The rise and fall of Rana Kapoor

The book sheds light on the journey of value creation and callous destruction by YES Bank’s promoter




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Of crowds and irrational behaviour

The book unravels how people rationalise facts to fit them into their perceptions




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Triumphs and travails of a consultant

The book is a detailed job description for anybody wanting to make consulting their career




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Straddling royalty and politics

A riveting account of Scindias’ royal and political journey




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Leveraging cognitive branding

The author has delved deep into behavioural economics to apply it to branding problems




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A journey of passion, purpose and grit

The book is a fascinating tale of an intrepid entrepreneur and the company he has built




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Data and its discontents

The quality of the statistics of a country is a measure of its goodness, say the authors




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Building your personal brand

Your brand is also about how the world perceives you




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Book Review: Demystifying Leadership: Unveiling the Mahabharata Code by Asha Kaul and Vishal Gupta

The Mahabharata shows that leaders need to navigate moral codes that are as complex, varied, and subtle as the situations in which they find themselves 




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Policy prescription for economic and political maladies

Bimal Jalan delves deep into issues that are critical to the country with suggestions on how to overcome challenges 




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Karnataka agriculturists retailing forest honey, gluten-free flours, and more

In part two of this series, we look at agriculturalists in the State retailing wild forest honey, gluten-free flours, ragi malt, and more




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Fertilizer subsidies to come down, Mandaviya says

The Minister said the Centre increased subsidy to protect farmers interest, and added that it is likely to come down




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A natural farm from wasteland at Andhra University in Visakhapatnam

The Andhra University Avani Organics Gardening Hub in Visakhapatnam has grown into a thriving natural farm and is building a community of urban dwellers that is transforming a wasteland into a patch of green




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CSDS-Lokniti 2024 pre-poll survey | Understanding perspectives: farmers’ protests raise divisive opinions

The farmers’ protests have become a critical point of contention, sparking diverse opinions across the nation



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SC notice to Centre on plea alleging overuse of pesticides on crops and food items