Not gonna lie, Ray, by @spatie_be is a life-changing experience.
Thanks for making a (moderately) middled-aged shouldn't-be-coding-quite-this-much veteran's day.
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30 years ago today: NZ connects to the Internet! On 16 April 1989, John Houlker plugged in the PACCOM link connecting the University of Waikato to the University of Hawaii, & thence to the Internet. Speed: 9600 bits per second, on the analogue ANZCAN cable. cc @waikato@uhmanoa
Read lots articles over the break, this one from Paul Brislen points out how organisations can get hold of your personal data effortlessly and some thought-provoking concepts about facial recognition in a Minority Report kinda way. Thoroughly good read.
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Some thoughts on the ever-evolving Facebook saga and how, particularly as someone in the industry, I have chosen to deal with the issue of personal privacy, without compromising my ability to use Facebook for businessFacebook's perfect storm hubs.ly/H0bFGCT0
Sad but true
The idea that “great content rises to the top” is over. We are in an era where advertising, promotion, and distribution strategies may eclipse the importance of the content itself. sumo.ly/FjPN via @markwschaefer
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