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This tool erases web page text to reveal hidden poetry
Since TNW is a news site, we produce a lot of written text. For the most part that’s all valuable and relevant, but since I look at these walls of text for 40 hours a week, there are moments where they become overwhelming and stifling. I mean, just how much can you read about the ...
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How to build a production and recording studio that fits in a backpack
Welcome to TNW Basics, a collection of tips, guides, and advice on how to easily get the most out of your gadgets, apps, and other stuff. Anyone can produce and record music. Perhaps you and a buddy from work have been jamming in the break room and you want to record it, or maybe ...
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These are the hours of day famous programmers get work done
I was curious when the famous programmers do their work. And it is quite easy to find. The result of programmers work is a code. Code is stored in version control systems (VCS). When you put code in VCS the time is record. One of the most popular version control system is git. ...
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Tumblr’s Head of Culture and Fashion shares the platform's most curious subcultures
Valentine Uhovski started his career as an editor and journalist, and has written for the likes of The Wall Street Journal and Interview Russia. He's now in his eighth year manning the helm of Tumblr's Culture and Fashion verticals. Since joining, he's helped to foster and shape ...
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9 design ideas for the future of digital dating
Whether you are a gen-Z, millennial or a recently separated 40-something, chances are you have heard of or used Tinder enough to understand how brutal dating can be. How many times have you heard comments like “I wish dating would be more natural, more real.” The problem of dating ...
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Here are the 11 female-led podcasts you should be listening to
According to a report by PwC, podcasts made well over $600 million in 2018 — and the golden age is yet to come. PwC further projects the industry's revenue will move past the nine-figure benchmark by 2022. As with any promisingly lucrative industry, it's both interesting and ...
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5 lessons we forgot we learned from our year-long newsletter experiment
Last week was our beloved/behated daily newsletter's first birthday. We published an article looking back at the seven things we learned from Big Spam's first year. In it, we talked about how people hate change, our Las Vegas casino aesthetic, and our favorite subject lines. As ...
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10 exciting web design trends you can't hide from in 2019
With adding extra white space, making navigations the focal point of websites, and new typography, 2019 will be seeing websites ...
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How to be a tech evangelist
What is an evangelist? The term brings to mind something spiritual, even religious, kind of like a Silicon Valley guru, ...
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Winamp is coming back next year, and I can't wait to slap some skins on it
My favorite music app is finally getting a major update in 2019, and I'm beside myself with excitement about the prospect ...
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Porsche and Epic Games show off new lighting features for Unreal Engine
Epic Games just unveiled its newest graphics tricks in the Unreal Engine using Nvidia's latest and greatest hardware and ...
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SlideShare Gems is the best Twitter account in existence
Twitter is incredible (and horrendous) for so many reasons. It's a great place to follow trending news stories, share ...