How R-Ladies Made Data Science Inclusive
Nearly everyone I have spoken to in the R community credits R-Ladies for increasing the number of women who use the language, as well as making the community more comfortable for women and other gender minorities (R-Ladies welcomes all those who don’t identify as men).

July 24, 2019 at 02:33PM
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Motion Smoothing Is Ruining Cinema
Filmmakers hate it. Viewers do, too. So why is it the default setting on almost every new TV in America?

July 24, 2019 at 10:25AM
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This Meme Explains Why TikTok Isn’t Like Any Other Social Media
Point-of-view or POV videos are TikTok’s chameleon genre that give creators room to express themselves, and give TikTok room to come into its own.

July 24, 2019 at 06:31AM
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DOJ Announces Investigation Into Big Tech
The Department of Justice announced that its Antitrust Division is reviewing how the world’s largest technology companies have gotten that way and whether their business practices reduced competition or hurt consumers.

July 23, 2019 at 06:52PM
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Teen Love for Snapchat Is Keeping Snap Afloat
Written off by many after a disappointing stock-market debut and Facebook mimicry of its popular features, Snapchat remains a mainstay among youth. A Pew Research poll from 2018 found that 69 percent of American teens aged 13 to 17 reported using the platform, trailing only YouTube and Instagram, and ahead of Facebook.

July 23, 2019 at 06:52PM
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You Might Want To Uninstall VLC — Immediately
Because of its free and open-source nature, VLC is one of, if not the most popular cross-platform media player in the world. Unfortunately, a newfound and potentially very serious security flaw discovered in VLC means you might want to uninstall it until the folks at the VideoLAN Project can patch the flaw.

July 23, 2019 at 04:27PM
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I’ve Battled The New Dropbox For A Month, And All I Got Was This Lousy Article
Not even Dropbox support reps seem to know how Dropbox for Mac works.

July 23, 2019 at 02:37PM
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Apple To Release Three iPhone 11 Models This Fall
Similar to last year’s introduction of the iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, and iPhone XR, Apple will release three new “iPhone 11” models this fall. The new iPhones will feature the Apple A13 chip, internally known by its platform codename Cebu, model T8030.

July 23, 2019 at 12:27PM
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The Forgotten Software That Inspired The Internet
A now-discontinued computer tool that allowed people to create their own software even if they didn’t have programming experience has had a surprising impact on our modern world.

July 23, 2019 at 09:03AM
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The LinkedIn 500+ Club Is The Saddest Lie In Hustle Culture
It’s common networking wisdom that having 500 LinkedIn connections will open doors for recent grads on the job hunt. Here’s the real magic number.

July 23, 2019 at 07:56AM
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