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Stories Published|February 18|Throughout History

Stories Published in 2026

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#WINDOWS-11-UPDATES

How to Turn On Message Queuing (MSMQ) Activation in Windows 11

Vigneshwaran Vijayakumar

Vigneshwaran Vijayakumar

January 18, 2026

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#WINDOWS-11-UPDATES

How to Enable and Configure Storage Sense in Windows 11

Vigneshwaran Vijayakumar

Vigneshwaran Vijayakumar

January 18, 2026

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#SYSTEMS-THINKING

The Misreads That Compound Risk in Fast-Moving Systems

January 18, 2026

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A Case Study of Security Concerns in Real-World Code Reviews

January 18, 2026

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Linking Coding Weaknesses to Real-World Security Vulnerabilities

January 18, 2026

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Why Code Reviews Still Miss Critical Software Security Weaknesses

January 18, 2026

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OpenSSL and PHP Code Reviews Reveal a Blind Spot in Software Security

January 18, 2026

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Beyond Adversarial Training: A Robust Counterpart Approach to HSVM

January 18, 2026

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AI Agents vs. COBOL: How Legacy Mainframes Are Being Reverse-Engineered at Scale

January 18, 2026

Historic Tech Events

Wilhelm I was proclaimed the first German Emperor

Wilhelm I was proclaimed the first German Emperor

1871

Wilhelm I was proclaimed the first German Emperor in the Hall of Mirrors at the Palace of Versailles in France. This marked the culmination of the Franco-Prussian War and the unification of Germany under Prussian dominance.

Martin Luther King Jr. Day was first observed after becoming a national holiday 10 years prior

Martin Luther King Jr. Day was first observed after becoming a national holiday 10 years prior

1993

Martin Luther King Jr. Day was observed as a federal holiday in the United States for the first time. The holiday had been signed into law by President Ronald Reagan in 1983, but it took several years for all states to recognize it. Martin Luther King Jr. Day is now celebrated on the third Monday of January each year.

Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission

Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission

2010

The U.S. Supreme Court issued a landmark ruling in the case of Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, which lifted many restrictions on corporate and union political spending in U.S. elections. The ruling has had a significant impact on American politics and campaign finance.

Stories Published in 2025

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#HOME-AUTOMATION

The Home Assistant Companion App: How to Integrate it to Your Device

Nicolas Fränkel

Nicolas Fränkel

January 18, 2025

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Turn Your Chrome OS Machine Into a Powerful DevOps Machine With This Guide

João Esperancinha

João Esperancinha

January 18, 2025

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If You Can’t Control the Storage, Control the Access

January 18, 2025

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A Guide to Container Networking: Simplified

January 18, 2025

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How DeepSee Is Changing the Way Scientists Use Data in the Field

Oceanography: Everything You Need to Study the Ocean

Oceanography: Everything You Need to Study the Ocean

January 18, 2025

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#HACKERNOON-NEWSLETTER

The HackerNoon Newsletter: Master Manipulators: 5 Behaviors to Watch Out For (1/18/2025)

January 18, 2025

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What Needs Improvement in DeepSee for Ocean Research? Experts Weigh In

Oceanography: Everything You Need to Study the Ocean

Oceanography: Everything You Need to Study the Ocean

January 18, 2025

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Polkadot Rollup, Hyperbridge, Extends Initial Relayer Offering After Selling Over 52 Million Tokens

January 18, 2025

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The TechBeat: A Peek Into BlueSky's AT Protocol Helped Me Understand Why It Needs to Exist (1/18/2025)

January 18, 2025

Stories Published in 2024

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Neural Networks, LLMs, & GPTs Explained: AI for Web Devs

January 18, 2024

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The Best Complex Frontend Architecture: What You Need to Know About Feature-Sliced Design

January 18, 2024

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How to Use Bucket4j for Ratelimiters

Khoziainov Dmitrii

Khoziainov Dmitrii

January 18, 2024

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Optimizing .NET Development Workflow with Git Hooks and Husky.NET

Davide Bellone | Code4IT

Davide Bellone | Code4IT

January 18, 2024

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#MANAGEMENT-AND-LEADERSHIP

Relationships and Results: The Key to Unlocking Both Simultaneously With Jodi Alperstein

January 18, 2024

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Introducing .box – The World’s First Blockchain Native DNS Routable Domain

January 18, 2024

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#CRYPTOECONOMICS

Rethinking Cryptoeconomics - Part 4: Rethinking MEV Dynamics for Equitable Blockchain Societies

January 18, 2024

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Creating Your Own 3D Shooter Using the React and Three.js Stack — Part 3

January 18, 2024

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#NODEJS-TUTORIAL

RSS to JSON Conversion: A Step-by-Step Guide for Integration with NodeJS

January 18, 2024

Stories Published in 2023

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#CRYPTOCURRENCY

A Bollywood Retelling of the Fall of FTX

January 18, 2023

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Conversational AI is Changing the Way We Interact With Data

craig@eye-on.ai

[email protected]

January 18, 2023

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#WEB-DEVELOPMENT

Diversity Can Solve the Tech Staffing Crisis

January 18, 2023

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A Better Implementation of Enhanced Repository Pattern in .NET C#

Ahmed Tarek Hasan

Ahmed Tarek Hasan

January 18, 2023

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#DECENTRALIZATION

Ankr's Kev Silk Discusses Navigating the Challenges and Opportunities of Decentralization

January 18, 2023

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Using SMS Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) to Protect Your Finances

January 18, 2023

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#USER-EXPERIENCE

How to Balance User Experience and Business Goals: Expert Ziyun Liang Weighs In

January 18, 2023

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Swing CEO Discusses Challenges and Solutions in the Crypto Industry for 2023

January 18, 2023

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How Design Helps Businesses Scale

Frederik Bussler

Frederik Bussler

January 18, 2023

Stories Published in 2022

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#DECEPTION-TECHNOLOGY

Taking a Systematic Approach to Cyber Deception - Part 2

January 18, 2022

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Building Reproducible, Verifiable Binaries with Golang

January 18, 2022

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Ethical White Hat Hacker Claims to Expose NFT Influencer Beanie

January 18, 2022

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Web 3.0 Will Not Achieve Decentralization and Scale, Here's Why

Fabio Manganiello

Fabio Manganiello

January 18, 2022

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#IDENTITY-MANAGEMENT

Identity and Access Management - IGA, IAM, and PAM Explained

January 18, 2022

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The Matrix Resurrections: Between Expectations and Imperfections

Nebojsa "Nesha" Todorovic

Nebojsa "Nesha" Todorovic

January 18, 2022

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#MOBILE-TECHNOLOGY

Why Did Blackberry Fail?

January 18, 2022

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#DEFI-TOP-STORY

The Biggest DeFi Hacks 2021 and Their Impact on the Markets

January 18, 2022

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Bitcoin: Have Incentives Gone Wrong?

January 18, 2022

Stories Published in 2021

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Web 3.0 Hosting: Onboarding Websites to the New Internet

January 18, 2021

#GOOGLE-MY-BUSINESS

4 Tools to Schedule Google My Business Posts

January 18, 2021

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How I Fixed My Stupid JavaScript Mistake

Yahya jamaldine

Yahya jamaldine

January 18, 2021

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#WEB-DEVELOPMENT

9 Award-Winning Websites With Stunning Creativity

January 18, 2021

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Python Functions Tutorial for Absolute Beginners

January 18, 2021

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With the Death of Cash, Privacy Faces a Deeply Uncertain Future

Daniel Jeffries

Daniel Jeffries

January 18, 2021

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#WEB-MONETIZATION

How We're Integrating Web Monetization into The Search Engine Experience

Infinity Search

Infinity Search

January 18, 2021

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"The most successful products are those with a simple and consistent framework" - Marco Mottana

January 18, 2021

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You Really Only Need 2.45 Billion True Fans To Be Successful

January 18, 2021

Stories Published in 2020

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#ARTIFICIAL-INTELLIGENCE

Is Artificial General Intelligence Really Achievable or Not?

January 18, 2020

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#MICROSOFT-WINDOWS

End of Windows 7: What Is Next?

January 18, 2020

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Top 7 Python Extensions For IntelliJ IDEA

January 18, 2020

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#SOFTWARE-ENGINEERING

Why You Should Use Lead Time Instead of Cycle Time

George Guimarães

George Guimarães

January 18, 2020

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Recursion Can Be Weirder Than You Think

Oscar Nava Trujillo

Oscar Nava Trujillo

January 18, 2020

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#CLIMATE-CHANGE

Digital Ecology: Anyone Can Make a Change

January 18, 2020

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#MOBILE-APP-ARCHITECTURE

Know the Vitality of Mobile App Architecture

konstant Infosolutions

konstant Infosolutions

January 18, 2020

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Is There Actually a Problem with Hiring Fintech IT Talents?

Vasyl Soloshchuk

Vasyl Soloshchuk

January 18, 2020

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#MACHINE-LEARNING

How Machine Learning Can Help With Fraud Prevention

Anand Srivastava

Anand Srivastava

January 18, 2020

Stories Published in 2019

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Trend Analysis of TED Talks with Python Codes

Muammer Hüseyinoğlu

Muammer Hüseyinoğlu

January 18, 2019

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#PUBLIC-INVENTION

43 Public Invention Projects That Need You

January 18, 2019

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What the Fork?! A Look At Ethereum’s Constantinople Fork thus far

January 18, 2019

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Building Through the Bear Market: Enjin Wallet Swap

Simon Kertonegoro

Simon Kertonegoro

January 18, 2019

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ICO’s without the pain — CoinFactory.

Michael Smolenski

Michael Smolenski

January 18, 2019

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#HUMAN-RESOURCES

How to Boost Employee Engagement with AI: A Guide to HR Managers

January 18, 2019

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How Redux Middlewares can be helpful for you

January 18, 2019

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The Case for Stablecoins — 2

January 18, 2019

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Developer Spotlight: Emma Wedekind of LogMeIn

January 18, 2019

Stories Published in 2018

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THE WORLD FIRST DIGITAL EXCHANGER BY USERS

Bright dhykseen

Bright dhykseen

January 18, 2018

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The Ten Commandments of Crypto taxes

David at YaxReturns

David at YaxReturns

January 18, 2018

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Happiness Hack: Don’t Model Your Adult Friendships After Sitcoms

January 18, 2018

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Be a Happier Programmer with sed

January 18, 2018

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News — At The Edge — 1/20

January 18, 2018

/creating-a-scalable-website-analysis-tool-using-lambda-and-api-gateway-and-s3-66df47506371 feature image

Creating a Scalable Website Analysis Tool using Lambda and API Gateway and S3

January 18, 2018

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Million Dollar Trading Mistakes, For Your Entertainment and Edification

Edward T. Giraffe

Edward T. Giraffe

January 18, 2018

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How To Build The Product People Want

Ivan Kan, Co-Founder of Crowdcreate

Ivan Kan, Co-Founder of Crowdcreate

January 18, 2018

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Stop Saying Sorry

January 18, 2018

Stories Published in 2017

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Trello, “Jira Sucks”, and Tool Dysfunction

January 18, 2017

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#ARTIFICIAL-INTELLIGENCE

The Tourist’s Guide to Deep Learning

January 18, 2017

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Staying sane with Slack

Rasmus Makwarth

Rasmus Makwarth

January 18, 2017

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Thank you, StackOverflow

January 18, 2017

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What Bots Can Do, that websites and apps can’t

January 18, 2017

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#WEB-DEVELOPMENT

Optimising the front end for the browser

Sanjay Purswani

Sanjay Purswani

January 18, 2017

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How to create consistent development environments that just work

January 18, 2017

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I’d definitely say the web is a bad tool for most of the things we use it for.

January 18, 2017

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Scrape any Website/Service/API with a single SQL Select Statement

January 18, 2017

Stories Published in 2016

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Trying to get work done? Stop Dating.

January 18, 2016

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AppCow’s been Upgraded! Introducing: UpChannel

January 18, 2016

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Fun 404 pages from 2016 Presidential Candidates

January 18, 2016

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How to Make Your Indie Creative Success Inevitable

January 18, 2016

/10-ways-to-improve-your-product-copy-right-now-d320f59767e1 feature image

10 ways to improve your product copy

January 18, 2016

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Mobile Luggage Storage hits the NYC Market

January 18, 2016

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How I learned extensively by a Hack-a-thon…!!

January 18, 2016

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The last prototype was always the difficult to make.

January 18, 2016

/new-year-new-you-why-you-should-consider-working-for-a-startup-this-year-8d8a18cc09b1 feature image

New Year, New You: Why You Should Consider Working For A Startup This Year

Jonathan Spiess

Jonathan Spiess

January 18, 2016

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