The dForce and Hegic DeFi exploits, and why Smart Contracts are bad (via lobste.rs).

Decentralised Finance, or DeFi, uses chains of smart contract programs to automate complex financial transactions — so you can chain the attacks too. Unsurprisingly, it’s a continuing dumpster fire, reliably delivering comedy gold.

Why the forgotten Soviet internet was doomed from the start.

We’re talking about internet -1.0.

great to see @walterra continues his excellent work of visualizing the austrian covid-19 data: t.co

— granderwasserunverträglichkeit 3000 (@p3k) April 29, 2020

Iceland's Loneliest Lighthouse.

When I was young and felt lonely I wanted to live in a lighthouse so loneliness at least was justified. Then I wanted to study library science to be justfiably lonely in a library. Finally, I found out about technical writing and made some new friends #shortbio

Linux is getting mainstream, no question.

Linux Man Pages – Dash Dash.

Dash Dash sets the linux documentation in a beautiful collection of typefaces to make the technical content more approachable.

The Eternal Jukebox.

For when your favorite song just isn't long enough.

An update on the trolley problem.

CSS for internationalisation (via lobste.rs).

We use italics to emphasise words in English, 但是中文则是用着重号.

Meet Nasa's Chief Sniffer Who Smells Everything Before It Goes Into Space.

Even the smallest smell can linger for years in space. The odor can affect not only the astronaut’s ability to complete tasks but could make them sick.

What a rare form of dementia reveals about how we construct the world outside.

This short film from the British animator Simon Ball guides viewers through the strange and unsettling experience of PCA from the perspective of six individuals with the condition. In addition to offering an empathic window on the day-to-day difficulties of living with the disorder, the film also provides insight into how we all construct our worlds from within.