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Fix for Skype Mic volume increasing when Sc2 launches.
The post gives a temporary fix for a Skype microphone volume jump when StarCraft II launches by changing Windows, Skype, and SC2 voice settings so the mic stays at the same level.
O Pai mais Troll de Todos os Tempos
A nota conta que Rain, de 16 anos, pediu à mãe que o pai parasse de se despedir dele na porta de casa porque achava isso embaraçoso. Dale respondeu passando a usar uma fantasia nova todos os dias.
Lista dos 10 carros nacionais "caros" para não se comprar
A página lista dez carros considerados caros demais para o que oferecem, criticando preço, consumo, potência, acabamento, espaço, câmbio, reposição e desvalorização.
Rolezinhos: O que estes jovens estão roubando da classe média brasileira
A coluna lê os rolezinhos como reação à criminalização de jovens pobres e negros que ocupam shoppings e reivindicam lazer, consumo e presença em espaços vistos como da classe média.
A Javascript router in 20 lines
The post builds a simple client-side router with hash URLs, route registration, and load/hashchange handling. It then adds one-directional data binding with Object.observe to rerender the view when controller data changes.
SOLID: Part 1 – The Single Responsibility Principle
Explains SRP as the rule that a class should have one reason to change, tied to one actor. It shows how separating presentation, persistence, and business logic reduces coupling and change impact.
Dilbert's Creator Says You Shouldn't Have A Career Plan
Scott Adams argues for systems instead of goals, says passion is a weak predictor, and defines happiness as health plus freedom. He ties those lessons to his own career and to material he uses in Dilbert.
Protecting against XML Entity Expansion attacks
The post explains that untrusted XML can trigger entity expansion during parsing and consume huge CPU resources. It recommends using XmlReader first, disabling resolvers, and limiting document size before parsing into XmlDocument.
Why Pushing People to Code Will Widen the Gap Between Rich and Poor
The piece argues that making coding a required skill would deepen inequality by diverting scarce resources, ignoring literacy gaps, and shifting responsibility from technology design to individuals.
Lessons Learned From An App Graveyard
The article explains why many mobile apps end up abandoned and outlines practical lessons for avoiding that fate, from validating the need for an app to respecting user data, battery, and trust.
Why The HTML5 Vs. Native Debate Obscures The Real Challenges Of Mobility
The article argues that the HTML5-versus-native fight distracts from the harder mobile problems: outdated enterprise architecture and weak analytics. Companies need mobile-optimized APIs, elastic backends, and measurable usage goals.
10 reasons the browser is becoming the universal OS
The article argues that HTML, CSS, and JavaScript have turned the browser into the main software platform because web apps, plug-ins, openness, portability, shared libraries, competition, graphics, and Node.js keep moving work into the browser.
All of Wikipedia can be installed to your desktop in just 30 hours
Xowa automates downloading and displaying an offline copy of English Wikipedia, keeping HTML formatting intact and allowing offline navigation across other wikis, but setup takes substantial disk space and time.
Por uma vida mais off-line
David Baker defende menos dependência digital, checagem limitada de email e uso da tecnologia como ferramenta. Para ele, desconexão, foco e tempo analógico ajudam a viver melhor.
Getting to Know Pluck and Select
The post compares `pluck` and `select` in ActiveRecord, showing that `pluck` avoids model instantiation overhead, is faster for raw values, and `select` still matters when you need model objects and methods.
Like a Good Scotch, Developers Get Better With Age
A North Carolina State University study says StackOverflow reputation and breadth of knowledge rise with age, challenging bias against older programmers, though the data has limits and may be skewed.
Why You Should Remove Half the Stuff on Your Resume Right Now
The piece argues that resumes work better when they tell one clear story. Overstuffed, long resumes are easy to forget, dilute the candidate’s fit, and can read as desperation.
It's Not A Bug, It's....
The page argues that a defect exists only when code differs from the requirements specification, and that many “defects” are really missing, incomplete, or inconsistent requirements that should be tracked as change requests.
11 sure signs you've been hacked
The article lists 11 warning signs of compromise, from fake antivirus pop-ups to missing bank money, and says the safest response is often a full restore plus password and account checks.
3 Things I Wish I Knew When I First Began Managing Projects
The article says new project managers must delegate even when they can do the work faster, fight for time and budget only when the tradeoff is worth it, and stay focused on the true critical path.
What to Use on the Microsoft Stack
The guide maps Microsoft’s preferred technologies by scenario, steering developers away from Silverlight, Web Forms, and client-server designs toward native apps, MVC, Web API, WCF, SignalR, and layered architectures.
Working with Git on Windows
The page explains how to create and install SSH keys on Windows for Git access, recommending OpenSSH over PuTTY and showing how to generate a key pair with ssh-keygen and add the public key to Beanstalk.
The perils of mixing open source and money
DHH argues that fundraising can distort open source by replacing gratitude with market expectations, weakening intrinsic motivation, adding constraints, and corroding the community around selective rewards.
Dependency injection is not a virtue in Ruby
DHH argues that dependency injection is a Java habit that can be overvalued in Ruby. He says Ruby lets hard-coded references stay simple while still being easy to test, so language shape matters more than cross-language best practices.
Kappa
Kappa is a smart npm proxy for enterprises that need private modules without mirroring the full public registry. It fetches public and private packages from the right place and serves them transparently.
Qual é o seu peixe? (entrevista com Chris Coelho) | Papo Executivo #5 | PapodeHomem
A entrevista liga escolhas de carreira a gostos cultivados, persistência e acaso, e mostra Chris Coelho, hoje diretor de marca da Nike, como alguém moldado por experiências simples e marcantes.
Management by objectives
Management by objectives defines organizational goals so managers and employees agree on what to do, measure performance against standards, and link results to incentives, while critics warn about poor fit and misuse.
Peter Drucker - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The page lists Drucker’s recurring ideas on decentralization, knowledge work, outsourcing, nonprofit organizations, management by objectives, and the manager’s duty to balance goals while serving customers.
Choosing a JavaScript Framework
The post says framework choice should start with what you need, then look at backing and support, and finally consider how well the framework fits your team’s background and learning curve.
An In-Depth Introduction To Ember.js
The article introduces Ember.js concepts, then walks through building a CRUD app with routes, controllers, templates, Ember-Data, helpers, views, components, and template precompiling.
“Esse problema não é meu!” (questões conjugais e os sintomas dos filhos)
O texto defende que, em muitos casos, sintomas e dificuldades dos filhos refletem conflitos conjugais e o “não dito” da família, afetando aprendizagem, autoestima e criatividade.
Programadores são péssimos Comunicadores (UDP vs TCP)
O texto defende que programadores confundem informação com comunicação. Pela metáfora de TCP e UDP, comunicar de verdade exige recepção, entendimento, ordem e confirmação.
Tem certeza que isso é urgente? (entrevista com Ulisses Zamboni) | Papo Executivo #4 | PapodeHomem
Entrevista com Ulisses Zamboni sobre o cotidiano das agências, a pressão de um mercado agressivo e dinâmico, e como carreira, empatia, motivação e paixão entram nesse trabalho.
A Month Without Sugar
Leo Babauta says a month without sugar felt easier than expected, and that resistance often appears more in imagination than in actual experience. He also notes when temptations were stronger and previews a November challenge without computers or internet before noon.
Rotina diária no GTD: foco na execução
A rotina diária no GTD começa pela agenda, com os compromissos e as tarefas do dia, e depois segue para as listas de contexto, priorizando pelo tempo disponível e pela ordem de prioridade.
[Crítica] Alta Fidelidade
Crítica de High Fidelity como comédia intimista sobre escolhas de vida, obsessões, relações amorosas e a passagem de Rob Gordon por medo da solidão e mudança.
How to brainstorm your way to a solution in 10 mins
The page shares a 10-minute brainstorming tip: write every possible solution on paper without stopping, then analyze the list to move closer to an answer.
Avoid Premature Standardization
The post argues that standards can help, but standardizing too early can block experimentation and innovation. It applies that idea to GitHub issue labels and prefers project-specific experimentation over a premature common label.
100 best books of all time according to The Guardian
The page presents a list of 100 books judged most impactful by 100 authors from 54 countries, prepared by Norwegian book clubs, with Don Quixote singled out as the best history book.
12 Indispensable Mindful Living Tools
Leo Babauta presents mindfulness as a set of practical tools for staying awake to the present, handling stress, loosening urges and expectations, and practicing curiosity, gratitude, and compassion.