Teenage Engineering’s unique music machines are 30 percent off

Teenage Engineering’s OP-XY has a huge number of functions. | Photo by Terrence O’Brien / The Verge With elements from synthesizers, loopers, and effects pedals, Teenage Engineering’s devices lie somewhere between musical instrument and modern art. These grooveboxes, as they’re often called, are capable of helping you produce songs in real time from a single … Read more

Warner Bros. is suing Amazon for poaching employees

Warner Bros. Discovery has filed suit against Amazon, accusing it of illegally poaching employees, including Pia Barlow, former senior VP for originals marketing. In the complaint, Warner says that “Amazon has chosen to ride on the coattails of other well-established Hollywood mainstays,” and that it engaged in a “lawless employee shopping spree.” Deadline reports that … Read more

405 Blog Posts To Learn About Development

Let’s learn about Development via these 405 free blog posts. They are ordered by HackerNoon reader engagement data. Visit the Learn Repo or LearnRepo.com to find the most read blog posts about any technology. “All things are difficult before they are easy.” 1. 5 Best JavaScript Frameworks in 2017 JavaScript popularity continues its rising. In … Read more

Is this e-reader case a gun?

Is an e-reader case as dangerous as a Glock 19? Last month, Louisville, Kentucky-based creator Luke The Maker showed off a bizarre, 3D-printed, pistol-shaped case design for the popular minimalist Xteink X4 e-reader. The X4 lies vertically atop the plastic gun’s slide, with a cutout on the side to access its buttons. Though the frame … Read more

How to Diagnose Production Bugs When You Can’t Reproduce Them Locally

Every developer eventually encounters the same frustrating problem. A customer reports that your application is failing in production. You try the exact same workflow on your development machine, but everything works perfectly. Your teammates can’t reproduce the issue either. Automated tests pass. There are no obvious code changes that explain the failure. Meanwhile, customers continue … Read more

How Daylight Security’s Viral Videos Turned The CISO Genie Into A Black Hat Sensation

For years, cybersecurity companies have followed a familiar formula at major industry events: build a booth, showcase a product and try to convince security leaders to make time for a conversation. At Black Hat, where CISOs already face crowded calendars and competing demands, Daylight Security decided to experiment with a different model. Rather than establish … Read more

Forget expensive sleepbuds. Buy this pillow instead

This “piercing pillow” also works great with earbuds you probably already own. Tech companies love to sell us expensive gadgets to solve all of life’s little problems. Sleepbuds sold by the likes of Anker and Ozlo are a good example. These miniature marvels of engineering sit flush in the ear, and allow side-sleepers to doze … Read more