SETI #20: Design Systems, Bitcoin, Safe Travel and the Future
Last month we looked into Deepfake videos on Tiktok, how to animate your family photos and understanding and optimising for core web vitals. This month we have a wide range of topics for all tastes: design system courses for everyone, the latest updates on measuring web performance, the basics of safe airplane travel, and more:
- Web: Measuring Web Performance in 2021: The Definitive Guide
A complete guide to the metrics, methods, and measurement of web performance in 2021.
- Design: Design Systems course for everyone
Four free courses on design systems for designers, developers, and product managers.
- Microsoft: Dunking servers into boiling liquid to keep them cool
A unique two-phase immersion cooling strategy keeps these servers running at full speed.
- Bitcoin: What Will Happen to Bitcoin After All 21 Million are Mined?
If Bitcoin sticks with its current consensus algorithm, miners will need to subsist on transaction fees as an incentive. That might be a major problem.
- UX: Infinite scrolling vs pagination
Some designers are still not sure which method to choose for their project. Each method has their strengths and weaknesses, learn them all and decide which one to use for your projects.
- COVID-19: How safe are you from Covid when you fly?
With vaccination on the way and countries opening up, it is important to understand how risky it may be to board a flight now, start with how air circulates in a plane.
- Business: Jobs on the rise
Recruiters are nothing if not versatile. Learn what are the fastest-growing jobs around the world.
- Inspiration: From past into future
Here are the 20 pictures of how people from the past imagined the future.
- Digital Innovation: The digital services act package
The Digital Services Act and Digital Markets Act encompass a single set of new rules applicable across the whole EU to create a safer and more open digital space.
- Good cause: Tab for cats
Tab for Cats is a free Chrome extension for the users, and a great way to make an impact without breaking the bank. It works like this - every time you open a new tab, the ad revenue provides treats to shelter cats for free. Try it out!
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