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ISSUE #5 - FEBRUARY 9th

Aviyel is a community-based, open source monetization platform. We are commited to a widespread adoption of open source projects from developer, creator and maintainer communities.

#READ

The Biggest Mistake I See Engineers Make

Zach Lloyd, founder and CEO, Warp talks about the most common mistakes engineers make.

This 22-Year-Old Builds Chips in His Parents’ Garage

Sam Zeloof is revolutionizing vintage machines with his improvizations. His creations are inspiring small-scale silicon tinkerers to dream big.

Searching for Susy Thunder

A take on the lost story of phone phreaker, Susan Headley who gained notoriety as a computer hacker and then mysteriously vanished in thin air.

Hacking the Apple Webcam (Again)

Using Safari UXSS to gain unauthorized camera access. Know how a shared iCloud document can be used to hack every website you've ever visited.

Breaking the Glass Ceiling in Tech: #WomenInOpenSource

With #WomanInOpenSource, Aviyel is attempting to build an inclusive open source community for all genders. Join us in smashing the glass ceiling!

#WATCH

The NFT market is worth $25 billion today. From cringeworthy selfies to replicating the original US constitution, NFTs are all the rage in the crypto market righ now. Dan Olson talks about challenges, his thoughts on NFTs and digital ownership in this mind wrenching episode.

The Soviet Union sent five landers to Venus in the 1970s and 1980s. Each of them lasted more than 30 minutes. Watch this video to understand why no one has attempted a Venus lander ever since.

Austen Allred's take on why a meaningful mission is more important (than even money) for a startup's success.

Faker.js, was removed from GitHub after the former maintainer of the project committed malicious code to the library, causing large scale destruction to many other projects.Find out why independent developers are now worried about building open source projects!

#CODE

GitHub Actions by Example

"GitHub Actions by Example" is a tutorial that walks you through the GitHub Action's well-known CI/CD service using annotated examples.

Playwright: A Web Testing and Automation Framework

Playwright is a framework for Web Testing and Automation that allows testing Chromium, Firefox and WebKit, all with a single API.

What's New in Ruby 3.1?

Ruby 3.1, a major feature release for this programming language that maintains compatibility with Ruby 3.0, was released on Christmas day. Learn more about the new version here.

Tired of the Modern Web? Use These ‘Retro’ Protocols For a Smoother Web-Experience

Are you sick of sluggish websites, broswer pop-ups, and user tracking? Check out these protocols that haven't changed for over a decade, that you can still use!

#EVENT

Want to play Wordle in your own language? Join this session to learn more about Varnam, an entirely offline transliteration library, and how Subin Siby used Varnam to create a wordle in his native language, which now has over 1500 active users!

Catch us live as we build a backend API for the popular Todo List project. Know how APIs work and create your own from absolute scratch.

#NEWS

Nvidia Quietly Prepares to Abandon $40 Billion Arm Bid

After making little to no progress in gaining approval for its $40 billion chip deal with SoftBank Group, Nvidia Corp. is quietly preparing to abandon it.

AG Ferguson investigation Shuts Down Nationwide Amazon Price-Fixing Program

Learn why Amazon is ending its "Sold by Amazon" third-party seller program at a whopping $2.25 million.

How IBM's Watson Went from Revolutionary to being Sold out

Watson Health was an ambitious project to help healthcare professionals analyse large amounts of data using AI. IBM has now sold the underachieving unit for an undisclosed price tag to a global investment firm.

#LEARN

Robotics 501: Mathematics for Robotics

University of Michigan introduces ROB 501: Robotics Mathematics that combines robotics engineers with applied mathematics.

A Primer on Bézier Curve

An entirely free ebook that talks about the math and programming behind Bezier Curves, and how Photoshop paths and CSS functions are incomplete without Beizer.

Terence Tao Teaches Mathematical Thinking

Terence Tao, regarded as one of the world's greatest living mathematicians, teaches how to use mathematics to solve a variety of problems in everyday life.

Mito: The Coolest Python Library, You Have Ever Seen!

Mito aids in data preparation, data cleaning, transformation, exploratory data analysis, graph creation, and other tasks.

#FUN

CHEEZAM- What The Heck Is It?

A French startup has created its own visual object recognition algorithm. Prevision.io has trained AI to recognise types of cheese!

Jonathan the 190-Year-Old Tortoise: In 1886 and Today

Jonathan is an inhabitant of St. Helena, a small island off the coast of South Africa. This year, he will celebrate his 190th birthday, making him the world's oldest tortoise. After 136 years, he was clicked again on his birthday.

WALLSMASH | The Best Game You've Ever Seen

Smash through walls, collect points, and avoid being eaten by the wall at all costs! Do you have what it takes to master your paddle and send the ball crashing through madness's walls!

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