Get yourself in tune with the kids from Hawkins, Indiana, and you might just see yourself on the hit show. …read more Source:: CNet

Some Twitter users saw a welcome sign of bipartisan spirit in the televised moment. …read more Source:: CNet

An anonymous reader writes: Google Search is now using Service Worker to cache repeated searches, loading results twice as fast. The tidbit was shared this week by Dion Almaer, Google director of engineering, and Ben Galbraith, Google senior director of product, at Pluralsight Live in Salt Lake City, Utah. “Google Search’s mission is to get…

It’s barely September, but that still means you’ve got to start working on your Halloween costume. If last year is any indication, the most popular costume this year will be, by far, Rick from Rick and Morty. There’s a lot to be said about this, but let me simplify it: if you dress up as…

No one was hurt in the Axe-ident on a Texas highway, but something sure smells funny. …read more Source:: CNet

Long time reader theodp writes: According to a Microsoft-commissioned survey, 50% of parents in the U.S. with children aged 18 and under believed coding and computer programming to be the most beneficial subject to their child’s future employability (“compared to foreign language skills at 28%”). From the Microsoft Education blog post: “When asked about the…

Disney’s superhero family is the company’s third 2018 film to hit the milestone. …read more Source:: CNet

It’s trying to be more conversational. But do you want everyone knowing when you’re online? …read more Source:: CNet

On the surface, the world of agile software development is bright, since it is now mainstream. But the reality is troubling, because much of what is done is faux-agile, disregarding agile’s values and principles, writes programmer Martin Fowler. The three main challenges we should focus on are: fighting the Agile Industrial Complex and its habit…

There were several phones and some Chromebooks announced at IFA in Berlin last week so we spent some time going over all of them. I also had another week with the Galaxy Watch and like it the more I use it. …read more Source:: ZDNet