2015

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Movies

Bridge of Spies

Braveheart (1995), directed by Mel Gibson, tells the story of William Wallace, a Scottish fighter who leads his people against English rule in the late 13th century AD.

Monthly Updates

Monthly update #0307 • November 2015

Monthly update 307 • November 2015 • 2015-11-01 - 2015-11-30

    Development

    Swift 3 API Design Guidelines

    Swift 3 aims to set API design guidelines and apply them across libraries to make the language feel more unified.

    Development

    The Swift Linux Port

    Apple released a Linux port of Swift with the open source project launch. Users can build it from sources or download binaries for Ubuntu on x86_64 architecture.

    Development

    The Swift.org Blog

    Apple has launched the open source Swift project and the Swift.org website. They aim to work with the community to fix issues, add features, and expand Swift to new platforms.

    Movies

    Look Who's Back

    Look Who's Back (2015), directed by David Wnendt, adapts Timur Vermes's book. It places Adolf in modern Berlin. He wakes up in 2014. Oliver Masucci plays Adolf with sharp mimicry and deadpan humour. He thinks the world is his again.

      Books

      Make Me by Lee Child

      Make Me drops Reacher in the isolated town of Mother’s Rest, investigating a journalist’s disappearance into a dark web conspiracy. With her partner, he uncovers a sinister underground service.

      Monthly Updates

      Monthly update #0306 • October 2015

      Monthly update 306 • October 2015 • 2015-10-01 - 2015-10-31

        Monthly Updates

        Monthly update #0305 • September 2015

        Monthly update 305 • September 2015 • 2015-09-01 - 2015-09-30

          Gems

          What Happens Next Will Amaze You

          When the Snowden revelations first came to light, it felt like we might be heading towards an Orwellian dystopia. Now we know that the situation is much worse.

          Movies

          Inside Out

          Inside Out (2015), directed by Pete Docter, shows the mind of Riley, an eleven-year-old girl. Amy Poehler voices Joy, the leader who keeps smiles. Phyllis Smith acts as Sadness, soft and blue.

          Monthly Updates

          Monthly update #0304 • August 2015

          Monthly update 304 • August 2015 • 2015-08-01 - 2015-08-31

            Monthly Updates

            Monthly update #0303 • July 2015

            Monthly update 303 • July 2015 • 2015-07-01 - 2015-07-31

              Gems

              The Internet With A Human Face

              I’ve come to believe that a lot of what’s wrong with the Internet has to do with memory. The Internet somehow contrives to remember too much and too little at the same time, and it maps poorly on our concepts of how memory should work.

              Trips

              Prague Day 05

              Day 5 of my trip to Prague in the Czech Republic.

              Trips

              Prague Day 04

              Day 4 of my trip to Prague in the Czech Republic.

                Trips

                Prague Day 03

                Day 3 of my trip to Prague in the Czech Republic.

                  Trips

                  Prague Day 02

                  Day 2 of my trip to Prague in the Czech Republic.

                    Trips

                    Prague Day 01

                    Day 1 of my trip to Prague in the Czech Republic.

                    Development

                    Kill all browser plugins

                    In the last few years all big players on the internet, started adopting HTML5 for video streaming. Like YouTube, Netflix and all kinds of news websites.

                      Monthly Updates

                      Monthly update #0302 • June 2015

                      Monthly update 302 • June 2015 • 2015-06-01 - 2015-06-30

                        Development

                        CloudKit

                        CloudKit, a powerful framework by Apple, enables iOS developers to integrate iCloud functionality into apps, eliminating the need for custom backend code and server maintenance by providing seamless user authentication, data storage, and file management.

                        Monthly Updates

                        Monthly update #0301 • May 2015

                        Monthly update 301 • May 2015 • 2015-05-01 - 2015-05-31

                          Projects

                          Fletta

                          Fletta is a webbrowser specially designed for usages in public places, for example in hotels, restaurants, libraries, etc. It wil take cares of your users privacy.

                            Monthly Updates

                            Monthly update #0300 • April 2015

                            Monthly update 300 • April 2015 • 2015-04-01 - 2015-04-30