How to Spot a Liar: Kate White on the Techniques of Deception in Mysteries

At the heart of nearly every irresistible psychological thriller is a simple, deliciously dangerous idea: someone the protagonist knows—or has recently met—isn’t at all who they appear to be. In th…

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“Their warheads use decoys… People should really take the time to look at the lightshow in the sky and try to parse it out. Because what you see a missile coming in and releasing a bus. The bus has a decoy and warhead. So you can see the decoy deploy … they deploy forward and get brighter and the iron dome comes up and start intercepting them and start to release other warheads now.” — Scott Ritter

When #ScottRitter ( UN Missile Inspector Retd.) explains how Iran has sophisticated #munitions created by aero / rocket / nuclear engineers. This is an example of how #USA Politicians underestimate #CounterInsurgency. Cheaper #techniques to deplete very expensive technology.

#Conflict / #MiddleEast / #UN / #analysis <https://youtu.be/vKdMJW5PPq4?si=AfpszyM8NoB4bPlj&t=1016 >

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Adventures in CSS subgrid · Lining up content across multiple columns https://ilo.im/16b6q4

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#Alignments #Content #Layouts #CssGrid #CssSubgrid #Browsers #WebDev #Frontend #CSS

Adventures in subgrid

Recently, I have solved several CSS layout problems using subgrid. I share my examples and refer to some other subgrid solutions in an article by Josh Comeau.

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Patrick - Using CSS animations as state machines to remember focus and hover states with CSS only

I discovered this CSS-only trick to store the past <code>:focus</code> or <code>:hover</code> state of any element. Without JavaScript, you can style elements depending on whether they were ever focused or hovered. Here's how it works.

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“It’s about building intensity… think of Jeff Beck shifting to Billy Gibbons!” How to solo over one-chord blues

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Teaching Writing with Generative AI

This post is based on a presentation I ran recently at the AATE conference. It takes the writing cycle approach from our book 'Practical Writing Strategies' and applies Generative AI at various stages. One of the most pressing concerns at the recent Australian Association for the Teaching of English (AATE) conference was the implications of Generative AI for teachers. There were multiple panels and sessions on the topic, ranging from discussions of AI Ethics to practical considerations for […]

https://leonfurze.com/2023/07/13/teaching-writing-with-generative-ai/

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CSS contrast-color() beyond black & white · How to unlock more colorful theming options https://ilo.im/16bdci

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#ModernCSS #Theming #ColorPalettes #Colors #Contrast #Accessibility #Browsers #WebDev #Frontend #CSS

una.im | contrast-color() beyond black & white

Two techniques that bypass the black-or-white limit of contrast-color() for custom color palettes.

Je viens de découvrir ce livre web sur les #techniques du #son.
Vraiment très bien foutu. Clair itout.
Je vous le recommande. Mangez le a grandes bouchées.
https://jpecquais.github.io/doc-technique-son/

Et bien sûr, ajouté en fiche savoir (rubrique qui va finalement être une compile de ressources j'ai l'impression) sur https://l2m2p.lebib.org

Guide pratique des techniques du son

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Details that make UIs feel better · Great interfaces rarely come from a single thing https://ilo.im/16be9n

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Details That Make Interfaces Feel Better

A collection of details that make your interfaces feel better.

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