Reuters Institute: How newsrooms are bringing their archives to life. “I spoke with journalists at The Economist, Charlie Hebdo, RetroNews, and Archivi.ng about how they are using their archives as a source for new stories, a way to pass on their editorial identity, and as a service to both their readers and their journalists.”

Write less code, be more responsible

https://blog.orhun.dev/code-responsibly/

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The best security isn't clever. It's boring.

Multi-factor authentication. Regular patching. Principle of least privilege. Documented processes.

Nobody writes blog posts about "we updated our dependencies on schedule and nothing bad happened."

But that's what winning looks like.

#Cybersecurity #InfoSec #BestPractices #MFA #SecurityBasics

IOP Publishing: IOP Publishing launches free open data course for early career researchers . “The course provides clear, hands‑on guidance to making research data openly available and demonstrates how strong data practices can enhance the visibility, credibility and impact of researchers’ work. Areas of focus include ethical considerations, repository selection, licensing and long‑term […]

How Complex is my Code?

https://philodev.one/posts/2026-04-code-complexity/

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Iowa State University: Digging deeper on how tillage methods affect soil health, yield. “Tillage’s impact on soil carbon is also important to companies that pay farmers to reduce tilling to help meet corporate carbon emissions goals…. A database built by Iowa State researchers aims to provide more certainty by digging deep into the effects of tillage, integrating the results of more than […]

WHO: New WHO database helps countries turn health data into better policy. “Health information systems are key to well-functioning health systems. That’s why WHO has just launched a new database designed to support policy-makers, experts and the public in countries across the WHO European Region to better understand and improve their health information systems and data governance. The […]

Kyiv Post: ‘The White Book’ – Ukraine Launches Guide to Navigating Russian Propaganda Minefield. “The volume, produced by Media Center Ukraine with support from the EU, sets out to systematize Ukraine’s experience in confronting Russian disinformation and to make that essential knowledge usable for journalists, diplomats, policymakers, researchers and public figures far beyond Ukraine. […]

This article shows you when each OAuth flow applies, what security risks you’re accepting, and how modern secretless patterns eliminate those risks entirely. #BestPractices

2-Legged vs 3-Legged OAuth: Which Flow Fits Your Use Case?
https://go.aembit.io/s/2-legged-vs-3-legged-oauth-which-flow-fits-your-use-case-26595

Building a framework-agnostic Ruby gem (and making sure it doesn't break)

https://newsletter.masilotti.com/p/on-building-a-framework-agnostic

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