Wednesday, February 3, 2016

The Pentagon's official F-35 bug list is terrifying

A U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter from the 58th Fighter Squadron, 33rd Fighter Wing, Eglin AFB, Fla. escorts a KC-135R Stratotanker from the 336th Air Refueling Squadron, March ARB, Calif., following an aerial refueling mission, May 16, 2013 off the coast of Northwest Florida. The 33rd Fighter Wing is a joint graduate flying and maintenance training wing that trains Air Force, Marine, Navy and international partner operators and maintainers of the F-35 Lightning II. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. John R. Nimmo, Sr./RELEASED) DIGITAL
The F-35's most recent bug list and product status has been released. The aircraft's state remains abysmal, and the DoD is counseling against any kind of bulk purchasing program.

Why the future of the Maple Leafs logo should be its past

Former Leafs GM says retro look cashes in on a brand with long-term equity

Pen Tool Vs. Live Trace: The Big Comparison


In this tutorial, I will teach you how to work digitally on an image you draw by hand. You will learn two completely different ways to approach the image: through the Live Trace Tool and the Pen Tool. Two ways, two results. Learn how to take the best from both.



Pen Tool Vs. Live Trace: The Big Comparison


Along the way, I will give you some Photoshop tips, too. The first thing you'll need to know is how to manage your drawing in Photoshop and which are the best ways to prepare it for Illustrator. If you are not comfortable drawing in Photoshop, don't worry! You can download my drawing in high-resolution, skip the Photoshop step and go straight to step 2 to begin with Illustrator.

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Tuesday, February 2, 2016

'Astro Pi' and Tim Peake run UK kids' code in space


Commander Tim Peake, Britain's first official visitor to the International Space Station, has made history by using a heavily modified Raspberry Pi computer to run applications coded in the classroom by UK students.

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Android-powered Turing Phone will no longer run Android, gets delayed until April

turing phone
Pre-ordering phones from unproven companies continues to be a massive gamble.

Writing Next Generation Reusable JavaScript Modules in ECMAScript 6


Are you excited to take advantage of new JavaScript language features but not sure where to start, or how? You're not alone! I've spent the better part of the last year and a half trying to ease this pain. During that time there have been some amazing quantum leaps in JavaScript tooling.



Writing Next Generation Reusable JavaScript Modules


These leaps have made it possible for you and me to dive head first into writing fully ES6 modules, without compromising on the essentials like testing, linting and (most importantly) the ability for others to easily consume what we write.

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Egg Farmers campaign brightens up commuters' mornings

#WakeUpToYellow promotes the nutritional benefits of eggs