Known as right angle with downwards zigzag arrow, angle with down zig-zag arrow, rangledownzigzagarrow, and ⍼, no one knows what ⍼ is meant to represent or where it originated from. Section 22.7 Technical Symbols from the Unicode Standard on the … Read more
There’s a lot of outdated information on the Web that leads new PHP users astray, propagating bad practices and insecure code. PHP: The Right Way is an easy-to-read, quick reference for PHP popular coding standards, links to authoritative tutorials around … Read more
Manufacturers of vehicles, electronics, appliances, and more are making it tough for independent shops and DIYers to make repairs. Shouldn’t you be able to get stuff you own fixed where and how you want? Justin Grimes of Peabody, Mass., enjoys … Read more
I’ve come across a lot of websites in my career (and in daily browsing) that are straight-up inaccessible. If you’ve ever worked on a project that is riddled with accessibility issues, you’ll know that fixing these problems is a mammoth … Read more
After the Bible and Shakespeare, one of the most reproduced books in the English language is Izaak Walton’s The Compleat Angler. No surprise there: the seventeenth-century fishing how-to is as alluring today as when it was written. Walton’s understanding of … Read more
New research showing that the subsurface of Mars is potentially habitable will be featured on the cover of the June issue of the journal Astrobiology. Credit: Astrobiology/NASA/JPL/University of Arizona PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — As NASA’s Perseverance rover begins its … Read more
State of Repair is Motherboard’s exploration of DIY culture, device repair, ownership, and the forces fighting to lock down access to the things you own. The right-to-repair movement is poised to explode in 2021. When your stuff breaks, you should … Read more