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South Korea’s OHouse lands $182M to add AR to home improvement app

TechCrunch

During the worst days of the pandemic, when people were stuck at home and starving for some form of entertainment beyond streaming yet another TV series, many turned to DIY home improvement projects. With the home now a place for work, school and leisure all at once, the DIY home improvement market has grown so significantly that globally, it’s expected to reach $514.9 billion by 2028-end , up from $333.7 billion in 2021.

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The Problem With Software Estimates

Professor Beekums

I’ve written about the technical challenges of coming up with estimates in software development before. What I’ve neglected to talk about is that one of the biggest problems with getting accurate estimates, particularly for large projects, isn’t technical. The biggest problem is getting to understand your user. Photo by airfocus The idea that you can get accurate estimates for a large project relies on the waterfall model working.

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The Interchange: Stripe takes a swing at Plaid

TechCrunch

Hi all, it was a roller coaster of a week in the world of fintech as I published two separate articles on startup layoffs and a nine-figure funding round in the span of a few hours. It was also a week filled with lots of activity on FinTwit, or “Financial Twitter,” as it’s more formally known – thanks to more than just a little back and forth involving Stripe and Plaid.

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Home Sweet Home!

elsua: The Knowledge Management Blog

Where do I start? Can I just go back to where I left things off nearly a couple of years ago and resume my blogging mojo as it were just yesterday? My goodness, that would be a resounding no! I have just taken a few minutes to re-read that last blog post I put together over here and it feels like I am a completely different person altogether! Whooah!

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Streamlining Database Compliance with CI/CD Integration

IT leaders know the importance of compliance at every level, but the database often gets left behind as other environments are automated for robust protection. This whitepaper emphasizes the importance of robust, auditable, and secure database change management practices for safeguarding organizational compliance. Learn how automating database compliance: Mitigates risk Protects against security vulnerabilities Helps avoid regulatory penalties Aligns database workflows with app lifecycle Turns d

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Atma wants to make job hunting in Indonesia easier

TechCrunch

Atma , an Indonesian startup that wants to make job hunting less painful, announced today it has raised $5 million in pre-seed funding led by AC Ventures, with participation from Global Founders Capital. Strategic investors in the round included founders and executives from GoTo Group, Advance Intelligence Group, Ula, Lummo, Kopi Kenangan, Sampoerna Strategic, MMS Group and Xiami.

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Playing with PyScript

Puppies, Flowers, Rainbows and Kittens

This is something I’ve been meaning to do in javascript forever but never bothered to figure out. JS can certainly do it, but it took me about 10 seconds to do it in PyScript. The code isn’t the cleanest, but it is very straightforward. <!doctype html> <html> <head> <meta charset="utf-8"> <meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"> <script defer src="[link] <style> :not(:defined) { visibility: hidden; } </style> </head> <

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Fear Factor

DevOps.com

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