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The Lightning Network (LN) is a rapidly growing second-layer payment protocol that works on top of Bitcoin to provide near-instantaneous transactions between two parties. With this practical guide, authors Andreas M. Antonopoulos, Olaoluwa Osuntokun, and...

In Data Sketches, Nadieh Bremer and Shirley Wu document the deeply creative process behind 24 unique data visualization projects, and they combine this with powerful technical insights which reveal the mindset behind coding creatively. Exploring 12...

In the 1960s, when computers were regarded as giant calculators, J.C.R. Licklider at MIT saw them as the ultimate communication device. With Defence Department funds, he and a band of computer whizzes began work on a nationwide network of computers. This...

This book explores the weird and mean and in-between that characterize everyday expression online, from absurdist photoshops to antagonistic Twitter hashtags to deceptive identity play. Whitney Phillips and Ryan M. Milner focus especially on the...

Gambling is everywhere, on our TVs and phones, on billboards on our streets, and emblazoned across the chests of idolised sports stars. Why has gambling suddenly expanded? How was it transformed from a criminal activity to a respectable business run by...

What does it take to be the leader of a design firm or group? We often assume they have all the answers, but in this rapidly evolving industry they're forced to find their way like the rest of us. So how do good design leaders manage? If you lead a...

The Google Story is the definitive account of one of the most remarkable organizations of our time. Every day over sixty-four million people use Google in more than one hundred languages, running billions of searches for information on everything and...

'Very funny book alert!' Nina Stibbe, author of Love, Nina'Made me chuckle heartily!' Greg Jenner, author of A Million Years Years in a Day'It's such a good idea. Were it not for my excellent bladder control, I would have weed myself' Stuart HeritageFrom...

Expert guidance on the art and science of driving secure behaviors Transformational Security Awareness empowers security leaders with the information and resources they need to assemble and deliver effective world-class security awareness programs that...

'You need this book.' Steven Bartlett, author of The Diary of a CEOThe world is changing. It's time for a new financial playbook.In this must-have guide to optimizing your life for wealth, success and happiness, you'll learn:* how to find and follow your...

Use ontologies in Python, with the Owlready2 module developed for ontology-oriented programming. You will start with an introduction and refresher on Python and OWL ontologies. Then, you will dive straight into how to access, create, and modify...

Hey guys, I'm Alfie and welcome to The Scrapbook of My Life! Inside this book you'll read all about the day I was born and what it was like growing up with my family in Brighton. Read stories from my childhood and teen years, right up until present day,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780771025358Author Ronald J. DeibertFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint McClelland & Stewart Inc.Publisher McClelland & Stewart Inc.Weight(grams) 352g

A fully updated new edition of the fun and easy guide to getting up and running on Twitter With more than half a billion registered users, Twitter continues to grow by leaps and bounds. This handy guide, from one of the first marketers to discover the...

Search is among the most disruptive innovations of our time. It influences what we buy and where we go. It shapes how we learn and what we believe. This provocative and inspiring book explores design patterns that apply across the categories of web,...

WebAssembly: The Definitive Guide is a thorough and accessible introduction to one of the most transformative technologies hitting our industry. What started as a way to use languages other than JavaScript in the browser has evolved into a comprehensive...

To make sense of the world, we're always trying to place things in context, whether our environment is physical, cultural, or something else altogether. Now that we live among digital, always-networked products, apps, and places, context is more...

In Lurking, Joanne McNeil digs deep and identifies the primary (if sometimes contradictory) concerns of people online: searching, safety, privacy, identity, community, anonymity, and visibility. She charts what it is that brought us online and what keeps...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780358108474Author P.W. SingerFormat PaperbackPage Count 432Imprint Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing CompanyPublisher Houghton Mifflin Harcourt...

Learn PHP, the programming language used to build sites like Facebook, Wikipedia and WordPress, then discover how these sites store information in a database (MySQL) and use the database to create the web pages. This full-color book is packed with...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781784520953Author Greg ScottFormat PaperbackPage Count 196Imprint Ecademy PressPublisher Rethink PressWeight(grams) 212gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 11mm

In an age when social media is a part of life, there has been much debate about whether it is a force for good or evil. Removing personal opinion from the discussion, this book focusses on research findings to deliver a sorely needed account of the...

Innovative research solutions increasingly require deep engagement with practitioners to manage the complex problems they are attempting to solve. This often project-based research is equipped with finite resources over a limited period without much...

Pixels use electricity, and a lot of it. If the Internet were a country, it would be the sixth largest in terms of electricity use. That's because today's average web page has surpassed two megabytes in size, leading to slow load times, frustrated users,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780692236512Author Ruth SoukupFormat PaperbackPage Count 230Imprint Ruth SoukupPublisher Ruth SoukupWeight(grams) 313gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 12mm

Master low-code web app development with Power Pages, learn to customize web apps using Liquid and JavaScript guided by step-by-step instructions and real-world examples. Key Features Build custom web apps effortlessly with Power Pages' low-code...

You know your dog is the cutest but does everyone else know it too?In this book, Loni Edwards, the human behind the world's most influential pets, breaks down the path to fame. Discover insights into the success of social media's top pups and follow the...

Three acknowledged experts in search engine optimization share guidelines and innovative techniques that will help you plan and execute a comprehensive SEO strategy. Complete with an array of effective tactics from basic to advanced, this fourth edition...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781101980149Author Don TapscottFormat PaperbackPage Count 432Imprint PortfolioPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 335gDimensions(mm) 213mm * 140mm *...

A compelling biography of Mark Weiser, a pioneering innovator whose legacy looms over the tech industry's quest to connect everything-and who hoped for something better. When developers and critics trace the roots of today's Internet of Things-our smart...

The issues of poverty, inequality, racial justice, and climate change have never been more pressing or paralyzing. Current approaches to social change, which rely on industrial models of production and power to "solve" social problems, are not helping...

'A fascinating expose of the world behind your screen. Timely, often disturbing, and so important' Caroline Criado Perez, author of Invisible Women 'Takes us beyond Zuckerberg, Bezos et al to a murkier world where we discover how everything online...

Digital detox expert Tanya Goodin presents a compendium of confessions, dilemmas and solutions that helps you untangle your relationship with your phone and technology for a better, happier you. Digital technology is more ingrained in our daily lives...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593443224Author Byron TauFormat HardbackPage Count 400Imprint Crown Publishing Group, Division of Random House IncPublisher Random House USA...

Prepare for success on the IAPP CIPP/US exam and further your career in privacy with this effective study guide - now includes a downloadable supplement to get you up to date on the current CIPP exam for 2023-2024! Information privacy has become a...

Today - six years after it was created in a Harvard dorm room - over 500 million people use Facebook regularly, in just about every country on earth. That a company this powerful and influential was started as a lark by a couple of 19-year-olds makes it...

Install, configure, and troubleshoot DNS with this straightforward guide!This is a unique, entry-level guide to Domain Name System (DNS), which translates Internet host names into IP addresses and is used with all Internet servers.DNS For Dummies will:...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781642011517Author Kim Walsh PhillipsFormat PaperbackPage Count 250Imprint Entrepreneur PressPublisher Entrepreneur Press

Kids deserve a better digital future. Help them create it.When it comes to raising children in a digital world, every parent feels underprepared and overwhelmed. We worry that our children will become addicted to online games, be victims of...

'A gripping real-life financial thriller.' CLAER BARRETT, AUTHOR OF WHAT THEY DON'T TEACH YOU ABOUT MONEY'Fast-paced and highly accessible ... A must read.' GILLIAN TETT, AUTHOR OF ANTHRO-VISION'Anybody who wants to understand the cryptocurrency mania...