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Friday Links #301

Programming

• 12 Little-Known CSS Facts
• C# Vectorization with Microsoft.Bcl.Simd

• [Easier Angular Directives with SweetJS

  Flippin’ Awesome](http://flippinawesome.org/2014/04/21/easier-angular-directives-with-sweetjs/?utm_source=javascriptweekly&utm_medium=email)

• Improving ng-repeat Performance with trackby - The Code Dump
• Conditioner.js - Frizz free, environment-aware, javascript modules.
• httpi - A Lightweight $resource-Inspired Module For AngularJS

• [Preventing a Grid from Clipping a Child Element

  2,000 Things You Should Know About WPF](http://wpf.2000things.com/2014/04/23/1057-preventing-a-grid-from-clipping-a-child-element/)

Applications

• Windows Phone 8.1 has my attention now - Scott Hanselman

Science and Technology

• Nanoelectronic circuits reach speeds of 245 THz

• [Habitable exoplanets are bad news for humanity

  Ars Technica](http://arstechnica.com/science/2014/04/habitable-exoplanets-are-bad-news-for-humanity/)

• Qubit Reliability Breakthrough Makes Commercial Quantum Computing Possible

On the Web

• LG drip feeds more details on its G Watch

Stuff I Just Like

• Secret door bookcase
• Reinforce Charging Cable Joints with Paracord

• [How To Turn A Clothespin Into A Matchstick Gun

  Popular Science](http://www.popsci.com/article/diy/how-turn-clothespin-matchstick-gun)

Favorite Tweets

THE NEW 10 COMMANDMENTS

1 Laugh.
2 Read.
3 Say please.
4 Floss.
5 Doubt.
6 Exercise.
7 Learn.
8 Don’t hate.
9 Cut the bullshit.
10 Chill.

• GOD

“Do you understand?” is not a check for understanding. - Jessica Kerr