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Friday Links #367

Programming

• [CSS constants and variables

  Macropod Blog](https://macropod.com/blog/why-we-need-localized-css-constants/)

• [ANGLE for Windows Now Available On NuGet

  Building Apps for Windows](http://blogs.windows.com/buildingapps/2015/08/04/angle-for-windows-now-available-on-nuget/)

• The React.js Way: Flux Architecture with Immutable.js
• techfort/armour
• Testing a React project with Karma and Webpack - The Dapper Developer
• Brunch - ultra-fast HTML5 build tool
• Git 2.5 Adds Worktrees, Improves Triangular Workflows, Performance, and More

• [paint.net 4.0.6 is now available

  Paint.NET Blog](http://blog.getpaint.net/2015/08/02/paint-net-4-0-6-is-now-available/)

• asvd/viewport
• A JavaScript framework for building fantastic SVG widgets - Svidget.js
• Project EON - Realtime Dashboards

• [New React Devtools Beta

  React](https://facebook.github.io/react/blog/2015/08/03/new-react-devtools-beta.html)

• The JavaScript Looping Evolution -Telerik Developer Network
• Let’s talk about Web Performance
• Managing Inline Images in CSS - AshleyNolan.co.uk - Blog and Portfolio for Ashley Nolan
• Getting started with ECMAScript 6
• Angular Loading Bar

Applications

• This Utility Can Change Your Windows 10 Login Image

Science and Technology

• Imaging tool lets scientists look inside brain at nanoscale resolution

• [New Ebola Vaccine Shows 100 Percent Effectiveness In Early Tests

  Popular Science](http://www.popsci.com/new-ebola-vaccine-shows-100-percent-effectiveness-early-tests)

• Stratolaunch aircraft will have a 385-foot wingspan - SlashGear
• Tesla Model X finally ready to hit the road next month - SlashGear

On the Web

• [Putting Elon Musk and Steve Jobs on a Pedestal Misrepresents How Innovation Happens

  MIT Technology Review](http://www.technologyreview.com/review/539861/techs-enduring-great-man-myth/)

• I Tried VR and It Was Just OK
• Docs.com—Share your work with the world
• Microsoft updates Docs.com, drops the beta tag

Stuff I Just Like

• This Video Shows How to Make “Smoked” Brisket Indoors Without a Smoker
• From Cecil the Lion to Climate Change: A Perfect Storm of Outrage Oneupmanship - The Atlantic

• [Expandable Hose Reviews

  Lightweight Hose Test - Consumer Reports](http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/news/2015/08/do-the-new-expandable-hoses-still-spring-a-leak/index.htm)

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