#95 Added an API to my app, some interesting stories from the tech space, and Apple using our lingo
Building on the car calculator, my next step was to add an API
I found not one, but two cool resources of API’s that I could use
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If you’re using Google Chrome, try this:
Go to www.google.com and open up your Developer Tools (alt + cmd + J on Mac). Then select the Console tab & type in the following:
document.body.style.backgroundColor = ‘orange’;
Of course you haven’t edited Google’s source code (!), but you have changed how the content renders locally in your browser, by manipulating the document object.
Insights
Find free & unique workspaces in London - WeCoffee
I actually don’t think this has anything to do with WeWork.
You find a space, you pay, you get going.
Sifted - London's top fintechs launch a football league
Interesting story about UK mobile banks who started a football league including the likes of Monzo, Revolut, Starling, 11:FS, Curve and more.
The Incredible Story of The PayPal Mafia
PayPal mafia, a group of former employees and founders who have since founded and developed additional technology companies.
Companies you may recognise and their Founders:
Tesla (Elon Musk)
LinkedIn (Reid Hoffman)
Yelp (Russel Simmons and Jeremy Stoppelman)
Youtube (Chad Hurley, Steve Chen, and Jawed Karim)
Yammer (David Sacks)
Maybe in the UK, some of the ecosystem builders such as YSYS, UKBT, FounderVine, Hatch, Backstage Capital and more will contribute and create more inclusive spaces that give founders more control over how they grow, where they grow, and the same layer of support without necessarily expectation that they’re gonna raise that next round in the next 12-18 months, which is kind of that implicit in today’s seed rounds.
How to: actually get hired remotely
Career tips for remote workers.
More and more companies can’t afford to move into more expensive buildings with longer term leases.
Communications and Events Internship - Bethnal Green Ventures - Applied
Bethnal Green Ventures are looking for someone to help them with communications and events.
I know, I know. Another internship role. Just make sure it’s a win-win and you are you have an exit strategy.
Makers
I had to learn about Bubbling myself to make sure I understood how the elements on a web page work.
The diagram below shows that a parent experiences the same event a child does because of event bubbling.
Event Listener Tree
Mastering the DOM (JavaScript stuff)
Goes through the document object looking at the DOM tree and nodes
The Document Object Model, or the “DOM”, defines structure of web pages and the rules that allow you to interact with web pages
Culture Chat
Dope to see Trim-It trending on Hacker News. Just so you know, Hacker News is a social site run by Y Combinator peeps and full of devs and entrepreneurs. I always find it very US-first so it’s good to see them getting recognition , especially the birth child of black founder and his amazing team.
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19530694
British Black Footballer using influence to create tech, sports and education centre
Raheem Sterling is using his influence to stop BRENT council from selling a piece of land that has its roots in Europe’s largest black community.
Historically with visions of setting up a technology centre and the biggest business, sports and educational community run by black people.
Raheem Sterling, who grew up in the area, wants to set up a football and learning academy as part of the community redevelopment of the site. In a tweet, he accused Brent council of trying to sell off “a key part of my childhood”.
And lastly, I noticed Apple was using “our” words at the Apple event
Big Apple at their age using words we use
Watched the Apple Event livestream and one of the things I picked up is that when Tim Cook was plugging Apple News+, they were using words like “people that look like me”, “representation” and “culture”. They said they are backing publishers and won’t let advertisers track what you are reading