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Django Engined Djangae [p.ota.to] is a utility to make running Django apps on Google’s App Engine easier. Synaptic [juancazala] is an “architecture-free neural network library” for Node and JavaScript. If you understand that description, this is the library for you. Here are some handy hints for writing Unix tools [monkey]. Themosis, the framework built to bring object-oriented development to WordPress, has hit version 1.0 [wptavern]. Our PHP editor Bruno Skvorc covered Themosis back in July [sitepoint, obvs], and came away impressed, which is saying something! And this is a curated list of resources for Web Performance Optimization [github].

Freebbbies If you updated your Mac to Yosemite and have a problem with the new default system font being Helvetica Neue, here’s a script to change it back to Lucida Grande [github]. Freebbble [freebbble] has a ton of free design stuff made by Dribbble users. RippleEffect [github] is an implementation of Android’s new ripple animation.

Stand Tall First up on SitePoint today, here’s some help for overcoming one ofthe most difficult parts of getting a startup started up: choosing a name. Meanwhile, we have a look at standing desks, and the benefits thereof. And then we have another great article on getting ready for ECMAScript 6, looking at new number methods. We also have a new course out on Learnable, our learning platform. It's all about taking CSS selector skills to a deeper level, so select the course and get involved!

Middling The Chinese government is apparently using man-in-the-middle attacks to capture the data of new iPhone users in the country [arstechnica]. So, that’s not very good? Meanwhile, Google is rolling out a new algorithm update to target piracy sites [arstechnica] Laplock [beta.vyte] is an app that uses your laptop’s power cord as an alarm system, meaning if you leave it unattended at a coffee shop or something, and someone tries to take it, it’ll make some noise and call you. Handy for those who thrive in the coffee shop office. AppStop [app-stop] turns your Apple App Store info into a customizable landing page.

Vox Pop GetNotified [getnotifiedapp] will notify you when something happens. You decide the “something”. Or something. Here’s a guide to programming via voice [extrahop]. Finally, this is a crazy visualization of just how many Instagram photos are taken in a year [photoworld].

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