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Apple MacBook Air with M1 review: new chip, no problem

The Verge

The new Arm-based system has exceeded almost every expectation The new MacBook Air with Apple’s M1 chip is a triumph. Apple knows what the thermal ceiling for this system is, and it keeps the MacBook well within it. In fact, I have yet to run into any sort of performance problem at all — because this MacBook Air is fast.

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Adapt and Overcome

VQ Strategies

Adapt and Overcome: How 2020 Brings Innovation and Flexibility for Volunteer-Led Programs For the US Marines, the concept of “Adapt and Overcome” is central to their philosophy of innovation and problem solving to address all challenges, unexpected situations, and chaotic environments. There are always alternatives. JG: Be creative.

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With $20M A round, Promise brings financial flexibility to outdated government and utility payment systems

TechCrunch

The last year has been one of financial hardship for billions, and among the specific hardships is the elementary one of paying for utilities, taxes and other government fees — the systems for which are rarely set up for easy or flexible payment. “These systems do not recognize that most people are struggling with their basic needs. .

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Commentary: An Opportunity To Reform

The NonProfit Times

With outdated systems and siloed data, nonprofits are not keeping up with the basic demands of modern digital infrastructure. They have been operating in silos, independently solving the same problems and rebuilding the same systems over and over. That era is on its way out and a genuine opportunity has finally arrived.

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10 Website Design Best Practices for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Use a top-rated Content Management System (CMS). According to the Global NGO Technology Report , 44% of nonprofits, NGOs, and charities worldwide use WordPress.org as their content management system (CMS) for their website ( 7% use Drupal and 3% use Joomla ).

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Supabase raises $6M for its open-source Firebase alternative

TechCrunch

Supabase , a YC-incubated startup that offers developers an open-source alternative to Google’s Firebase and similar platforms, today announced that it has raised a $6 million funding round led by Coatue, with participation from YC, Mozilla and a group of about 20 angel investors. Some of them we built ourselves.

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How To Embrace Creative Tensions To Solve Tough Problems

Eric Jacobsen Blog

This new way of thinking means that instead of choosing between alternative poles of paradox, you figure out how to engage both poles simultaneously. As we are faced with dilemmas – choices between seemingly opposing alternatives – we feel compelled to make a decision to feel a sense of control and comfort.

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