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How Claude Shannon Re-Invented Information (2017)
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Nautilus
How Information Got Re-Invented
With his marriage to Norma Levor over, Claude Shannon was a bachelor again, with no attachments, a small Greenwich Village apartment,…
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TypeTalk: Proof-of-concept of Smalltalk-like live coding system in the browser
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How Reddit Bureau of Investigation solves mysteries while avoiding witch hunts
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WIRED UK
How the Reddit Bureau of Investigation solves mysteries while avoiding witch hunts
The RBI aims to help solve posters' puzzles, but with strict rules to prevent online manhunts and dangerous meddling
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Pitchers Adulterating Baseballs
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Nytimes
The Secrets of Pitching’s Outlaws
Pitchers have used all sorts of tricks to adulterate balls and make their jobs easier. These days, though, it’s harder to create the necessary mess.
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How not to hire a software engineer
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tonsky.me
How NOT to hire a software engineer
A collection of anti-patterns seen in big IT companies regarding hiring practices
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Ask HN: How do I ask for a raise?
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Inmates in Finland are training AI as part of prison labor
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The Verge
Inmates in Finland are training AI as part of prison labor
Empowerment or exploitation?
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China warned others not to attend UN meeting on Xinjiang human rights violations
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Hong Kong Free Press HKFP
China warned other countries not to attend UN meeting on Xinjiang human rights violations - NGO | Hong Kong Free Press HKFP
China warned United Nations delegates not to attend a panel event on human rights violations in Xinjiang last month, where Beijing faced criticism for detaining a reported million ethnic minority people in extrajudicial “reeducation” centres. Update: Diplomats…
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Against metrics: how measuring performance by numbers backfires
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Aeon
Against metrics: how measuring performance by numbers backfires
A company culture built on metrics of success promotes short-termism, loses staff, and contributes to economic stagnation
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A $465m trading loss due to a software bug (2013)
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Energy consumption increased at a record rate in 2018
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The Economist
Energy consumption increased at a record rate in 2018
That bodes ill for climate change
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Ask HN: How much did you make from your startup's IPO?
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Warp – Mobile VPN
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The Cloudflare Blog
Introducing WARP: fixing mobile Internet performance and security
Today we're excited to announce what we began to plan more than two years ago: the 1.1.1.1 App with WARP performance and security technology. We built Warp from the ground up to thrive in the harsh conditions of the modern mobile Internet.
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Behold the Beefless ‘Impossible Whopper’
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NY Times
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Behold the Beefless ‘Impossible Whopper’ (Published 2019)
Burger King is introducing a Whopper made with a vegetarian patty from the start-up Impossible Foods. The deal is a big step toward the mainstream for start-ups trying to mimic and replace meat.
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Nfhttp: A cross platform C++ HTTP library natively interfacing to platforms
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GitHub
GitHub - spotify/NFHTTP: A cross platform C++ HTTP library that interfaces natively to other platforms.
A cross platform C++ HTTP library that interfaces natively to other platforms. - GitHub - spotify/NFHTTP: A cross platform C++ HTTP library that interfaces natively to other platforms.
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Django 2.2 LTS Released
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The History of Ketchup
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The Saturday Evening Post
How Ketchup Became the Great Equalizer
More than just a condiment, it helped revolutionize how food is grown, processed, and regulated. From the January/February 2019 issue.
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The Brain Needs Animal Fat
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Psychology Today
The Brain Needs Animal Fat
Do fatty animal foods contain within them a secret to human intelligence?
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DoX: DNS Queries over XMPP
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Why Did San Francisco Schools Stop Teaching Algebra in Middle School? (2016)
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Priceonomics
Why Did San Francisco Schools Stop Teaching Algebra in Middle School? - Priceonomics
Algebra is no longer being taught to San Francisco eighth graders. Is the tech capital of the world dumbing down its STEM education?
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Ancient monument sheds light on battle of Actium
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The Independent
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Secrets of horrific battle with Cleopatra that gave birth to the Roman Empire revealed by ancient monument
World exclusive: Remarkable research into the first Roman Emperor’s victory monument in the ancient city of Nicopolis uncovers his history-changing advantage
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