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We Analyzed the 527,350 Facebook Ads Placed by the US Presidential Candidates
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Medium
We Analysed the 527,350 Facebook Ads placed by the US Presidential Candidates. Here Are The Results.
Using the Facebook Ad Library API to reveal how each candidate is using social media to attract voters.
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How Command and Conquer: Tiberian Sun punished the computers of the day [video]
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Ars Technica
Video: How Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun punished the computers of the day
War Stories sets its sights on Command & Conquer's CD-ROM and pathfinding challenges.
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Companies Use Borrowed Billions to Buy Back Stock, Not to Invest
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New research on PTSD in elephants and other animals
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www.cbc.ca
New research shows that elephants and other animals can suffer from PTSD
A century ago, elephant superstar Jumbo suffered from night rages. Science is now suggesting that the traumatic experiences of his capture and life in captivity caused PTSD.
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The Problem at Yale Is Not Free Speech
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Palladium Magazine
The Real Problem at Yale Is Not Free Speech
When I saw him, he was outside Payne Whitney. Nothing about the tall, gray façade suggests it is the university gym, unless there is a new trend of contractors housing athletics departments in Gothic cathedrals. You wouldn’t guess by looking at the frosted…
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Show HN: Historical order book reconstruction API for crypto markets
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Tardis.dev
The most granular data for cryptocurrency markets — Tardis.dev
Historical tick-level order book data, trades, funding, liquidations, options chains and more. API access and downloadable CSV files. Real-time consolidated market data streaming API via client libraries that connect directly to exchanges' WebSocket APIs.…
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Creeping Normality
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A Map That Made Los Angeles Make Sense
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CityLab
The Map That Made Los Angeles Make Sense
For generations in Southern California, the Thomas Guide led drivers through the streets of Los Angeles. Now apps do that. Did something get lost along the way?
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Uber, losing billions, freezes engineering hires
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Ars Technica
Uber, losing billions, freezes engineering hires
Uber has been burning cash at more than $1 billion per quarter.
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100 Years Ago, a Telephone Tower in Stockholm Connected 5000 Telephone Lines
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TwistedSifter
100 Years Ago this Telephone Tower in Stockholm Connected 5000 Telephone Lines
From 1887 – 1913 this incredible Telephone Tower served as one of the main telephone junctions in Stockholm, Sweden. About 5000 telephone lines were connected here. Even after the towe…
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Five new Real-Time detections of fast radio bursts with UTMOST
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OUP Academic
Five new real-time detections of fast radio bursts with UTMOST
Abstract. We detail a new fast radio burst (FRB) survey with the Molonglo Radio Telescope, in which six FRBs were detected between 2017 June and 2018 December.
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How shrinkflation is playing havoc with economists’ models
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The Economist
How shrinkflation is playing havoc with economists’ models
In a world of sticky prices, firms use other means to respond to market conditions
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Dark matter may be older than the Big Bang
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ScienceDaily
Dark matter may be older than the Big Bang
Dark matter, which researchers believe make up about 80% of the universe's mass, is one of the most elusive mysteries in modern physics. What exactly it is and how it came to be is a mystery, but a new study now suggests that dark matter may have existed…
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MoviePass reportedly changed passwords to prevent users from seeing films
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The Verge
MoviePass reportedly changed account passwords to prevent users from seeing films
The company’s model was bankrupting it
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Black Hat Talk About ‘Time AI’ Causes Uproar, Is Deleted by Conference
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Vice
Black Hat Talk About ‘Time AI’ Causes Uproar, Is Deleted By Conference
A controversial sponsored talk at the Black Hat security conference caused an uproar among security professionals and prompted the conference to delete the talk from the internet.
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Japanese addressing system
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Are We Living in a Computer Simulation? Let’s Not Find Out
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NY Times
Opinion | Are We Living in a Computer Simulation? Let’s Not Find Out (Published 2019)
Experimental findings will be either boring or extremely dangerous.
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Theories of Error Back-Propagation in the Brain
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Get your work recognized: write a brag document
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Julia Evans
Get your work recognized: write a brag document
There’s this idea that, if you do great work at your job, people will (or should!) automatically recognize that work and reward you for it with promotions / increased pay. In practice, it’s often more complicated than that – some kinds of important work are…
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Insect 'apocalypse' in U.S. driven by 50x increase in toxic pesticides: study
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Environment
Insect 'apocalypse' in U.S. driven by 50x increase in toxic pesticides
Bees, butterflies, and other insects are under attack by the very plants they feed on as U.S. agriculture continues to use chemicals known to kill.
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Is Google evil? (2017)
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