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Classical music works of the 21st century
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the Guardian
The best classical music works of the 21st century
Over the coming week, the Guardian will select the greatest culture since 2000, carefully compiled by critics and editors. We begin with a countdown of defining classical music compositions, from X-rated opera to high-tech string quartets
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A History of Börek
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History Today
A History of Börek
During the reign of Sultan Mehmet IV (r. 1648-87), the Dîvân-ı Hümâyûn (imperial council) would meet every other morning in a domed chamber of the Topkapi Palace. When the Grand Vizier and his ministers had dealt with affairs of state, they would sit down…
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Pwnat – Autonomous Nat Traversal (2010)
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Where you are born is more predictive of your future than any other factor
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www.gatesfoundation.org
Examining Inequality
How we can close opportunity gaps across the globe.
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Most Massive Neutron Star Ever Detected
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Green Bank Observatory
Most Massive Neutron Star Ever Detected, Almost too Massive to Exist - Green Bank Observatory
Astronomers using the GBT have discovered the most massive neutron star to date, a rapidly spinning pulsar approximately 4,600 light-years from Earth.
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What it was like to fly the baddest airplane
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Ars Technica
What it was like to fly the baddest airplane the world has ever known
“The X-15 was the most demanding airplane I’ve ever flown."
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Libraries Are Scanning Books That Are Secretly in the Public Domain
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Vice
Libraries and Archivists Are Scanning and Uploading Books That Are Secretly in the Public Domain
Millions of books are secretly in the public domain thanks to a copyright loophole, a new project seeks to put them on the Internet Archive.
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A Lunar Space Elevator Is Feasible and Inexpensive, Scientists Find
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Observer
A Lunar Space Elevator Is Actually Feasible & Inexpensive, Scientists Find
Researchers estimate that the project will cost a few billion dollars, which is “within the whim of one particularly motivated billionaire.”
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A basement hacker transformed Donkey Kong for the Atari 2600
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Ars Technica
How a basement hacker transformed Donkey Kong for the Atari 2600
Garry Kitchen's unlikely story is told in this excerpt from the book Arcade Perfect.
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Day Two to One Day
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Day Two to One Day
Amazon.com was showing signs of being a Day Two company, including the alleged manipulation of search. There is reason, though, to be optimistic that the company has gotten back to Day One. Plus, w…
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Take a Look at the Crossrail Station Under Bond Street
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www.ianvisits.co.uk
Take a look at the Crossrail station under Bond Street
Of all the Crossrail stations, the most controversial has to be Bond Street - as it's so behind schedule that it might not open when the Elizabeth line's own delayed opening takes place.
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HTTP/3 spin bit [pdf]
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GitHub
quicwg/wg-materials
Agenda, Minutes, Presentations. Contribute to quicwg/wg-materials development by creating an account on GitHub.
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Gitlab More Than Doubles Valuation to $2.75B Ahead of Planned 2020 IPO
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Forbes
GitLab More Than Doubles Valuation To $2.75 Billion Ahead Of Planned 2020 IPO
GitLab's CEO says he's going public on November 18, 2020. Investors love it, pouring in $268 million at a $2.75 billion valuation.
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Catastrophic effects of working as a Facebook moderator
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Revealed: catastrophic effects of working as a Facebook moderator
Exclusive: Job has left some ‘addicted’ to extreme material and pushed others to far right
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Show HN: Statistical tool for analyzing a Git repository
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GitHub
GitHub - git-quick-stats/git-quick-stats: ▁▅▆▃▅ Git quick statistics is a simple and efficient way to access various statistics…
▁▅▆▃▅ Git quick statistics is a simple and efficient way to access various statistics in git repository. - git-quick-stats/git-quick-stats
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Commercial Solar
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Tesla
Design Your Solar | Tesla
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What the Ctenophore says about the evolution of intelligence
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Aeon
Aliens in our midst
The ctenophore’s brain suggests that, if evolution began again, intelligence would re-emerge because nature repeats itself
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Show HN: I made a resume generator for developers
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Bytevitae
Byte Vitae — Your high quality developer resume in less than 5 minutes
Sync your account. Choose a great looking design and download your resume!
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The Internet Relies on People Working for Free
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Medium
The Internet Relies on People Working for Free
Who should be responsible for maintaining and troubleshooting open-source projects?
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The Å-Machine
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China's slowdown deepens; industrial output growth falls to 17.5-year low
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Reuters
China's slowdown deepens; industrial output growth falls to 17-1/2 year low
BEIJING (Reuters) - The slowdown in China’s economy deepened in August, with growth in industrial production at its weakest 17-1/2 years amid spreading pain from a trade war with the United States and softening domestic demand.
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