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Various species of ants engage in some kind of agriculture (2016)

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The metamorphosis of Escher

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A Literate Raytracing in Javascript

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Is our universe a simulation within a simulation?

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A shadowy op-ed campaign is now smearing SpaceX in space cities

Article URL: https://arstechnica.com/science/2018/10/a-shadowy-op-ed-campaign-is-now-smearing-spacex-in-space-cities/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18139146 Points: 9 # Comments: 0 from Hacker News: Front Page https://ift.tt/2P8I7NL via

A shadowy op-ed campaign is now smearing SpaceX in space cities

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Why Do Computers Use So Much Energy?

Article URL: https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/why-do-computers-use-so-much-energy/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18139654 Points: 10 # Comments: 4 from Hacker News: Front Page https://ift.tt/2xZnMUJ via

Why Do Computers Use So Much Energy

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Reddit Hits 1B Views per Month 1 Year After Launching Native Video Player

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Are women paid less than men for the same work? (2017)

Article URL: https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2017/08/01/are-women-paid-less-than-men-for-the-same-work Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18139584 Points: 5 # Comments: 0 from Hacker News: Front Page https://ift.tt/2s3t7r8 via

Scmutils in Clojure

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Apple's New Privacy Policy Updates: What You Need to Know

Article URL: http://headway.io/blog/apple-app-store-new-privacy-policy-what-you-need-to-know/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18138135 Points: 7 # Comments: 0 from Hacker News: Front Page https://ift.tt/2xFvCCE via

Are women paid less than men for the same work? (2017)

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Scmutils in Clojure

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Study: Artificial sweeteners toxic to digestive gut bacteria

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'Despacito' Is Now the Most Viewed Video in YouTube History

Article URL: http://youtube-trends.blogspot.com/2017/08/despacito-is-now-most-viewed-video-in.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18138474 Points: 13 # Comments: 5 from Hacker News: Front Page https://ift.tt/2vxHztZ via

Study: Artificial sweeteners toxic to digestive gut bacteria

Article URL: https://www.cnbc.com/2018/10/03/artificial-sweeteners-are-toxic-to-digestive-gut-bacteria-study.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18135771 Points: 5 # Comments: 0 from Hacker News: Front Page https://ift.tt/2xUWKOg via

'Despacito' Is Now the Most Viewed Video in YouTube History

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Fuchsia’s Xi code editor is no longer a Google-owned project

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Apple's New Privacy Policy Updates: What You Need to Know

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The Big Hack: Amazon, Apple, Supermicro, and Beijing Respond

Article URL: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-10-04/the-big-hack-amazon-apple-supermicro-and-beijing-respond Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18138990 Points: 18 # Comments: 0 from Hacker News: Front Page https://ift.tt/2ID0w2X via

Fuchsia’s Xi code editor is no longer a Google-owned project

Article URL: https://9to5google.com/2018/10/02/xi-code-editor-no-longer-google-project/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18138393 Points: 18 # Comments: 0 from Hacker News: Front Page https://ift.tt/2ycoKMu via

The Big Hack: Amazon, Apple, Supermicro, and Beijing Respond

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Show HN: A simple resource for finding and trying variable fonts

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IQ Matters Less Than You Think

Article URL: http://nautil.us/issue/65/in-plain-sight/your-iq-matters-less-than-you-think Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18138793 Points: 24 # Comments: 26 from Hacker News: Front Page https://ift.tt/2Nn4j52 via

Honda will use GM’s self-driving technology, invests in Cruise

Article URL: https://arstechnica.com/cars/2018/10/honda-will-use-gms-self-driving-technology-invest-2-75-billion/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18131616 Points: 328 # Comments: 227 from Hacker News: Front Page https://ift.tt/2yap5zn via

New autonomous farm wants to produce food without human workers

Article URL: https://www.technologyreview.com/s/612230/new-autonomous-farm-wants-to-produce-food-without-human-workers/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18131525 Points: 290 # Comments: 190 from Hacker News: Front Page https://ift.tt/2OymyJB via

IQ Matters Less Than You Think

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A raytracer you can actually understand

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How China Used a Tiny Chip to Infiltrate Amazon and Apple

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Kubernetes for personal projects? No thanks

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About the ZipCPU

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A Review of the Neural History of Natural Language Processing

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Indirect Licensing

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'Distracted boyfriend meme' is sexist, rules Swedish advertising watchdog

Article URL: https://www.thelocal.se/20180925/distracted-boyfriend-meme-is-sexist-rules-swedens-advertising-ombudsman Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18138437 Points: 10 # Comments: 7 from Hacker News: Front Page https://ift.tt/2xB1Fnu via

How China Used a Tiny Chip to Infiltrate Amazon and Apple

Article URL: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2018-10-04/the-big-hack-how-china-used-a-tiny-chip-to-infiltrate-america-s-top-companies Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18138328 Points: 159 # Comments: 57 from Hacker News: Front Page https://ift.tt/2RpSgYc via

About the ZipCPU

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“Social network” of brains lets people transmit thoughts to each other’s heads

Article URL: https://www.technologyreview.com/s/612212/the-first-social-network-of-brains-lets-three-people-transmit-thoughts-to-each-others-heads/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18138116 Points: 53 # Comments: 21 from Hacker News: Front Page https://ift.tt/2OmLunh via

iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max have charging issues

Article URL: https://medium.com/@aqcuiesce/iphone-xs-and-iphone-xs-max-have-charging-issues-858c53780616 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18138045 Points: 19 # Comments: 25 from Hacker News: Front Page https://ift.tt/2xZJ58t via

The first “social network” of brains: 3 people transmit thoughts to each other

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Banks scramble to fix old systems as IT 'cowboys' ride into sunset

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iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max have severe charging issues

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Banks scramble to fix old systems as IT 'cowboys' ride into sunset

Article URL: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-banks-cobol/banks-scramble-to-fix-old-systems-as-it-cowboys-ride-into-sunset-idUSKBN17C0D8 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18137740 Points: 7 # Comments: 0 from Hacker News: Front Page https://ift.tt/2ww1xqx via

Various species of ants engage in some kind of agriculture

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A tale of the unending hunt for dark matter

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Do we really live longer than our ancestors?

Article URL: http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20181002-how-long-did-ancient-people-live-life-span-versus-longevity Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18132096 Points: 98 # Comments: 69 from Hacker News: Front Page https://ift.tt/2P9qUDU via

That sign telling you how fast you’re driving may be capturing license plates

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Raised by YouTube

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Japan set to allow gene-editing tools for research into early human development

Article URL: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-018-06847-7 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18137204 Points: 57 # Comments: 31 from Hacker News: Front Page https://ift.tt/2y9Czvo via

Ask HN: How to start a startup that requires a high amount of initial capital?

I want to start a payments bank in India but it requires a 13M+ USD initial capital just to get the licensing fee. Wondering if people have any examples of how one might cross this barrier to entry. Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18137132 Points: 19 # Comments: 25 from Hacker News: Front Page https://ift.tt/2yfORCg via

Police Use Fitbit Data to Charge 90-Year-Old Man in Stepdaughter’s Killing

Article URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/03/us/fitbit-murder-arrest.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18136811 Points: 58 # Comments: 17 from Hacker News: Front Page https://ift.tt/2O5nohq via

Running Your Company by Patrick Collison [video]

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Ask HN: Open-source commitment for commercial software?

Hi HN, I write a bunch of open source software. I also make and sell closed source products. I'm a small shop and sometimes my clients worry about platform risk should I just decide it's no longer worth bothering to support the product I'm trying to sell them. What I'd like to be able to do is put a clause in my standard EULA that says "If I ever stop offering this software on the market, I promise I'll give you the source under a BSD licence." Is anyone aware of prior art in this space? I'd love to learn from history before trying it myself. Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18136588 Points: 33 # Comments: 17 from Hacker News: Front Page https://ift.tt/2IA8klT via

On McNeil Island, the only residents are dangerous sex offenders

Article URL: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/oct/03/dangerous-sex-offenders-mcneil-island-commitment-center Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18136470 Points: 25 # Comments: 1 from Hacker News: Front Page https://ift.tt/2Iy6X7e via

Apple Shortcuts User Guide

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Twenty Questions Of Maddening, Delicious Geometry

Article URL: https://mathwithbaddrawings.com/2018/10/03/twenty-questions-of-maddening-delicious-geometry/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18136136 Points: 32 # Comments: 2 from Hacker News: Front Page https://ift.tt/2OvW77k via

Critical Path Driven Development

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Blazor, a framework for browser-based .NET apps using WebAssembly [video]

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'Siri I'm getting pulled over': New shortcut can automatically record the police

Article URL: https://www.businessinsider.com/ios-12-shortcut-uses-iphone-to-record-police-during-traffic-stop-2018-10 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18135168 Points: 339 # Comments: 123 from Hacker News: Front Page https://ift.tt/2RjJL0w via

Thirtieth anniversary of the publication of Vasily Grossman’s “Life and Fate”

Article URL: https://www.newcriterion.com/issues/2018/10/totalitarian-physics-moral-threshing Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18135035 Points: 32 # Comments: 6 from Hacker News: Front Page https://ift.tt/2RokUc4 via

Lessons from the Last Swiss Finishing School

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Cloudera and Hortonworks merge

Article URL: https://www.cnbc.com/2018/10/03/cloudera-and-hortonworks-announce-all-stock-merger.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18134451 Points: 80 # Comments: 11 from Hacker News: Front Page https://ift.tt/2IzDZ76 via

Amazon Warehouse Workers Lose Bonuses, Stock Awards for Raises

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Do You Really Know CORS?

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Zstandard Compression and the application/zstd Media Type

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Dbxfs – A Dropbox-backed file system

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A step toward systems that can assess competence using neurological data

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New best story on Hacker News: Denmark to ban petrol and diesel car sales by 2030

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New best story on Hacker News: Kubernetes Is a Surprisingly Affordable Platform for Personal Projects

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Do You Really Know CORS?

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Running Your Company by Patrick Collison [video]

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Honda will use GM’s self-driving technology, invests in Cruise

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Fletcher's Checksum

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'Siri I'm getting pulled over': New shortcut can automatically record the police

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Blazor, a framework for browser-based .NET apps using WebAssembly [video]

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New autonomous farm wants to produce food without human workers

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Amazon Warehouse Workers Lose Bonuses, Stock Awards for Raises

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Ask HN: How to start a startup that requires a high amount of initial capital?

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Police Use Fitbit Data to Charge 90-Year-Old Man in Stepdaughter’s Killing

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Twenty Questions Of Maddening, Delicious Geometry

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Do we really live longer than our ancestors?

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The Lightning Field

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Apple Shortcuts User Guide

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Cloudera and Hortonworks merge

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Ask HN: Open-source commitment for commercial software?

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On McNeil Island, the only residents are dangerous sex offenders

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Stacked Diffs versus Pull Requests

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The metamorphosis of Escher

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Dbxfs – A Dropbox-backed file system

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Show HN: Should I Send It? Helping you understand your mood in emails

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Japan set to allow gene-editing tools for research into early human development

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Thirtieth anniversary of the publication of Vasily Grossman’s “Life and Fate”

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Zstandard Compression and the application/zstd Media Type

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Why we need more than “learn at your own pace” online learning

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Raised by YouTube

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What Happens When a Drone Hits an Airplane Wing? [video]

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Lessons from the Last Swiss Finishing School

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Critical Path Driven Development

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A step toward systems that can assess competence using neurological data

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