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www.refreshos.org 1y ago

RefreshOS – A fast, modern Linux OS built on Debian with KDE

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upgradingcapitalism.substack.com 1y ago

Searching for black swans

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www.sfgate.com 1y ago

'Right thing at all costs': Bay Area app thrives amid Palisades, Eaton Fires

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www.strangeloopcanon.com 4y ago

We should radically scale genius grants

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medium.com 5y ago

The Uncanny Valley: Medicines, Censorship and the Problem of Truth

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www.winemag.com 5y ago

The Disturbingly Long History of Lead Toxicity in Winemaking

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paulenglish.com 5y ago

Kayak.com Founding Story

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twitter.com 5y ago

The Startup Curve

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up.com.au 5y ago

Designing Up Banking

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www.wired.com 5y ago

The 20th anniversary of the Power Mac G4 Cube

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www.theguardian.com 6y ago

Virgin Australia administrators agree to sell airline to Bain Capital

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www.wired.com 6y ago

Stewart Brand is 81, and he doesn’t want to go on a ventilator

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www.smartcompany.com.au 6y ago

How BugHerd came back from the brink

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How Airbnb measures listing lifetime value 1 year ago

There’s no paywall. It’s totally free to read. The popup is just a prompt to join/sign into Medium but you can close it.

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When the future arrived, it felt ordinary 2 years ago

Posted earlier:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42355160

(63 points / 17 hours ago / 61 comments)

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Night owls have better brain function than morning people, study suggests 2 years ago

Earlier submission:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40933477

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Depression, schizophrenia and bipolar disorder linked with ancient viral DNA 2 years ago

Discussed previously:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40439379

(117 points/5 days ago/72 comments)

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Us revokes Intel, Qualcomm licenses to sell chips to Huawei 2 years ago

https://archive.md/CJZzN

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Do insects have an inner life? Animal consciousness needs a rethink 2 years ago

Different version of the same story discussed earlier:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40092985

(158 points/1 day ago/205 comments)

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Insects and Other Animals Have Consciousness, Experts Declare 2 years ago

Different version of the same story discussed earlier:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40092985

(118 points/13 hours ago/151 comments)

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TSMC will build third Arizona fab after winning $6.6B in CHIPS funding 2 years ago

Earlier discussion:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39967707

(107 points/23 hours ago/96 comments)

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Suno, an AI music generator 2 years ago

Discussed previously:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38743719

(336 points/86 days ago/165 comments)

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It’s Official, Apple Kills Web Apps in the EU 2 years ago

Previously:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39388218 - Apple confirms it's breaking iPhone web apps in the EU on purpose (techcrunch.com)

(815 points / 1 day ago / 766 comments)

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39386244 - Apple confirms iOS 17.4 removes Home Screen web apps in the EU (9to5mac.com)

(112 points / 1 day ago/ 125 comments)

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23andMe is reportedly turning the blame back on its customers 2 years ago

Source article on Techcrunch discussed here 3 weeks ago:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38856412

(261 points/20 days ago/371 comments)

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Self-checkout is a failed experiment, and stores are backpedaling 3 years ago

Earlier discussion of canonical article on BBC:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39011176

(26 points|18 hours ago|88 comments)

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OpenAI in talks to raise new funding at $100B valuation 3 years ago

Previously:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38739357

(60 points/1 day ago/80 comments)

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We Now Have More Details on What the Heck Happened at OpenAI 3 years ago

Yep, and already discussed here:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38486394

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OpenAI Board Being Pressed by Some Investors to Reinstate Altman 3 years ago

Active discussion of article posted over 2 hours ago:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38325552

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Nothing is bringing iMessage to its Android phone 3 years ago

Earlier discussion:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38271775

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[dead] 3 years ago

Earlier discussions:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38236701

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38237287

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38262115

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38254096

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38253715

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38255079

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Bangladesh saved lives by getting lead out of turmeric spice 3 years ago

Discussed 4 months ago:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36481693

(408 points/4 months ago/209 comments)

And another big turmeric/lead post 9 days ago:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38139011

(270 points/9 days ago/191 comments)

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Cybertruck can't be sold in the first year 3 years ago

Earlier discussion:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38236701

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Tesla will sue you for $50k if resell your Cybertruck in the first year 3 years ago

Earlier discussion:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38236701

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Swedish painters trade union to stop all work with Tesla brand cars 3 years ago

Discussed previously:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38190600

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A person who has had Parkinson's disease for 25 years can now walk again 3 years ago

Discussed previously:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38167604

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Monsanto hit with $175M verdict against Roundup 3 years ago

Another Roundup damages story in the past day:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38136314

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Experts criticise EU for certificate proposal that enables spying on HTTPS 3 years ago

Earlier discussions about same topic:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38109494

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38109581

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Apple supercharges 24‑inch iMac with new M3 chip 3 years ago

Earlier submission (about M3 chip):

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38078063

(483 points/6 hours ago/590 comments)

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Apple unveils the new MacBook Pro featuring the M3 family of chips 3 years ago

Earlier submission:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38078063

(483 points/6 hours ago/590 comments)

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Meta sued by 42 AGs for addictive features targeting kids 3 years ago

Earlier discussion:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38000843

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CA DMV suspends Cruise deployment and driverless testing permits 3 years ago

Slightly earlier submission:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38002752

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The Techno-Optimist Manifesto 3 years ago

Already on front page (though different URL):

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37899993

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OpenBSD 7.4 3 years ago

Earlier submission:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37899319

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