Tunneling Wikipedia through WhatsApp to (maybe?) get around WiFi restrictions — and The Verge is so bad they have me defending Apple [video]

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How This Ends avc.com \| points: 305 \| comments: 451

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Current guidelines for sun exposure are unhealthy and unscientific – research outsideonline.com \| points: 292 \| comments: 220

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Pedal Me bans staff riders from wearing helmets for safety reasons bikebiz.com \| points: 271 \| comments: 656

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QCAD – Open Source CAD System qcad.org \| points: 252 \| comments: 42

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Surgery estimated cost $1,300. Then the Bill Came: $229,000 nytimes.com \| points: 250 \| comments: 242

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Faster CRC32 on the Apple M1 dougallj.wordpress.com \| points: 248 \| comments: 68

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Top stablecoins shed $7B in May as traders redeem tokens en masse blockworks.co \| points: 233 \| comments: 338

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Smaller is better – The rise, fall, and rise of flat file software wilcosky.com \| points: 183 \| comments: 112

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Invade Haiti, Wall Street Urged. The U.S. Obliged nytimes.com \| points: 174 \| comments: 158

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Rising temperatures erode human sleep globally cell.com \| points: 159 \| comments: 133

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Index funds officially overtake active managers finance.yahoo.com \| points: 156 \| comments: 119

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BitTorrent Site Magnet Database Archives Available via Torrent and Direct DL archive.org \| points: 155 \| comments: 81

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SolveSpace – parametric 2d/3D CAD solvespace.com \| points: 150 \| comments: 54

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Happy 10th Birthday Compiler Explorer xania.org \| points: 147 \| comments: 13

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