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A New Coefficient of Correlation arxiv.org \| points: 579 \| comments: 147

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You block ads in your browser, why not in your city? bearbin.net \| points: 441 \| comments: 480

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Anti-mimetic tactics for living a counter-cultural life epsilontheory.com \| points: 398 \| comments: 166

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Show HN: I’m building a non-profit search engine github.com \| points: 375 \| comments: 167

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Desmond Tutu, anti-apartheid icon, dies at 90 theguardian.com \| points: 345 \| comments: 60

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Use deep fake tech to say stuff with your favorite characters fakeyou.com \| points: 343 \| comments: 98

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My Path to Financial Independence as a Software Engineer software.rajivprab.com \| points: 314 \| comments: 470

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New York City bans natural gas in new buildings reuters.com \| points: 297 \| comments: 653

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DIY Off-Grid Solar Power mobile-solarpower.com \| points: 282 \| comments: 196

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Papers with Code paperswithcode.com \| points: 229 \| comments: 38

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The Sound of Silence: A Noise Map of the U.S. nps.gov \| points: 226 \| comments: 121

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Sequencing your DNA with a USB dongle and open source code stackoverflow.blog \| points: 214 \| comments: 81

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The Container Throttling Problem danluu.com \| points: 213 \| comments: 71

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Heroes of Might and Magic filfre.net \| points: 211 \| comments: 78

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Buy a coal mine, drive a gas guzzler, and other uses of reverse logic timharford.com \| points: 209 \| comments: 264

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How a hypermedia approach can address usability concerns with multi-page apps htmx.org \| points: 147 \| comments: 76

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Selling my own GPL software, part 1: a lot of hurdles raymii.org \| points: 140 \| comments: 74

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Deploy a Gmail-like email server in 30 (ish) minutes andycallaghan.com \| points: 134 \| comments: 136

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The Importance of Price Signals lynalden.com \| points: 132 \| comments: 93

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The cost of cloud ptribble.blogspot.com \| points: 129 \| comments: 118

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