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by xref 8y ago
"The dealer he sold them to quickly resold them, for $20,000, but not before writing little numbers on the back of each stamp. The number “49” was visible on the stamp in the cellphone photo." Hah what a great story, I love how th
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What Is the Cosmic Microwave Background?(universetoday.com)
28 points by xref 8y ago|4 comments
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by xref 8y ago
"counterproductive and needlessly complex mechanisms to accomplish ends much better addressed by just raising the minimum wage and passing better labor regulations. I thank it also reflects a certain sentimentality about smaller busine
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The BEZOS Act Is Bad Policy(lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com)
3 points by xref 8y ago|2 comments
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by xref 8y ago
I wouldn't think so, it's not like doxxing someone. They author did something very public and very political and America at least doesn't have any rules against identifying that person. Separately, I don't think any good
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by xref 8y ago
well you're a software engineer living in California, a fortunate life. maybe you can help America's wage slaves see how "silly" it is to shop somewhere besides Whole Foods
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by xref 8y ago
> It's an impressive legacy. It's a tragic one. It's an appalling one. But, it's who he is. Whitewashing his mental problems, would just perpetuate the problems of how we handle such an illness. I think that is the fi
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by xref 8y ago
it seems eminently fair to remember the whole person, not an idealized version of them.
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by xref 8y ago
second paragraph: "Prepare to put your Doom Pedantry Hat on for this one, because the secret has been known, and considered a bug."
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by xref 8y ago
so the map doesn't appear to contain any royal residences, which were perhaps all in Westminster not London at the time? So Henry VIII and QE1 etc didn't live within the walls of London?
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by xref 8y ago
I highly recommend Robert Massie's book Peter the Great, a truly fantastic read that goes in depth on the origin of the beard tax (modernization program) and associated kopek.
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Apple: The History of Aperture(macstories.net)
1 points by xref 8y ago|0 comments
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Introducing Cloud HSM beta for hardware crypto key security(cloud.google.com)
2 points by xref 8y ago|0 comments
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Introducing Binary Authorization for Google Kubernetes Engine(cloud.google.com)
3 points by xref 8y ago|0 comments
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Distributed optimization with Cloud Dataflow(cloud.google.com)
2 points by xref 8y ago|0 comments
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BitTorrent Inventor Bram Cohen Leaves BitTorrent Behind(torrentfreak.com)
3 points by xref 8y ago|0 comments
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Revolut launches Metal debit card that gives ‘cashback’ in cryptocurrency(thenextweb.com)
2 points by xref 8y ago|0 comments
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It Takes an Average 38 Days to Patch a Vulnerability(darkreading.com)
1 points by xref 8y ago|0 comments
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Long Before Facebook, the KGB Spread Fake News About AIDS(npr.org)
2 points by xref 8y ago|0 comments
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Inside Two Bit Circus, LA’s New VR and Arcade Amusement Park(arstechnica.com)
3 points by xref 8y ago|0 comments
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Zoox CEO and co-founder Tim Kentley-Klay is out(techcrunch.com)
1 points by xref 8y ago|0 comments
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Carbon impact of ancient Maya farming may still be felt(arstechnica.com)
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by xref 8y ago
but the sandboxes, think of the inescapable sandboxes!
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by xref 8y ago
"Mr. Lee made his initial call — that Turkey was in deep financial trouble — in 2011." But in 2012 a well respected stock picking horse stomped its hoof twice signaling the lira was strong so I was torn.
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by xref 8y ago
I'd guess the current-and-previous customer base overlap is approaching 100%. If you want to see 1, 3, 31, or 100+ movies a month, it's still appears to be a great deal.
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by xref 8y ago
this seems to be the crux, everyone is saying how "this model is more sustainable" but as you pointed out, no, it absolutely isn't. without discounts from theaters moviepass can't survive and for the last year theaters h
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by xref 8y ago
is she a devops person?
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by xref 8y ago
For the crowd that happens to have a Synology I switched to DS Note when Evernote went 2 device only, it even imported all my notes. Has desktop and mobile apps, best Evernote clone I've found.
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by xref 8y ago
Does Apple hide the Israeli flag for users in Saudi Arabia etc? Is there a list of these kinds of govt requests they choose to abide by?
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by xref 8y ago
awesome, thought it was going to be shutdown for 8 years to make these upgrades "the LHC will continue to operate, with two long technical stop periods that will allow preparations and installations to be made for high luminosity along

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