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Replacing exploit-ridden firmware with a Linux kernel [pdf]
https://schd.ws/hosted_files/osseu17/84/Replace%20UEFI%20with%20Linux.pdf
9 years ago
302
404
Facebook denies 'listening' to conversations
http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-41776215
297
173
Why would anyone choose Docker over fat binaries?
http://www.smashcompany.com/technology/why-would-anyone-choose-docker-over-fat-binaries
294
228
I cured my tech fatigue by ditching feeds
https://techcrunch.com/2017/10/28/how-i-cured-my-tech-fatigue-by-ditching-feeds
276
44
Nothing to Hide – a documentary about surveillance and you [video]
https://vimeo.com/189016018
260
129
One pixel attack for deceiving deep neural networks
https://arxiv.org/abs/1710.08864
237
97
California Wildfires Burned Irreplaceable Documents on Silicon Valley History
http://www.pressdemocrat.com/business/7559762-181/hewlett-packard-archives-at-keysight-destroyed
234
138
AMD takes on Intel with new Ryzen processors for laptops
https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2017/10/26/16552208/amd-ryzen-5-2500u-7-2700u-laptop-processors-intel-core-i5-i7-chips-cores
223
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Inadequacy and Modesty
https://www.lesserwrong.com/posts/zsG9yKcriht2doRhM/inadequacy-and-modesty
221
64
An anti-aging strategy that works in mice is about to be tested in humans
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/to-stay-young-kill-zombie-cells/
219
107
When did the golden age of The Simpsons end?
http://www.nathancunn.com/2017-10-26-simpsons-decline/
217
109
DOJ: Billionaire pharma owner fueled the opioid epidemic with bribery scheme
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2017/10/doj-billionaire-pharma-owner-fueled-the-opioid-epidemic-with-bribery-scheme/
215
72
How to Be a C.E.O., From a Decade’s Worth of Them
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/27/business/how-to-be-a-ceo.html
201
20
The often-overlooked random forest kernel
https://rmarcus.info/blog/2017/10/04/rfk.html
185
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Who Will Rein in Facebook? Challengers Are Lining Up
https://www.wsj.com/articles/who-will-rein-in-facebook-challengers-are-lining-up-1509278405
182
132
Portuguese ISP shows us what our non-neutral internet will look like
https://boingboing.net/2017/10/28/warning-taken-as-suggestion.html
113
Wines Are No Longer Free to Travel Across State Lines
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/23/dining/drinks/interstate-wine-sales-shipping-laws.html
37
The Line Between Aggressive and Crazy
https://rhsfinancial.com/2017/06/line-aggressive-crazy/
155
73
Fable: F# to JavaScript compiler
http://fable.io/
152
86
The data economy demands a new approach to antitrust rules
https://www.economist.com/news/leaders/21721656-data-economy-demands-new-approach-antitrust-rules-worlds-most-valuable-resource?fsrc=scn%2Ftw%2Fte%2Frfd%2Fpe
147
131
Kotlin Features I miss most in Java
https://blog.simon-wirtz.de/kotlin-features-miss-java/
141
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Aging, mediocre programmer seeks fellow technical-minded individuals
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15579577
126
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Show HN: Simple Deep Learning Tutorials using Microsoft Cognitive Toolkit
https://github.com/astorfi/CNTK-World/blob/master/README.rst
★ 328 Python MIT– 9 years ago
125
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The Scientific Case for P≠NP
https://www.scottaaronson.com/blog/?p=1720
124
33
The “Rules” of Writing
https://writers.stackexchange.com/questions/761/the-rules-of-writing
117
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Superheroes a 'cultural catastrophe', says comics guru Alan Moore [2014]
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/jan/21/superheroes-cultural-catastrophe-alan-moore-comics-watchmen?CMP=share_btn_tw
Language Models, Word2Vec, and Efficient Softmax Approximations
http://rohanvarma.me/Word2Vec/
110
17
Torus Earth (2014)
http://www.aleph.se/andart/archives/2014/02/torusearth.html
21
How North Korea Smuggled 87 US Scout Helicopters
http://nationalinterest.org/blog/the-buzz/how-north-korea-smuggled-87-us-scout-helicopters-22638
101
50
Man flies over South Africa in a chair tied to helium balloons [video]
https://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2017/oct/26/man-flies-over-south-africa-in-a-chair-tied-to-helium-balloons-video
98
32
Chess master Lev Alburt teaches strategy, patience, and prognostication
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2017-09-21/wall-street-s-best-kept-secret-is-russian-chess-master-lev-alburt
92
25
Bill Thurston answers: What's a mathematician to do?
https://mathoverflow.net/questions/43690/whats-a-mathematician-to-do/44213#44213
91
62
Ideas on how to store energy
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2017/10/a-world-tour-of-some-of-the-biggest-energy-storage-schemes/
75
A Student Loan Nightmare: The Teacher in the Wrong Payment Plan
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/27/your-money/paying-for-college/student-loan-payments.html
88
3
Rumors That Facebook Is Secretly Recording You Refuse to Die
https://gizmodo.com/rumors-that-facebook-is-secretly-recording-you-refuse-t-1819941278
87
63
Where Did the Fear of Poisoned Halloween Candy Come From? (2013)
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonianmag/where-did-the-fear-of-poisoned-halloween-candy-come-from-822302/?no-ist
85
Why Rust fails hard at scientific computing
https://andre-ratsimbazafy.com/why-rust-fails-hard-at-scientific-computing/
83
30
DeepLearning11: 10x Nvidia GTX 1080 Ti Single Root Deep Learning Server
https://www.servethehome.com/deeplearning11-10x-nvidia-gtx-1080-ti-single-root-deep-learning-server-part-1/
82
12
A Visit to a Synthetic Cadaver Factory
http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/syndaver-labs-synthetic-cadavers-tour
81
10
4Clojure Easy Problems Updated on Clojurecademy
https://clojurecademy.com/courses/17592186045426/learn/overview#
80
26
Learning Depth-Three Neural Networks in Polynomial Time
https://arxiv.org/abs/1709.06010
79
Clojure transducers from the ground up: using them in practice
https://labs.uswitch.com/transducers-from-the-ground-up-the-practice/
41
Advantages of Tcl over Lisp (2005)
https://wiki.tcl.tk/13410
74
28
D-Wave system used to detect particle signature of the Higgs boson
https://www.nature.com/news/quantum-machine-goes-in-search-of-the-higgs-boson-1.22860