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241
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724
313
How to Write in Plain English
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719
327
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545
379
Kindle collects a surprisingly large amount of data
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459
795
Gallup: 81% of Black Americans Want Police to Retain Local Presence
https://news.gallup.com/poll/316571/black-americans-police-retain-local-presence.aspx
415
84
Openwifi: Linux mac80211 compatible full-stack 802.11/Wi-Fi design based on SDR
https://github.com/open-sdr/openwifi
409
291
Firefox 80
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/80.0/releasenotes/
625
Apple ordered to not block Epic’s Unreal Engine, Fortnite to stay off App Store
https://techcrunch.com/2020/08/24/apple-ordered-to-not-block-epic-games-unreal-engine-but-fortnite-to-stay-off-app-store/
399
203
2,000-year-old redwoods survive wildfire at California's oldest state park
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/2-000-year-old-redwoods-survive-wildfire-california-s-oldest-n1237949
364
180
OpenZFS Merged to FreeBSD
https://svnweb.freebsd.org/base?view=revision&revision=364746
345
150
Global Mass Surveillance – The Fourteen Eyes
https://www.privacytools.io/providers/#ukusa
339
253
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https://psyche.co/ideas/you-want-people-to-do-the-right-thing-save-them-the-guilt-trip
319
106
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https://www.ethanrosenthal.com/2020/08/25/optimal-peanut-butter-and-banana-sandwiches/
299
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https://docs.google.com/document/d/11D3kHElzS2HQxTwPqcaTnU5HCJ8WGE5brTXI4KLf4dM/edit
270
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Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh is stepping down after 21 years
https://footwearnews.com/2020/business/executive-moves/zappos-ceo-tony-hsieh-steps-down-1203045974/
255
213
New facts about the leadup to the Beirut explosion
https://www.occrp.org/en/investigations/a-hidden-tycoon-african-explosives-and-a-loan-from-a-notorious-bank-questionable-connections-surround-beirut-explosion-shipment
249
87
Signifier – a Brutalist response to 17th century typefaces
https://klim.co.nz/blog/signifier-design-information/
236
209
What the interns have wrought, 2020 edition
https://blog.janestreet.com/what-the-interns-have-wrought-2020/
233
156
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https://www.oneroof.co.nz/news/38319
226
A Chrome feature is creating load on global root DNS servers
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2020/08/a-chrome-feature-is-creating-enormous-load-on-global-root-dns-servers/