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August 2016 Archive
1231.
Climbing the infinite ladder of abstraction (lexi-lambda.github.io)
77 points by _qc3o on Aug 13, 2016 | 24 comments
1232.
Scientists found Zenkerella, one of the most ancient and mysterious mammals (washingtonpost.com)
77 points by stanleydrew on Aug 16, 2016 | 22 comments
1233.
A More Flexible Paxos (ssougou.blogspot.com)
77 points by dctrwatson on Aug 15, 2016 | 21 comments
1234.
Terminal Charts with Victory CLI (formidable.com)
77 points by thekenwheeler on Aug 29, 2016 | 18 comments
1235.
Legislation would restrict H-1B visas (latimes.com)
76 points by lnguyen on Aug 31, 2016 | 141 comments
1236.
Twitter Suspends 235,000 More Accounts Over Extremism (nytimes.com)
76 points by uptown on Aug 18, 2016 | 119 comments
1237.
Cognitive behavioural therapy is falling out of favour (theguardian.com)
76 points by amelius on Aug 21, 2016 | 86 comments
1238.
The Plan to Save a Life by Head Transplant (theatlantic.com)
76 points by mmastrac on Aug 29, 2016 | 85 comments
1239.
America's Addiction to Mercenaries (theatlantic.com)
76 points by dthal on Aug 14, 2016 | 68 comments
1240.
Distinguishing Bolts from Screws (2012) [pdf] (cbp.gov)
76 points by empath75 on Aug 23, 2016 | 65 comments
1241.
How to Slash the Cost of Drug Development (scientificamerican.com)
76 points by prostoalex on Aug 25, 2016 | 42 comments
1242.
Hacker Unlocks ‘High Security’ Electronic Safes Without a Trace (wired.com)
76 points by walterbell on Aug 12, 2016 | 41 comments
1243.
In Texas, a man who didn’t kill anybody is about to be executed for murder (washingtonpost.com)
76 points by samsolomon on Aug 14, 2016 | 41 comments
1244.
Show HN: War on Ether (waronether.com)
76 points by kobigurk on Aug 30, 2016 | 36 comments
1245.
Eskil – a GUI front end to diff (eskil.tcl.tk)
76 points by networked on Aug 6, 2016 | 30 comments
1246.
Beyond Bitcoin – Part II: Blockchain-based systems without mining [pdf] (eprint.iacr.org)
76 points by grey-area on Aug 9, 2016 | 28 comments
1247.
Setting Up Your Development Environment with Docker Compose (blog.dubizzle.com)
76 points by avh02 on Aug 23, 2016 | 27 comments
1248.
Reeling from Effects of Climate Change, Alaskan Village Votes to Relocate (nytimes.com)
76 points by jackgavigan on Aug 23, 2016 | 27 comments
1249.
World Brain: The Idea of a Permanent World Encyclopædia (1937) (sherlock.ischool.berkeley.edu)
76 points by yk on Aug 12, 2016 | 19 comments
1250.
Higher-order abstract syntax (en.wikipedia.org)
76 points by adamnemecek on Aug 16, 2016 | 19 comments
1251.
The Write Stuff: How the Humble Pencil Conquered the World (popularmechanics.com)
76 points by NaOH on Aug 16, 2016 | 16 comments
1252.
Desktop privacy & security of web browsers on Linux part 1: concepts and theory (nexlab.net)
76 points by nextime on Aug 6, 2016 | 11 comments
1253.
Dtrace Conf 2016 Event Videos (joyent.com)
76 points by solarengineer on Aug 7, 2016 | 10 comments
1254.
How to Expose an Eavesdropper (1984) (fermatslibrary.com)
76 points by joaobatalha on Aug 30, 2016 | 5 comments
1255.
Interactive Data Visualization of Geospatial Data (adilmoujahid.com)
76 points by adilmoujahid on Aug 13, 2016 | 4 comments
1256.
Basic income doesn't emphasize divisions between poor and working people (basicincomecanada.org)
75 points by joeyespo on Aug 29, 2016 | 242 comments
1257.
The stuff we need is getting more expensive, other stuff is getting cheaper (washingtonpost.com)
75 points by jseliger on Aug 19, 2016 | 102 comments
1258.
Why Are New York City’s Streets Always Under Construction? (nytimes.com)
75 points by dankohn1 on Aug 18, 2016 | 88 comments
1259.
Liberal, Moderate or Conservative? See How Facebook Labels You (nytimes.com)
75 points by eplanit on Aug 24, 2016 | 87 comments
1260.
A federal carbon tax is imminent in the USA, and Exxon is pushing it (electrek.co)
75 points by acusticthoughts on Aug 29, 2016 | 84 comments