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1681.

The nation’s oldest juvenile lifer, Joe Ligon, left prison after 68 years (inquirer.com)

65 points by Xplor on Feb 12, 2021 | 81 comments

1682.

Who is Scott Alexander and what is he about? (jasoncrawford.org)

65 points by jasoncrawford on Feb 14, 2021 | 67 comments

1683.

90-year-old man spends $10K on ads to tell AT&T CEO about slow internet service (news10.com)

65 points by turtlegrids on Feb 13, 2021 | 66 comments

1684.

A “Predatory” Stop-Sign Camera Is Terrorizing My Neighborhood (defector.com)

65 points by LordAtlas on Feb 14, 2021 | 66 comments

1685.

How to Revive a Dead Language (daily.jstor.org)

65 points by tintinnabula on Feb 12, 2021 | 58 comments

1686.

Companies must stop requiring people to link their phone numbers

65 points by nabazlbhf1337 on Feb 18, 2021 | 50 comments

1687.

Communications Minister touts the opportunities of a Google-less Australia (zdnet.com)

65 points by crones on Feb 1, 2021 | 49 comments

1688.

Google Scans Your Gmail for Invoices and Receipts to Track What You Buy Online (indiatimes.com)

65 points by mpweiher on Feb 24, 2021 | 32 comments

1689.

SiPearl Lets Rhea Design Leak: 72x Zeus Cores, 4x HBM2E, 4-6 DDR5 (anandtech.com)

65 points by rbanffy on Feb 25, 2021 | 19 comments

1690.

Linux touchpad like a Mac update: Firefox gesture support live in nightly (bill.harding.blog)

65 points by arbruijn on Feb 11, 2021 | 16 comments

1691.

Reforming the Mathematical Language of Physics (2002) [pdf] (worrydream.com)

65 points by alokrai on Feb 14, 2021 | 15 comments

1692.

Hawai'i could be 2nd state to legalize psychedelic mushrooms (kitv.com)

65 points by miles on Feb 19, 2021 | 13 comments

1693.

Kindergarden Quantum Mechanics Graduates (arxiv.org)

65 points by mathgenius on Feb 24, 2021 | 13 comments

1694.

Pixel Art and the Hardcopy (twitter.com)

65 points by mhi_ on Feb 9, 2021 | 11 comments

1695.

“Steven, Bill Gates called. Call him back.” (hardcoresoftware.learningbyshipping.com)

65 points by jashkenas on Feb 12, 2021 | 9 comments

1696.

OpenPLi – Open-Source Set-Top Box Software (openpli.org)

65 points by pacamara619 on Feb 3, 2021 | 8 comments

1697.

Free Surface to Air missile simulator from Hungary (sites.google.com)

65 points by throwawaybutwhy on Feb 13, 2021 | 7 comments

1698.

Mars Is No Earth (theatlantic.com)

64 points by ForHackernews on Feb 26, 2021 | 103 comments

1699.

Block Party Aims to Be a 'Spam Folder' for Social Media Harassment (npr.org)

64 points by erehweb on Feb 23, 2021 | 97 comments

1700.

USPS Selects Oshkosh Defense for Next Generation Delivery Vehicle Fleet (oshkoshcorp.com)

64 points by jonbaer on Feb 24, 2021 | 86 comments

1701.

The Great Gatsby: Misunderstood Novel (bbc.com)

64 points by pseudolus on Feb 10, 2021 | 72 comments

1702.

The Process Is Not the Product. The New Agile Anti-Manifesto (medium.com)

64 points by mkarliner on Feb 20, 2021 | 70 comments

1703.

Why is America getting a new $100B nuclear weapon? (thebulletin.org)

64 points by gmays on Feb 19, 2021 | 69 comments

1704.

Grow the IndieWeb with Webmentions (amberwilson.co.uk)

64 points by gmays on Feb 25, 2021 | 56 comments

1705.

On the Toxicity of Zed A. Shaw (With Bonus 0days) (soatok.blog)

64 points by todsacerdoti on Feb 11, 2021 | 35 comments

1706.

Inside Xinjiang’s Prison State (newyorker.com)

64 points by seapunk on Feb 28, 2021 | 28 comments

1707.

Just Launch the Damn Thing (mobilefolk.com)

64 points by alex_c on Feb 8, 2021 | 25 comments

1708.

Launch HN: Cord (YC W21) – training data toolbox for computer vision

64 points by ulrikhansen54 on Feb 11, 2021 | 25 comments

1709.

Lyra: A New Very Low-Bitrate Codec for Speech Compression (ai.googleblog.com)

64 points by tmfi on Feb 26, 2021 | 25 comments

1710.

How to solve the Secret Santa Problem using graph theory (medium.com)

64 points by fck_r_sns on Feb 8, 2021 | 23 comments