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February 2021 Archive
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