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gwern.net · Web & internet

19.9durability32% evidence confidence
Strongest evidenceshare of maximum
Persistence9.7/20
Independent discovery7.7/20
2 submissions2 people2 active years
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No. 4419Unchecked

Cookieless cookies

lucb1e.com · Learning & ideas

27.4durability32% evidence confidence
Strongest evidenceshare of maximum
Persistence10.7/20
Sustained discussion5.0/10
2 submissions2 people2 active years
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No. 4420Unchecked

First-person Tetris

firstpersontetris.com · Learning & ideas

36.0durability86% evidence confidence
Strongest evidenceshare of maximum
Persistence16.2/20
Independent discovery14.7/20
6 submissions6 people5 active years
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No. 4424Unchecked

New Stuff

thefarside.com · Learning & ideas

41.6durability39% evidence confidence
Strongest evidenceshare of maximum
Persistence10.4/20
Independent discovery10.1/20
3 submissions3 people2 active years
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No. 4426Unchecked

The Worst API Ever Made?

mollyrocket.com · Software engineering

21.9durability32% evidence confidence
Strongest evidenceshare of maximum
Sustained discussion5.0/10
Persistence9.1/20
2 submissions2 people2 active years
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No. 4427Unchecked

The Sugru story

sugru.com · Learning & ideas

36.5durability64% evidence confidence
Strongest evidenceshare of maximum
Persistence14.6/20
Independent discovery12.0/20
4 submissions4 people4 active years
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No. 4428Unchecked

Command Line Interface for Signal

github.com · Design & interfaces

24.6durability48% evidence confidence
Strongest evidenceshare of maximum
Persistence12.0/20
Independent discovery10.1/20
3 submissions3 people3 active years
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No. 4429Unchecked

Panopticlick

panopticlick.eff.org · Learning & ideas

42.4durability100% evidence confidence
Strongest evidenceshare of maximum
Independent discovery20.0/20
Persistence17.4/20
17 submissions17 people8 active years
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No. 4431Unchecked

What rr does

rr-project.org · Learning & ideas

54.0durability98% evidence confidence
Strongest evidenceshare of maximum
Independent discovery17.4/20
Sustained discussion7.5/10
9 submissions9 people4 active years
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No. 4432Unchecked

Lotus 1-2-3 For Linux

lock.cmpxchg8b.com · Systems & infrastructure

25.1durability32% evidence confidence
Strongest evidenceshare of maximum
Sustained discussion5.0/10
Persistence8.5/20
2 submissions2 people2 active years
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No. 4434Unchecked

How Complex Systems Fail (1998)

how.complexsystems.fail · Learning & ideas

34.8durability100% evidence confidence
Strongest evidenceshare of maximum
Independent discovery19.1/20
Persistence13.2/20
12 submissions12 people4 active years
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No. 4435Unchecked

Tcl the Misunderstood (2006)

antirez.com · Learning & ideas

36.8durability64% evidence confidence
Strongest evidenceshare of maximum
Sustained discussion10.0/10
Persistence14.8/20
4 submissions4 people4 active years
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Fluid Paint Simulation

david.li · Learning & ideas

46.0durability64% evidence confidence
Strongest evidenceshare of maximum
Persistence14.2/20
Independent discovery12.0/20
4 submissions4 people4 active years
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