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No. 1634Unchecked

Jewish problems

arxiv.org · Learning & ideas

44.9durability100% evidence confidence
Strongest evidenceshare of maximum
Sustained discussion10.0/10
Persistence17.5/20
9 submissions9 people7 active years
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No. 1635Unchecked

Google Flight Search

google.com · Learning & ideas

34.1durability55% evidence confidence
Strongest evidenceshare of maximum
Sustained discussion7.5/10
Independent discovery12.0/20
4 submissions4 people3 active years
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No. 1637Unchecked

How to Be a Stoic

newyorker.com · Learning & ideas

36.2durability64% evidence confidence
Strongest evidenceshare of maximum
Sustained discussion7.5/10
Persistence12.8/20
4 submissions4 people4 active years
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No. 1638Unchecked

Not Lisp again (2009)

funcall.blogspot.com · Software engineering

38.2durability64% evidence confidence
Strongest evidenceshare of maximum
Sustained discussion7.5/10
Persistence14.8/20
4 submissions4 people4 active years
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No. 1640Unchecked

Fixing Unix Filenames (2012)

dwheeler.com · Systems & infrastructure

38.4durability100% evidence confidence
Strongest evidenceshare of maximum
Persistence16.8/20
Independent discovery16.6/20
8 submissions8 people6 active years
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No. 1641Unchecked

Master of Orion

filfre.net · Learning & ideas

22.5durability48% evidence confidence
Strongest evidenceshare of maximum
Persistence10.7/20
Sustained discussion5.0/10
3 submissions2 people3 active years
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No. 1642Unchecked

An old photo of a large BBS (2022)

rachelbythebay.com · Learning & ideas

22.8durability32% evidence confidence
Strongest evidenceshare of maximum
Persistence10.1/20
Sustained discussion5.0/10
2 submissions2 people2 active years
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No. 1643Unchecked

Pop OS 20.04 LTS

pop.system76.com · Learning & ideas

32.6durability77% evidence confidence
Strongest evidenceshare of maximum
Independent discovery14.7/20
Persistence12.8/20
6 submissions6 people4 active years
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No. 1645Unchecked

FTP Must Die

mywiki.wooledge.org · Learning & ideas

22.8durability32% evidence confidence
Strongest evidenceshare of maximum
Persistence10.1/20
Sustained discussion5.0/10
2 submissions2 people2 active years
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No. 1646Unchecked

Life is Short

paulgraham.com · Learning & ideas

68.5durability100% evidence confidence
Strongest evidenceshare of maximum
Sustained discussion10.0/10
Persistence16.3/20
7 submissions7 people6 active years
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No. 1650Unchecked

Cities and Ambition (2008)

paulgraham.com · Learning & ideas

34.8durability48% evidence confidence
Strongest evidenceshare of maximum
Sustained discussion7.5/10
Persistence13.2/20
3 submissions3 people3 active years
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No. 1651Unchecked

Bye Bye Mongo, Hello Postgres

theguardian.com · Systems & infrastructure

31.7durability39% evidence confidence
Strongest evidenceshare of maximum
Independent discovery10.1/20
Sustained discussion5.0/10
3 submissions3 people2 active years
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No. 1654Unchecked

The Egison Programming Language

egison.org · Software engineering

27.1durability48% evidence confidence
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Persistence12.0/20
Independent discovery10.1/20
3 submissions3 people3 active years
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No. 1655Unchecked

Why do we have allergies?

mosaicscience.com · Learning & ideas

21.2durability32% evidence confidence
Strongest evidenceshare of maximum
Sustained discussion5.0/10
Persistence8.5/20
2 submissions2 people2 active years
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