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No. 2065Unchecked

Apple's Mistake

paulgraham.com · Learning & ideas

38.8durability48% evidence confidence
Strongest evidenceshare of maximum
Sustained discussion7.5/10
Persistence13.7/20
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No. 2069Unchecked

Fly through your shell history

github.com · Learning & ideas

36.1durability100% evidence confidence
Strongest evidenceshare of maximum
Independent discovery16.6/20
Persistence14.5/20
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No. 2070Unchecked

A CEO's Guide to Emacs (2015)

blog.fugue.co · Learning & ideas

24.3durability39% evidence confidence
Strongest evidenceshare of maximum
Independent discovery10.1/20
Sustained discussion5.0/10
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No. 2074Unchecked

Hiroshima (1946)

newyorker.com · Learning & ideas

44.1durability100% evidence confidence
Strongest evidenceshare of maximum
Sustained discussion10.0/10
Persistence17.4/20
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No. 2078Unchecked

The Prime That Wasn’t

zmievski.org · Learning & ideas

16.2durability32% evidence confidence
Strongest evidenceshare of maximum
Persistence8.5/20
Independent discovery7.7/20
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No. 2079Unchecked

The radix 2^51 trick (2017)

chosenplaintext.ca · Learning & ideas

34.4durability61% evidence confidence
Strongest evidenceshare of maximum
Independent discovery13.5/20
Persistence12.0/20
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No. 2083Unchecked

Design better databases

web.archive.org · Web & internet

24.2durability32% evidence confidence
Strongest evidenceshare of maximum
Persistence10.1/20
Independent discovery7.7/20
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No. 2085Unchecked

SETI@home is in hibernation

setiathome.berkeley.edu · Learning & ideas

26.3durability32% evidence confidence
Strongest evidenceshare of maximum
Sustained discussion5.0/10
Persistence9.7/20
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