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The Mez Ledger · Weekly Close October 12 – October 19, 2020 190 stories · Vol. 20 · Catalogue 43 · Issue 293 Get it by email ↓
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Congress should invest in open-source software

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Business 7 stories

  1. Congress should invest in open-source software

  2. AT&T is selling your phone calls and text messages to marketers, how to opt out

  3. Tuesday was my last day as CEO of CircleUp

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  1. I found black-hat content marketers: sockpuppet bloggers, fake Reddit/HN accts

  2. An oil tanker with 60M gallons of oil aboard is currently sinking [video]

  3. Real-Life Angel Investing Returns 2012–2016

  4. Central Bank Digital Currencies are coming

Sports 9 stories

  1. When You Win a Nobel and They Can't Reach You at Home

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  1. Monospace: A JavaScript demo in 1021 bytes, winner of the demo competition

  2. Chewing Food More Thoroughly Results in Reduced Insulin Output (2013)

  3. Microsoft is not rebasing Windows to Linux

Technology 161 stories

  1. AWS forked my project and launched it as its own service

  2. Chrome exempts Google sites from user site data settings

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  1. A warning about Glassdoor

  2. Room-Temperature Superconductivity Achieved for the First Time

  3. Animation of how bridges were built in Central Europe in the Middle Ages [video]

  4. Facebook account banned after linking Oculus account

  5. Facebook, Twitter block the NY Post from posting

Entertainment 6 stories

  1. Show HN: I made earrings that work like earphones

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  1. Netflix is creating a problem by cancelling TV shows too soon

  2. Police killings more likely in agencies that get military gear, data shows

  3. Show HN: Low-Level Academy, an explorable systems programming course

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