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The Mez Ledger · Weekly Close June 20 – June 27, 2023 181 stories · Vol. 23 · Catalogue 26 · Issue 178 Get it by email ↓
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Scientists warn rapid melting of Himalayan glaciers will impact us all

Climate and water experts say every person on the planet should be worried about the dizzying rate at which glaciers in the Himalayas are melting.

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Business 9 stories

  1. Mistakes to avoid to build a better 1-person business

  2. Former US SEC attorney: 'Get out of crypto platforms now'

  3. Suit alleges recreation.gov cluttered with junk fees, seeks millions in refunds

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  1. US vendor accused of violating GDPR by reputation-scoring EU citizens

  2. Reddit makes it impossible to delete PII, refuses to do it itself violating GDPR [video]

  3. Databricks Strikes $1.3B Deal for Generative AI Startup MosaicML

  4. A messaging app startup that raised $200M shuts down afters users were 95% fake

Sports 4 stories

  1. Windows NT on 600MHz machine opens apps instantly. What happened?

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  1. Corporate profits account for almost half the increase in Europe’s inflation

  2. Submarine missing near Titanic used a $30 Logitech gamepad for steering

  3. Show HN: WinGPT – AI assistant for Windows 3.1

Technology 153 stories

  1. Everything that uses configuration files should report where they're located

  2. The rule says, “No vehicles in the park”

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  1. Try: run a command and inspect its effects before changing your live system

  2. French govt. says users of uBlock Origin, Signal etc. are potential terrorists

  3. Google has a secret browser hidden inside the settings

  4. Amazon cancels my account after exposing account lockout for “racist doorbell” [video]

  5. Discovering that a Bluetooth car battery monitor is siphoning location data

Entertainment 7 stories

  1. Show HN: Mofi – Content-aware fill for audio to change a song to any duration

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  1. Show HN: Open-source resume builder and parser

  2. Show HN: A gallery of graphs built with React and D3.js

  3. Show HN: Open-source shooter which made it to AC: Valhalla and Skydio drones

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