Kind: Reposts
Reposting of content from another site, often with commentary.
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Eiffel Tower
Is it true that the air around The Eiffel Tower weighs more than the tower?
DataGenetics -
We Hire the Best, Just Like Everyone Else
One of the most common pieces of advice you'll get as a startup is this: Only hire the best. The quality of the people that work at your company will be one of the biggest factors in your success – or failure. I've heard this advice over and over and over at startup events, to…
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The 2016 HTPC Build
I've loved many computers in my life, but the HTPC has always had a special place in my heart. It's the only always-on workhorse computer in our house, it is utterly silent, totally reliable, sips power, and it's at the center of our home entertainment, networking, storage, and gaming. This handy box does it all,…
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Zopfli Optimization: Literally Free Bandwidth
In 2007 I wrote about using PNGout to produce amazingly small PNG images. I still refer to this topic frequently, as seven years later, the average PNG I encounter on the Internet is very unlikely to be optimized.
For example, consider this recent Perry Bible Fellowship cartoon...
Jeff Atwood -
The Magician
Berkeley Mews -
The Set of All Things
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Quiz Kid
Perry Bible Fellowship -
Fall off the Face
Cowbirds In Love -
Bully
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The Web Is Not a Post-Racial Utopia
Rust, a 2013 indie survival game from Facepunch Studios, plays like a cross between Minecraft and Grand Theft Auto. Players find themselves “born” into a mysterious wilderness, naked and alone, forced to forage for resources and to craft clothing, supplies and shelter for themselves. They must contend with starvation, hypothermia and animal attacks, but by …
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Leverage
Oglaf -
Why Cities Aren't Covered in Empty Cans of Coconut Water
As a comedian I’ve performed in over 30 countries, and I try to spend my days exploring the city I’m in. For years I’ve noticed a common thing in every one — litter. Not just any litter, the same litter in every city, in every country. You know the stuff I’m talking about — crumpled …
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Non-Rails Frameworks in Ruby: Cuba, Sinatra, Padrino, Lotus
It’s common for a Ruby developer to describe themselves as a Rails developer. It’s also common for someone’s entire Ruby experience to be through Rails. Rails began in 2003 by David Heinemeier Hansson, quickly becoming the most popular web framework and also serving as an introduction to Ruby for many developers.
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UK drinkers look at alcohol guidelines, laugh, and have another beer
You will be shocked to hear that, according to a new report in the journal Addiction, the UK government's drinking guidelines are incompatible with the UK's drinking habits. Solving the problem might lie in a counterintuitive update: accepting the reality of binge drinking...
ArsTechnica -
In Zimbabwe, We Don't Cry for Lions
Winston-Salem, N.C. — MY mind was absorbed by the biochemistry of gene editing when the text messages and Facebook posts distracted me.
So sorry about Cecil.
Did Cecil live near your place in Zimbabwe?
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New York Times