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The most popular blog posts about society, policy & culture on Hacker News. 318 posts.
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Why There Are No Girls In San Francisco
Not long ago an academic named Richard Florida made a small ruckus by scientifically proving that the San Francisco Bay Area (along with L...
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The impact of language choice on github projects
Although I spend a lot of my play-time fooling about with other languages, my professional and released code consists of Python, C, C++ and, alas, Javascript. I've lived in this tiny corner of the magic garden of modern software development for 10 years, and I'm itching to strike out in a different direction for my…
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Newspapers and Thinking the Unthinkable
Back in 1993, the Knight-Ridder newspaper chain began investigating piracy of Dave Barry’s popular column, which was published by the Miami Herald and syndicated widely. In the course of tracking down the sources of unlicensed distribution, they found many things, including the copying of his column to…
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My NSA polygraph experiences
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Can you trust TechCrunch enough to share their stories?
TechCrunch is the second most influential blog on the planet according to Technorati and with such authority comes a huge responsibility. Thousands of readers read the content and spread links to newsworthy articles to even more readers via Digg, Delicious, Twitter and so on. Unfortunately many people only scan…
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Google: Mowing lawn with goats
Insights from Googlers into our products, technology, and the Google culture
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Google Opens Up Its EPUB Archive: Download 1 Million Books for Free
Posted by Brandon Badger, Product Manager Over the years, we've heard a lot from people who've unearthed hidden treasures in Google Books: a...
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One Small Leap for Open Source, One Giant Leap for Mankind
Search for and read the latest Red Hat news and press releases about the people and products shaping the future of open source and open hybrid cloud technology.
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Intercepting Predator Video
Sometimes mediocre encryption is better than strong encryption, and sometimes no encryption is better still. The Wall Street Journal reported this week that Iraqi, and possibly also Afghan, militants are using commercial software to eavesdrop on U.S. Predators, other unmanned aerial vehicles, or UAVs, and even piloted…
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Parenting in the age of Paranoia: A Small Manifesto
We live in a contracting world, with diminishing options to travel far from your home and meet people of unfamiliar backgrounds- if you’re a child.
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