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138

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WTFPython: Exploring and understanding Python through surprising snippets

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Python-patterns – A collection of design patterns/idioms in Python

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The Scaling Hypothesis (2021)

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Loot Boxes in Video Games

38

Ask HN: I Am Lost in Life. How do I fix this?

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“When systems require novel accounting methods the reason is usually fraud”

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The Story of Heroku

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Ask HN: What video games do you play during the day?

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Grothendieck's Approach to Equality [pdf]

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ORNL’s Frontier breaks the exaflop ceiling

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userscript.zone: search for userscripts by URL, domain or search term

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Call for a Public Open Database of All Chemical Reactions

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Matt’s Rooftop Receiver Shootout: Round Two

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Prime Run: a game about adding and subtracting prime numbers

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