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150

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36

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36

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36

Ask HN: What's the oldest file on your computer?

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33

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32

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31

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28

Inside Netflix's bet on advanced video encoding

28

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27

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27

Does a cave beneath Pembroke Castle hold key to fate of early Britons?

25

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25

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24

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23

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23

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21

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10

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9

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Neko: Portable framework for high-order spectral element flow simulations

9

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8

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7

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6

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6

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5

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4

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4

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4

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3

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3

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3

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3

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3

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2

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2

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2

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2

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2

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2

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1

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1

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1

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1

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1

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1

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1

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