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New top story on Hacker News: The California haters are back. And once again, they get us all wrong

The California haters are back. And once again, they get us all wrong 2 by ilamont | 0 comments on Hacker News.

What’s on TV Friday: ‘Dickinson’ and ‘American Son’

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New top story on Hacker News: Maids for sale: How Silicon Valley enables online slave markets

Maids for sale: How Silicon Valley enables online slave markets 6 by jdkee | 1 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: We Will Call It Pala: A Story for the Psychedelic Movement

We Will Call It Pala: A Story for the Psychedelic Movement 3 by kudu | 0 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: What Is a Nation? (2015)

What Is a Nation? (2015) 3 by brandonlc | 0 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: Germany's Giant Windmills Are Unpopular

Germany's Giant Windmills Are Unpopular 8 by blast | 14 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: “I've got nothing to hide” and Other Misunderstandings of Privacy

“I've got nothing to hide” and Other Misunderstandings of Privacy 5 by rahuldottech | 0 comments on Hacker News.

Your Friday Briefing

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New top story on Hacker News: First video of the largest methane fountain so far discovered n the Arctic Ocean

First video of the largest methane fountain so far discovered n the Arctic Ocean 2 by reddotX | 0 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: Show HN: Command Line Résumé

Show HN: Command Line Résumé 3 by bbody | 0 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: Please don't use Slack for FOSS projects (2015)

Please don't use Slack for FOSS projects (2015) 9 by kick | 1 comments on Hacker News.

Connecticut Home Invasion Convict Is Undergoing Gender Transition in Prison

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New top story on Hacker News: Twelve-factor app development on Google Cloud

Twelve-factor app development on Google Cloud 5 by 9nGQluzmnq3M | 0 comments on Hacker News.

7-Year-Old Girl Is Shot in Chicago While Trick-or-Treating, Police Say

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The Value of Working Expeditiously

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Beer With Bella: Benjamin Law

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Corrections: November 1, 2019

By Unknown Author from NYT Corrections https://ift.tt/2PybuMu via Hanan Asghar

Quotation of the Day: What Recovery? Life on the Edge

By Unknown Author from NYT Today’s Paper https://ift.tt/2PCspxu via Hanan Asghar

Memphis Clerk Sentenced to 22 Years for Killing Teenager Who Stole Beer

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Toronto’s City of Tomorrow Is Scaled Back Amid Privacy Concerns

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New top story on Hacker News: NIH-Funded Study Suggests Acetaminophen During Pregnancy Linked to ADHD/Autism

NIH-Funded Study Suggests Acetaminophen During Pregnancy Linked to ADHD/Autism 2 by Wald76 | 0 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: Acquiring Books for the Greatest Libraries in the World (2018)

Acquiring Books for the Greatest Libraries in the World (2018) 4 by Hooke | 0 comments on Hacker News.

New Threats Put Wildfire Fighters’ Health on the Line

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Interior Department Grounds Chinese-Made Drones Amid Review

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Michigan Man Sentenced for Rock Throwing That Killed Another in 2017

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New top story on Hacker News: Rolling Coal

Rolling Coal 3 by jawns | 1 comments on Hacker News.

5 Cheap(ish) Things to Take Stargazing

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Kind of Experiment

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New top story on Hacker News: Fast Ads Matter

Fast Ads Matter 5 by feross | 1 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: Join YC's Work at a Startup to find your next engineering job

Join YC's Work at a Startup to find your next engineering job 1 by ryankicks | 0 comments on Hacker News.

Philippines Struck by Second Big Earthquake in Three Days

By Unknown Author from NYT World https://ift.tt/34eZyU1 via Hanan Asghar

New top story on Hacker News: It’s the End of California as We Know It

It’s the End of California as We Know It 9 by tysone | 1 comments on Hacker News.

Ford and U.A.W. in Tentative Contract Deal

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New top story on Hacker News: Robust Interprocess Locks

Robust Interprocess Locks 3 by squadrick | 1 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: Getting Started with Security Keys

Getting Started with Security Keys 2 by flyosity | 0 comments on Hacker News.

The Clintons and Justice Ginsburg on Judicial Nominations, Then and Now

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New top story on Hacker News: The Truth Is the Military Has Been Researching “Anti-Gravity” for 70 Years

The Truth Is the Military Has Been Researching “Anti-Gravity” for 70 Years 11 by tomohawk | 0 comments on Hacker News.

Your Move, Facebook

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New top story on Hacker News: Get over $100k Worth of Tools with the GitHub Student Developer Pack

Get over $100k Worth of Tools with the GitHub Student Developer Pack 6 by guessmyname | 0 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: Which Planet Is Closest?

Which Planet Is Closest? 3 by vl | 0 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: Show HN: A minimal Fortran TCP client and server

Show HN: A minimal Fortran TCP client and server 5 by milancurcic | 0 comments on Hacker News.

How to Eat Alone (and Like It)

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Georgia Plans to Purge 300,000 Names From Its Voter Rolls

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Stick to Sports? No Way. Deadspin Journalists Quit en Masse.

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Hundreds of U.S. Troops Leaving, and Also Arriving in, Syria

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By BY ERIC SCHMITT AND HELENE COOPER from NYT World https://ift.tt/331hmlz via Hanan Asghar

Iraq Prime Minister Pressed to Quit as Protests Clog Streets

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By BY ALISSA J. RUBIN from NYT World https://ift.tt/2pqzoyQ via Hanan Asghar

White House Finds Loophole in Search for Homeland Security Secretary

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New top story on Hacker News: Routine glucose monitoring may be unnecessary for people with Type 2 diabetes

Routine glucose monitoring may be unnecessary for people with Type 2 diabetes 3 by signor_bosco | 0 comments on Hacker News.

‘Tricks’ Creatures Use

By BY DEB AMLEN from NYT Crosswords & Games https://ift.tt/2BWkVxe via Hanan Asghar

Quotation of the Day: Democrats Have Diverse Field, but the Top Tier Is All White

By Unknown Author from NYT Today’s Paper https://ift.tt/2opprRM via Hanan Asghar

UEFA Punishes Bulgaria for Fans’ Racist Behavior

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Corrections: October 30, 2019

By Unknown Author from NYT Corrections https://ift.tt/2pnZKBH via Hanan Asghar

New top story on Hacker News: Ask HN: Do you have personal bots?

Ask HN: Do you have personal bots? 9 by xcubic | 1 comments What do they do? on Hacker News. What do they do?

New top story on Hacker News: Rising Seas Will Erase More Cities by 2050, New Research Shows

Rising Seas Will Erase More Cities by 2050, New Research Shows 13 by uptown | 0 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: Kodable is hiring Game Developers to help teach millions of kids to code

Kodable is hiring Game Developers to help teach millions of kids to code 1 by jm20 | 0 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: Physicists searching for dark matter using lead from the bottom of the sea

Physicists searching for dark matter using lead from the bottom of the sea 3 by sohkamyung | 0 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: Learning to Predict Without Looking Ahead: World Models Without Fwd Prediction

Learning to Predict Without Looking Ahead: World Models Without Fwd Prediction 6 by hardmaru | 0 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: IRS Tried to Hide Emails That Show Tax Industry Influence over Free File Program

IRS Tried to Hide Emails That Show Tax Industry Influence over Free File Program 6 by foob4r | 0 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: Google Announces .new Domain Availability

Google Announces .new Domain Availability 4 by paulbaumgart | 2 comments on Hacker News.

White House Ukraine Expert Sought to Correct Transcript of Trump Call

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Sony to Shut Down PlayStation Vue, a Cable Alternative

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New top story on Hacker News: CorkScrew: A tool for tunneling SSH through HTTP proxies

CorkScrew: A tool for tunneling SSH through HTTP proxies 3 by dedalus | 0 comments on Hacker News.

Why New York Can’t Pick Up Its Trash

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Toyota’s Support of Trump Emissions Rules Shocks Californians

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Woman Who Oversaw Robberies Targeting Asians and Indians Gets 37 Years in Prison

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72 British Lawmakers Condemn ‘Colonial’ Coverage of Meghan

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House Passes Resolution Recognizing Armenian Genocide

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Despair for Many and Silver Linings for Some in California Wildfires

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By BY THOMAS FULLER, JULIE TURKEWITZ AND JOSE A. DEL REAL from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/32WbkCw via Hanan Asghar

Can the Nationals and Astros Turn This World Series Into a Classic?

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‘Seared’ Review: For a Pompous Chef, Comeuppance on the Menu

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fires in california

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Strong Earthquake Strikes Southern Philippine Island

By BY GERRY MULLANY from NYT World https://ift.tt/2pYgVd6 via Hanan Asghar

New top story on Hacker News: Distribution of eggshell colors: thermoregulatory benefit of darker pigmentation

Distribution of eggshell colors: thermoregulatory benefit of darker pigmentation 3 by bookofjoe | 0 comments on Hacker News.

As Kurds Tracked ISIS Leader, U.S. Withdrawal Threw Raid Into Turmoil

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What the U.S. Withdrawal Cost the Kurds

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New top story on Hacker News: Intel Q3 2019 Fab Update: 10nm Product Era Has Begun, 7nm on Track

Intel Q3 2019 Fab Update: 10nm Product Era Has Begun, 7nm on Track 2 by frutiger | 0 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: “The World Is, of Course, Insane”: An Interview with Errol Morris

“The World Is, of Course, Insane”: An Interview with Errol Morris 3 by nkurz | 0 comments on Hacker News.

Army Officer on White House Staff Reported Concerns on Trump’s Ukraine Dealings

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An Alternative to the Salad Spinner

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Cookbook Authors Discuss Jewish Cuisine

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Flavored Salts From Momofuku

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The Baltic States Get Their Culinary Due

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New top story on Hacker News: Ask HN: I just wrote an O(N) diffing algorithm – what am I missing?

Ask HN: I just wrote an O(N) diffing algorithm – what am I missing? 7 by keithwhor | 5 comments Hey folks, I've been building a rendering engine for a code editor the past couple of days. Rendering huge chunks of highlighted syntax can get laggy. It's not worth switching to React at this stage, so I wanted to just write a quick diff algorithm that would selectively update only changed lines. I found this article: https://blog.jcoglan.com/2017/02/12/the-myers-diff-algorithm-part-1/ With a link to this paper, the initial Git diff implementation: http://www.xmailserver.org/diff2.pdf I couldn't find the PDF to start with, but read "edit graph" and immediately thought — why don't I just use a hashtable to store lines from LEFT_TEXT and references to where they are, then iterate over RIGHT_TEXT and return matches one by one, also making sure that I keep track of the last match to prevent jumbling? The algorithm I produced is only a few lines and seems accurate. It...

2 Photos of Tense White House Moments: Note the Differences

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A Chocolate Bar With a Golden Blockchain Token

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