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Quotation of the Day: In Command: The Few, the Proud, the White

By Unknown Author from NYT Today’s Paper https://ift.tt/3hZg421 via Hanan Asghar

Unable to Decide

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By BY DEB AMLEN from NYT Crosswords & Games https://ift.tt/3jpd4w2 via Hanan Asghar

Saudi King Fires 2 Royals in Defense Corruption Inquiry

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By BY REUTERS from NYT World https://ift.tt/32Hcgfk via Hanan Asghar

New top story on Hacker News: Modernizing the OpenBSD Console

Modernizing the OpenBSD Console 16 by zdw | 2 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: Amazon wins FAA approval for Prime Air drone delivery fleet

Amazon wins FAA approval for Prime Air drone delivery fleet 15 by heshiebee | 3 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: The database I wish I had

The database I wish I had 5 by todsacerdoti | 0 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: When is it okay for a lawyer to lie? (2018)

When is it okay for a lawyer to lie? (2018) 26 by lazugod | 15 comments on Hacker News.

Elecciones 2020: el Partido Republicano postula a Trump y el demócrata Biden aún lleva la ventaja

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By BY ANNIE KARNI AND ASTEAD W. HERNDON from NYT en Español https://ift.tt/3hM7seV via Hanan Asghar

Biden Condemned Violence. Why Won’t Trump?

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By BY MICHELLE GOLDBERG from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/2QNebcp via Hanan Asghar

Trump Defends Kyle Rittenhouse

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By BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3lE5lfl via Hanan Asghar

A Long History of Language That Incites and Demonizes

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By BY PETER BAKER from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/31KRbBp via Hanan Asghar

‘We Germans,’ Alexander Starritt by the Author: An Excerpt

By Unknown Author from NYT Books https://ift.tt/2ENgSIq via Hanan Asghar

Unwitting Progressives for Trump

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By BY BRET STEPHENS from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/2QJ2YJY via Hanan Asghar

New top story on Hacker News: An Update About Changes to Facebook’s Services in Australia

An Update About Changes to Facebook’s Services in Australia 18 by lunchbreak | 5 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: A History of U.S. Foreign Policy from Z to Shining Z

A History of U.S. Foreign Policy from Z to Shining Z 4 by C1sc0cat | 0 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: Ask HN: Captcha Alternatives?

Ask HN: Captcha Alternatives? 51 by ev1 | 42 comments TLDR: I help with a gaming community-related site that is being targetted by a script kiddie, they are registering hundreds of thousands of accounts on our forums to 'protest' a cheating (aimbot) ban. They then post large ASCII art spam, giant shock images (the first one started after we blocked new accounts from posting [img]), the usual. Currently we use a simple question/answer addon at registration time - it works against all untargeted bots and is just a little "what is 4 plus six" or "what is the abbreviation for this website" type of question. It's worked fine for years and we don't really get general untargeted spam. I am somewhat ethically disinclined to use reCAPTCHA, and there are some older members that can't reasonably solve hcaptcha easily. Same for using heavy fingerprinting or other privacy invading methods. It's also donation-run, so enterprise services that would block s...

New top story on Hacker News: Hapax Legomenon

Hapax Legomenon 9 by brudgers | 1 comments on Hacker News.

Facebook Could Block Sharing of News Stories in Australia

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By BY DAISUKE WAKABAYASHI AND MIKE ISAAC from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/32KSNdo via Hanan Asghar

Frustrated by Election Boycott, Venezuela’s Leader Pardons 100 Opponents

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By BY ANATOLY KURMANAEV from NYT World https://ift.tt/3hYVvCR via Hanan Asghar

A Teacher and Congresswoman Confronts School Reopenings

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By BY REID J. EPSTEIN from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3jxJ29n via Hanan Asghar

Trump Fans Strife as Unrest Roils the U.S.

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By BY PETER BAKER AND MAGGIE HABERMAN from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2YQLyQa via Hanan Asghar

A series of primaries in Massachusetts could be a bellwether for the Democratic Party.

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By BY JACEY FORTIN from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/34OFiMu via Hanan Asghar

American Intelligence Knows What Russia Is Doing

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By BY THE EDITORIAL BOARD from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/2YQMJiE via Hanan Asghar

New top story on Hacker News: Sum Types in Julia and Rust

Sum Types in Julia and Rust 11 by xiaodai | 0 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: Self-driving cars learn to read the body language of people on the street

Self-driving cars learn to read the body language of people on the street 4 by furcyd | 0 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: High-tech tracking reveals ‘secret world of birds’

High-tech tracking reveals ‘secret world of birds’ 3 by pseudolus | 0 comments on Hacker News.

As Japan’s Abe Leaves, ‘Abenomics’ Will Remain, for Good or Ill

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By BY BEN DOOLEY AND HIKARI HIDA from NYT Business https://ift.tt/31G9QxZ via Hanan Asghar

The Runway Lights Failed, So Villagers Used Their Headlights to Aid an Airlift

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By Unknown Author from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2QENSp6 via Hanan Asghar

Your Monday Briefing

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By BY NATASHA FROST from NYT Briefing https://ift.tt/3hIvVSj via Hanan Asghar

New top story on Hacker News: Physics Is Cool

Physics Is Cool 18 by 80mph | 0 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: K-Stash: A search engine for your useful links – for devs and researchers

K-Stash: A search engine for your useful links – for devs and researchers 6 by masc98 | 1 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: Why are there 5280 feet in a mile?

Why are there 5280 feet in a mile? 4 by ahupp | 1 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: An overview of the science on function length

An overview of the science on function length 12 by tziki | 7 comments on Hacker News.

No Corrections: Aug. 31, 2020

By Unknown Author from NYT Corrections https://ift.tt/3hJRrWG via Hanan Asghar

Quotation of the Day: As China Flexes, Taiwan Revamps Its Military

By Unknown Author from NYT Today’s Paper https://ift.tt/2EwV5VO via Hanan Asghar

How to Help Someone Who Lost Their Job

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By BY DORIE CHEVLEN from NYT Smarter Living https://ift.tt/2YPiDMn via Hanan Asghar

Think You’re Making Good Climate Choices? Take This Mini-Quiz

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By BY VERONICA PENNEY from NYT Climate https://ift.tt/2YOnXj6 via Hanan Asghar

I’m Still Reading Andrew Sullivan. But I Can’t Defend Him.

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By BY BEN SMITH from NYT Business https://ift.tt/31FeH2G via Hanan Asghar

New top story on Hacker News: Last Week on My Mac: Is macOS Becoming Unmaintainable?

Last Week on My Mac: Is macOS Becoming Unmaintainable? 19 by sylens | 8 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: Waiting for Gödel (2016)

Waiting for Gödel (2016) 5 by keiferski | 1 comments on Hacker News.

Portland Shooting Amplifies Tensions in Presidential Race

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By BY MIKE BAKER, THOMAS KAPLAN AND SHANE GOLDMACHER from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/32EEtTN via Hanan Asghar

Trump, Vicar of Fear and Violence

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By BY CHARLES M. BLOW from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/3bbyA4D via Hanan Asghar

Jon Rahm Sinks a Big Putt to Win Playoff at the BMW Championship

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By BY ASSOCIATED PRESS from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/31Iok0E via Hanan Asghar

New top story on Hacker News: Drug cartel assassinates its enemies with bomb-toting drones

Drug cartel assassinates its enemies with bomb-toting drones 37 by eplanit | 14 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: Banks create money out of thin air, but it's less impressive than it sounds

Banks create money out of thin air, but it's less impressive than it sounds 9 by baobabKoodaa | 1 comments on Hacker News.

Stories of 2020: Five Lives Caught in a Year of Upheaval and Pain

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By BY PETER BAKER, JOHN BRANCH, JOHN ELIGON, REID J. EPSTEIN, DAN LEVIN AND MARC STEIN from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3gJPdVW via Hanan Asghar

New top story on Hacker News: Releasing Pleroma 2.1.0

Releasing Pleroma 2.1.0 4 by mewmewblobcat | 1 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: Nagara Rimba Nusa: A Take on Indonesia's New Capital City

Nagara Rimba Nusa: A Take on Indonesia's New Capital City 9 by simonebrunozzi | 2 comments on Hacker News.

Quotation of the Day: District by District, a Plan for In-Person Schooling Falls Apart

By Unknown Author from NYT Today’s Paper https://ift.tt/3jsh0fv via Hanan Asghar

Virus Update

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By Unknown Author from NYT Briefing https://ift.tt/2QyXyRX via Hanan Asghar

New top story on Hacker News: So you want to roll your own crypto?

So you want to roll your own crypto? 9 by wglb | 3 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: Griffon: a desktop application development platform for the JVM

Griffon: a desktop application development platform for the JVM 21 by gjvc | 1 comments on Hacker News.

Amid Tennis’s Swirling Storms, a Stubborn Djokovic Claims a Title

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By BY CHRISTOPHER CLAREY from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/3jvpHWv via Hanan Asghar

New top story on Hacker News: Longevity FAQ: A beginner's guide to longevity research

Longevity FAQ: A beginner's guide to longevity research 6 by apsec112 | 4 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: New 50-metre deep crater opens up in Arctic tundra

New 50-metre deep crater opens up in Arctic tundra 17 by wglb | 2 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: TiDB: A Raft-based HTAP Database [pdf]

TiDB: A Raft-based HTAP Database [pdf] 10 by Lilian_Lee | 1 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: Lord of the Manor: a medieval city builder game

Lord of the Manor: a medieval city builder game 5 by morrishsieh | 0 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: A Command Line vs. GUI Meeting

A Command Line vs. GUI Meeting 31 by gk1 | 5 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: Open Source Thinkpad T420 Battery Design

Open Source Thinkpad T420 Battery Design 10 by iam4722202468 | 3 comments on Hacker News.

How to Build a Catapult From Newspaper

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By BY GODWYN MORRIS AND PAULA FRISCH from NYT At Home https://ift.tt/2GaP7dz via Hanan Asghar

Phoenix Settles With Black Family After Police Drew Guns Over Reported Doll Theft

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By BY CHRISTINA MORALES from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/32BL69E via Hanan Asghar

‘It Was Challenging’: Bucks Return, Balancing Basketball and Activism

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By BY MARC STEIN from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/31GQF7a via Hanan Asghar

Coronavirus Around the World

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By Unknown Author from NYT Home Page https://ift.tt/3hHLF8b via Hanan Asghar

New top story on Hacker News: How to Pick a Quack: Data

How to Pick a Quack: Data 6 by cinquemb | 0 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: Tower Defense with a twist: all towers must be positioned with CSS Flexbox

Tower Defense with a twist: all towers must be positioned with CSS Flexbox 31 by kissgyorgy | 3 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: Apple doesn't let you disclose their 30% IAP fee to your customers

Apple doesn't let you disclose their 30% IAP fee to your customers 97 by tomasreimers | 31 comments on Hacker News.

‘Enough Is Enough’: New Racial Justice Leaders Rise in Kenosha

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By BY JOHN ELIGON from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/34LP95G via Hanan Asghar

No More In-Person Election Briefings for Congress, Intelligence Chief Says

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By BY NICHOLAS FANDOS AND JULIAN E. BARNES from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2QzCxGv via Hanan Asghar

It’s Hard to Make Dignity Interesting. Chadwick Boseman Found a Way.

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By BY WESLEY MORRIS from NYT Movies https://ift.tt/3ltSlcc via Hanan Asghar

New top story on Hacker News: Flexport is hiring employees all over the world

Flexport is hiring employees all over the world 1 by thedogeye | 0 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: American Academy of Sleep Medicine: Eliminate daylight saving time

American Academy of Sleep Medicine: Eliminate daylight saving time 113 by oftenwrong | 36 comments on Hacker News.

New top story on Hacker News: Hazel: A live functional programming environment featuring typed holes

Hazel: A live functional programming environment featuring typed holes 4 by erwan | 0 comments on Hacker News.

Generic Rivalry

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By BY CAITLIN LOVINGER from NYT Crosswords & Games https://ift.tt/3hKHvwo via Hanan Asghar

Rory McIlroy and Patrick Cantlay Tough It Out, Sharing BMW Lead

By BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/3hDuNzr via Hanan Asghar

Hurricane Laura Was Powerful, but Louisiana Was Prepared

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By BY MANNY FERNANDEZ AND RICHARD FAUSSET from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3b7k6Tl via Hanan Asghar

Sarah Palin’s Suit Against New York Times Will Go to Trial, Judge Rules

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By BY NIRAJ CHOKSHI from NYT Business https://ift.tt/2EAiS76 via Hanan Asghar

Stephen Miller’s Dystopian America

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By BY JEAN GUERRERO from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/3lwrAnp via Hanan Asghar

Corrections: Aug. 29, 2020

By Unknown Author from NYT Corrections https://ift.tt/3lwgpuS via Hanan Asghar

Quotation of the Day: ‘Panting for Air’ Under Smoky Western Skies

By Unknown Author from NYT Today’s Paper https://ift.tt/3b6JBUx via Hanan Asghar

Workers will have to pay any deferred payroll taxes by April.

By BY ALAN RAPPEPORT from NYT Business https://ift.tt/2YK73SS via Hanan Asghar

Rival Themes Emerge as Race Enters Final Weeks: Covid vs. Law and Order

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By BY KATIE GLUECK, ANNIE KARNI AND ALEXANDER BURNS from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3baWFs3 via Hanan Asghar

Dead Dolphins Wash Ashore After Oil Spill Off Mauritius

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By BY MICHAEL LEVENSON from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3baWhtB via Hanan Asghar

Returning to the campaign trail, Trump unloads baseless attacks on Biden.

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By BY PETER BAKER from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/31BfL7y via Hanan Asghar

New top story on Hacker News: Scientists build army of a million microrobots that fit inside hypodermic needle

Scientists build army of a million microrobots that fit inside hypodermic needle 9 by apsec112 | 0 comments on Hacker News.

Fox News Breaking News Alert

Fox News Breaking News Alert Accused Kenosha shooter's lawyer claims self-defense 08/28/20 4:25 PM

Jacob Blake Was Shackled in Hospital Bed After Police Shooting

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By BY JOHN ELIGON, SARAH MERVOSH AND RICHARD A. OPPEL JR. from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2G2P2s9 via Hanan Asghar

Lute Olson, Who Put Arizona on College Basketball Map, Dies at 85

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By BY RICHARD GOLDSTEIN from NYT Sports https://ift.tt/34ELxCF via Hanan Asghar