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2016-09-01
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The Mez Ledger · Weekly Close August 25 – September 1, 2016 181 stories · Vol. 16 · Catalogue 35 · Issue 245 Get it by email ↓
The week's top story

Scammed By A Silicon Valley Startup

Business 8 stories

  1. Scammed By A Silicon Valley Startup

  2. GitHub Code Search – Programmers' Goldmine

  3. Amazon Launchpad for Startups

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  1. Startup accused of scamming employees scrubs its online presence

  2. ITT is no longer allowed to enroll students who rely on federal loans and grants

  3. Short-selling as a way to profit from security vulnerabilities

  4. Former Sequoia partners: The Midwest is the future of startups

Sports 7 stories

  1. Why bad scientific code beats code following “best practices” (2014)

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  1. Plasma wings could change the way airplanes are designed and flown

  2. Uber Loses at Least $1.2B in First Half of 2016

  3. Use It Too Much and Lose It? The Effect of Working Hours on Cognitive Ability [pdf]

Technology 145 stories

  1. The Dropbox hack is real

  2. NSO Group's iPhone Zero-Days used against a UAE Human Rights Defender

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  1. Smaller and faster data compression with Zstandard

  2. How I Built a Custom Camper Van (2015)

  3. Google Takes on Uber with New Ride-Share Service

  4. The Myth of RAM (2014)

  5. Victory for Net Neutrality in Europe

Entertainment 9 stories

  1. Show HN: Top books mentioned in comments on Hacker News

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  1. Rotoscoped Animation of Filmed Parkour

  2. Breaking a myth: Data shows you don’t actually need a co-founder

  3. SEC awards $22M to Monsanto whistleblower

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