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The Mez Ledger · Weekly Close November 28 – December 5, 2024 173 stories · Vol. 24 · Catalogue 49 · Issue 340 Get it by email ↓
The week's top story

American Students’ Math Skills Slide Down World Rankings

Global test scores show U.S. students are still struggling after the pandemic.

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Top Stories 1 stories

  1. Trump’s School-Choice Agenda Hits Pushback From Red-State Voters

Business 6 stories

  1. Engineers do not get to make startup mistakes when they build ledgers

  2. Why America's economy is soaring ahead of its rivals

  3. AI helps researchers dig through old maps to find lost oil and gas wells

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  1. UnitedHealthcare CEO fatally shot in midtown Manhattan

  2. Bitcoin is over $100k

  3. Star Citizen crowdfunding passes $750M

Sports 11 stories

  1. My son (9 yrs old) used plain JavaScript to make a game, and wants your feedback

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  1. Every board game rulebook is awful [pdf]

  2. OpenTTD is an open source simulation game based upon Transport Tycoon Deluxe

  3. Skia Canvas: Browserless implementation of the HTML Canvas drawing API for node

Technology 135 stories

  1. Intel Launches Arc B-Series Graphics Cards

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  1. Send someone you appreciate an official 'Continue and Persist' Letter

  2. Advent of Code 2024

  3. Genie 2: A large-scale foundation world model

  4. Intel announces retirement of Pat Gelsinger

  5. Egoless Engineering

Entertainment 12 stories

  1. Show HN: Book and change flights with one email

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  1. Show HN: Vince – A self hosted alternative to Google Analytics

  2. Show HN: My C compiler compiled itself

  3. Twice-Yearly HIV Shot Shows 100% Effectiveness in Women

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