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Hacker News (31 May 2021)
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Wikipedia is swimming in money–why is it begging people to donate?
590 points • 554 comments • may 31, 2021
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The most expensive number in engineering
495 points • 163 comments • may 31, 2021
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Rethinking the computer ‘desktop’ as a concept
434 points • 569 comments • may 31, 2021
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We only ever talk about the third attack on Pearl Harbor
415 points • 230 comments • may 31, 2021
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Space Debris Has Hit and Damaged the International Space Station
406 points • 194 comments • may 31, 2021
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NSA spying row: Denmark helped US gather data on European officials, says report
391 points • 151 comments • may 31, 2021
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Danish whistleblower details NSA collaboration, cable and data center spying (2020)
383 points • 92 comments • may 31, 2021
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On Smoking
340 points • 376 comments • may 31, 2021
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Chinese paddlefish, one of the world's largest fish, declared extinct
309 points • 200 comments • may 31, 2021
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PostGIS at 20, the Beginning
298 points • 32 comments • may 31, 2021