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6841.
Doc2text – Detect text blocks and OCR poorly scanned PDFs in bulk (github.com)
161 points by jlsutherland on Aug 30, 2016 | 19 comments
6842.
Using Dijkstra's algorithm to draw maps (github.com)
161 points by JasonNils on Apr 18, 2016 | 15 comments
6843.
Computational and Inferential Thinking – The Foundations of Data Science (inferentialthinking.com)
161 points by gkst on Aug 13, 2016 | 12 comments
6844.
Klondike: Solitaire for Mac, continually updated for 32 years by same man (casteel.org)
161 points by Jerry2 on Mar 21, 2016 | 11 comments
6845.
The New Haxe Target: HashLink in depth, part 1 (haxe.org)
161 points by haxiomic on Nov 26, 2016 | 8 comments
6846.
Fast.com, a New Tool to Check Your Internet Speed (media.netflix.com)
161 points by lalmachado on May 18, 2016 | 7 comments
6847.
Only 9% of America Chose Trump and Clinton as the Nominees (nytimes.com)
160 points by Dowwie on Aug 1, 2016 | 262 comments
6848.
Male birth control study cut short as some participants experience side effects (npr.org)
160 points by happy-go-lucky on Nov 4, 2016 | 252 comments
6849.
Finland’s basic income plan could change everything (businessforscotland.co.uk)
160 points by joeyespo on Jan 15, 2016 | 235 comments
6850.
Uber's billion-dollar losses expose the fragile state of the on-demand economy (qz.com)
160 points by prostoalex on Sep 16, 2016 | 215 comments
6851.
Python Versions Used in Commercial Projects, 2016 Edition (semaphoreci.com)
160 points by markoa on Nov 11, 2016 | 167 comments
6852.
Dispelling myths about the autistic programmer (gamasutra.com)
160 points by Red_Tarsius on Jul 9, 2016 | 160 comments
6853.
The Black Death: The Greatest Catastrophe (2005) (historytoday.com)
160 points by dmlhllnd on Apr 18, 2016 | 159 comments
6854.
Why It Took So Long to Invent the Wheel (2012) (scientificamerican.com)
160 points by Tomte on Oct 28, 2016 | 155 comments
6855.
Paid $75k to Love a Brand on Instagram – Is It an Ad? (nytimes.com)
160 points by mantesso on Aug 30, 2016 | 152 comments
6856.
A Sensible Fix For TSA Security Lines (askthepilot.com)
160 points by smacktoward on May 26, 2016 | 149 comments
6857.
'Flash Boys' IEX stock exchange opens for business (latimes.com)
160 points by prostoalex on Aug 19, 2016 | 147 comments
6858.
Where will the next major advance towards general purpose AI come from? (nowozin.net)
160 points by dsr12 on Sep 22, 2016 | 143 comments
6859.
Python packaging is good now (glyph.twistedmatrix.com)
160 points by r0muald on Aug 14, 2016 | 142 comments
6860.
Twitter now lets anyone request a verified account (theverge.com)
160 points by protomyth on Jul 19, 2016 | 129 comments
6861.
Turkish Military’s Influence Rises Again (wsj.com)
160 points by jbarciauskas on Jul 15, 2016 | 114 comments
6862.
“Me”: The one word journalists should add to Twitter searches (medium.com)
160 points by JacobAldridge on Feb 23, 2016 | 112 comments
6863.
Innovative container ship features hemispherical bow (asia.nikkei.com)
160 points by jasoncartwright on Jul 17, 2016 | 112 comments
6864.
Amazon Posts Another Blockbuster Profit (wsj.com)
160 points by kartD on Jul 28, 2016 | 110 comments
6865.
Energy Giant Shell Says Oil Demand Could Peak in Just Five Years (bloomberg.com)
160 points by Osiris30 on Nov 6, 2016 | 110 comments
6866.
Engineer and Investor in Spat About Wireless Charging Startup UBeam (spectrum.ieee.org)
160 points by w1ntermute on May 13, 2016 | 105 comments
6867.
Cal – Display a Calendar in Your Terminal (adriansieber.com)
160 points by adius on May 10, 2016 | 92 comments
6868.
Death of a Troll (theguardian.com)
160 points by prostoalex on Jan 31, 2016 | 91 comments
6869.
CIA ‘Siren Servers’ can predict social uprisings 3-5 days in advance (sociable.co)
160 points by andrewke on Oct 8, 2016 | 91 comments
6870.
The Technology Behind A Low Latency Cloud Gaming Service (blog.parsec.tv)
160 points by chrisd1100 on Sep 28, 2016 | 90 comments