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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