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IBM and the Holocaust: The Strategic Alliance between Nazi Germany and America's Most Powerful Corporation ~books Article 3926 words 32 votes
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The inability to count correctly: Debunking the US National Institute of Standards and Technology's calculation of the cryptographic security level of Kyber-512 ~comp security Article 18 162 words 25 votes
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One hundred seconds of confusion: The crash of China Airlines flight 140 ~transport Article 9318 words 17 votes
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How Emily Wilson made Homer modern ~humanities.history Article 6212 words, published Sep 11 2023 14 votes
‘Who benefits?’ Inside the EU’s fight over scanning for child sex content ~tech privacy Link 23 votes
Dan Harmon is ready to talk about all of it (including the Justin Roiland drama) ~tv Article 4993 words 26 votes
A journey into the shaken baby syndrome/abusive head trauma controversy ~health medicine Article 3113 words, published May 17 2023 14 votes
The movement for affordable, community-led broadband: Grassroots organizations like NYC Mesh want to close the digital divide, one rooftop at a time ~tech internet Article 3710 words 20 votes
The race to catch the last Nazis ~humanities.history Article 6716 words, published Sep 12 2023 15 votes
The long, hard fight over the first cosmetic penis implant ~health Article 7518 words, published Jun 8 2023 17 votes
Meeting bloat has taken over corporate America. Can it be stopped? ~life work Article 3701 words 46 votes
The food industry pays ‘influencer’ dietitians to shape your eating habits ~food Article 3894 words, published Sep 13 2023 34 votes
The US Navy spent billions on a combat ship, and is now getting rid of them long before the end of their expected lifespans ~transport Article 9763 words 33 votes
The new colonialist food economy - forced use of patented seeds in Africa ~enviro sustainability Article 5080 words 27 votes
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