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Daring Fireball review: The iPhone 12 Mini and iPhone 12 Pro Max ~tech apple Article 4030 words, published Nov 9 2020 10 votes
How do you describe TikTok? The automatic culture of the world's favorite new social network ~tech social media Article 3698 words 5 votes
youtube-dl's creator and initial maintainer explains the origins of the project ~tech Article 3090 words 18 votes
"The intelligence coup of the century" - For decades, the CIA read the encrypted communications of allies and adversaries ~news usa germany switzerland Article 8446 words 12 votes
Researching the potential of using machine learning to predict random number generation ~comp security Article 6572 words 11 votes
Why Sergio Ramos' penalties are so difficult to save, according to a goalkeeper ~sports.football Article 5783 words 7 votes
The remarkable life of Roxie Laybourne, the world’s first forensic ornithologist at the Smithsonian Institution ~science biology Article 4630 words, published Oct 5 2020 6 votes
How Sierra was captured, then killed, by a massive accounting fraud ~games Article 9829 words 21 votes