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1.
Clever ideas that failed (2010)
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159 points
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walrus
on Dec 25, 2017
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24 comments
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Always bet on text
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355 points
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walrus
on Oct 13, 2014
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196 comments
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From Novice to Master, and Back Again
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351 points
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walrus
on Oct 12, 2014
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27 comments
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Counting bytes fast
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128 points
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walrus
on Sept 27, 2014
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47 comments
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Daala: Painting Images for Fun (and Profit?)
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117 points
by
walrus
on Sept 24, 2014
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25 comments
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The Open Internet? (2014)
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2 points
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walrus
on June 21, 2014
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Types, and two approaches to problem solving
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2 points
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walrus
on May 18, 2014
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Want to make a great puzzle game? Get inspired by theoretical computer science.
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2 points
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walrus
on March 18, 2014
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x86 is Turing-complete with no registers
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89 points
by
walrus
on Feb 12, 2014
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23 comments
10.
Next generation video: Introducing Daala, part 2
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82 points
by
walrus
on July 25, 2013
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27 comments
11.
Microsoft Excel: Revolutionary 3D Game Engine?
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74 points
by
walrus
on April 13, 2013
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23 comments
12.
Alice and Bob in Cipherspace
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3 points
by
walrus
on March 23, 2013
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Where were “should”, “shall”, and “must” in the 18th Century?
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2 points
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walrus
on Jan 19, 2013
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14.
How music recommendation works — and doesn’t work
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4 points
by
walrus
on Dec 11, 2012
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Visualizing Pascal's triangle remainders
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mathlesstraveled.com
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1 point
by
walrus
on Oct 21, 2012
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Screen edge pointer wrapping for X
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mainisusuallyafunction.blogspot.com
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2 points
by
walrus
on Sept 10, 2012
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17.
Practical functional programming in JavaScript
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extralogical.net
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62 points
by
walrus
on July 5, 2012
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