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<h1 style="text-align: center;">best of hacker news</h1>
<h1 style="text-align: center;">2017-04-17 -draft</h1>
<h2>[WHAT]</h2>
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<li>] by Don Sagrott founder@sospep.com - a selection of the best posts from the hacker news(HN) community (<a href="http://news.ycombinator.com" target="_blank">news.ycombinator.com</a>)&nbsp;during this period, Read&nbsp;<a href="/view/article?id=5507" target="_blank">this article</a>&nbsp;for a detailed description of how we curate, categorize, summarize/analyze/review the content.</li>
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<h2>[WHY]</h2>
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<li>] a curated selection of&nbsp;<strong>the most interesting/relevant content*</strong>&nbsp;(for {subject}) , organized by date and category</li>
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<h2>[WHERE]</h2>
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<li>] #&nbsp;5154 -&nbsp;<a href="/view/article?id=5154" target="_blank">LEGENDS-article-links</a>&nbsp;- the CATEGORIES&nbsp;LEGEND&nbsp;defines the CATEGORY initials, example the initials&nbsp;'td' = technology-developer, ] the hightlighted colors legend tells you what the variously highlighted color items mean and the STATUS LEGEND defines what actions have/will be taken with the article</li>
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<h2>[WHEN]</h2>
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<li>] published: 2017-04-22</li>
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<h2>[EXAMPLE]</h2>
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<li style="font-size: 10px; font-weight: normal;"><strong>[<a href="http://www.waybackhn.com/?date=2017-04-10" target="_blank">2017-04-17</a>]</strong></li>
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<li style="font-size: 10px; font-weight: normal;"><strong>tb poli]&nbsp;<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/17/business/dealbook/steve-ballmer-serves-up-a-fascinating-data-trove.html?_r=0" target="_blank">Steve Ballmer serves up a data trove about government spending in the US</a>&nbsp;(nytimes.com), SRC=hn(#)/<a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11859395" target="_blank">comments</a>(#)&nbsp;</strong></li>
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<li style="font-size: 10px; font-weight: normal;">] That conversation led Mr. Ballmer to pursue what may be one of the most ambitious private projects undertaken to answer a question that has long vexed the public and politicians alike. He sought to &ldquo;figure out what the government really does with the money,&rdquo; Mr. Ballmer said. &ldquo;What really happens?&rdquo; On Tuesday, Mr. Ballmer plans to make public a database and a report that he and a small army of economists, professors and other professionals have been assembling as part of a stealth start-up over the last three years called&nbsp;<a href="https://www.usafacts.org/" target="_blank">USAFacts</a>. The database is perhaps the first nonpartisan effort to create a fully integrated look at revenue and spending across federal, state and local governments.</li>
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<li style="font-size: 10px; font-weight: normal;">health]&nbsp;<a href="http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2013/10/18/236211811/brains-sweep-themselves-clean-of-toxins-during-sleep" target="_blank">Brains Sweep Themselves Clean of Toxins During Sleep (2013)</a>&nbsp;(npr.org),SRC=hn(#)/<a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11859395" target="_blank">comments</a>(#)&nbsp;</li>
<li style="font-size: 10px; font-weight: normal;">td]&nbsp;<a href="https://github.com/google/xi-editor/tree/master/doc/rope_science" target="_blank">Rope Science &ndash; Computer science concepts behind the Xi editor</a>&nbsp;(github.com),SRC=hn(#)/<a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11859395" target="_blank">comments</a>(#)&nbsp;</li>
<li style="font-size: 10px; font-weight: normal;"><strong>&gt;td]&nbsp;<a href="http://www.slideshare.net/MattHarrison4/learn-90" target="_blank">90% of Python in 90 Minutes (2013)</a>&nbsp;(slideshare.net),SRC=hn(#)/<a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11859395" target="_blank">comments</a>(#)&nbsp;</strong></li>
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<li style="font-size: 10px; font-weight: normal;">] by Matt Harrison - slide deck -&nbsp;The basics of Python are rather straightforward. In a few minutes you can learn most of the syntax. There are some gotchas along the way that might appear tricky. This talk is meant to bring programmers up to speed with Python. They should be able to read and write Python</li>
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<li style="font-size: 10px; font-weight: normal;">]&nbsp;<a href="https://github.com/ramon82/zuck.js" target="_blank">Show HN: Zuck.js, a JavaScript library that lets you add Stories everywhere</a>&nbsp;(github.com),SRC=hn(#)/<a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11859395" target="_blank">comments</a>(#)&nbsp;</li>
<li style="font-size: 10px; font-weight: normal;"><strong>&gt;tb]&nbsp;<a href="https://exponents.co/the-pulse-of-the-planet-flatlined/" target="_blank">Why Twitter Is Failing to Grow</a>&nbsp;(exponents.co),SRC=hn(329)/<a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14135864" target="_blank">comments</a>(208) &nbsp;</strong></li>
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<li>] by&nbsp;Dan Kaplan - a analysis of why twitter user growth has stagnated under the current and previous leadership, the direction the platform was headed to and what caused the situation it is in today</li>
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<li style="font-size: 10px; font-weight: normal;">]&nbsp;<a href="https://dood.al/pinktrombone/" target="_blank">Pink Trombone: Speech Synthesis Simulation in JavaScript</a>&nbsp;(dood.al),SRC=hn(#)/<a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11859395" target="_blank">comments</a>(#) &nbsp;</li>
<li style="font-size: 10px; font-weight: normal;">enviro]&nbsp;<a href="http://www.climatecentral.org/news/loss-coral-reefs-could-cost-1-trillion-globally-21347" target="_blank">Loss of Coral Reefs Could Cost $1T</a>&nbsp;(climatecentral.org),SRC=hn(#)/<a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11859395" target="_blank">comments</a>(#)</li>
<li style="font-size: 10px; font-weight: normal;">tb]&nbsp;<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/17/opinion/how-the-airlines-became-abusive-cartels.html" target="_blank">How the Airlines Became Cartels</a>&nbsp;(nytimes.com),SRC=hn(#)/<a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11859395" target="_blank">comments</a>(#)</li>
<li style="font-size: 10px; font-weight: normal;">tb]&nbsp;<a href="https://feeltrain.com/blog/operating-agreement/" target="_blank">A document to help you start a tech cooperative</a>&nbsp;(feeltrain.com),SRC=hn(#)/<a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11859395" target="_blank">comments</a>(#)&nbsp;</li>
<li style="font-size: 10px; font-weight: normal;"><strong>&gt;td]&nbsp;<a href="http://rodneybrooks.com/patrick-winston-explains-deep-learning/" target="_blank">Patrick Winston Explains Deep Learning</a>&nbsp;(rodneybrooks.com)&nbsp;&nbsp;,SRC=hn(#)/<a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11859395" target="_blank">comments</a>(#)&nbsp;</strong></li>
<li style="font-size: 10px; font-weight: normal;">td sw]&nbsp;<a href="https://github.com/nvbn/thefuck" target="_blank">The Fuck &ndash; An app which corrects your previous console command</a>&nbsp;(github.com)&nbsp;,SRC=hn(#)/<a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11859395" target="_blank">comments</a>(#)&nbsp;</li>
<li style="font-size: 10px; font-weight: normal;">sw]&nbsp;<a href="https://github.com/robertfoss/audio_shop/" target="_blank">Show HN: Audioshop &ndash; Audio image editing</a>&nbsp;(github.com)&nbsp;,SRC=hn(#)/<a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11859395" target="_blank">comments</a>(#)&nbsp;</li>
<li style="font-size: 10px; font-weight: normal;"><strong>&gt;poli]&nbsp;<a href="https://foreignpolicy.com/2017/04/16/rip-turkey-1921-2017/" target="_blank">RIP Turkey, 1921 &ndash; 2017</a>&nbsp;(foreignpolicy.com)&nbsp;,SRC=hn(#)/<a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11859395" target="_blank">comments</a>(#)&nbsp;</strong></li>
<li style="font-size: 10px; font-weight: normal;">td]&nbsp;<a href="https://eklitzke.org/how-to-how-your-own-private-git-repositories" target="_blank">How to Host Your Own Private Git Repositories</a>&nbsp;(eklitzke.org)&nbsp;,SRC=hn(#)/<a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11859395" target="_blank">comments</a>(#)&nbsp;</li>
<li style="font-size: 10px; font-weight: normal;">enviro]&nbsp;<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/science/2017/apr/17/receding-glacier-causes-immense-canadian-river-to-vanish-in-four-days-climate-change" target="_blank">Receding glacier causes Canadian river to vanish in four days</a>&nbsp;(theguardian.com)&nbsp;,SRC=hn(#)/<a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11859395" target="_blank">comments</a>(#)&nbsp;</li>
<li style="font-size: 10px; font-weight: normal;">tb]&nbsp;<a href="http://www.popularmechanics.com/science/health/a26038/the-blood-of-the-crab/" target="_blank">Biomedical companies bleed 500k horseshoe crabs a year</a>&nbsp;(popularmechanics.com)&nbsp;,SRC=hn(#)/<a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11859395" target="_blank">comments</a>(#)&nbsp;</li>
<li style="font-size: 10px; font-weight: normal;">sw]&nbsp;<a href="https://github.com/lmatteis/torrent-peek/blob/master/README.md" target="_blank">Show HN: TorrentPeek &ndash; Distributed search engines using BitTorrent and SQLite</a>&nbsp;(github.com)&nbsp;,SRC=hn(#)/<a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11859395" target="_blank">comments</a>(#)&nbsp;</li>
<li style="font-size: 10px; font-weight: normal;">hw tb]&nbsp;<a href="http://time.com/4739562/nintendo-switch-zelda-breath-of-the-wild-launch-sales/" target="_blank">Switch Is Nintendo's 'Fastest Selling' System in History</a>&nbsp;(time.com)&nbsp;&nbsp;,SRC=hn(#)/<a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11859395" target="_blank">comments</a>(#)&nbsp;</li>
<li style="font-size: 10px; font-weight: normal;"><strong>&gt;tb productivity]&nbsp;<a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-04-17/how-the-six-hour-workday-actually-saves-money" target="_blank">The 6-Hour Workday Saves Money</a>&nbsp;(bloomberg.com)&nbsp;&nbsp;,SRC=hn(#)/<a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11859395" target="_blank">comments</a>(#)&nbsp;</strong></li>
<li style="font-size: 10px; font-weight: normal;">tb]&nbsp;<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/16/technology/inside-the-hotel-industrys-plan-to-combat-airbnb.html" target="_blank">The Hotel Industry&rsquo;s Plan to Combat Airbnb</a>&nbsp;(nytimes.com)&nbsp;,SRC=hn(#)/<a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11859395" target="_blank">comments</a>(#)&nbsp;</li>
<li style="font-size: 10px; font-weight: normal;">td]&nbsp;<a href="http://youexec.com/articles/sleeping-tactics" target="_blank">Sleeping tactics and f.lux</a>&nbsp;(youexec.com)&nbsp;,SRC=hn(#)/<a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11859395" target="_blank">comments</a>(#) &nbsp;</li>
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<h2>[HOW-TO]</h2>
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<h2>[REFERENCE]</h2>
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<li>]&nbsp;<a href="/view/chapters?id=317" target="_blank">BOOK-technology-stories-2017</a>&nbsp;-&nbsp;<a href="/view/articles?id=1125" target="_blank">best-of-hacker-news-2017-04</a>&nbsp;</li>
<li>] # 7233 -&nbsp;<a href="/view/task?id=7059" target="_blank">CREATE-article(s)#</a>&nbsp;-&nbsp;&nbsp;best-of-hacker-news-2017-04-01 - ] select and add (#), ] linked, ] categorized, ] review (#), ] sum/ana/... (#),&nbsp; ] backdated&nbsp;</li>
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