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Issue #211 // August 02, 2014 // View in your browser

We raised $4400 for Vim with the help of MailChimp. Super happy with that... thank you for your help! We'll pick another project next year and do it again. :) Enjoy your weekend! kale

#Sponsor


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#Favorites


Markov chains explained visually
//setosa comments

Stellar
//stripe comments

Introducing EFF's Stupid Patent of the Month
//eff comments

NPR One
//npr comments

Seven habits of highly fraudulent users
//siftscience comments

We Experiment On Human Beings
//okcupid comments

Sprint Will Sell a $12 Wireless Plan that Only Connects to Facebook or Twitter
//wsj comments

Let's Build a Traditional City and Make a Profit
//andrewalexanderprice comments

Tracking two years of laptop battery use, sampled every minute
//ifweassume comments

Getting started with drones
//paulstamatiou comments

#Ask HN


Your best passive income? //ycombinator

Should I be a plumber? //ycombinator

#Show HN


OneBody Church Directory software I've been hacking on for 7 years //github comments

NomadList – the best cities to live and work remotely //nomadlist comments

Terraform //hashicorp comments

Google Startup Launch //google comments

Elvish – an experimental Unix shell in Go //github comments

Rainbowstream – Twitter the geek way //github comments

Webhook – Static site generator with a CMS //webhook comments

Gridwatch (UK) //templar comments

#Code


Mojolicious – Perl real-time web framework //mojolicio comments

A computer algebra system written in pure Python //github comments

Create your own machine-learning-powered RSS reader //algorithmia comments

Git flight rules–what to do when things go wrong //github comments

Music from malloc //github comments

What you should know before starting node-webkit //yedingding comments

#Design


Affinity Designer – Illustrator alternative //serif comments

Colors.css – a nicer color palette for the web //clrs comments

#Books


Eloquent JavaScript (second edition) //eloquentjavascript comments

Diary of an atomic bomb technician //lrb comments

Emacs Mini Manual //github comments

NASA e-Book Features //nasa comments

#Watching


The American Room //medium comments

Videos from Startup School Europe are now online //ycombinator comments

#Working


Ask HN: Who is hiring? //ycombinator comments

Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? //ycombinator comments

Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? //ycombinator comments

#Fun


Game about squares //gameaboutsquares comments

Conway's Multiplayer Game of Life //lifecompetes comments

Prisoner's dilemma tournament with bots //github comments