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- 500-year-old manuscript contains earliest known use of the “F-word” (2020) https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2020/04/500-year-old-manuscript-contains-earliest-known-use-of-the-f-word/ 22 comments
- How to Say Nothing in 500 Words http://www3.baylor.edu/~jesse_airaudi/nothingwords.html 3 comments reddit.com
- Elizabeth Warren on the issues, in under 500 words https://www.axios.com/elizabeth-warren-2020-presidential-election-factsheet-9570cc43-0eee-4efd-be82-b3f498632a60.html 66 comments politics
- The Java Memory Model in 500 Words http://floatingpoint.tinou.com/2008/08/the-java-memory-model-in-500-words.html 6 comments programming
- 500-year-old manuscript contains one of earliest known uses of the “F-word” https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2020/04/500-year-old-manuscript-contains-earliest-known-use-of-the-f-word/ 148 comments worldnews
- 'Ghetto' tells the 500-year history of the word and the institution http://www.csmonitor.com/Books/Book-Reviews/2016/0429/Ghetto-tells-the-500-year-history-of-the-word-and-the-institution 65 comments books
- Word clouds of the top 500 stories on /r/India in 2010 http://utcursch.imgur.com/infographics__rindia_2010 17 comments india
- The dumpster fire that is Virginia politics, explained in 500 words https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2019/2/6/18213998/northam-harris-fairfax-virginia-politics-cox-blackface-sexual-assault-governor 27 comments politics
- I wrote a 2,500 word story on an OOTP experience of mine, if you are interested. https://www.reddit.com/r/ootp/comments/9wbau4/my_nightmare_tenure_as_general_manager_for_the/? 11 comments baseball
- The 500-Page Inspector General’s Report In 900 Words https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/the-500-page-inspector-generals-report-in-900-words/ 9 comments politics
- Donald Trump's tax plan, in fewer than 500 words http://www.vox.com/2017/4/26/15438404/trump-tax-plan-april-mnuchin-cohn-changes 4 comments politics
- The Iran nuclear deal, explained in fewer than 500 words http://www.vox.com/2015/7/14/8962035/iran-nuclear-deal-500-words 28 comments politics
- How can I split a large text file into 500-word (or x-word) chunks? http://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/66513/how-can-i-split-a-large-text-file-into-chunks-of-500-words-or-so/ 6 comments commandline
- Word is out -- Yahoo to cut 3,500 jobs -- Christmas party still on http://valleywag.com/5064258/yahoo-to-cut-3500-jobs-++-party-on 3 comments reddit.com
- Why Michael Cohen’s Trump Tower Moscow revelation matters, in under 500 words https://www.vox.com/world/2018/11/30/18119670/michael-cohen-trump-tower-moscow-explained 4 comments politics
- The US-China trade war, explained in under 500 words https://www.vox.com/world/2018/7/6/17542482/china-trump-trade-war-tariffs 8 comments politics
- What are some ways to add text to a header/footer in 500 documents quickly in MS Word? https://www.reddit.com/r/techsupport/comments/6oa2gf/what_are_some_ways_to_add_text_to_a_headerfooter/ 3 comments techsupport
- Scott Walker’s Obamacare replacement plan, explained in 500 words http://www.vox.com/2015/8/18/9172509/scott-walker-obamacare-repeal 3 comments politics
- Scrabbles adds 6,500 new words - a lot of slang and technologisms http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2015/may/21/official-scrabble-book-adds-lotsa-ridic-new-words 3 comments linguistics
- Govt. puts word limit(500) on RTI pleas, defines format http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article3757532.ece 3 comments india
- FUCK: It has been taboo for more than 500 years. But from fcuk to Four Weddings and a Funeral, the f-word has become so commonplace it now seems acceptable in everyday conversation. Is it no longer obscene? http://www.guardian.co.uk/g2/story/0,3604,844116,00.html 28 comments reddit.com
- This Mayor Is Giving People $500 A Month, No Strings Attached. Here’s His Advice For Trump. | As the coronavirus pandemic shatters the economy, Stockton, California, Mayor Michael Tubbs has two words for the president: “Go big.” https://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/us_5e7cd579c5b6cb08a929a2ee 12 comments politics
- A man’s punishment for telling an immigrant to go back to his country: A 500-word essay https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/2019/11/27/mans-punishment-telling-an-immigrant-go-back-his-country-word-essay/ 11 comments politics
- Trump Used Words Like 'Invasion,' 'Criminal,' 'Animal' Over 500 Times At Rallies Since 2017: Report https://www.newsweek.com/trump-used-words-like-invasion-criminal-animal-over-500-times-rallies-since-2017-report-1453409 9 comments politics
- A USA TODAY analysis found Trump used words like 'invasion' and 'killer' at rallies more than 500 times since 2017 https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2019/08/08/trump-immigrants-rhetoric-criticized-el-paso-dayton-shootings/1936742001/ 118 comments politics
- Poverty leaves a mark on our genes, suggests a new study, which found that lower socioeconomic status is associated with levels of DNA methylation (DNAm) at more than 2,500 sites, across more than 1,500 genes. In other words, poverty leaves a mark on nearly 10 percent of the genes in the genome. https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2019/04/poverty-leaves-a-mark-on-our-genes/ 323 comments science
- 'Facebook has a black people problem': a former employee posted a 2,500-word memo about racial discrimination at the company https://www.businessinsider.com/ex-facebook-employee-mark-s-luckie-facebook-black-people-problem-2018-11 3 comments politics
- TIL the word "thug" originates from a murderous Indian cult that strangled travelers to death. The cult operated for over 500 years and may have killed millions of people. https://www.reddit.com/r/india/comments/94s02x/til_the_word_thug_originates_from_a_murderous/ 24 comments india
- The $500,000 DuckDuckGo Privacy Challenge 2018 – DDG will donate to the privacy organizations that can raise the most until April 10. Spread the word! https://www.crowdrise.com/duckduckgoprivacychallenge 8 comments privacy
- Long Island Iced Tea's stock rockets nearly 500% after changing name to Long Blockchain. Companies just uttering the word blockchain keep getting these unrealistic surges. https://www.marketwatch.com/story/long-island-iced-teas-stock-rockets-nearly-500-after-changing-name-to-long-blockchain-2017-12-21?siteid=yhoof2&yptr=yahoo 13 comments technology
- Tommy Robinson gained a staggering 56,000 Twitter followers, after his interview w/ ITV. He aired his hateful, bigoted, anti-Muslim views freely, being poorly challenged. Angry, I wrote a 7,500+ word thesis (containing 216 references) that absolutely destroys him & his racially driven Islamophobia. http://materiaislamica.com/index.php/Tommy_Robinson 23 comments pakistan
- Brisbee spends >500 words wondering why the Giants-Brewers Streaker was wearing socks http://www.sbnation.com/2017/6/9/15771106/pantless-field-stormer-giants-brewers 22 comments baseball
- Moin Qureshi BBM message to ex-CBI chief A P Singh: ‘Sir 500 words essay is good or 1000 word essay and size of jacket. Fast pls.’ http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/sir-500-words-essay-is-good-or-1000-word-essay-and-size-of-jacket-fast-pls/ 33 comments india
- I am owed a 500 word essay because a certain /r/poker user bet me Ivey would finish in the top 100. http://www.reddit.com/r/poker/comments/2a9wm6/phil_ivey_now_first_in_chips_with_214k_in_day_2c/ciszkpx 19 comments poker
- Software that speeds up your reading to 500 words per minute. (The average reading speed is 120-180 words per minute). Not sure what to think of it. http://www.spritzinc.com/ 1607 comments books
- Amazon will remove all Kindle Books less than 2,500 words, killing their erotica market, poetry collections, and individual short stories http://www.kboards.com/index.php/topic,149460.0.html 19 comments books
- Tomorrow, a General Strike in Oakland - An overflow crowd filled the plaza, with nearly 1,500 voting to hold a general strike on November 2. In the words of a widely circulated flyer, “All banks and corporations must close down for the day or we will march on them.” http://www.thenation.com/article/164297/tomorrow-general-strike-oakland 60 comments politics
- At 7,500 words strong and encompassing 66 titles, this is the only second-half of 2011 book preview you will ever need. http://www.themillions.com/2011/07/most-anticipated-the-great-second-half-2011-book-preview.html 8 comments books
- US Media do your fucking job! Rep. Parker Griffith (R-AL) Sen. Jeff Sessions (R - AL) Sen. Richard Shelby (R-AL), inserted a 70-word sentence in the 2010 budget forcing NASA to spend $500 million on a canceled rocket program! Republicans throwing away money again and Democrats get blamed! http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/space/os-nasa-ares-rocket-constellation-20101227,0,2096166.story 143 comments politics
- 2,500 years ago today, the Athenian army ended a stand-off by launching a bold, successful offensive against the much larger Persian army near the city of Marathon. The victory gave rise to the apocryphal story of an ill-fated messenger who ran 24 miles from Marathon with word of the victory. http://www.findingdulcinea.com/news/on-this-day/september-october-08/on-this-day--athens-defeats-persian-army-at-the-battle-of-marathon.html 8 comments history