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- Using disposable phone numbers for better security https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2023/09/using-disposable-phone-numbers-for-better-security/ 49 comments
- Trump's record number of executive orders are testing the limits of presidential power https://abcnews.go.com/538/trumps-record-number-executive-orders-testing-limits-presidential/story?id=118535046 11 comments politics
- Meta and TikTok challenge fees paid to fund EU’s new DSA | Meta is objecting to loss-making companies paying nothing, while TikTok claims ‘flawed third party estimates’ were used to calculate its user numbers https://www.theverge.com/2024/2/8/24065809/meta-european-union-digital-services-act-monitoring-compliance-charge-challenge 2 comments technology
- Green and Growing: Despite inflation a growing number of farms are going "organic" - "Consumers are interested about where food comes from, but more importantly how is my food produced?" https://www.audacy.com/wccoradio/news/local/despite-inflation-a-growing-number-of-farms-going-organic 3 comments economy
- Ethereum DeFi user numbers reveal this truth about the success of Ethereum adoption https://ambcrypto.com/ethereum-defi-user-numbers-reveal-this-truth-about-the-success-of-ethereum-adoption/ 5 comments ethereum
- Is Tesla's Former Number 2 Going to Be Lordstown Motors New Number 1? https://www.reddit.com/r/wallstreetbets/comments/o1fjkq/is_teslas_former_number_2_going_to_be_lordstown/ 100 comments wallstreetbets
- Russian military build-up near Ukraine numbers more than 150,000 troops, EU's Borrell says https://uk.news.yahoo.com/russian-military-build-near-ukraine-135622958.html 586 comments worldnews
- Italy shutters nightclubs, mandates masks as coronavirus case numbers rise again https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/italy-shutters-nightclubs-mandates-masks-as-coronavirus-case-numbers-rise-again/2020/08/17/24e5e2e4-e066-11ea-82d8-5e55d47e90ca_story.html 7 comments europe
- US Case Numbers About to Explode 🌈🐻🍻 https://www.wsj.com/articles/fda-to-allow-labs-to-begin-use-of-high-complexity-tests-for-coronavirus-11582992472?emailToken=ae5c235a6aabed9110d20e7505ca019bGA9J9Hn85nhUS3dBzXhrYv2W0wXc3Wl1ZVACsrYpy7AgZJB89iD1CmqkvHdco/FAhAp+5WqtxXSXiz3DpYX2GT6qIJNY2GVUW8e8HcR1gTDaO79O84budZmJs2lLHWUCRUVq+Zi+IWdQxisRJHfW/A%3D%3D&reflink=article_copyURL_share 196 comments wallstreetbets
- [Kubatko, StatMuse] LeBron James has recorded at least 25 points, five rebounds, and five assists in 567 games, the most such games in NBA history. To put that number in perspective, James Harden and Russell Westbrook have 515 such games...combined. https://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/pgl_finder.cgi?request=1&match=career&year_max=2020&is_playoffs=N&age_min=0&age_max=99&season_start=1&season_end=-1&pos_is_g=Y&pos_is_gf=Y&pos_is_f=Y&pos_is_fg=Y&pos_is_fc=Y&pos_is_c=Y&pos_is_cf=Y&c1stat=pts&c1comp=gt&c1val=25&c2stat=trb&c2comp=gt&c2val=5&c3stat=ast&c3comp=gt&c3val=5&order_by=pts 87 comments nba
- Convert number bases quickly with bc https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bc_(programming_language) 13 comments commandline
- Hassan Whiteside is currently averaging 16pts-14reb-3blk a game. Only 5 other players in NBA history have averaged these numbers over the course of a season https://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/psl_finder.cgi?request=1&match=single&type=totals&per_minute_base=36&per_poss_base=100&season_start=1&season_end=-1&lg_id=NBA&age_min=0&age_max=99&is_playoffs=N&height_min=0&height_max=99&birth_country_is=Y&as_comp=gt&as_val=0&pos_is_g=Y&pos_is_gf=Y&pos_is_f=Y&pos_is_fg=Y&pos_is_fc=Y&pos_is_c=Y&pos_is_cf=Y&c1stat=pts_per_g&c1comp=gt&c1val=15.7&c2stat=trb_per_g&c2comp=gt&c2val=14&c3stat=blk_per_g&c3comp=gt&c3val=2.9&order_by=season 34 comments nba
- UK Elects Highest Number Of Women Lawmakers To Parliament https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/record-number-of-female-lawmakers-elected-in-united-kingdom-election-2148544 5 comments worldnews
- How Are Random Numbers Generated? https://medium.com/a-journey-with-go/go-how-are-random-numbers-generated-e58ee8696999 10 comments golang
- Computing Fibonacci Numbers In O(log n) using matrices and eigenvalues https://mathforcs.io/computing-fibonacci-numbers-using-dynamic-programming,-matrices-and-eigenvalues-in-o(logn)/ 17 comments programming
- Derrick Thomas was once flagged for 3 unsportsmanlike penalties in one drive because Shannon Sharpe was reciting Thomas' girlfriend's phone number before each snap. https://www.milehighreport.com/2013/11/11/5089828/monday-night-meltdown-a-win-for-shannon-sharpe-denver-broncos 806 comments nfl
- Something slightly different - the video that convinced me to pursue math education as a career. Classroom footage of third graders debating as mathematicians about even vs. odd numbers. https://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/handle/2027.42/65013 49 comments math
- A farmer has enrolled 15 sheep at a French primary school to boost pupil numbers https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-48199839 59 comments worldnews
- Why is there so much space between my workspace numbers http://0x0.st/zc5i.png 10 comments i3wm
- [Pelissero] #Cardinals GM Steve Keim and coach Kliff Kingsbury pre-draft presser live on @nflnetwork now. Keim on the No. 1 pick: "We are not done with this process. We have not made a decision on the first overall pick." Says there are a number of deserving players. https://twitter.com/tompelissero/status/1118228837660282880 28 comments nfl
- Numbers Munchers with levels like "Primes in ℤ[i]" https://www.lexaloffle.com/bbs/?tid=31461 8 comments math
- 2019 withholding calculator says 36 allowances and no tax, need someone to check my numbers https://www.reddit.com/r/personalfinance/comments/afcxzg/2019_withholding_calculator_says_36_allowances/ 9 comments personalfinance
- Record-Breaking Number Of Americans Want To Get Out Of U.S. Forever https://www.huffingtonpost.com.au/2019/01/06/record-breaking-number-of-americans-want-to-get-out-of-u-s-forever_a_23635330/?utm_hp_ref=au-homepage 80 comments politics
- Thunder by the numbers, with and without Russell Westbrook this season. http://dailythunder.com/reviewing-the-thunders-numbers-with-without-russell-westbrook/ 25 comments nba
- Return of the Hidden Number Problem https://tches.iacr.org/index.php/tches/article/view/7337 10 comments crypto
- The number of Finnish intelligence units has turned to a clear decrease, according to a recent study https://www.lapinkansa.fi/kotimaa/suomalaisten-alykkyysosamaara-on-kaantynyt-selvaan-laskuun-kertoo-tuore-tutkimus-200638635/ 2 comments europe
- Federer and Nadal have won almost the same number of Grand Slam matches as the other 22 players left in the Men's Singles https://www.reddit.com/r/tennis/comments/6xlxxh/federer_and_nadal_have_won_almost_the_same_number/ 27 comments tennis
- Partisan Differences Growing on a Number of Issues http://www.gallup.com/opinion/polling-matters/215210/partisan-differences-growing-number-issues.aspx?g_source=polling+matters&g_medium=lead&g_campaign=tiles 12 comments politics
- Debt collectors spamming my phone (trying to reach previous owner of my number) - what can I do? https://www.reddit.com/r/personalfinance/comments/5lso7a/debt_collectors_spamming_my_phone_trying_to_reach/ 14 comments personalfinance
- Nearly 12,000 Pregnant Women in Colombia Have Zika - The number is likely underestimated http://time.com/4370775/zika-virus-colombia-pregnant-women/ 11 comments worldnews
- TBT - Warriors owner Lacob mercilessly booed by fans during Mullin's number retirement ceremony. http://www.nba.com/2012/news/03/20/warriors-lacob-booed.ap/ 6 comments nba
- The number of child sacrifices in Uganda is rising http://www.sursazilei.ro/number-child-sacrifices-uganda-rising/ 7 comments worldnews
- Iraq reveals number of US arms falling into ISIS hands: "2,300 Humvees in Mosul alone," worth $1.15 billion in US taxpayer money. http://rt.com/news/263769-iraq-isis-humvees-weapons/ 6 comments worldnews
- Fishermen Catching Huge Numbers of Live Venomous Sea Snakes - Scientists sound alarm on harvest of over 80 tons of sea snakes each yr in Gulf of Thailand, connect it for 1st time to rhino poaching. Fishermen bitten by snakes believe rhino horn can cure them. http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2015/01/150108-sea-snake-gulf-thailand-harvest-animal-ocean-conservation/ 17 comments worldnews
- Far from depleting the resources of ocean ecosystems, growing numbers of large whales may be critical to keeping these environments healthy. http://news.sciencemag.org/environment/2014/07/rebounding-whale-populations-are-good-ocean-ecosystems 5 comments science
- Berry paradox - “The first number that can’t be described using 12 words or fewer.” http://www.americanscientist.org/issues/pub/2014/3/the-quest-for-randomness 141 comments math
- In what has been dubbed "the debt case of the century", the US Court of Appeals ruled that Argentina must pay $1.3bn to Aurelius Capital and NML Capital Ltd, as well as to a number of other investment funds. http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2013/08/201382871453651736.html 9 comments worldnews
- Number of federal wiretaps rose 71 percent in 2012 http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/number-of-federal-wiretaps-rose-71-percent-in-2012/2013/06/28/9ffde292-e032-11e2-963a-72d740e88c12_story.html 3 comments politics
- Number Of Unregistered Latino Voters Large Enough To Transform Red States Into Swing States http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/22/unregistered-latino-voters-swing-states_n_1691032.html?utm_hp_ref=mostpopular 114 comments politics
- Smith Says Reddit SOPA Protestors are 'Not Legitimate or Large in Number' http://gamepolitics.com/2012/01/04/smith-says-reddit-sopa-protestors-are-039not-legitimate-or-large-number039 303 comments technology
