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  1. Ask HN: Is there a random chat site (like omegle) that isn't taken over by bots?

    I remember when omegle could actually yield some interesting conversations, although there were always a fair share of bots and ne'er-do-wells. Is there anywhere to have random conversations with mostly real,…

    7 points 1
  2. How Similar Are Those Six Country Songs? (baddox.github.io)
    3 points 0
  3. How Netflix used its big data to put together House of Cards. (salon.com)
    6 points 3
  4. Ask HN: What should I read after "Gödel, Escher, Bach"?

    There are tons of book recommendation lists all over the place, but I can't seem to find anything quite like GEB. I read in bed and don't really want a book about math, a programming language, or development…

    7 points 7
  5. Ask HN: Common sense emacs tutorial that doesn't assume I'm stupid?

    I know there are tons of tutorials on anything I want that I could find via google. However, I'm wondering if anyone knows of a good emacs tutorial that assumes I know why way around a command line and am familiar with…

    8 points 3
  6. Ask HN: Good Programming Books to Teach Programmers New Languages?

    What are some good books to teach a programmer a new language they've never used before? For example, I'm decent at Java, but haven't gotten into Python much yet. It seems like all the Python books I've skimmed are one…

    7 points 7
  7. Our Grading System is Broken (tshaddox.com)
    28 points 37