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No. 27Unchecked

I stopped buying new laptops (2020)

solar.lowtechmagazine.com · Hardware & making

21.9durability32% evidence confidence
Strongest evidenceshare of maximum
Sustained discussion5.0/10
Persistence9.1/20
2 submissions2 people2 active years
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No. 30Unchecked

iPhone 5

apple.com · Learning & ideas

37.9durability100% evidence confidence
Strongest evidenceshare of maximum
Independent discovery16.6/20
Persistence16.3/20
8 submissions8 people6 active years
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No. 34Unchecked

Blue Origin first human flight

blueorigin.com · Learning & ideas

44.3durability100% evidence confidence
Strongest evidenceshare of maximum
Sustained discussion10.0/10
Independent discovery18.0/20
10 submissions10 people6 active years
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No. 36Unchecked

C Is Best (2025)

sqlite.org · Systems & infrastructure

36.0durability64% evidence confidence
Strongest evidenceshare of maximum
Sustained discussion10.0/10
Persistence14.0/20
4 submissions4 people4 active years
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No. 37Unchecked

The Awful German Language (1880)

faculty.georgetown.edu · Software engineering

30.1durability61% evidence confidence
Strongest evidenceshare of maximum
Independent discovery13.5/20
Persistence11.6/20
5 submissions5 people3 active years
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No. 38Unchecked

Economic Inequality

paulgraham.com · Learning & ideas

31.8durability48% evidence confidence
Strongest evidenceshare of maximum
Persistence12.8/20
Independent discovery10.1/20
3 submissions3 people3 active years
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No. 39Unchecked

Bitcoin Energy Consumption Index

digiconomist.net · Hardware & making

35.8durability93% evidence confidence
Strongest evidenceshare of maximum
Independent discovery15.8/20
Persistence15.0/20
7 submissions7 people5 active years
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No. 44Unchecked

Why Not Mars

idlewords.com · Learning & ideas

31.0durability39% evidence confidence
Strongest evidenceshare of maximum
Independent discovery10.1/20
Sustained discussion5.0/10
3 submissions3 people2 active years
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No. 45Unchecked

Pipe Operator (|>) For JavaScript

github.com · Software engineering

40.6durability100% evidence confidence
Strongest evidenceshare of maximum
Independent discovery19.5/20
Persistence16.1/20
13 submissions13 people6 active years
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No. 47Unchecked

Reasons Python Sucks

hackerfactor.com · Software engineering

27.0durability32% evidence confidence
Strongest evidenceshare of maximum
Persistence10.4/20
Sustained discussion5.0/10
2 submissions2 people2 active years
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No. 48Unchecked

MacBook Air M4

apple.com · Learning & ideas

53.0durability86% evidence confidence
Strongest evidenceshare of maximum
Sustained discussion7.5/10
Persistence14.8/20
6 submissions6 people5 active years
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