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<h1 data-aos="fade-down" id="daily-dose">Daily-Dose</h1>
<h1 data-aos="fade-right" data-aos-anchor-placement="top-bottom" id="contents">Contents</h1>
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<li><a href="#from-apple-subreddit">From Apple Subreddit</a></li>
<li><a href="#from-hacker-news">From Hacker News</a></li>
<li><a href="#from-new-yorker">From New Yorker</a></li>
<li><a href="#from-the-hindu-sports">From The Hindu: Sports</a></li>
<li><a href="#from-the-hindu-national-news">From The Hindu: National News</a></li>
<li><a href="#from-bbc-europe">From BBC: Europe</a></li>
<li><a href="#from-ars-technica">From Ars Technica</a></li>
<li><a href="#from-jokes-subreddit">From Jokes Subreddit</a></li>
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<h1 data-aos="fade-right" id="from-apple-subreddit">From Apple Subreddit</h1>
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<li data-aos="fade-left" data-aos-anchor-placement="bottom-bottom"><strong>Wallpaper Wednesday - [November 11]</strong></li>
<li data-aos="fade-left" data-aos-anchor-placement="bottom-bottom"><strong>Why is there a comical difference in the new MacBook Air specs?</strong></li>
<li data-aos="fade-left" data-aos-anchor-placement="bottom-bottom"><strong>Select Roku devices and TVs now support AirPlay 2 and HomeKit</strong></li>
<li data-aos="fade-left" data-aos-anchor-placement="bottom-bottom"><strong>Anandtech estimates M1 perf (super detailed write up)</strong></li>
<li data-aos="fade-left" data-aos-anchor-placement="bottom-bottom"><strong>With Its Own Chips, Apple Aims to Define the Future of PCs</strong></li>
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<h1 data-aos="fade-right" id="from-hacker-news">From Hacker News</h1>
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<li><p data-aos="fade-left" data-aos-anchor-placement="bottom-bottom"><strong>Doomsday prepping Disaster planning for less crazy folk</strong> - <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25060418">Comments</a></p></li>
<li><p data-aos="fade-left" data-aos-anchor-placement="bottom-bottom"><strong>Show HN: Self-hosted offline Internet from your browsing history</strong> - <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25059554">Comments</a></p></li>
<li><p data-aos="fade-left" data-aos-anchor-placement="bottom-bottom"><strong>Introduction to Linear Algebra for Applied Machine Learning with Python</strong> - <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25058619">Comments</a></p></li>
<li><p data-aos="fade-left" data-aos-anchor-placement="bottom-bottom"><strong>Swiss report reveals new details on CIA spying operation</strong> - <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25058783">Comments</a></p></li>
<li><p data-aos="fade-left" data-aos-anchor-placement="bottom-bottom"><strong>Postgres Observability</strong> - <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25058045">Comments</a></p></li>
<li><p data-aos="fade-left" data-aos-anchor-placement="bottom-bottom"><strong>Exploring PGO for the Rust Compiler</strong> - <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25060762">Comments</a></p></li>
<li><p data-aos="fade-left" data-aos-anchor-placement="bottom-bottom"><strong>PySDR: A Guide to SDR and DSP Using Python</strong> - <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25060152">Comments</a></p></li>
<li><p data-aos="fade-left" data-aos-anchor-placement="bottom-bottom"><strong>Are Package Registries Holding Open-Source Hostage?</strong> - <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25059755">Comments</a></p></li>
<li><p data-aos="fade-left" data-aos-anchor-placement="bottom-bottom"><strong>Google Fiber 2 Gig</strong> - <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25060515">Comments</a></p></li>
<li><p data-aos="fade-left" data-aos-anchor-placement="bottom-bottom"><strong>Shasqi (YC W15) Is Hiring Dir Translational Sciences and Dir. Medicinal Chemistry</strong> - <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25060126">Comments</a></p></li>
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<h1 data-aos="fade-right" id="from-new-yorker">From New Yorker</h1>
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<li data-aos="fade-left" data-aos-anchor-placement="bottom-bottom"><p data-aos="fade-left" data-aos-anchor-placement="bottom-bottom"><strong>Voting Trump Out Is Not Enough</strong> - The need in this country dwarfs the best of what Joe Biden has put on the table for changing our current condition.</p></li>
<li data-aos="fade-left" data-aos-anchor-placement="bottom-bottom"><p data-aos="fade-left" data-aos-anchor-placement="bottom-bottom"><strong>Kamala Harris Makes History</strong> - Bidens selection of Harris is tantamount to an anointment: she is going to be the Democratic Party.</p></li>
<li data-aos="fade-left" data-aos-anchor-placement="bottom-bottom"><p data-aos="fade-left" data-aos-anchor-placement="bottom-bottom"><strong>Outside the White House, the Site of Anti-Trump Protests Hosts a Celebration</strong> - Five months ago, protesters in Lafayette Square were tear-gassed to make way for a Presidential photo op. On Saturday, after Joe Bidens victory was announced, the streets around the square were the scene of a party.</p></li>
<li data-aos="fade-left" data-aos-anchor-placement="bottom-bottom"><p data-aos="fade-left" data-aos-anchor-placement="bottom-bottom"><strong>Georgia Republicans Turn Trumps Baseless Claims of Voter Fraud Into an Electoral Strategy</strong> - In a pair of Senate runoffs, the incumbents, Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue, are clinging tightly to the lame-duck President, hoping his voters will turn out for them in January.</p></li>
<li data-aos="fade-left" data-aos-anchor-placement="bottom-bottom"><p data-aos="fade-left" data-aos-anchor-placement="bottom-bottom"><strong>William Barr Can Stop Donald Trumps Attempted Coup</strong> - The Attorney General is the one Administration official with the power to discredit the Presidents spurious legal claims.</p></li>
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<h1 data-aos="fade-right" id="from-the-hindu-sports">From The Hindu: Sports</h1>
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<li data-aos="fade-left" data-aos-anchor-placement="bottom-bottom"><p data-aos="fade-left" data-aos-anchor-placement="bottom-bottom"><strong>West Indies broke COVID isolation rules: NZ official</strong> - The West Indies cricket squad repeatedly broke isolation rules inside their team hotel, New Zealand health officials said Wednesday, adding that the t</p></li>
<li data-aos="fade-left" data-aos-anchor-placement="bottom-bottom"><p data-aos="fade-left" data-aos-anchor-placement="bottom-bottom"><strong>Rohit Sharma not on Team India flight to Sydney</strong> - MI skipper expected to travel to NCA</p></li>
<li data-aos="fade-left" data-aos-anchor-placement="bottom-bottom"><p data-aos="fade-left" data-aos-anchor-placement="bottom-bottom"><strong>Tata Steel chess tournament cancelled</strong> - This years Tata Steel India Rapid and Blitz chess tournament has been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the organisers said here on Wednesday.W</p></li>
<li data-aos="fade-left" data-aos-anchor-placement="bottom-bottom"><p data-aos="fade-left" data-aos-anchor-placement="bottom-bottom"><strong>Napoli loses appeal over Juve no-show</strong> - Napoli on Tuesday lost its appeal over a 3-0 defeat and one-point deduction for failing to turn up to play Juventus in October.The Italian Football Fe</p></li>
<li data-aos="fade-left" data-aos-anchor-placement="bottom-bottom"><p data-aos="fade-left" data-aos-anchor-placement="bottom-bottom"><strong>Built to operate at peak efficiency, MI has cracked the T20 code</strong> - The side has all bases covered — fearless top-order batsmen, destructive finishers, match-winning quicks, crafty spinners and a tactically astute captain</p></li>
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<h1 data-aos="fade-right" id="from-the-hindu-national-news">From The Hindu: National News</h1>
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<li data-aos="fade-left" data-aos-anchor-placement="bottom-bottom"><p data-aos="fade-left" data-aos-anchor-placement="bottom-bottom"><strong>Home Ministry amends FCRA rules</strong> - Norms relaxed for farmer, student, religious and other groups not involved in active politics.</p></li>
<li data-aos="fade-left" data-aos-anchor-placement="bottom-bottom"><p data-aos="fade-left" data-aos-anchor-placement="bottom-bottom"><strong>Bhatti faults new farm laws</strong> - TRS govt. dictating terms to farmers on cultivation of crops</p></li>
<li data-aos="fade-left" data-aos-anchor-placement="bottom-bottom"><p data-aos="fade-left" data-aos-anchor-placement="bottom-bottom"><strong>U.P. districts now under FRRO ambit</strong> - The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has redefined the jurisdiction of some of the Foreigners Regional Registration Office (FRRO) for services related t</p></li>
<li data-aos="fade-left" data-aos-anchor-placement="bottom-bottom"><p data-aos="fade-left" data-aos-anchor-placement="bottom-bottom"><strong>Slain jawans last rites performed with military honours</strong> - CM announces ₹50 lakh aid for bereaved kin, govt. job for one family member</p></li>
<li data-aos="fade-left" data-aos-anchor-placement="bottom-bottom"><p data-aos="fade-left" data-aos-anchor-placement="bottom-bottom"><strong>Marginal dip in States daily COVID cases</strong> - 1,196 test positive, five patients succumb to the virus</p></li>
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<h1 data-aos="fade-right" id="from-bbc-europe">From BBC: Europe</h1>
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<li data-aos="fade-left" data-aos-anchor-placement="bottom-bottom"><p data-aos="fade-left" data-aos-anchor-placement="bottom-bottom"><strong>Nagorno-Karabakh: Protesters in Armenia condemn treacherous peace</strong> - They want the prime minister to quit by midnight over a deal to end fighting in the disputed region.</p></li>
<li data-aos="fade-left" data-aos-anchor-placement="bottom-bottom"><p data-aos="fade-left" data-aos-anchor-placement="bottom-bottom"><strong>Coronavirus: EU buys 300m doses of BioNTech-Pfizer vaccine</strong> - It comes after early data showed it protects more than 90% of people from developing Covid symptoms.</p></li>
<li data-aos="fade-left" data-aos-anchor-placement="bottom-bottom"><p data-aos="fade-left" data-aos-anchor-placement="bottom-bottom"><strong>Russian Covid vaccine shows encouraging results</strong> - The full trial results have not yet been published, but scientists welcomed the positive news.</p></li>
<li data-aos="fade-left" data-aos-anchor-placement="bottom-bottom"><p data-aos="fade-left" data-aos-anchor-placement="bottom-bottom"><strong>Hungary government proposes same-sex adoption ban</strong> - Legislation that would permit only married couples to adopt children is condemned by rights groups.</p></li>
<li data-aos="fade-left" data-aos-anchor-placement="bottom-bottom"><p data-aos="fade-left" data-aos-anchor-placement="bottom-bottom"><strong>Several wounded in Remembrance Day bomb attack at Saudi cemetery</strong> - A device exploded as European and US diplomats marked Remembrance Day in Jeddah.</p></li>
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<h1 data-aos="fade-right" id="from-ars-technica">From Ars Technica</h1>
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<li><p data-aos="fade-left" data-aos-anchor-placement="bottom-bottom"><strong>US healthcare on brink as COVID-19 hospitalizations hit all-time high</strong> - Theres a “very dark winter” ahead as hospitals struggle to cope and cases keep rising. - <a href="https://arstechnica.com/?p=1722614">link</a></p></li>
<li><p data-aos="fade-left" data-aos-anchor-placement="bottom-bottom"><strong>The PlayStation 5 has a hidden Web browser; heres how to find it</strong> - Twitter login backdoor lets you hop around to any site with a convenient link. - <a href="https://arstechnica.com/?p=1722534">link</a></p></li>
<li><p data-aos="fade-left" data-aos-anchor-placement="bottom-bottom"><strong>TikTok says its been waiting weeks for a Trump response on US ban</strong> - TikTok parent ByteDance is asking a court to block Trumps TikTok ban. - <a href="https://arstechnica.com/?p=1722539">link</a></p></li>
<li><p data-aos="fade-left" data-aos-anchor-placement="bottom-bottom"><strong>Improperly installed Ring doorbells are catching on fire</strong> - Amazon has issued a recall for 350,000 of its 2nd-generation Ring doorbells. - <a href="https://arstechnica.com/?p=1722571">link</a></p></li>
<li><p data-aos="fade-left" data-aos-anchor-placement="bottom-bottom"><strong>Ajit Pai urged to accept Trump loss and stop controversial rulemakings</strong> - Dems tell Pai to follow tradition, work only on consensus items during transition. - <a href="https://arstechnica.com/?p=1722563">link</a></p></li>
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<h1 data-aos="fade-right" id="from-jokes-subreddit">From Jokes Subreddit</h1>
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Theyre in sects.
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<p data-aos="fade-left" data-aos-anchor-placement="bottom-bottom"> submitted by <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/PeoplesHero87"> /u/PeoplesHero87 </a> <br/> <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/Jokes/comments/js6gl2/praying_mantises_dont_all_follow_the_same_religion/">[link]</a></span> <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/Jokes/comments/js6gl2/praying_mantises_dont_all_follow_the_same_religion/">[comments]</a></span></p></li>
<li><p data-aos="fade-left" data-aos-anchor-placement="bottom-bottom"><strong>The Bible tells us to love each other.</strong> - <!-- SC_OFF --></p>
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The Kama Sutra is a little more specific.
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<p data-aos="fade-left" data-aos-anchor-placement="bottom-bottom"> submitted by <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/pleple_128"> /u/pleple_128 </a> <br/> <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/Jokes/comments/js53ei/the_bible_tells_us_to_love_each_other/">[link]</a></span> <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/Jokes/comments/js53ei/the_bible_tells_us_to_love_each_other/">[comments]</a></span></p></li>
<li><p data-aos="fade-left" data-aos-anchor-placement="bottom-bottom"><strong>How many clickbait articles does it take to change a lightbulb?</strong> - <!-- SC_OFF --></p>
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The answer will shock you…
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<p data-aos="fade-left" data-aos-anchor-placement="bottom-bottom"> submitted by <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/wcslater"> /u/wcslater </a> <br/> <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/Jokes/comments/js3nfy/how_many_clickbait_articles_does_it_take_to/">[link]</a></span> <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/Jokes/comments/js3nfy/how_many_clickbait_articles_does_it_take_to/">[comments]</a></span></p></li>
<li><p data-aos="fade-left" data-aos-anchor-placement="bottom-bottom"><strong>What is the difference between a literalist and a kleptomaniac?</strong> - <!-- SC_OFF --></p>
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A comma. A literalist takes everything literally. A kleptomaniac takes everything, literally.
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<p data-aos="fade-left" data-aos-anchor-placement="bottom-bottom"> submitted by <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/Pizzareno"> /u/Pizzareno </a> <br/> <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/Jokes/comments/js29m4/what_is_the_difference_between_a_literalist_and_a/">[link]</a></span> <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/Jokes/comments/js29m4/what_is_the_difference_between_a_literalist_and_a/">[comments]</a></span></p></li>
<li><p data-aos="fade-left" data-aos-anchor-placement="bottom-bottom"><strong>My girlfriend dressed up as a policewoman and told me I was under arrest on suspicion of being good in bed.</strong> - <!-- SC_OFF --></p>
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After 2 minutes all charges were dropped due to a lack of evidence.
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<p data-aos="fade-left" data-aos-anchor-placement="bottom-bottom"> submitted by <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/F12BIXXH"> /u/F12BIXXH </a> <br/> <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/Jokes/comments/js14zi/my_girlfriend_dressed_up_as_a_policewoman_and/">[link]</a></span> <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/Jokes/comments/js14zi/my_girlfriend_dressed_up_as_a_policewoman_and/">[comments]</a></span></p></li>
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