Commencement, by NPR

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We’ve hand-picked over 350 addresses going back to 1774. Search by name, school, date or theme.

Looking for some new words of wisdom? Check out our hand-picked selection of commencement addresses, going back to 1774. Search over 350 speeches by name, school, date or theme — and find out what they have in common with pop songs — on our blog: n.pr/ed . Thanks to Cristina Negrut, the creator of http://graduationwisdom.com/ where many of these speeches were firstfrom apps.npr.org

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  GradStash2016 · gradstash.com · ▲88

  Curated directory welcoming college graduates to life

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  Matt Damon's MIT Commencement Speech2016 · youtube.com · ▲8

  MIT commencement speech

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  Homi2015 · homi.io · ▲80

  Connecting students and alumni

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  WorkWithUs2017 · workwithus.io · ▲201

  Curated list of the world's best jobs.

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  Present! A Techie's Guide to Public Speaking2015 · femgineer.com · ▲93

  All the steps you need to go from a topic idea to a talk.

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  Code Words2014 · codewords.recurse.com · ▲73

  A quarterly publication about programming from Hacker School

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  SimCity, but with Permits▲894

  A free city-building game in your browser. You are the mayor. You know what the city needs. Now get it past the zoning board, the neighbors, the appeals court and the next election.

  Life & fun · 1d ago · permit.petercai.com

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  I've been paying for a rural Tanzanian's education for 10 years▲778

  Life & fun · 13d ago · tanzaniaeducationproject.org

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  Bigwords.page – Turn any screen into a sign. The URL is the app▲728

  Turn a phone, tablet or TV into a sign. Type a message and it fills the screen: welcome signs, timers, Wi-Fi passwords and more. No app, no account, free.

  Life & fun · 14d ago · bigwords.page

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  Guitoro, a virtual guitar you strum with your keyboard▲573

  Play a free virtual guitar online with your keyboard or by touch. Slow songs down and see every chord, string and strum. Acoustic, classic, electric and bass.

  Life & fun · 8d ago · guitoro.com

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  See *almost* any carriers phone settings▲432

  Carrier settings from iPhone, Pixel and Galaxy firmware, decoded and compared: APNs, VoLTE, 5G and Wi-Fi Calling per carrier, and what each build changed.

  Life & fun · 12d ago · carrierexplode.com

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  The whole Solar System and every tracked satellite, live in the browser▲407

  Life & fun · 22d ago · space.bl2.net

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  Stripe▲408

  Payment integration and management.

  Commerce · 2014 · stripe.com

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  Grammarly▲385

  Clear, effective, mistake-free writing.

  Work · 2014 · grammarly.com

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  Notifyr▲338

  Receive iOS notifications on your Mac

  Life & fun · 2014 · getnotifyr.com

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  JustReachOut▲270

  Forget PR firms, pitch relevant journalists on your own

  Growth · 2014 · justreachout.io

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  SHRTURL▲269

  Edit any webpage. Get short URL. Troll your friends!

  Life & fun · 2014

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  Yo▲256

  A simple app to say "yo" to friends

  Life & fun · 2014 · justyo.co