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1. Making SQL Server run on Linux (microsoft.com)
334 points by kogir on Dec 18, 2016 | 140 comments
2. Single-file C/C++ public-domain/open source libraries with minimal dependencies (github.com/nothings)
303 points by brakmic on Dec 17, 2016 | 64 comments
3. God's Number is 20 (2010) (cube20.org)
259 points by rishabhd on Dec 17, 2016 | 56 comments
4. Wolfenstein 3D – Gameboy cartridge with co-processor (happydaze.se)
493 points by phoboslab on Dec 18, 2016 | 55 comments
5. How Unix made it to the top (tuhs.org)
313 points by jsnell on Dec 18, 2016 | 122 comments
6. Gimli Glider (wikipedia.org)
385 points by numlocked on Dec 18, 2016 | 198 comments
7. Maya – Python Datetimes for Humans (kennethreitz.org)
350 points by kenneth_reitz on Dec 18, 2016 | 167 comments
8. Swift: Challenges and Opportunity for Language and Compiler Research [pdf] (ibm.com)
158 points by Jerry2 on Dec 18, 2016 | 90 comments
9. Frequent sauna bathing can reduce the risk of dementia (sciencebulletin.org)
232 points by upen on Dec 18, 2016 | 151 comments
10. The Longflow Manifesto (github.com/nax)
204 points by pkolaczk on Dec 18, 2016 | 181 comments
11. Henry Heimlich has died (npr.org)
112 points by happy-go-lucky on Dec 17, 2016 | 24 comments
12. Show HN: Learn how to build a small Twitter clone in 7 days (trysparkschool.com)
190 points by shane_burkhart on Dec 17, 2016 | 63 comments
13. Growth as a false signal in Y Combinator startups (techcrunch.com)
149 points by happy-go-lucky on Dec 18, 2016 | 44 comments
14. Graphene-Fed Silkworms Produce a Super-Strong Silk That Conducts Electricity (futurism.com)
136 points by indexerror on Dec 18, 2016 | 41 comments
15. An Incremental Approach to Compiler Construction (2006) [pdf] (schemeworkshop.org)
157 points by xorbox on Dec 18, 2016 | 19 comments
16. Ask HN: How do I get freelance developer jobs?
433 points by jamesmp98 on Dec 18, 2016 | 108 comments
17. Technology in Hostile States: Ten Principles for User Protection (torproject.org)
177 points by subliminalpanda on Dec 18, 2016 | 17 comments
18. JavaScript frameworks and topics to learn in 2017 (medium.com/javascript-scene)
202 points by kp25 on Dec 18, 2016 | 114 comments
19. Programming Is Forgetting: Toward a New Hacker Ethic (opentranscripts.org)
224 points by Espressosaurus on Dec 18, 2016 | 126 comments
20. WebAssembly initial steps tutorial (tutorials.technology)
125 points by llazzaro on Dec 18, 2016 | 25 comments
21. WoSign and letsencrypt.cn (groups.google.com)
206 points by arthur2e5 on Dec 18, 2016 | 60 comments
22. How Albuquerque helped its homeless population and saved money in the process (politico.com)
116 points by danso on Dec 17, 2016 | 41 comments
23. GNU Hurd 0.9, GNU Mach 1.8, GNU MIG 1.8 Released (gnu.org)
131 points by terrestrial on Dec 18, 2016 | 63 comments
24. Scanadu to shut down support for its Scout device and customers are mad (techcrunch.com)
105 points by matco11 on Dec 18, 2016 | 59 comments
25. Student Lets Thief Steal His Phone, Spies on Him for Documentary [video] (boredpanda.com)
292 points by dragonbonheur on Dec 18, 2016 | 142 comments
26. Data diversity: Preserving variety in data sets should aid machine learning (news.mit.edu)
50 points by upen on Dec 18, 2016 | 5 comments
27. Much of the Greenland ice sheet appears to have melted about a million years ago (gizmodo.com)
56 points by curtis on Dec 18, 2016 | 37 comments
28. Code Inflation (2015) [pdf] (spinroot.com)
82 points by saretired on Dec 18, 2016 | 37 comments
29. Citus' Replication Model: Today and Tomorrow (citusdata.com)
47 points by aamederen on Dec 17, 2016 | 9 comments
30. Why physicists still use Fortran (moreisdifferent.com)
205 points by urs on Dec 18, 2016 | 211 comments

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