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31. Show HN: WhatFreeWords: Open-Source Geocoding for What3Words (whatfreewords.org)
113 points by whatfreewords on Sept 14, 2019 | 49 comments
32. Ransomware hackers are targeting managed service providers for local governments (propublica.org)
61 points by danso on Sept 14, 2019 | 13 comments
33. Tesla has applied for a patent for a new electromagnetic windshield-wiper system (caranddriver.com)
139 points by booleanbetrayal on Sept 14, 2019 | 134 comments
34. The Strange Persistence of First Languages (2015) (nautil.us)
49 points by rutenspitz on Sept 13, 2019 | 14 comments
35. What wartime ‘munitionettes’ teach us about burnout (bbc.com)
45 points by rubinelli on Sept 12, 2019 | 30 comments
36. How to Make Custom AI-Generated Text with GPT-2 (minimaxir.com)
95 points by Impossible on Sept 12, 2019 | 21 comments
37. Ask HN: Where can I find remote or quality oriented freelancing work?
255 points by s1k3s on Sept 14, 2019 | 100 comments
38. Taking a year to explain computer things (jvns.ca)
161 points by zdw on Sept 14, 2019 | 15 comments
39. How do you hide a war from your loved one? (thestar.com)
51 points by breitling on Sept 12, 2019 | 21 comments
40. Microsoft President: Democracy Is At Stake. Regulate Big Tech (npr.org)
192 points by rahuldottech on Sept 14, 2019 | 231 comments
41. Twelve Words (kenyonreview.org)
88 points by badcede on Sept 13, 2019 | 14 comments
42. Is chroot a security feature? (redhat.com)
88 points by katzeilla on Sept 14, 2019 | 83 comments
43. The Encyclopedia Reader (2016) (newyorker.com)
38 points by keiferski on Sept 13, 2019
44. Age Discrimination at Work (nytimes.com)
135 points by pseudolus on Sept 14, 2019 | 198 comments
45. Notre-Dame’s Toxic Fallout (nytimes.com)
95 points by tysone on Sept 14, 2019 | 37 comments
46. For Children With Peanut Allergies, F.D.A. Experts Recommend a New Treatment (nytimes.com)
44 points by pseudolus on Sept 14, 2019 | 49 comments
47. China Seeks to Buy Control of Hong Kong Companies (bloomberg.com)
168 points by JumpCrisscross on Sept 14, 2019 | 54 comments
48. Saudi Arabia Shuts Down About Half Its Oil Output After Drone Strikes (wsj.com)
206 points by xoa on Sept 14, 2019 | 183 comments
49. Lenovo crams unremovable crapware into laptops by hiding it in the BIOS (2015) (theregister.co.uk)
130 points by beefhash on Sept 14, 2019 | 85 comments
50. French application of international rules to cyberwarfare (lukaszolejnik.com)
56 points by Sami_Lehtinen on Sept 14, 2019 | 8 comments
51. Modern Applications at AWS (allthingsdistributed.com)
75 points by bryanrasmussen on Sept 12, 2019 | 42 comments
52. The Meritocracy Trap (nytimes.com)
75 points by pilsnerbaridi on Sept 13, 2019 | 69 comments
53. Boko Haram Is Back and With Better Drones (nytimes.com)
62 points by bookofjoe on Sept 14, 2019 | 15 comments
54. Varlink – A plain-text, type-safe, discoverable, self-documenting interface (varlink.org)
60 points by sph on Sept 12, 2019 | 10 comments
55. The Writer of the Future (books.substack.com)
34 points by agronaut on Sept 13, 2019 | 17 comments
56. Reclaim Unreasonable Software (lethain.com)
40 points by r4um on Sept 13, 2019
57. Solenya: Micro-framework in TypeScript (github.com/solenya-group)
27 points by fuzzythinker on Sept 12, 2019 | 11 comments
58. Major Saudi Arabia oil facilities hit by Houthi drone strikes (theguardian.com)
60 points by jarmitage on Sept 14, 2019 | 39 comments
59. The 2019 Ig Nobel Prize Winners (improbable.com)
53 points by emptybits on Sept 14, 2019 | 12 comments
60. Saudi Arabia oil facilities ablaze after drone strikes (bbc.co.uk)
78 points by lifeisstillgood on Sept 14, 2019 | 94 comments

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