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1.		Can you get root with only a cigarette lighter? (2024) (da.vidbuchanan.co.uk)
		204 points by HeliumHydride 15 days ago \| 41 comments
2.		Show HN: SQL-tap – Real-time SQL traffic viewer for PostgreSQL and MySQL (github.com/mickamy)
		233 points by mickamy 49 days ago \| 44 comments
3.		Monosketch (monosketch.io)
		876 points by penguin_booze 50 days ago \| 140 comments
4.		Converting a $3.88 analog clock from Walmart into a ESP8266-based Wi-Fi clock (github.com/jim11662418)
		606 points by tokyobreakfast 54 days ago \| 193 comments
5.		TimeCapsuleLLM: LLM trained only on data from 1800-1875 (github.com/haykgrigo3)
		737 points by admp 82 days ago \| 314 comments
6.		Things you can do with a Software Defined Radio (2024) (blinry.org)
		976 points by mihau 6 months ago \| 167 comments
7.		Everyone knows your location: tracking myself down through in-app ads (timsh.org)
		1957 points by apokryptein on Feb 2, 2025 \| 607 comments
8.		Ask HN: Books about people who did hard things
		495 points by zachlatta on Jan 6, 2025 \| 437 comments
9.		Timemap.org – Interactive Map of History (oldmapsonline.org)
		1306 points by agilek on Dec 12, 2024 \| 180 comments
10.		No GPS required: our app can now locate underground trains (transitapp.com)
		1076 points by dotcoma on Nov 13, 2024 \| 317 comments
11.		1 bug, $50k in bounties, a Zendesk backdoor (gist.github.com)
		1637 points by mmsc on Oct 12, 2024 \| 417 comments
12.		Calling All Hackers (phrack.org)
		674 points by picture on Aug 21, 2024 \| 253 comments
13.		How to think in writing (henrikkarlsson.xyz)
		424 points by Luc on July 6, 2024 \| 120 comments
14.		An app can be a home-cooked meal (2020) (robinsloan.com)
		1051 points by distcs on Jan 5, 2024 \| 288 comments
15.		Block YouTube ads on AppleTV by decrypting and stripping ads from Profobuf (ericdraken.com)
		1198 points by rolph on Aug 27, 2023 \| 626 comments
16.		Memory Allocation (samwho.dev)
		1360 points by thecoppinger on May 22, 2023 \| 177 comments
17.		Ways to shoot yourself in the foot with Postgres (philbooth.me)
		743 points by philbo on April 24, 2023 \| 268 comments
18.		Photography for geeks (coredump.cx)
		820 points by excite1997 on Nov 27, 2022 \| 146 comments
19.		Ask HN: What is the most impactful thing you've built?
		729 points by rafiki6 on Nov 18, 2022 \| 737 comments
20.		Ask HN: What are some of the best documentaries you've seen?
		650 points by rasulkireev on Sept 11, 2022 \| 555 comments
21.		I should have loved biology (jsomers.net)
		1048 points by h2odragon on July 9, 2022 \| 271 comments
22.		Books to read to understand financial crime (economist.com)
		304 points by pseudolus on July 14, 2022 \| 99 comments
23.		Ask HN: Which book can attract anyone towards your field of study?
		569 points by debanjan16 on March 27, 2022 \| 273 comments
24.		So you want to study mathematics (susanrigetti.com)
		604 points by musgravepeter on March 7, 2022 \| 359 comments
25.		We handle 80TB and 5M page views a month for under $400 (polyhaven.com)
		766 points by darknoon on Jan 5, 2022 \| 401 comments
26.		I started a paper website business (tinyprojects.dev)
		1511 points by tinyprojects on Dec 14, 2021 \| 257 comments
27.		Getting better at Linux with mini-projects (carltheperson.com)
		1009 points by carltheperson on Feb 2, 2021 \| 120 comments
28.		Tips for a Better Life (ideopunk.com)
		1271 points by CapitalistCartr on Dec 23, 2020 \| 463 comments
29.		How to Think for Yourself (paulgraham.com)
		1090 points by neilkakkar on Nov 27, 2020 \| 816 comments
30.		I should have loved biology (jsomers.net)
		800 points by jsomers on Nov 18, 2020 \| 298 comments
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