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1.
Microsoft open sources parts of Minecraft: Java Edition (minecraft.net)
536 points by aw1621107 on Oct 6, 2018 | 137 comments
2.
An artwork by Banksy shredded itself after selling for $1.3M at Sotheby’s (artsy.net)
621 points by okket on Oct 6, 2018 | 290 comments
3.
Apple Insiders Say Nobody Knows What’s Going on with Bloomberg's Hack Story (buzzfeednews.com)
458 points by BinaryIdiot on Oct 6, 2018 | 308 comments
4.
The Python Unicode Mess (complete.org)
284 points by psibi on Oct 6, 2018 | 272 comments
5.
Microsoft suspends Windows 10 update, citing data loss reports (techcrunch.com)
384 points by doppp on Oct 6, 2018 | 369 comments
6.
Consider the Wombat (lrb.co.uk)
48 points by hoffmannesque on Oct 6, 2018 | 13 comments
7.
The Awful German Language (1880) (utah.edu)
222 points by matteuan on Oct 5, 2018 | 311 comments
8.
Apple’s repair kill switch hasn’t been activated yet (ifixit.org)
235 points by ccnafr on Oct 6, 2018 | 160 comments
9.
Supply Chain Security Is the Whole Enchilada, but Who’s Willing to Pay for It? (krebsonsecurity.com)
148 points by johnshades on Oct 6, 2018 | 85 comments
10.
Scaling Engineering Teams via Writing Things Down and Sharing – Aka RFCs (pragmaticengineer.com)
194 points by jbredeche on Oct 5, 2018 | 51 comments
11.
How I Judge the Quality of Documentation in 30 Seconds (2014) (ericholscher.com)
93 points by Tomte on Oct 5, 2018 | 59 comments
12.
Show HN: Markdown page – Create a web page with just markdown (github.com/oscarmorrison)
169 points by oscargeorge on Oct 6, 2018 | 84 comments
13.
How not to say the wrong thing (2013) (latimes.com)
171 points by lcuff on Oct 6, 2018 | 47 comments
14.
Adding an Effect System to OCaml [video] (janestreet.com)
152 points by tosh on Oct 6, 2018 | 21 comments
15.
How to read Kafka: part I (newcriterion.com)
141 points by agronaut on Oct 6, 2018 | 37 comments
16.
Darpa Is Making Insects That Can Deliver Bioweapons, Scientists Claim (newsweek.com)
122 points by lxm on Oct 4, 2018 | 36 comments
17.
The Prolog Story (2010) (kylecordes.com)
131 points by peter_d_sherman on Oct 6, 2018 | 29 comments
18.
Oxford Electric Bell (wikipedia.org)
109 points by okket on Oct 6, 2018 | 12 comments
19.
Why Patterns Failed and Why You Should Care (uni.edu)
166 points by matt_d on Oct 6, 2018 | 95 comments
20.
The Scots Language (atlasobscura.com)
97 points by pshaw on Oct 6, 2018 | 123 comments
21.
Doing a Job (1982) (bebekim.wordpress.com)
73 points by lcuff on Oct 6, 2018 | 15 comments
22.
Flying a Cessna 172 for 65 days nonstop (aopa.org)
161 points by johncole on Oct 6, 2018 | 46 comments
23.
Stripe has democratised online payments and reshaped the digital economy (wired.co.uk)
128 points by how-about-this on Oct 6, 2018 | 43 comments
24.
Most Wanted Time Capsules (oglethorpe.edu)
60 points by Someone on Oct 5, 2018 | 3 comments
25.
Login_duress: A BSD authentication module for duress passwords (github.com/jcs)
125 points by djsumdog on Oct 6, 2018 | 59 comments
26.
The Meaning of “Aquemini” (theundefeated.com)
87 points by animo on Oct 5, 2018 | 26 comments
27.
Kierkegaard on Escaping the Cult of Busyness (iai.tv)
92 points by keiferski on Oct 5, 2018 | 14 comments
28.
Whither the Software Artist? (filfre.net)
67 points by doppp on Oct 5, 2018 | 3 comments
29.
Show HN: Trigonoparty – JavaScript trigonometry visualization (ramesaliyev.com)
144 points by ramesaliyev on Oct 6, 2018 | 30 comments
30.
Firefox to support Google's WebP image format for a faster web (cnet.com)
161 points by shdon on Oct 5, 2018 | 84 comments

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