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1.		Fidel Castro has died (bbc.com)
		810 points by nerdy on Nov 26, 2016 \| 767 comments
2.		Let Postgres Do the Work (2013) (sorentwo.com)
		420 points by Jarred on Nov 26, 2016 \| 202 comments
3.		Abusing Protocols to Load Local Files, Bypass the HTML5 Sandbox, Open Popups (brokenbrowser.com)
		323 points by jontro on Nov 26, 2016 \| 43 comments
4.		I made an iPhone game with PhoneGap and won't do it again (bokstuff.com)
		363 points by bok on Nov 26, 2016 \| 235 comments
5.		The New Haxe Target: HashLink in depth, part 1 (haxe.org)
		161 points by haxiomic on Nov 26, 2016 \| 8 comments
6.		Lessons Learned from Shenzhen I/O (probablydance.com)
		319 points by akkartik on Nov 26, 2016 \| 57 comments
7.		Germany planning to ‘massively′ limit privacy rights (dw.com)
		294 points by walterbell on Nov 25, 2016 \| 77 comments
8.		On the modern web, ISPs are one of your threats (2015) (utcc.utoronto.ca)
		150 points by drvdevd on Nov 26, 2016 \| 61 comments
9.		Top Books on Amazon Based on Number of HN Users Linking Them in Comments (ramiro.org)
		294 points by q-_-p on Nov 26, 2016 \| 39 comments
10.		Typed, modular macros for OCaml (oliviernicole.github.io)
		134 points by otini on Nov 26, 2016 \| 44 comments
11.		Urban Train Track Doubles as Shopping Alley in Thailand (99percentinvisible.org)
		116 points by samsolomon on Nov 25, 2016 \| 41 comments
12.		The Need to Read (wsj.com)
		157 points by jseliger on Nov 26, 2016 \| 100 comments
13.		Interactive Numerical Optimization Tutorial (benfrederickson.com)
		142 points by reachtarunhere on Nov 26, 2016 \| 9 comments
14.		Ron Glass has died (gizmodo.com)
		157 points by syck on Nov 26, 2016 \| 24 comments
15.		The new MacBook Pro is kind of great for hackers (medium.com/ageitgey)
		400 points by ageitgey on Nov 26, 2016 \| 333 comments
16.		Cards Against Humanity is digging a hole in the earth (holidayhole.com)
		570 points by kwikiel on Nov 26, 2016 \| 352 comments
17.		Wells Fargo says customers gave up right to sue by having signatures forged (boingboing.net)
		156 points by petethomas on Nov 26, 2016 \| 72 comments
18.		How a Pillar of German Banking Lost Its Way (spiegel.de)
		117 points by fforflo on Nov 26, 2016 \| 38 comments
19.		Some thoughts about the reports of supposed evidence of election irregularities (caltech.edu)
		136 points by _pius on Nov 26, 2016 \| 104 comments
20.		A Simple Explanation of How Shares Move Around the Securities Settlement System (gendal.me)
		106 points by rpbertp13 on Nov 26, 2016 \| 10 comments
21.		An expert’s view on unusually warm Arctic temperatures (metoffice.gov.uk)
		117 points by Mz on Nov 26, 2016 \| 98 comments
22.		Show HN: Image Effects with CSS (bennettfeely.com)
		203 points by bennettfeely on Nov 26, 2016 \| 18 comments
23.		A Gentle Introduction to Multi-Stage Programming [pdf] (rice.edu)
		71 points by _qc3o on Nov 26, 2016 \| 7 comments
24.		Closing the Gap – The Formally Verified Optimizing Compiler CompCert [pdf] (inria.fr)
		66 points by panic on Nov 26, 2016 \| 10 comments
25.		Strymonas – A library for OCaml and Scala for fast, bulk, in-memory processing (strymonas.github.io)
		92 points by otini on Nov 26, 2016 \| 21 comments
26.		The Machine That Changed the World: Interview with Alan Kay (1990) (wgbh.org)
		69 points by noblethrasher on Nov 26, 2016 \| 6 comments
27.		Our Favorite Narrative Cliche: A World Filled with Idiots (2013) (davidbrin.com)
		90 points by jseliger on Nov 26, 2016 \| 40 comments
28.		Zapcc – A faster C++ compiler (baptiste-wicht.com)
		88 points by ingve on Nov 26, 2016 \| 88 comments
29.		Fedex Waives On-Time Guarantee Starting Cyber Monday (refundretriever.com)
		47 points by bdcravens on Nov 26, 2016 \| 17 comments
30.		Which Language Uses the Most Sounds? (nytimes.com)
		110 points by jaoued on Nov 25, 2016 \| 41 comments
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