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1.
Lessons Learned Going from Zero to $30k/Month in a Year (groovehq.com)
458 points by joshdance on Oct 17, 2013 | 57 comments
2.
You’re infected—if you want to see your data again, pay us $300 in Bitcoins (arstechnica.com)
380 points by elux on Oct 17, 2013 | 289 comments
3.
Adi Shamir Prevented from Attending Crypto and Cryptology Conferences (ncl.ac.uk)
353 points by cantrevealname on Oct 17, 2013 | 102 comments
4.
Ubuntu 13.10 (Saucy Salamander) (ubuntu.com)
324 points by zeis on Oct 17, 2013 | 186 comments
5.
Wireshark is switching to Qt (wireshark.org)
277 points by Tsiolkovsky on Oct 17, 2013 | 135 comments
6.
To an alarming degree, science is not self-correcting (economist.com)
257 points by martincmartin on Oct 17, 2013 | 138 comments
7.
Sleep Flushes Toxins from the Brain (bbc.co.uk)
252 points by anishkothari on Oct 17, 2013 | 93 comments
8.
TSA Admits In Leaked Doc: No Evidence of Terrorist Plots Against Aviation in US (tsaoutofourpants.wordpress.com)
236 points by ddelphin on Oct 17, 2013 | 127 comments
9.
Visual Studio 2013 released to web (msdn.com)
221 points by pjvds on Oct 17, 2013 | 152 comments
10.
The Story of My Desk (jlongster.com)
216 points by jlongster on Oct 17, 2013 | 105 comments
11.
SecureDrop (schneier.com)
203 points by hatchan on Oct 17, 2013 | 28 comments
12.
The Code Documentation Fallacy (canonical.com)
187 points by beagle3 on Oct 17, 2013 | 129 comments
13.
Unsubscribe from all LinkedIn email in one click (gist.github.com)
190 points by chengyinliu on Oct 17, 2013 | 69 comments
14.
Illegal Prime Numbers (wikipedia.org)
178 points by epenn on Oct 17, 2013 | 58 comments
15.
LSD microdosing: a randomized, blind self-experiment (gwern.net)
182 points by gwern on Oct 17, 2013 | 114 comments
16.
Contrary to public claims, Apple can read your iMessages (arstechnica.com)
144 points by shawndumas on Oct 17, 2013 | 95 comments
17.
Myst creator Cyan Worlds announces Kickstarter for Obduction (kickstarter.com)
139 points by timkeller on Oct 17, 2013 | 35 comments
18.
Microsoft Launches Remote Desktop App for Android and iOS (thenextweb.com)
133 points by hackhackhack on Oct 17, 2013 | 58 comments
19.
Skull of Homo erectus throws story of human evolution into disarray (theguardian.com)
130 points by yread on Oct 17, 2013 | 86 comments
20.
Stay Put, Young Man (washingtonmonthly.com)
125 points by pg on Oct 17, 2013 | 94 comments
21.
Windows 8.1 now available (windows.com)
123 points by basisword on Oct 17, 2013 | 147 comments
22.
Barbarians at the Gateways: High-frequency Trading and Exchange Technology (acm.org)
117 points by rupelloy on Oct 17, 2013 | 141 comments
23.
I don’t have any connections (ninjasandrobots.com)
117 points by awwstn on Oct 17, 2013 | 39 comments
24.
TypeScript and the Road to 1.0 (msdn.com)
112 points by smokel on Oct 17, 2013 | 89 comments
25.
Our interview with Bill Watterson (mentalfloss.com)
112 points by rhubarbcustard on Oct 17, 2013 | 23 comments
26.
The Economics of a Hit TV Show (priceonomics.com)
107 points by sebg on Oct 17, 2013 | 58 comments
27.
Mortality in Iraq Associated with the 2003–2011 War and Occupation (plosmedicine.org)
110 points by gruseom on Oct 17, 2013 | 88 comments
28.
IsoHunt to Shut Down as Part of Settlement With Studios (variety.com)
109 points by akshat on Oct 17, 2013 | 54 comments
29.
PHP 5.5.5 Released (php.net)
105 points by Jeremy1026 on Oct 17, 2013 | 60 comments
30.
Mirra 2 (hermanmiller.com)
106 points by lukashed on Oct 17, 2013 | 66 comments

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