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1.		Explain Shell (explainshell.com)
		1372 points by auton1 on Dec 2, 2013 \| 171 comments
2.		Small things add up: 4chan's migration to a cookieless domain (chrishateswriting.com)
		444 points by moot on Dec 2, 2013 \| 131 comments
3.		Why I don't trade stocks and (probably) neither should you (edmarkovich.blogspot.com)
		387 points by xyzelement on Dec 2, 2013 \| 310 comments
4.		First Victim of Amazon Drones: The Credibility of CBS and 60 Minutes (hubspot.com)
		327 points by brk on Dec 2, 2013 \| 191 comments
5.		Meet the BRCK (brck.com)
		289 points by moubarak on Dec 2, 2013 \| 175 comments
6.		Will Google Kill my Blog on December 6th? (calculatedriskblog.com)
		301 points by MaysonL on Dec 2, 2013 \| 117 comments
7.		Show HN: Life – A timeline of important events in (your) life (github.com/cheeaun)
		268 points by cheeaun on Dec 2, 2013 \| 94 comments
8.		Dell introduces 28" 4K Ultra HD Monitor for under $1K, shipping early 2014 (dell.com)
		241 points by hemancuso on Dec 2, 2013 \| 206 comments
9.		Why You Can't Build a Smartphone (joshondesign.com)
		237 points by joshmarinacci on Dec 2, 2013 \| 173 comments
10.		How reddit tried to solve the "new link" problem. Why HN doesn't need a new algo
		198 points by jedberg on Dec 2, 2013 \| 67 comments
11.		Amazon Unveils Delivery By Drone (zdnet.com)
		181 points by dfield on Dec 2, 2013 \| 107 comments
12.		Amazon to deliver by drone? Don't believe the hype (theguardian.com)
		173 points by bloat on Dec 2, 2013 \| 151 comments
13.		What I learned from writing 750 words a day for 365 days (bennesvig.com)
		165 points by bennesvig on Dec 2, 2013 \| 64 comments
14.		Graph.tk (graph.tk)
		147 points by breck on Dec 2, 2013 \| 38 comments
15.		How to Burst the "Filter Bubble" that Protects Us from Opposing Views (technologyreview.com)
		143 points by sztanko on Dec 2, 2013 \| 107 comments
16.		Amazon Drones - 60 Minutes [video] (cbs.com)
		145 points by jonbaer on Dec 2, 2013 \| 42 comments
17.		Why Hacker News should use a different Deterministic Algorithm, Not a Random One (bayesianwitch.com)
		137 points by yummyfajitas on Dec 2, 2013 \| 46 comments
18.		Sprite Cow – Generate CSS for sprite sheets (spritecow.com)
		131 points by wiradikusuma on Dec 2, 2013 \| 27 comments
19.		Why I am no longer submitting direct URLs to HN (and neither should you)
		127 points by lisper on Dec 2, 2013 \| 61 comments
20.		Dell Leaks Details of a 24” UHD 4K (3840x2160) Monitor (anandtech.com)
		117 points by mileswu on Dec 2, 2013 \| 92 comments
21.		Newegg on trial: Mystery company TQP rewrites the history of encryption (arstechnica.com)
		119 points by joeyespo on Dec 2, 2013 \| 13 comments
22.		Expanding Context in Diffs (github.com/blog)
		112 points by nickpresta on Dec 2, 2013 \| 32 comments
23.		Salesforce $1 Million Hackathon Update - Two Winners (developerforce.com)
		109 points by jhchen on Dec 2, 2013 \| 76 comments
24.		Drowning in JavaScript (dangoldin.com)
		98 points by dangoldin on Dec 2, 2013 \| 50 comments
25.		Why the Web Won't Be Nirvana (1995) (newsweek.com)
		94 points by Jschwa on Dec 2, 2013 \| 67 comments
26.		Profiling Python Like a Boss (zapier.com)
		95 points by bryanh on Dec 2, 2013 \| 17 comments
27.		‘Record IQ is just another talent’ (2010) (koreaherald.com)
		89 points by danso on Dec 2, 2013 \| 73 comments
28.		Can a local variable's memory be accessed outside its scope? (stackoverflow.com)
		89 points by danso on Dec 2, 2013 \| 39 comments
29.		Scientist who faked data in his thesis will keep his Ph.D. (retractionwatch.com)
		89 points by tchalla on Dec 2, 2013 \| 47 comments
30.		[dupe] Why HN Should Use Randomized Algorithms (danluu.com)
		85 points by signa11 on Dec 2, 2013 \| 38 comments
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