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Post a boarding pass on Facebook, get your account stolen (michalspacek.com)
726 points by flux_w42 on Sept 23, 2017 | 303 comments
2.
It’s time to kill the web app (plan99.net)
1003 points by raindev on Sept 23, 2017 | 702 comments
3.
Building multiplayer games with Socket.io and HTML5 Canvas (github.com/sgoedecke)
308 points by gfysfm on Sept 23, 2017 | 99 comments
4.
Things cryptocurrency enthusiasts probably won't tell you (ofnumbers.com)
460 points by pfraze on Sept 23, 2017 | 178 comments
5.
Parallel processing with Unix tools (pixelbeat.org)
264 points by kiyanwang on Sept 23, 2017 | 87 comments
6.
Duck Duck Go: Illusion of Privacy (2013) (etherrag.blogspot.com)
248 points by awaisraad on Sept 23, 2017 | 123 comments
7.
Bitcoin is fiat money, too (economist.com)
308 points by davidw on Sept 22, 2017 | 340 comments
8.
Like modern democracies, ancient Greek democracy had an anger problem (neh.gov)
160 points by drjohnson on Sept 23, 2017 | 73 comments
9.
Zero-knowledge proofs, Zcash, and Ethereum (medium.com/mhluongo)
141 points by mhluongo on Sept 21, 2017 | 47 comments
10.
Bitcoin Paper Wallets (2015) (jrruethe.github.io)
125 points by j_s on Sept 21, 2017 | 64 comments
11.
Show HN: ThingsOnReddit – Products linked to on Reddit (thingsonreddit.com)
153 points by brudolph on Sept 23, 2017 | 68 comments
12.
MathML is a failed web standard (2016) (peterkrautzberger.org)
91 points by auggierose on Sept 23, 2017 | 66 comments
13.
APFS – A Backup Software Developer’s Perspective (macdaddy.io)
168 points by 01001 on Sept 23, 2017 | 53 comments
14.
A slump in new businesses is a drag on the economy (nytimes.com)
119 points by lkrubner on Sept 23, 2017 | 143 comments
15.
LimeSDR Mini – An open, full-duplex, USB stick radio for femtocells and more (hackaday.com)
171 points by smokielad on Sept 23, 2017 | 46 comments
16.
As Equifax Amassed Ever More Data, Safety Was a Sales Pitch (nytimes.com)
144 points by tim_sw on Sept 23, 2017 | 93 comments
17.
Tyler Cowen interviews Larry Summers on Macroeconomics, Mentorship, Complacency (medium.com/conversations-with-tyler)
75 points by objections on Sept 23, 2017 | 5 comments
18.
‘Catch Me If You Can’ Scam Artist Has a Warning for Today’s Consumers (wsj.com)
110 points by SREinSF on Sept 22, 2017 | 72 comments
19.
Casper went to war with popular mattress review site, then financed its takeover (recode.net)
144 points by jsm386 on Sept 23, 2017 | 89 comments
20.
Facebook Scraps Plan for New Share Class (bloomberg.com)
69 points by pdog on Sept 22, 2017 | 29 comments
21.
Changes to Google Scholar (googleblog.com)
137 points by sndean on Sept 23, 2017 | 53 comments
22.
Then and Now: How Little Things Have Changed (2016) (kennethfriedman.org)
45 points by kennethfriedman on Sept 23, 2017 | 12 comments
23.
The Strange Tectonic Coincidence of Mexico’s September Earthquakes (newyorker.com)
43 points by anthotny on Sept 22, 2017 | 19 comments
24.
Mutant butterflies reveal the genetic roots of colorful wings (denverpost.com)
28 points by yawz on Sept 21, 2017 | 3 comments
25.
The Electronic Computers, Part 2: Colossus (technicshistory.wordpress.com)
60 points by Hooke on Sept 20, 2017 | 14 comments
26.
Google Will Survive SESTA – Startups Might Not (eff.org)
149 points by smokielad on Sept 23, 2017 | 22 comments
27.
An American City Where the Government Barely Exists (splinternews.com)
107 points by rmason on Sept 23, 2017 | 120 comments
28.
Modern Humans and Neanderthals May Be More Similar Than We Imagined (smithsonianmag.com)
69 points by kqr2 on Sept 22, 2017 | 41 comments
29.
What happens if you turn off the traffic lights? (theguardian.com)
112 points by okket on Sept 23, 2017 | 91 comments
30.
Biometric payment system trialled in supermarket (bbc.co.uk)
21 points by tooba on Sept 21, 2017 | 6 comments

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