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1.		Instagram's Million Dollar Bug (exfiltrated.com)
		1562 points by infosecau on Dec 17, 2015 \| 516 comments
2.		What You Believe Affects What You Achieve (gatesnotes.com)
		428 points by pykello on Dec 17, 2015 \| 148 comments
3.		Netflix socks detect when you've dozed off and pause your TV show (netflix.com)
		451 points by ChrisArchitect on Dec 16, 2015 \| 191 comments
4.		Why Python 3 Exists (snarky.ca)
		418 points by cocoflunchy on Dec 17, 2015 \| 266 comments
5.		Chemical clears Alzheimer's protein and restores memory in mice (nature.com)
		452 points by coris47 on Dec 17, 2015 \| 138 comments
6.		Congress has added CISA to the federal budget bill (theverge.com)
		580 points by fisherjeff on Dec 16, 2015 \| 121 comments
7.		Compiling to WebAssembly: It’s Happening (hacks.mozilla.org)
		306 points by mnemonik on Dec 17, 2015 \| 216 comments
8.		Holiday Gift Ideas from Y Combinator (ycgiftideas.com)
		266 points by t-3-k on Dec 17, 2015 \| 132 comments
9.		Show HN: Fieldbook: Lightweight Database with a Spreadsheet UI and a REST API (fieldbook.com)
		335 points by jasoncrawford on Dec 17, 2015 \| 92 comments
10.		ReactOS, a 17-year quest for an open-source Windows, has a new release candidate (yahoo.com)
		229 points by Fjolsvith on Dec 16, 2015 \| 174 comments
11.		There's Math.random(), and then there's Math.random() (v8project.blogspot.com)
		229 points by v33ra on Dec 17, 2015 \| 106 comments
12.		Google to Make Driverless Cars an Alphabet Company in 2016 (bloomberg.com)
		161 points by T-A on Dec 16, 2015 \| 72 comments
13.		UberHop: More people in fewer cars (uber.com)
		181 points by edward on Dec 17, 2015 \| 105 comments
14.		Sheryl Sandberg Says an MBA Doesn't Matter in Tech (bloomberg.com)
		218 points by jackgavigan on Dec 17, 2015 \| 133 comments
15.		Should AI Be Open? (slatestarcodex.com)
		149 points by apsec112 on Dec 17, 2015 \| 161 comments
16.		How I Interview (rkoutnik.com)
		150 points by RKoutnik on Dec 17, 2015 \| 122 comments
17.		EFF, Access Now, and the White House Sat Down to Talk About Encryption (eff.org)
		108 points by DiabloD3 on Dec 17, 2015 \| 16 comments
18.		SEC Approves Plan to Issue Overstock.com Stock via Blockchain (wired.com)
		88 points by muloka on Dec 16, 2015 \| 41 comments
19.		Martin Shkreli Arrested on Securities Fraud Charges (bloomberg.com)
		379 points by choult on Dec 17, 2015 \| 290 comments
20.		Telegram gains 1M users after Whatsapp ban (thephonesgsm.blogspot.com)
		272 points by sultansaladin on Dec 17, 2015 \| 260 comments
21.		Apple Promotes Jeff Williams to COO, Puts Phil Schiller in Charge of App Store (techcrunch.com)
		114 points by Rifu on Dec 17, 2015 \| 39 comments
22.		Brazilian Judge Shuts Down WhatsApp for 48 Hours (techcrunch.com)
		221 points by NN88 on Dec 17, 2015 \| 164 comments
23.		A Guide to Fully Homomorphic Encryption (iacr.org)
		66 points by kushti on Dec 16, 2015 \| 27 comments
24.		A Deep Learning Dissenter Thinks He Has a More Powerful AI Approach (technologyreview.com)
		146 points by espeed on Dec 17, 2015 \| 71 comments
25.		Python Is Not C: Take Two (ibm.com)
		115 points by kermatt on Dec 16, 2015 \| 28 comments
26.		SymbOS: preemptive multitasking OS that can play mp3s, video on 8-bit Z80 PCs (symbos.de)
		106 points by sedachv on Dec 17, 2015 \| 36 comments
27.		Biggest mystery in mathematics in limbo after cryptic meeting (nature.com)
		106 points by signa11 on Dec 16, 2015 \| 64 comments
28.		The discovery of lunar water has changed everything for human exploration (arstechnica.com)
		85 points by nomadictribe on Dec 16, 2015 \| 53 comments
29.		DHS Giving Firms Free Penetration Tests (krebsonsecurity.com)
		55 points by Deinos on Dec 15, 2015 \| 7 comments
30.		Erdstall (wikipedia.org)
		75 points by _of on Dec 15, 2015 \| 18 comments
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