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1.		The special effects for the computer display in “Escape From New York” (twitter.com/foone)
		550 points by thibautg on Nov 24, 2018 \| 92 comments
2.		Dealing with past trauma may be the key to breaking addiction (theguardian.com)
		354 points by camtarn on Nov 24, 2018 \| 169 comments
3.		Nnn – a terminal file manager for programmers (github.com/jarun)
		298 points by max_sendfeld on Nov 24, 2018 \| 193 comments
4.		The symmetry and simplicity of the laws of physics and the Higgs boson (2015) (arxiv.org)
		128 points by nocoder on Nov 24, 2018 \| 44 comments
5.		From Nand to Tetris: Building a Modern Computer from First Principles (nand2tetris.org)
		268 points by craftyguy on Nov 24, 2018 \| 47 comments
6.		There is more to high house prices than constrained supply (economist.com)
		234 points by jedwhite on Nov 24, 2018 \| 219 comments
7.		Tworoutines in Python (threespeedlogic.com)
		123 points by homarp on Nov 23, 2018 \| 46 comments
8.		Why does London's Moorgate tube station have a mix of logo signage? (twitter.com/mrtimdunn)
		150 points by DanBC on Nov 24, 2018 \| 37 comments
9.		And Monads for All: The State Monad (rcardin.github.io)
		91 points by rcardin on Nov 23, 2018 \| 64 comments
10.		How one Indian city cracked the problem of urban spread (economist.com)
		85 points by godelmachine on Nov 23, 2018 \| 37 comments
11.		For Decades, Southern States Saw Thanksgiving as an Act of Northern Aggression (atlasobscura.com)
		157 points by howard941 on Nov 24, 2018 \| 113 comments
12.		Leaving Apple and Google: more devices now supported (e.foundation)
		275 points by prince707 on Nov 24, 2018 \| 183 comments
13.		Euclidean Spaces (meurer.xyz)
		98 points by bemeurer on Nov 24, 2018 \| 11 comments
14.		Real-time 3D Face Reconstruction (github.com/cleardusk)
		126 points by cleardusk on Nov 23, 2018 \| 11 comments
15.		Palm Oil Was Supposed to Help Save the Planet (nytimes.com)
		186 points by inostia on Nov 24, 2018 \| 183 comments
16.		Ask HN: Resources for blind developers and sysadmins?
		197 points by PakG1 on Nov 24, 2018 \| 44 comments
17.		Satpy: Python package for earth-observing satellite data processing (github.com/pytroll)
		107 points by lambdaem on Nov 24, 2018 \| 9 comments
18.		How to Talk to People, According to Terry Gross (nytimes.com)
		204 points by initself on Nov 24, 2018 \| 108 comments
19.		Raspberry Pi WLAN setup (berrylan.org)
		167 points by DoubleMalt on Nov 24, 2018 \| 82 comments
20.		Bali’s 'magic' bamboo homes [video] (bbc.com)
		129 points by pseudolus on Nov 24, 2018 \| 78 comments
21.		The process of open-sourcing BuzzFeed’s single sign-on experience (increment.com)
		138 points by joeyespo on Nov 24, 2018 \| 32 comments
22.		Going to university does not broaden the mind (economist.com)
		212 points by godelmachine on Nov 24, 2018 \| 273 comments
23.		How my sexual health searches ended up in the hands of big tech companies (abc.net.au)
		199 points by humanetech on Nov 24, 2018 \| 90 comments
24.		Why 'flammable ice' could be the future of energy (bbc.com)
		54 points by jonbaer on Nov 23, 2018 \| 39 comments
25.		Scientists find remains of huge ancient herbivore (phys.org)
		54 points by dnetesn on Nov 23, 2018 \| 17 comments
26.		Genetic programming and the halting problem (2006) [video] (youtube.com)
		59 points by henning on Nov 24, 2018 \| 9 comments
27.		Making transparent wood [video] (youtube.com)
		89 points by camtarn on Nov 24, 2018 \| 28 comments
28.		Software Checklist (2014) (solipsys.co.uk)
		92 points by ColinWright on Nov 24, 2018 \| 29 comments
29.		In Defense of “Mindless Rote” (2001) (nychold.com)
		65 points by rlvesco7 on Nov 24, 2018 \| 9 comments
30.		Show HN: Dweb.page – Your Gateway to the Distributed Web (github.com/pactcare)
		70 points by Noc2 on Nov 23, 2018 \| 21 comments
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