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1.		What happens if you write a TCP stack in Python? (jvns.ca)
		408 points by jvns on Aug 12, 2014 \| 120 comments
2.		Guacamole – HTML5 Clientless Remote Desktop (guac-dev.org)
		383 points by tux1968 on Aug 12, 2014 \| 78 comments
3.		Law Students Fend Off a Patent Troll (medium.com/patents-technology-law)
		385 points by teachingaway on Aug 12, 2014 \| 81 comments
4.		2014 Fields Medals announced (mathunion.org)
		308 points by johnb556677 on Aug 12, 2014 \| 74 comments
5.		Hack Back – A DIY guide to those without the patience to wait for whistleblowers (langly.fr)
		293 points by anirudhrata on Aug 12, 2014 \| 59 comments
6.		A Reminder To Investors (blog.ycombinator.com)
		275 points by joaodepaula on Aug 12, 2014 \| 272 comments
7.		Sweden Solar System (wikipedia.org)
		224 points by lelf on Aug 12, 2014 \| 40 comments
8.		Errata prompt Intel to disable TSX in Haswell, early Broadwell CPUs (techreport.com)
		206 points by geoffgasior on Aug 12, 2014 \| 83 comments
9.		Set Up to Fail: How Bosses Create Their Own Poor Performers (1998) [pdf] (insead.edu)
		187 points by deathtrader666 on Aug 12, 2014 \| 60 comments
10.		Something is amiss with the Interwebs: BGP is a flapping (sans.edu)
		156 points by btilly on Aug 12, 2014 \| 50 comments
11.		How To Validate Your Business Idea By Testing A Hypothesis (hatchery.io)
		150 points by alex_ka on Aug 12, 2014 \| 58 comments
12.		BlueRobotics – T100 Underwater Thruster (bluerobotics.com)
		140 points by slackpad on Aug 12, 2014 \| 58 comments
13.		Mono 3.6.0 is out (mono-project.com)
		128 points by edsiper2 on Aug 12, 2014 \| 130 comments
14.		Computational Knowledge and the Future of Pure Mathematics (stephenwolfram.com)
		126 points by kylemaxwell on Aug 12, 2014 \| 24 comments
15.		We got our first Delaware tax bill: $74,018.74
		119 points by ccvannorman on Aug 12, 2014 \| 82 comments
16.		BPA-Free Plastic Containers May Be Just as Hazardous (scientificamerican.com)
		116 points by brianbreslin on Aug 12, 2014 \| 95 comments
17.		German Artists Say They Put White Flags on Brooklyn Bridge (nytimes.com)
		115 points by UVB-76 on Aug 12, 2014 \| 81 comments
18.		An FPGA sprite graphics accelerator (andybrown.me.uk)
		108 points by kersny on Aug 12, 2014 \| 21 comments
19.		Proof confirmed of 400-year-old fruit-stacking problem (newscientist.com)
		100 points by andrewljohnson on Aug 12, 2014 \| 31 comments
20.		Traffic Signal Timing Manual: Chapter 4 – Traffic Signal Design (dot.gov)
		96 points by rinesh on Aug 12, 2014 \| 19 comments
21.		Ask HN: Is it just me or why does Docker suck so much?
		97 points by antocv on Aug 12, 2014 \| 84 comments
22.		Backblaze is building a 270 TB storage pod (backblaze.com)
		97 points by LukeLambert on Aug 12, 2014 \| 85 comments
23.		The PlayStation2 vs. the PC (2000) (arstechnica.com)
		91 points by CoolGuySteve on Aug 12, 2014 \| 41 comments
24.		Debugging file corruption on iOS (facebook.com)
		90 points by nspiegelberg on Aug 12, 2014 \| 21 comments
25.		Tegra K1 “Denver” Will Be First 64-bit ARM Processor for Android (nvidia.com)
		83 points by pdknsk on Aug 12, 2014 \| 59 comments
26.		Internet hiccups today? You're not alone. Here's why (zdnet.com)
		75 points by tanglesome on Aug 12, 2014 \| 11 comments
27.		Siri’s Inventors Are Building a New AI (wired.com)
		86 points by cyphersanctus on Aug 12, 2014 \| 44 comments
28.		USB 3.0 Promoter Group Announces USB Type-C Connector Ready for Production [pdf] (usb.org)
		70 points by Deinos on Aug 12, 2014 \| 82 comments
29.		Why Stealing Cars Went Out of Fashion (nytimes.com)
		78 points by benackles on Aug 12, 2014 \| 114 comments
30.		Write Gmail in Emacs the Easy Way: gmail-message-mode (endlessparentheses.com)
		68 points by lelf on Aug 12, 2014 \| 38 comments
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