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31.
PHP 5.6.0 (php.net)
73 points by julien_c on Aug 28, 2014 | 14 comments
32.
What would a UK flag look like without Scotland? (creativereview.co.uk)
68 points by chestnut-tree on Aug 28, 2014 | 22 comments
33.
Hidden obstacles for self driving cars (technologyreview.com)
66 points by scottlocklin on Aug 28, 2014 | 81 comments
34.
The Expanding World of Poverty Capitalism (nytimes.com)
63 points by smacktoward on Aug 28, 2014 | 100 comments
35.
Call by Meaning [pdf] (vpri.org)
69 points by da02 on Aug 28, 2014 | 8 comments
36.
Show HN: SuperTrip (supertripgame.com)
69 points by _kcn8 on Aug 28, 2014 | 27 comments
37.
Medicare: Not Such a Budget-Buster Anymore (nytimes.com)
71 points by lcuff on Aug 28, 2014 | 21 comments
38.
Why haven't China's cities learned from America's mistakes? (theguardian.com)
67 points by saeranv on Aug 28, 2014 | 61 comments
39.
SWAT Team Detains Popular Gamer Who Was Live-Streaming ‘Counter-Strike’ (techcrunch.com)
61 points by ColinWright on Aug 28, 2014 | 53 comments
40.
Isobuild: why Meteor created a new package system (meteor.com)
61 points by Mandar on Aug 28, 2014 | 51 comments
41.
Leap Motion sets a course for VR (leapmotion.com)
56 points by stavros on Aug 28, 2014 | 33 comments
42.
Student-Built Apps Teach Colleges a Thing or Two (nytimes.com)
64 points by dnetesn on Aug 28, 2014 | 27 comments
43.
C++14 lambda tutorial (solarianprogrammer.com)
63 points by AlexeyBrin on Aug 28, 2014 | 29 comments
44.
DNA from hagfish being used to synthesize bulletproof slime (vice.com)
60 points by cjfont on Aug 28, 2014 | 11 comments
45.
Brian Stevens to Step Down as CTO of Red Hat (redhat.com)
60 points by guardian5x on Aug 28, 2014 | 15 comments
46.
CoffeeScript 1.8 released (coffeescript.org)
60 points by rayshan on Aug 28, 2014 | 21 comments
47.
Detroit Is America’s Emerging Market (time.com)
59 points by rmason on Aug 28, 2014 | 52 comments
48.
Ophal – A Lua web platform (ophal.org)
58 points by Red_Tarsius on Aug 28, 2014 | 18 comments
49.
How Modular Is Intelligence? (unz.com)
50 points by 2a0c40 on Aug 28, 2014 | 11 comments
50.
Data from Yelp's Dataset Challenge (statwing.com)
56 points by glaugh on Aug 28, 2014 | 6 comments
51.
The criminalisation of American business (economist.com)
47 points by e15ctr0n on Aug 28, 2014 | 69 comments
52.
Orfox: New Firefox-based Android Private/Secure Browser (mayfirst.org)
48 points by conductor on Aug 28, 2014 | 24 comments
53.
Microsoft, Google, others Co-Author Real-Time Communications Specification (msopentech.com)
48 points by AshleysBrain on Aug 28, 2014 | 7 comments
54.
America’s Tech Guru Steps Down, But He’s Not Done Rebooting the Government (wired.com)
47 points by rmason on Aug 28, 2014 | 37 comments
55.
Likely the most painful password hashing discussion you'll ever read (arciszewski.me)
44 points by sarciszewski on Aug 28, 2014 | 110 comments
56.
Mozilla rolls out sponsored tiles to Firefox Nightly’s new tab page (thenextweb.com)
41 points by rukshn on Aug 28, 2014 | 56 comments
57.
The Mathematics of Herding Sheep (vice.com)
45 points by barryhappy on Aug 28, 2014 | 6 comments
58.
Can tiny plankton help reverse climate change? (aeon.co)
40 points by jmadsen on Aug 28, 2014 | 23 comments
59.
What Does It Really Cost to Live in San Francisco? (citylab.com)
39 points by ForHackernews on Aug 28, 2014 | 33 comments
60.
Thinking like a Bézier path (ronnqvi.st)
38 points by shravan on Aug 28, 2014 | 6 comments

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