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1.
“Warning: Do Not use my mirrors/services until I have reviewed the situation” (gmane.org)
883 points by chummm on Dec 21, 2014 | 157 comments
2.
How to Be an Expert in a Changing World (paulgraham.com)
452 points by jayzalowitz on Dec 21, 2014 | 117 comments
3.
Page load fail makes it difficult to cook cornbread in the woodstove (debian.org)
243 points by JoshTriplett on Dec 21, 2014 | 80 comments
4.
How to Design Programs, Second Edition (neu.edu)
228 points by olalonde on Dec 21, 2014 | 39 comments
5.
So you want to learn type theory (purelytheoretical.com)
169 points by psygnisfive on Dec 21, 2014 | 47 comments
6.
“Openntpd is not vulnerable.” (gmane.org)
126 points by e12e on Dec 20, 2014 | 64 comments
7.
Scientists Find Evidence of Viking Presence in Arctic Canada (sci-news.com)
129 points by Petiver on Dec 21, 2014 | 35 comments
8.
Before Google, Who Knew? (npr.org)
122 points by bhaumik on Dec 21, 2014 | 56 comments
9.
A Spaniard in Samarkand, 1404 (2012) (resobscura.blogspot.com)
112 points by benbreen on Dec 21, 2014 | 5 comments
10.
Apple EFI Firmware Security Vulnerabilities (trmm.net)
150 points by SpaceInvader on Dec 21, 2014 | 51 comments
11.
ShellCheck: a static analysis and linting tool for sh/bash scripts (shellcheck.net)
93 points by pmoriarty on Dec 20, 2014 | 20 comments
12.
N reasons why the spooks love Tribler (torproject.org)
223 points by _wmd on Dec 21, 2014 | 59 comments
13.
Is_computer_on_fire() (2000) (everything2.com)
117 points by adamnemecek on Dec 21, 2014 | 56 comments
14.
“I am not authorizing you to release a Ruby port of Metaphone 3” (github.com/threedaymonk)
300 points by matthewmacleod on Dec 21, 2014 | 208 comments
15.
How ‘Deprogramming’ Kids from How to ‘Do School’ Could Improve Learning (kqed.org)
113 points by ColinWright on Dec 20, 2014 | 73 comments
16.
Reverse-engineering the Kayak app with mitmproxy (shubhro.com)
73 points by shbhrsaha on Dec 20, 2014 | 39 comments
17.
TOCC: A Tool for Obsessive Compulsive Classifiers (t-o-c-c.com)
57 points by pmoriarty on Dec 20, 2014 | 3 comments
18.
U.S. ends TARP with $15.3B profit (cnn.com)
127 points by lxm on Dec 21, 2014 | 90 comments
19.
Gallery of Processor Cache Effects (igoro.com)
119 points by arunc on Dec 21, 2014 | 15 comments
20.
Causal Inference Book (hsph.harvard.edu)
76 points by cottonseed on Dec 21, 2014 | 1 comment
21.
Usenet, updated in real time as it was thirty years ago (olduse.net)
77 points by ukandy on Dec 21, 2014 | 26 comments
22.
A collection of disassembled and commented source of parts of MS-DOS 1.0 (github.com/mist64)
33 points by Audiophilip on Dec 21, 2014 | 6 comments
23.
Algorithms playground for common questions solved in Ruby syntax (github.com/sagivo)
78 points by sagivo on Dec 21, 2014 | 19 comments
24.
Incremental Plans to Improve Python Packaging (curiousefficiency.org)
63 points by pmoriarty on Dec 21, 2014 | 37 comments
25.
How a Massachusetts man invented the global ice market (bostonglobe.com)
74 points by bwanab on Dec 21, 2014 | 6 comments
26.
FizzBuzz Enterprise Edition (github.com/enterprisequalitycoding)
135 points by hglaser on Dec 21, 2014 | 49 comments
27.
“Committed on 22 May 1981” (github.com/mist64)
64 points by galapago on Dec 21, 2014 | 15 comments
28.
Days of the year when Americans are most drunk, visualized (washingtonpost.com)
43 points by percept on Dec 21, 2014 | 6 comments
29.
Volcanic sand has been credited with the longevity of Rome’s ancient monuments (washingtonpost.com)
44 points by danielharan on Dec 21, 2014 | 31 comments
30.
ClojureScript Tutorial (niwi.be)
61 points by falava on Dec 21, 2014 | 4 comments

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