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31.		Pygments, a generic syntax highlighter (pygments.org)
		85 points by tilt on Feb 16, 2015 \| 36 comments
32.		To a child, often the box a toy came in is more appealing than the toy itself (vincentsanders.blogspot.com)
		60 points by edward on Feb 16, 2015 \| 28 comments
33.		Megaupload programmer goes to prison for one year (justice.gov)
		150 points by xyby on Feb 16, 2015 \| 147 comments
34.		Architecture of FPGAs and CPLDs: A Tutorial [pdf] (toronto.edu)
		42 points by liyanage on Feb 15, 2015 \| 2 comments
35.		Could driverless cars own themselves? (bbc.com)
		79 points by mortenjorck on Feb 16, 2015 \| 60 comments
36.		You can't control the internet. GCHQ needs to grow up and accept it (telegraph.co.uk)
		123 points by edward on Feb 16, 2015 \| 45 comments
37.		History, Sugar and Sex: Why Mixed Drinks Were Terrible for 30 Years (talkingpointsmemo.com)
		87 points by samclemens on Feb 16, 2015 \| 95 comments
38.		Sticking a Hand Through Time: Adventures on the call stack (illinois.edu)
		47 points by maplant on Feb 16, 2015 \| 13 comments
39.		Testing HTTP caching in Go (sanarias.com)
		65 points by santiaago on Feb 16, 2015 \| 6 comments
40.		Nukes ready to fly (files.wordpress.com)
		98 points by nherment on Feb 16, 2015 \| 114 comments
41.		Show HN: OWebl – An OCaml Web Framework (github.com/eatonphil)
		55 points by eatonphil on Feb 16, 2015 \| 12 comments
42.		Ask HN: Did you use Dokku or Flynn in 2014? Was it worth it?
		51 points by hayksaakian on Feb 15, 2015 \| 44 comments
43.		An interactive video of the Chelyabinsk asteroid event (asteroidday.org)
		36 points by jcurbo on Feb 16, 2015 \| 7 comments
44.		What's Wrong with Public Intellectuals? (chronicle.com)
		41 points by benbreen on Feb 16, 2015 \| 21 comments
45.		FAA proposes rules for drone use; Obama issues curbs on surveillance (washingtonpost.com)
		34 points by petethomas on Feb 16, 2015 \| 6 comments
46.		An Investor Wanted to Give Me $50,000. Here’s Why I Said No (gutsybroads.com)
		122 points by emmatessler on Feb 16, 2015 \| 188 comments
47.		Facebook's Name Policy Strikes Again, This Time at Native Americans (eff.org)
		87 points by CapitalistCartr on Feb 16, 2015 \| 37 comments
48.		Puzzlebox Orbit: A brain-controlled helicopter (puzzlebox.io)
		14 points by flipchart on Feb 16, 2015 \| 3 comments
49.		Ask HN: Hacking concerns: does it make a difference which OS I run my SAAS on?
		38 points by hoodoof on Feb 16, 2015 \| 33 comments
50.		Lack of CSPRNG Threatens WordPress Sites (threatpost.com)
		36 points by davio on Feb 16, 2015 \| 16 comments
51.		Ask HN: As a young developer, how can I launch a successful freelancing career?
		70 points by kiraken on Feb 16, 2015 \| 42 comments
52.		Porter Plug – Display related HN stories right on GitHub repo page (porter.io)
		16 points by adieu on Feb 16, 2015 \| 5 comments
53.		Did GCHQ illegally spy on you? (privacyinternational.org)
		66 points by dominicgs on Feb 16, 2015 \| 5 comments
54.		Silicon C++14 Web Framework Documentation (siliconframework.org)
		49 points by matt42 on Feb 16, 2015 \| 28 comments
55.		Apple will Not buy Tesla for $75b in 18 months (brunozzi.com)
		51 points by simonebrunozzi on Feb 16, 2015 \| 66 comments
56.		Is Svbtle Dead? (layervault.com)
		56 points by mparramon on Feb 16, 2015 \| 11 comments
57.		[dupe] How (!not) to make a 404 page (bloomberg.com)
		62 points by wiresurfer on Feb 16, 2015 \| 23 comments
58.		Memcached design and comparison with Redis (key-value-stories.blogspot.com)
		36 points by leventov on Feb 16, 2015 \| 9 comments
59.		Bug Report 949446: “i can see all source code of all projects” (bugzilla.mozilla.org)
		88 points by asaddhamani on Feb 16, 2015 \| 28 comments
60.		Are You Living In a Computer Simulation? (2003) (simulation-argument.com)
		52 points by theunamedguy on Feb 16, 2015 \| 60 comments
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