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31.		The Sports Bubble Is About to Pop (thedailybeast.com)
		153 points by gabbo on Dec 7, 2015 \| 168 comments
32.		No lens? No problem for FlatCam (opli.net)
		86 points by fezz on Dec 7, 2015 \| 32 comments
33.		Undercover Activists Buy Off Professors in Climate Sting (good.is)
		196 points by hiraki9 on Dec 8, 2015 \| 91 comments
34.		The genetic code now has a workable text editor (aeon.co)
		83 points by walterbell on Dec 7, 2015 \| 45 comments
35.		Vermont utility says it will be the first to install Tesla powerwalls in the US (arstechnica.co.uk)
		80 points by nkurz on Dec 8, 2015 \| 20 comments
36.		It’s time for doctors to apologise to their ME patients (telegraph.co.uk)
		44 points by bloke_zero on Dec 7, 2015 \| 32 comments
37.		LeBron James Signs Unprecedented Lifetime Contract with Nike (bloomberg.com)
		53 points by adventured on Dec 8, 2015 \| 34 comments
38.		What’s in a web browser (medium.com/camaelon)
		76 points by ismavis on Dec 7, 2015 \| 3 comments
39.		Grand Image Compression Challenge at ICIP 2016 (jpeg.org)
		45 points by 112233 on Dec 8, 2015 \| 20 comments
40.		Sssgen: Make static websites simple again (ehuber.info)
		59 points by edmundhuber on Dec 8, 2015 \| 34 comments
41.		How Solar Power Could Slay the Fossil Fuel Empire (2014) (vice.com)
		65 points by kafkaesq on Dec 7, 2015 \| 72 comments
42.		Bootstrapping trust in compilers (owlfolio.org)
		50 points by ingve on Dec 7, 2015 \| 20 comments
43.		How to stop a DDoS attack (fastmail.com)
		114 points by robn_fastmail on Dec 7, 2015 \| 27 comments
44.		java.nio.file.WatchService is subtly broken on Linux (omega-prime.co.uk)
		85 points by lelf on Dec 7, 2015 \| 6 comments
45.		Phan by Etsy – A Static Analyzer for PHP 7+ (github.com/etsy)
		113 points by nikolay on Dec 4, 2015 \| 60 comments
46.		Richard Prince, the world’s highest-grossing “photographer” (priceonomics.com)
		101 points by pmcpinto on Dec 7, 2015 \| 113 comments
47.		Pipelines: Visualize software release workflow (distelli.com)
		40 points by chase202 on Dec 8, 2015 \| 13 comments
48.		Google Ventures Dials Down Seed Deals, Urges Mature Startups to Go Public (wsj.com)
		57 points by T-A on Dec 8, 2015 \| 11 comments
49.		Qualcomm Is Accused of Violating Antitrust Rules in Europe (nytimes.com)
		40 points by pavornyoh on Dec 8, 2015 \| 16 comments
50.		When Popular Fiction Isn’t Popular: Genre, Literary, and the Myths of Popularity (electricliterature.com)
		31 points by kawera on Dec 7, 2015 \| 10 comments
51.		Attempting the first unsupported, unassisted solo crossing of Antarctic landmass (shackletonsolo.org)
		34 points by hownottowrite on Dec 7, 2015 \| 17 comments
52.		Paredit.js – structured navigation and editing of s-expressions (kra.hn)
		60 points by michaelsbradley on Dec 8, 2015 \| 5 comments
53.		GPU Platforms Set to Lengthen Deep Learning Reach (nextplatform.com)
		34 points by jonbaer on Dec 7, 2015 \| 7 comments
54.		How Steve Ballmer Got So Much of Microsoft (2014) (forbes.com/sites/georgeanders)
		65 points by bane on Dec 8, 2015 \| 31 comments
55.		Image Shows a Dolphin's Echolocated Impression of a Submerged Human (discovery.com)
		60 points by eric_h on Dec 7, 2015 \| 23 comments
56.		Show HN: Paypyrus – Electronic money in physical form with Venmo (github.com/cydrobolt)
		25 points by cydrobolt on Dec 8, 2015 \| 16 comments
57.		Tech Startup Crowdfunding Isn’t All It’s Cracked Up to Be (wsj.com)
		41 points by mgav on Dec 7, 2015 \| 50 comments
58.		The Smartphone Changed the Refugee Crisis (wired.com)
		32 points by kawera on Dec 7, 2015 \| 9 comments
59.		Beijing smog ‘red alert’ issued (independent.co.uk)
		64 points by zerotosixty on Dec 7, 2015 \| 54 comments
60.		Europe Moving Toward Single Digital Market (nytimes.com)
		49 points by JumpCrisscross on Dec 7, 2015 \| 10 comments
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