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1.		Making SQL Server run on Linux (technet.microsoft.com)
		334 points by kogir on Dec 18, 2016 \| 140 comments
2.		Single-file C/C++ public-domain/open source libraries with minimal dependencies (github.com/nothings)
		303 points by brakmic on Dec 17, 2016 \| 64 comments
3.		God's Number is 20 (2010) (cube20.org)
		259 points by rishabhd on Dec 17, 2016 \| 56 comments
4.		Wolfenstein 3D – Gameboy cartridge with co-processor (happydaze.se)
		493 points by phoboslab on Dec 18, 2016 \| 55 comments
5.		How Unix made it to the top (tuhs.org)
		313 points by jsnell on Dec 18, 2016 \| 122 comments
6.		Gimli Glider (wikipedia.org)
		385 points by numlocked on Dec 18, 2016 \| 198 comments
7.		Maya – Python Datetimes for Humans (kennethreitz.org)
		350 points by kenneth_reitz on Dec 18, 2016 \| 167 comments
8.		Swift: Challenges and Opportunity for Language and Compiler Research [pdf] (ibm.com)
		158 points by Jerry2 on Dec 18, 2016 \| 90 comments
9.		Frequent sauna bathing can reduce the risk of dementia (sciencebulletin.org)
		232 points by upen on Dec 18, 2016 \| 151 comments
10.		The Longflow Manifesto (github.com/nax)
		204 points by pkolaczk on Dec 18, 2016 \| 181 comments
11.		Henry Heimlich has died (npr.org)
		112 points by happy-go-lucky on Dec 17, 2016 \| 24 comments
12.		Show HN: Learn how to build a small Twitter clone in 7 days (trysparkschool.com)
		190 points by shane_burkhart on Dec 17, 2016 \| 63 comments
13.		Growth as a false signal in Y Combinator startups (techcrunch.com)
		149 points by happy-go-lucky on Dec 18, 2016 \| 44 comments
14.		Graphene-Fed Silkworms Produce a Super-Strong Silk That Conducts Electricity (futurism.com)
		136 points by indexerror on Dec 18, 2016 \| 41 comments
15.		An Incremental Approach to Compiler Construction (2006) [pdf] (schemeworkshop.org)
		157 points by xorbox on Dec 18, 2016 \| 19 comments
16.		Ask HN: How do I get freelance developer jobs?
		433 points by jamesmp98 on Dec 18, 2016 \| 108 comments
17.		Technology in Hostile States: Ten Principles for User Protection (torproject.org)
		177 points by subliminalpanda on Dec 18, 2016 \| 17 comments
18.		JavaScript frameworks and topics to learn in 2017 (medium.com/javascript-scene)
		202 points by kp25 on Dec 18, 2016 \| 114 comments
19.		Programming Is Forgetting: Toward a New Hacker Ethic (opentranscripts.org)
		224 points by Espressosaurus on Dec 18, 2016 \| 126 comments
20.		WebAssembly initial steps tutorial (tutorials.technology)
		125 points by llazzaro on Dec 18, 2016 \| 25 comments
21.		WoSign and letsencrypt.cn (groups.google.com)
		206 points by arthur2e5 on Dec 18, 2016 \| 60 comments
22.		How Albuquerque helped its homeless population and saved money in the process (politico.com)
		116 points by danso on Dec 17, 2016 \| 41 comments
23.		GNU Hurd 0.9, GNU Mach 1.8, GNU MIG 1.8 Released (gnu.org)
		131 points by terrestrial on Dec 18, 2016 \| 63 comments
24.		Scanadu to shut down support for its Scout device and customers are mad (techcrunch.com)
		105 points by matco11 on Dec 18, 2016 \| 59 comments
25.		Student Lets Thief Steal His Phone, Spies on Him for Documentary [video] (boredpanda.com)
		292 points by dragonbonheur on Dec 18, 2016 \| 142 comments
26.		Data diversity: Preserving variety in data sets should aid machine learning (news.mit.edu)
		50 points by upen on Dec 18, 2016 \| 5 comments
27.		Much of the Greenland ice sheet appears to have melted about a million years ago (gizmodo.com)
		56 points by curtis on Dec 18, 2016 \| 37 comments
28.		Code Inflation (2015) [pdf] (spinroot.com)
		82 points by saretired on Dec 18, 2016 \| 37 comments
29.		Citus' Replication Model: Today and Tomorrow (citusdata.com)
		47 points by aamederen on Dec 17, 2016 \| 9 comments
30.		Why physicists still use Fortran (moreisdifferent.com)
		205 points by urs on Dec 18, 2016 \| 211 comments
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