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31.		Type Systems (2004) [pdf] (lucacardelli.name)
		96 points by tosh on Aug 31, 2017 \| 56 comments
32.		What's Functional Programming All About? (lihaoyi.com)
		341 points by punnerud on Aug 31, 2017 \| 139 comments
33.		Show HN: A neural net that critiques your logo (brandmark.io)
		152 points by Jack000 on Aug 30, 2017 \| 61 comments
34.		Tesla Model S Hits 300k Miles with less than $11k maintenance costs (tesloop.com)
		181 points by bspn on Aug 31, 2017 \| 135 comments
35.		History of Flash and Ilford Flashguns (photomemorabilia.co.uk)
		29 points by brudgers on Aug 31, 2017 \| 6 comments
36.		Does disabling Wi-Fi prevent my Android phone from sending Wi-Fi frames? [pdf] (inria.fr)
		123 points by fanf2 on Aug 31, 2017 \| 115 comments
37.		Blum: “The proof is wrong. I shall elaborate precisely what the mistake is.” (arxiv.org)
		258 points by _ugfj on Aug 31, 2017 \| 78 comments
38.		The Simplest React Stack – Part 1: Bootstrapping and State Management (medium.com/solkimicreb)
		73 points by thenewestkid on Aug 31, 2017 \| 31 comments
39.		CIA 'Angelfire' covert Windows malware system (wikileaks.org)
		180 points by DeusExMachina on Aug 31, 2017 \| 77 comments
40.		Nanocoin – A minimal cryptocurrency implemented in Haskell (github.com/tdietert)
		171 points by lambdaxdotx on Aug 31, 2017 \| 8 comments
41.		Joseph Polchinski: Memories of a Theoretical Physicist (arxiv.org)
		45 points by sohkamyung on Aug 31, 2017 \| 3 comments
42.		A Guide to Crypto Currencies (mycrypto.guide)
		195 points by frag on Aug 31, 2017 \| 46 comments
43.		SanDisk crams 400GB into a microSD card (engadget.com)
		139 points by jonbaer on Aug 31, 2017 \| 120 comments
44.		The Accidental Elitist: Academia is too important to be left to academics (thebaffler.com)
		62 points by jseliger on Aug 31, 2017 \| 58 comments
45.		‘Anonymous’ Chat App Hijacks Contact Data (bishopfox.com)
		73 points by dsr12 on Aug 31, 2017 \| 61 comments
46.		Postmates laid off all its city managers yesterday (techcrunch.com)
		104 points by artsandsci on Aug 31, 2017 \| 109 comments
47.		The Development of the C Language (bell-labs.com)
		117 points by biffa on Aug 30, 2017 \| 22 comments
48.		The Unreasonable Effectiveness of Dynamic Typing for Practical Programs [video] (infoq.com)
		60 points by tosh on Aug 31, 2017 \| 69 comments
49.		What Happened to Gaza’s Apollo Statue? (2014) (aljazeera.com)
		46 points by diodorus on Aug 30, 2017 \| 6 comments
50.		A Discussion on Dijkstra's Algorithm (windupdurb.com)
		46 points by WindUpDurb on Aug 30, 2017 \| 10 comments
51.		Documentation and Analysis of the Linux Random Number Generator [pdf] (bund.de)
		40 points by signa11 on Aug 31, 2017
52.		India demonetisation fails to purge black money (ft.com)
		102 points by happy-go-lucky on Aug 31, 2017 \| 82 comments
53.		Ex-CIA Agent Raises $40M to Find Every 'Thing' on the Web in Just One Hour (forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster)
		82 points by rbanffy on Aug 31, 2017 \| 38 comments
54.		Apple Balks at Higher Web-Access Fees After $1B Video Bet (bloomberg.com)
		72 points by mcone on Aug 31, 2017 \| 51 comments
55.		[dupe] Breakthrough detects repeating fast radio bursts coming from distant galaxy (universetoday.com)
		69 points by xzzulz on Aug 31, 2017 \| 5 comments
56.		Possibility of explosion at Arkema chemical plant near Houston (arkema-americas.com)
		80 points by mbgaxyz on Aug 31, 2017 \| 40 comments
57.		Court: Locating suspect via stingray requires a warrant (arstechnica.com)
		59 points by mondoshawan on Aug 31, 2017 \| 7 comments
58.		Node.js Express API development security checklist (smalldata.tech)
		50 points by wheresvic1 on Aug 31, 2017 \| 8 comments
59.		Fans Watch Taylor Swift. Economists Watch the Fans (bloomberg.com)
		40 points by kawera on Aug 31, 2017 \| 65 comments
60.		Why the German elections matter to the rest of the world (cnn.com)
		56 points by Tomte on Aug 31, 2017 \| 25 comments
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