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1.
Do you need a VPN? (blog.mozilla.org)
969 points by thesumofall on Oct 30, 2017 | 479 comments
2.
Anvil: full stack web apps built only with Python (anvil.works)
542 points by galfarragem on Oct 30, 2017 | 200 comments
3.
Google, Facebook, and Amazon have fundamentally transformed the web (staltz.com)
712 points by staltz on Oct 30, 2017 | 323 comments
4.
Simplicity: A New Language for Blockchains [pdf] (blockstream.com)
300 points by TD-Linux on Oct 30, 2017 | 95 comments
5.
The quest to evolve neural networks through evolutionary algorithms (oreilly.com)
213 points by hardmaru on Oct 30, 2017 | 104 comments
6.
F* – An ML-like functional programming language aimed at program verification (fstar-lang.org)
264 points by philonoist on Oct 30, 2017 | 95 comments
7.
Algo trading digital assets (johnmathews.eu)
167 points by mthwsjc_ on Oct 30, 2017 | 53 comments
8.
Near Future of Programming Languages [pdf] (stephendiehl.com)
385 points by myth_drannon on Oct 30, 2017 | 292 comments
9.
Firefox takes a bite out of the canvas ‘super cookie’ (sophos.com)
383 points by robin_reala on Oct 30, 2017 | 130 comments
10.
The 'Manhattan of the Desert': Shibam, Yemen's Ancient Skyscraper City (2015) (archdaily.com)
188 points by Mz on Oct 30, 2017 | 46 comments
11.
Scaling the GitLab database (about.gitlab.com)
228 points by fanf2 on Oct 30, 2017 | 107 comments
12.
The Line Between Aggressive and Crazy (rhsfinancial.com)
171 points by apsec112 on Oct 29, 2017 | 37 comments
13.
Ask HN: We have a great team and capital but can't find a good idea
337 points by 0bsidian on Oct 30, 2017 | 550 comments
14.
How a destructive idea paved the way for modern math (nautil.us)
209 points by dnetesn on Oct 30, 2017 | 53 comments
15.
The State of Data Science and Machine Learning (kaggle.com)
254 points by ishan_dikshit on Oct 30, 2017 | 42 comments
16.
Oldest recorded solar eclipse helps date the Egyptian pharaohs (cam.ac.uk)
152 points by fanf2 on Oct 30, 2017 | 80 comments
17.
Show HN: Simple Deep Learning Tutorials using Microsoft Cognitive Toolkit (github.com/astorfi)
126 points by irsina on Oct 29, 2017 | 19 comments
18.
Advantages of Tcl over Lisp (2005) (tcl.tk)
75 points by tonyjstark on Oct 29, 2017 | 41 comments
19.
Inadequacy and Modesty (lesserwrong.com)
223 points by JoshTriplett on Oct 29, 2017 | 102 comments
20.
Fun facts about Rust's growing popularity (jonathanturner.org)
271 points by JoshTriplett on Oct 30, 2017 | 128 comments
21.
Build a Business, not an App (standardnotes.org)
203 points by mobitar on Oct 30, 2017 | 18 comments
22.
Show HN: Vehicle Detection – using machine learning and computer vision (github.com/tatsuyah)
153 points by tsy on Oct 30, 2017 | 21 comments
23.
Kotlin Features I miss most in Java (simon-wirtz.de)
147 points by curtis on Oct 29, 2017 | 131 comments
24.
Arcosanti, Paolo Soleri’s Arizona experiment in urban planning (vice.com)
101 points by anarbadalov on Oct 30, 2017 | 55 comments
25.
Implementing VisiCalc (2003) (landley.net)
100 points by mr_golyadkin on Oct 30, 2017 | 17 comments
26.
So you want to write a type checker (2014) (languagengine.co)
152 points by ChickeNES on Oct 30, 2017 | 98 comments
27.
Deepo: a Docker image containing almost all popular deep learning frameworks (github.com/ufoym)
194 points by ufoym on Oct 30, 2017 | 38 comments
28.
How to write a JavaScript-free todo app using just HTML and CSS (mattzeunert.com)
149 points by mostlystatic on Oct 30, 2017 | 46 comments
29.
How North Korea Smuggled 87 US Scout Helicopters (nationalinterest.org)
102 points by SEJeff on Oct 29, 2017 | 21 comments
30.
Crafting Interpreters: Classes (craftinginterpreters.com)
132 points by benhoyt on Oct 30, 2017 | 32 comments

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