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31.
Singapore's electric car-sharing program hits the road (reuters.com)
68 points by rbanffy on Dec 13, 2017 | 46 comments
32.
Zero knowledge proofs – Second challenge of the Hunting of the Snark (qed-it.com)
79 points by danib31 on Dec 14, 2017
33.
Crytek sues Star Citizen devs for copyright infringement, breach of contract (scribd.com)
129 points by doppp on Dec 14, 2017 | 115 comments
34.
Schizophrenia study: Digital avatars to represent hallucinatory voices (mdmag.com)
62 points by callumlocke on Dec 13, 2017 | 14 comments
35.
“I Don’t Know, Probably Made My Usual C” (quoteinvestigator.com)
87 points by agronaut on Dec 14, 2017 | 33 comments
36.
Electromagnetic Water Cloak Eliminates Drag and Wake (duke.edu)
123 points by hardtke on Dec 13, 2017 | 13 comments
37.
The Silicon Valley paradox: one in four people are at risk of hunger (theguardian.com)
151 points by subpar on Dec 12, 2017 | 231 comments
38.
Nearly 5M Americans in Default on Student Loans (wsj.com)
145 points by rayuela on Dec 14, 2017 | 134 comments
39.
The Limits to Growth (1972) [pdf] (donellameadows.org)
101 points by lainon on Dec 13, 2017 | 55 comments
40.
Newly Declassified Documents: NATO Wouldn't Move Past East German Border (nationalinterest.org)
118 points by how-about-this on Dec 14, 2017 | 183 comments
41.
Amazon changes its review policy (madgeniusclub.com)
58 points by fern12 on Dec 13, 2017 | 34 comments
42.
Machine Teaching: Building Machine Learning Systems (arxiv.org)
59 points by bhattisatish on Dec 13, 2017 | 2 comments
43.
Accuracy dominates bias and self-fulfilling prophecy [pdf] (illinois.edu)
42 points by mpweiher on Dec 13, 2017 | 45 comments
44.
A handbook of Ethiopian magic incantations and talisman art (blogs.bl.uk)
63 points by benbreen on Dec 14, 2017 | 12 comments
45.
Cement that absorbs greenhouse gases instead of emitting them (qz.com)
76 points by Hooke on Dec 12, 2017 | 17 comments
46.
Engineers create plants that glow (phys.org)
62 points by dnetesn on Dec 13, 2017 | 33 comments
47.
Super Smash Bros. Melee: An “Untouchable” Agent (arxiv.org)
64 points by jasonjmcghee on Dec 14, 2017 | 26 comments
48.
Is AlphaZero really a breakthrough in AI? (medium.com/josecamachocollados)
114 points by borisjabes on Dec 13, 2017 | 81 comments
49.
The Ghost and the Princess (laphamsquarterly.org)
28 points by pepys on Dec 13, 2017
50.
Don't get caught up in blockchain hype (apnic.net)
123 points by ggm on Dec 14, 2017 | 151 comments
51.
Announcing the OpenFaaS Function Store (alexellis.io)
60 points by alexellisuk on Dec 13, 2017 | 17 comments
52.
U.S. Wildfire Causes 1980-2016 (jillhubley.com)
35 points by thebent on Dec 13, 2017 | 14 comments
53.
Does China’s J-20 rival other stealth fighters? (csis.org)
61 points by protomyth on Dec 14, 2017 | 60 comments
54.
‘A different dimension of loss’: inside the great insect die-off (theguardian.com)
87 points by kawera on Dec 14, 2017 | 2 comments
55.
Show HN: Jazzle – An Innovative, Fast Transpiler for ECMAScript 2015 and later (github.com/jazzleware)
61 points by FailorTwist on Dec 13, 2017 | 18 comments
56.
Why Is Giving Birth So Hard? Revisiting the 'Obstetrical Dilemma' (theatlantic.com)
60 points by chmaynard on Dec 12, 2017 | 60 comments
57.
The Mirai Botnet Was Part of a College Student Minecraft Scheme (wired.com)
103 points by jgrahamc on Dec 13, 2017 | 62 comments
58.
One-third of Puerto Rico still doesn't have power (axios.com)
88 points by rbanffy on Dec 14, 2017 | 20 comments
59.
Google’s Pixel Buds won’t change the world (1843magazine.com)
80 points by plg on Dec 14, 2017 | 69 comments
60.
Patrick Leigh Fermor: A Life in Letters (barnesandnoble.com)
14 points by Thevet on Dec 14, 2017 | 6 comments

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