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1.
I Miss Microsoft Encarta (hanselman.com)
1198 points by zdw on Aug 19, 2019 | 406 comments
2.
Information operations directed at Hong Kong (blog.twitter.com)
1116 points by whatok on Aug 19, 2019 | 441 comments
3.
OpenDrop: An Open Source AirDrop Implementation (github.com/seemoo-lab)
813 points by vsurabhi on Aug 19, 2019 | 222 comments
4.
How to Build Good Software (csc.gov.sg)
1016 points by jingwen on Aug 19, 2019 | 239 comments
5.
Every productivity thought I've ever had, as concisely as possible (guzey.com)
634 points by less_penguiny on Aug 19, 2019 | 158 comments
6.
We Have Ruined Childhood (nytimes.com)
571 points by daegloe on Aug 18, 2019 | 484 comments
7.
Kerbal Space Program 2 (kerbalspaceprogram.com)
661 points by xucheng on Aug 19, 2019 | 228 comments
8.
Performance Matters (hillelwayne.com)
401 points by MattGrommes on Aug 16, 2019 | 136 comments
9.
How Rust optimizes async/await (tmandry.gitlab.io)
351 points by tmandry on Aug 19, 2019 | 123 comments
10.
Rules for Intuitive UX (learnui.design)
440 points by stanislavb on Aug 18, 2019 | 113 comments
11.
Removing Coordinated Inauthentic Behavior from China (fb.com)
396 points by lawrenceyan on Aug 19, 2019 | 117 comments
12.
Why Const Doesn't Make C Code Faster (theartofmachinery.com)
291 points by mnem on Aug 19, 2019 | 190 comments
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Cerebras Systems unveils a 1.2T transistor chip for AI (venturebeat.com)
227 points by modeless on Aug 19, 2019 | 263 comments
14.
Statement on the Purpose of a Corporation (businessroundtable.org)
258 points by neolander on Aug 19, 2019 | 199 comments
15.
Open letter from an Android developer to the Google Play team (medium.com/tokata)
357 points by janpio on Aug 18, 2019 | 231 comments
16.
Wireless Carrier Throttling of Online Video Is Pervasive: Study (bloomberg.com)
197 points by pseudolus on Aug 19, 2019 | 170 comments
17.
Show HN: Chart.xkcd – Xkcd-styled chart library (github.com/timqian)
435 points by timqian on Aug 19, 2019 | 41 comments
18.
Nigerian Teens Are Making Sci-Fi Shorts with Slick Visual Effects (kottke.org)
343 points by kwindla on Aug 19, 2019 | 54 comments
19.
The answer to “Will you mentor me?” is no (2010) (pindancing.blogspot.com)
294 points by brudgers on Aug 16, 2019 | 81 comments
20.
Rendering on the Web (developers.google.com)
138 points by kaycebasques on Aug 19, 2019 | 98 comments
21.
Fearing data privacy issues, Google cuts some Android phone data for carriers (reuters.com)
83 points by jmsflknr on Aug 19, 2019 | 24 comments
22.
Why Did China Just Devalue the Yuan? How Trade Works with Free-Floating Currency (cassandracapital.net)
311 points by joshuafkon on Aug 19, 2019 | 166 comments
23.
A look back: The Bloomberg Keyboard (2017) (bloomberg.com)
112 points by bookofjoe on Aug 19, 2019 | 55 comments
24.
Using the Golden Research Engine to Query the Y Combinator S19 Batch (golden.com)
63 points by judegomila on Aug 18, 2019 | 12 comments
25.
Handler beliefs affect scent detection dog outcomes (2011) (springer.com)
110 points by ColanR on Aug 19, 2019 | 55 comments
26.
The D-Day rehearsal that cost 800 lives (2014) (bbc.com)
103 points by smacktoward on Aug 19, 2019 | 52 comments
27.
Early Years of Computer Gaming: Steve Russell and Nolan Bushnell (2002) [video] (youtube.com)
44 points by masswerk on Aug 19, 2019 | 7 comments
28.
SoftBank plans to lend $20B to its CEO and employees amid volatile markets (mazech.com)
109 points by lettergram on Aug 19, 2019 | 77 comments
29.
Richard Sorge: The Soviet Union’s Master Spy (spectator.co.uk)
91 points by benbreen on Aug 19, 2019 | 8 comments
30.
SharpScript (sharpscript.net)
156 points by mythz on Aug 19, 2019 | 51 comments

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