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31.
A Tesla Valve (wikipedia.org)
197 points by stazz1 on Dec 18, 2019 | 42 comments
32.
Make CPython segfault in 5 lines of code (gist.github.com)
130 points by coolreader18 on Dec 18, 2019 | 75 comments
33.
How Robert Cottrell of ‘The Browser’ finds the best writing on the web (superorganizers.substack.com)
75 points by dshipper on Dec 19, 2019 | 6 comments
34.
Activity diagram to describe the resolution of HTTP response status codes (github.com/for-get)
113 points by goranmoomin on Dec 19, 2019 | 10 comments
35.
Modular C: Reusable and Maintainable Code Using the C Language (1994) [pdf] (metamodular.com)
92 points by goranmoomin on Dec 19, 2019 | 30 comments
36.
Homoiconicity isn’t the point (2012) (calculist.org)
79 points by goranmoomin on Dec 19, 2019 | 52 comments
37.
An investigation into the smartphone tracking industry (nytimes.com)
405 points by danso on Dec 19, 2019 | 116 comments
38.
Tars: Tencent's microservice RPC framework, open-sourced to Linux Foundation (tarscloud.org)
116 points by tarscloud on Dec 19, 2019 | 101 comments
39.
Ohio gas well blowout leaked more than many countries do in a year (arstechnica.com)
208 points by erentz on Dec 19, 2019 | 81 comments
40.
Stonehenge 1875 family photo may be earliest at monument (bbc.com)
43 points by hooboy on Dec 18, 2019 | 7 comments
41.
The Liar's Walk: Detecting Deception with Gait and Gesture (arxiv.org)
71 points by DyslexicAtheist on Dec 19, 2019 | 61 comments
42.
Commit messages are not titles (2015) (antirez.com)
76 points by arkadiytehgraet on Dec 17, 2019 | 57 comments
43.
A scenario in which the Euler fluid equations fail (quantamagazine.org)
62 points by digital55 on Dec 18, 2019 | 12 comments
44.
Boom Supersonic (YC W16) XB-1 Fuselage Construction Underway (linkedin.com)
76 points by starpilot on Dec 19, 2019 | 38 comments
45.
Welcoming Mozilla to Matrix (matrix.org)
332 points by Arathorn on Dec 19, 2019 | 4 comments
46.
Simulated data: the great equalizer in the AI race? (medium.com/charlesbrun)
69 points by cbrun on Dec 19, 2019 | 54 comments
47.
The Feds Get Permission to Seize Edward Snowden's Book Profits (reason.com)
223 points by buboard on Dec 19, 2019 | 152 comments
48.
Short-lived light sources discovered in the sky (sciencedaily.com)
88 points by lelf on Dec 18, 2019 | 44 comments
49.
RA-10: a new Argentinian multipurpose research nuclear reactor (2011) [pdf] (iaea.org)
49 points by wslh on Dec 19, 2019 | 12 comments
50.
Rob Pike on good commit messages (2014) (groups.google.com)
162 points by uluyol on Dec 19, 2019 | 94 comments
51.
Sound Matters (2011) [pdf] (gsa.gov)
36 points by brudgers on Dec 18, 2019
52.
International Space Station computer gets a heart transplant (esa.int)
74 points by kylegordon on Dec 19, 2019 | 13 comments
53.
NASA’s X-59 Quiet Supersonic Research Aircraft Cleared for Final Assembly (nasa.gov)
90 points by hourislate on Dec 19, 2019 | 60 comments
54.
Contractor admits planting logic bombs in his software (arstechnica.com)
115 points by pkilgore on Dec 19, 2019 | 151 comments
55.
Magic Eye Tube (wikipedia.org)
54 points by Hooke on Dec 18, 2019 | 19 comments
56.
YouTube Created a Generation of Young Stars. Now They Are Getting Burned Out (wsj.com)
113 points by JumpCrisscross on Dec 19, 2019 | 166 comments
57.
How Complex Modern Headlights Can Be (jalopnik.com)
76 points by clouddrover on Dec 19, 2019 | 144 comments
58.
Anki, Jibo, and Kuri: What We Can Learn from Social Robots That Didn't Make It (ieee.org)
36 points by worldvoyageur on Dec 19, 2019 | 21 comments
59.
Automatically finding Codenames clues with GloVe vectors (jsomers.net)
69 points by jsomers on Dec 19, 2019 | 8 comments
60.
Quantum Dominance, Hegemony, and Superiority (scottaaronson.com)
72 points by weinzierl on Dec 19, 2019 | 53 comments

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