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31.
Most frequently checked-out books in the history of the New York Public Library (wsj.com)
116 points by bookofjoe on Jan 13, 2020 | 72 comments
32.
US colleges struggling with low enrollment are closing at increasing rate (2019) (cgtn.com)
172 points by oska on Jan 14, 2020 | 282 comments
33.
The case for being a medical conservative (amjmed.com)
83 points by bookofjoe on Jan 13, 2020 | 64 comments
34.
The Deadlock Empire – Slay Dragons, Master Concurrency (2016) (deadlockempire.github.io)
97 points by guessmyname on Jan 13, 2020 | 4 comments
35.
VC List (docs.google.com)
191 points by projectstartups on Jan 14, 2020 | 48 comments
36.
Secretive Surveillance Company Is Selling Cops Cameras Hidden in Gravestones (vice.com)
101 points by Ivoah on Jan 14, 2020 | 53 comments
37.
Language as an intellectual tool: From hieroglyphics to APL (1991) (psu.edu)
98 points by kick on Jan 14, 2020 | 19 comments
38.
Paul Otlet Envisioned the Internet Before Computers, Without Computers (2014) (vice.com)
42 points by dredmorbius on Jan 14, 2020 | 14 comments
39.
_NSAKEY (wikipedia.org)
254 points by basicplus2 on Jan 14, 2020 | 109 comments
40.
'Cancel Culture' Comes to Science? (wsj.com)
212 points by dmagee on Jan 14, 2020 | 321 comments
41.
A billionaire retailer whose shops had no stock (bbc.com)
105 points by antongribok on Jan 13, 2020 | 50 comments
42.
Equinix is acquiring Packet (packet.com)
143 points by jacobwg on Jan 14, 2020 | 59 comments
43.
Away’s former CEO is returning as its co-chief (nytimes.com)
131 points by sarthakjshetty on Jan 14, 2020 | 135 comments
44.
Philosopher Philip Goff answers questions about panpsychism (scientificamerican.com)
209 points by plastic_teeth on Jan 14, 2020 | 342 comments
45.
Show HN: Gter – A terminal for GUI apps (github.com/raoofha)
185 points by raoof on Jan 14, 2020 | 32 comments
46.
Computer-Designed Organisms (cdorgs.github.io)
81 points by hardmaru on Jan 14, 2020 | 5 comments
47.
Panopticon (wikipedia.org)
92 points by hardmaru on Jan 14, 2020 | 42 comments
48.
What to do if you’re stopped by the police (cassandraxia.com)
240 points by cassbot on Jan 14, 2020 | 184 comments
49.
Napoleon’s Vision for a New Imperial Rome (thehistoryblog.com)
65 points by ecliptik on Jan 13, 2020 | 35 comments
50.
The Differential Analyser Explained (2009) (nzfmm.co.nz)
38 points by scottlocklin on Jan 14, 2020 | 3 comments
51.
Noether’s Theorem – A Quick Explanation (2019) (quantum-friend-theory.tumblr.com)
70 points by panic on Jan 13, 2020 | 30 comments
52.
Team Builds the First Living Robots (uvm.edu)
87 points by jonbaer on Jan 13, 2020 | 42 comments
53.
Grindr and OkCupid Spread Personal Details, Study Says (nytimes.com)
136 points by doener on Jan 14, 2020 | 77 comments
54.
How to Be Good: The Philosopher Derek Parfit (2011) (newyorker.com)
46 points by benbreen on Jan 13, 2020 | 6 comments
55.
Positive Steps to Encourage Housing (city-journal.org)
54 points by jseliger on Jan 14, 2020 | 73 comments
56.
How to Read an Unlabeled Sales Chart (2013) (evanmiller.org)
74 points by Tomte on Jan 14, 2020 | 7 comments
57.
The Y2K bug is back, causing headaches for developers again (zdnet.com)
104 points by nikbackm on Jan 14, 2020 | 91 comments
58.
Tell HN: YC is hosting a Work at a Startup Expo in Los Angeles on March 7
51 points by ryankicks on Jan 14, 2020 | 15 comments
59.
Sir Ian McKellen's Lord of the Rings Production Blogs (mckellen.com)
150 points by mhb on Jan 13, 2020 | 12 comments
60.
Pragmatic Array Oriented Functional Programming [video] (jiotalks.com)
41 points by tosh on Jan 14, 2020 | 4 comments

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