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31.		Battle of the bulges: Have astronomers been wrong about spiral galaxies? (2019) (syfy.com)
		57 points by breadbox on Jan 23, 2020 \| 29 comments
32.		Rolls-Royce plans mini nuclear reactors by 2029 (bbc.co.uk)
		223 points by goodcanadian on Jan 24, 2020 \| 347 comments
33.		A BNF Parser in Forth (1992) (bradrodriguez.com)
		78 points by akkartik on Jan 23, 2020 \| 12 comments
34.		What can you use instead of Google and Facebook? (bbc.com)
		235 points by hhs on Jan 24, 2020 \| 320 comments
35.		Police begin operational use of live facial recognition technology in London (met.police.uk)
		141 points by borjamoya on Jan 24, 2020 \| 48 comments
36.		Master of Orion (filfre.net)
		250 points by doppp on Jan 24, 2020 \| 159 comments
37.		Lake Salagou was designed to drown the village of Celles, but never did (atlasobscura.com)
		36 points by acsillag on Jan 23, 2020 \| 15 comments
38.		Noticing You're Confused (arr.am)
		206 points by Nyubis on Jan 24, 2020 \| 94 comments
39.		Mars rover is frozen in place following software error (extremetech.com)
		148 points by jonbaer on Jan 24, 2020 \| 70 comments
40.		What does “execution dependent” mean? (2009) (johnaugust.com)
		28 points by swibbler on Jan 22, 2020 \| 11 comments
41.		Clojure – Fascinated, Disappointed, Astonished (2016) (lewandowski.io)
		138 points by systems on Jan 24, 2020 \| 112 comments
42.		The Car Bundle (danco.substack.com)
		37 points by yoloswagins on Jan 24, 2020 \| 59 comments
43.		The C++ Lifetime Profile: How It Plans to Make C++ Code Safer (pspdfkit.com)
		122 points by ingve on Jan 24, 2020 \| 51 comments
44.		Precision Opportunities for Demanded Bits in LLVM (regehr.org)
		54 points by luu on Jan 24, 2020 \| 7 comments
45.		Yes Silver Bullet (2019) (ploeh.dk)
		110 points by wheresvic3 on Jan 24, 2020 \| 72 comments
46.		What Neapolitans understand about death (better than most) (lithub.com)
		51 points by Vigier on Jan 23, 2020 \| 43 comments
47.		Opening up search is an ethical imperative (opensourceconnections.com)
		83 points by softwaredoug on Jan 23, 2020 \| 33 comments
48.		US Department of Justice Argues Assange Has No First Amendment Rights (wsws.org)
		153 points by silasdb on Jan 24, 2020 \| 148 comments
49.		Amazon Prime video gives amateur how-to’s, conspiracy theories a stage (wsj.com)
		94 points by vo2maxer on Jan 24, 2020 \| 127 comments
50.		Questions to Ask at the Start of a New Software Project (atomicobject.com)
		118 points by philk10 on Jan 24, 2020 \| 32 comments
51.		Man diagnosed with coronavirus near Seattle is being treated largely by a robot (cnn.com)
		130 points by tchalla on Jan 24, 2020 \| 139 comments
52.		The Yang Gang and Its Bots (medium.com/bellmar)
		110 points by mbellotti on Jan 22, 2020 \| 179 comments
53.		Off-Peak Public Transport Usage (pedestrianobservations.com)
		61 points by luu on Jan 24, 2020 \| 59 comments
54.		Robotic gripper uses acoustic levitation for contact-free manipulation (newatlas.com)
		63 points by sahin on Jan 24, 2020 \| 19 comments
55.		YouTube moderators forced to sign statement acknowledging job can give them PTSD (theverge.com)
		152 points by untog on Jan 24, 2020 \| 206 comments
56.		Ask HN: What change in your programming technique has been most transformative?
		236 points by dmux on Jan 23, 2020 \| 208 comments
57.		China building 1k-bed hospital over the weekend to treat coronavirus (reuters.com)
		114 points by tosh on Jan 24, 2020 \| 126 comments
58.		Pharmaceutical Executive Sentenced To 66 Months In Prison In Opioid Trial (npr.org)
		96 points by anigbrowl on Jan 23, 2020 \| 68 comments
59.		Nuclear waste recycled into diamond batteries (independent.co.uk)
		86 points by montalbano on Jan 24, 2020 \| 58 comments
60.		How to Read Self-Help (tjcx.me)
		103 points by tomjcleveland on Jan 24, 2020 \| 42 comments
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