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1.
DuckDB – An embeddable SQL database like SQLite, but supports Postgres features (duckdb.org)
801 points by goranmoomin on Sept 20, 2020 | 160 comments
2.
uMatrix has been archived (github.com/gorhill)
631 points by bscphil on Sept 20, 2020 | 214 comments
3.
The Social Dilemma (thesocialdilemma.com)
577 points by vinceleo on Sept 20, 2020 | 405 comments
4.
FinCEN Files show trillions in tainted dollars flow freely through major banks (icij.org)
539 points by mhoad on Sept 20, 2020 | 212 comments
5.
Let's Encrypt's New Root and Intermediate Certificates (letsencrypt.org)
448 points by arkadiyt on Sept 20, 2020 | 174 comments
6.
We need physical audio kill switches (rubenerd.com)
453 points by stargrave on Sept 20, 2020 | 434 comments
7.
Robert Gore has died (bbc.com)
193 points by leephillips on Sept 20, 2020 | 89 comments
8.
Laid Off, Now What? (bharathpbhat.github.io)
402 points by bbhat on Sept 20, 2020 | 362 comments
9.
Kraken Wins Bank Charter Approval (kraken.com)
227 points by kensai on Sept 20, 2020 | 115 comments
10.
A Few Rules for Predicting the Future (2000) (archive.org)
196 points by DyslexicAtheist on Sept 18, 2020 | 56 comments
11.
Backing up data like the adult I supposedly am (magnusson.io)
207 points by miked85 on Sept 19, 2020 | 146 comments
12.
Marc Andreessen on productivity, scheduling, reading habits, work (a16z.com)
289 points by lxm on Sept 20, 2020 | 99 comments
13.
Raspberry Pi – UASP, Trim, and Boot Performance via USB (jeffgeerling.com)
220 points by geerlingguy on Sept 20, 2020 | 47 comments
14.
Trump’s WeChat curbs halted by judge on free speech concerns (bloomberg.com)
259 points by JumpCrisscross on Sept 20, 2020 | 374 comments
15.
Mouse found atop a 22,000-foot volcano, breaking world record (nationalgeographic.com)
190 points by greenyoda on Sept 20, 2020 | 70 comments
16.
The Little Things: Speeding up C++ compilation (codingnest.com)
133 points by ingve on Sept 20, 2020 | 82 comments
17.
2020 Ig Nobel Prize Winners (improbable.com)
168 points by xingyzt on Sept 20, 2020 | 62 comments
18.
Java Turns 25 – Whats Next? [pdf] (oracle.com)
162 points by praveenperera on Sept 20, 2020 | 277 comments
19.
Sarcophagi buried for 2,500 years unearthed in Saqqara (bbc.com)
115 points by stevekemp on Sept 20, 2020 | 60 comments
20.
Netgear Firmware Requires Online Registration (netgear.com)
255 points by lgats on Sept 19, 2020 | 185 comments
21.
Base 65536 (github.com/qntm)
162 points by leoh on Sept 20, 2020 | 46 comments
22.
Dream Vendor "Canna_Bars" Sentenced to Prison (darknetlive.com)
257 points by a5withtrrs on Sept 20, 2020 | 331 comments
23.
OOP: History, and challenges for the next fifty years (2013) (sciencedirect.com)
98 points by SiempreViernes on Sept 19, 2020 | 55 comments
24.
Communicating with Interactive Articles (distill.pub)
100 points by kiyanwang on Sept 20, 2020 | 2 comments
25.
Introduction to Computer Graphics Online Textbook (2018) (hws.edu)
99 points by jasim on Sept 19, 2020 | 18 comments
26.
Gifted Children as Hidden Persuaders in the Cold War (2019) (bbk.ac.uk)
68 points by Hooke on Sept 18, 2020 | 38 comments
27.
Ask HN: Your Favourite HN Comment?
342 points by higerordermap on Sept 20, 2020 | 230 comments
28.
Apache Arrow and MinIO (min.io)
71 points by jtsymonds on Sept 20, 2020 | 45 comments
29.
The Vampire Ship: The seizure of Europe's largest heroin shipment (newrepublic.com)
188 points by NKosmatos on Sept 20, 2020 | 87 comments
30.
Did our early ancestors boil their food in hot springs? (news.mit.edu)
62 points by Thevet on Sept 19, 2020 | 78 comments

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