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1.
Goodreads plans to retire API access, disables existing API keys (joealcorn.co.uk)
869 points by buttscicles on Dec 13, 2020 | 422 comments
2.
If-then-else had to be invented (github.com/e-n-f)
414 points by fanf2 on Dec 13, 2020 | 248 comments
3.
U.S. Treasury breached by hackers backed by foreign government – sources (reuters.com)
773 points by re_re on Dec 13, 2020 | 362 comments
4.
Ask HN: Was 20% time a good policy for Google's working culture?
406 points by swyx on Dec 12, 2020 | 304 comments
5.
Show HN: An anti-book recommendation tool, to help you escape your echo chamber (abooklikefoo.com)
344 points by padolsey on Dec 13, 2020 | 254 comments
6.
Hypercore protocol: a distributed (P2P) append-only log (hypercore-protocol.org)
203 points by thinkmassive on Dec 13, 2020 | 47 comments
7.
Why radio receivers won’t tune 800-900 MHz (computer.rip)
439 points by jtakkala on Dec 13, 2020 | 165 comments
8.
Sharrows, the bicycle infrastructure that doesn’t work and nobody wants (macwright.com)
301 points by Tomte on Dec 13, 2020 | 400 comments
9.
The State of Linux Debuggers (scattered-thoughts.net)
237 points by pyb on Dec 13, 2020 | 154 comments
10.
The Piet-GPU Vision (github.com/linebender)
123 points by adwn on Dec 11, 2020 | 38 comments
11.
OSv – Linux binary compatible unikernel for virtualized environments (github.com/cloudius-systems)
155 points by peter_d_sherman on Dec 13, 2020 | 64 comments
12.
Ramstein air base in Germany experiences potential incoming missile scare (thedrive.com)
146 points by SEJeff on Dec 13, 2020 | 85 comments
13.
The fraying of the U.S. global currency reserve system (lynalden.com)
348 points by paulsb on Dec 13, 2020 | 344 comments
14.
Re: Flex Dance: open-source dance pad (reflex.dance)
113 points by kadoban on Dec 12, 2020 | 37 comments
15.
MicroStrategy's Bitcoin Debt Bet (kevinrooke.com)
193 points by 123six on Dec 13, 2020 | 379 comments
16.
Zig 0.7.1 Released – 69 bugs fixed (ziglang.org)
188 points by todsacerdoti on Dec 13, 2020 | 98 comments
17.
Norman Abramson has died (nytimes.com)
167 points by bookofjoe on Dec 13, 2020 | 20 comments
18.
Writing a Memory Allocator (2019) (dmitrysoshnikov.com)
170 points by DyslexicAtheist on Dec 12, 2020 | 40 comments
19.
To listen well, get curious (benkuhn.net)
185 points by axiomdata316 on Dec 13, 2020 | 37 comments
20.
Risk-First Software Development (riskfirst.org)
135 points by bobm_kite9 on Dec 12, 2020 | 40 comments
21.
Bulk loading into PostgreSQL: Options and comparison (highgo.ca)
112 points by eatonphil on Dec 12, 2020 | 28 comments
22.
Lessons learned from creating a rich-text editor with real-time collab (2018) (ckeditor.com)
87 points by monroewalker on Dec 12, 2020 | 16 comments
23.
Imgdiff: Faster than the fastest pixel-by-pixel image difference tool (github.com/n7olkachev)
181 points by dcu on Dec 12, 2020 | 62 comments
24.
New UK police speed gun can read license plates from half a mile away at night (thedrive.com)
123 points by ourmandave on Dec 13, 2020 | 512 comments
25.
If you can't play the new VR version of Myst, why not play the Apple II demake (deater.net)
127 points by deater on Dec 13, 2020 | 27 comments
26.
Hyperbeam: A 1-1 E2E encrypted internet pipe powered by Hyperswarm (github.com/mafintosh)
132 points by thinkmassive on Dec 13, 2020 | 21 comments
27.
The HP-35 (codex99.com)
110 points by tonyedgecombe on Dec 12, 2020 | 62 comments
28.
Why software ends up complex (alexgaynor.net)
188 points by kiyanwang on Dec 13, 2020 | 168 comments
29.
Kevin Kelly on Why Technology Has a Will (palladiummag.com)
71 points by imartin2k on Dec 11, 2020 | 25 comments
30.
Team uses copper to image Alzheimer's aggregates in the brain (illinois.edu)
62 points by rustoo on Dec 13, 2020 | 20 comments

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