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1.		Rocky Linux: A CentOS replacement by the CentOS founder (github.com/rocky-linux)
		833 points by andyjpb on Dec 16, 2020 \| 533 comments
2.		States bring action against Google under federal and state antitrust laws [pdf] (texasattorneygeneral.gov)
		860 points by pondsider on Dec 16, 2020 \| 501 comments
3.		Firefox Was Always Enough (ianbicking.org)
		1000 points by adambyrtek on Dec 16, 2020 \| 586 comments
4.		FDA authorizes rapid, at-home coronavirus test (axios.com)
		347 points by KoftaBob on Dec 16, 2020 \| 262 comments
5.		A computer science study plan to become a software engineer (github.com/jwasham)
		374 points by sturza on Dec 16, 2020 \| 216 comments
6.		A Beginner's Garden of Chess Openings (2002) (dwheeler.com)
		304 points by elgfare on Dec 16, 2020 \| 132 comments
7.		To the brain, reading computer code is not the same as reading language (news.mit.edu)
		365 points by chmaynard on Dec 15, 2020 \| 229 comments
8.		I3: Improved Tiling Window Manager (i3wm.org)
		468 points by Gedxx on Dec 16, 2020 \| 443 comments
9.		Scientists tracked down a mass killer of salmon (nytimes.com)
		343 points by lxm on Dec 15, 2020 \| 148 comments
10.		Tech Preview of Docker Desktop for M1 (docker.com)
		274 points by jcollins on Dec 16, 2020 \| 228 comments
11.		When will virtual reality take off? The $100 bet (glinden.blogspot.com)
		175 points by nkurz on Dec 16, 2020 \| 404 comments
12.		Air-FI: Generating Covert Wi-Fi Signals from Air-Gapped Computers (arxiv.org)
		294 points by anigbrowl on Dec 16, 2020 \| 105 comments
13.		CD Projekt Conference Call with the Management Board [pdf] (Dec 14) (cdprojekt.com)
		304 points by rococode on Dec 15, 2020 \| 657 comments
14.		Zero to Emacs and Org-roam: a step-by-step guide on Windows 10 (github.com/nobiot)
		186 points by nanna on Dec 16, 2020 \| 56 comments
15.		Tig – Text-mode interface for Git (jonas.github.io)
		302 points by lemonspat on Dec 16, 2020 \| 96 comments
16.		Brazil scientists map forest regrowth keeping Amazon from collapse: Study (mongabay.com)
		158 points by billyharris on Dec 16, 2020 \| 108 comments
17.		Sequoia PGP 1.0 Released: The Seedling Is a Sapling (sequoia-pgp.org)
		156 points by dannyobrien on Dec 16, 2020 \| 57 comments
18.		Source of the famous “Now you have two problems” quote (2006) (regex.info)
		154 points by ColinWright on Dec 14, 2020 \| 117 comments
19.		Understanding ProRAW (halide.cam)
		171 points by tomduncalf on Dec 15, 2020 \| 105 comments
20.		Amazon Location Service (amazon.com)
		280 points by jeffbarr on Dec 16, 2020 \| 94 comments
21.		Child-safety laws may reduce the birth rate (economist.com)
		158 points by lxm on Dec 16, 2020 \| 386 comments
22.		Elderly patients 23% more likely to die if surgery is on the surgeon’s birthday (psychnewsdaily.com)
		371 points by whx23 on Dec 16, 2020 \| 208 comments
23.		Preview in macOS Big Sur is destroying PDFs (annoying.technology)
		359 points by matrixagent on Dec 16, 2020 \| 317 comments
24.		Plotting patterns in music with a fantasy record player (windytan.com)
		152 points by erikschoster on Dec 14, 2020 \| 18 comments
25.		SaaSy Math: A Resource of SaaS Metrics for Your Startup (talkinsaasy.com)
		139 points by randrews543 on Dec 16, 2020 \| 9 comments
26.		Far Cry: How the Fire Burns and Spreads (2012) (jflevesque.com)
		166 points by fctorial on Dec 16, 2020 \| 28 comments
27.		The first person in the UK to have air pollution listed as a cause of death (bbc.com)
		276 points by umaar on Dec 16, 2020 \| 157 comments
28.		Show HN: After 10 years my side project has hit $8k/mo in revenue
		442 points by sanity on Dec 15, 2020 \| 210 comments
29.		Vercel raise $40M Series B (vercel.com)
		350 points by sdan on Dec 16, 2020 \| 197 comments
30.		A new release for GNU Octave (lwn.net)
		208 points by Tomte on Dec 16, 2020 \| 90 comments
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