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1.		FAA investigating controversial crash video (avweb.com)
		540 points by nostromo on Dec 29, 2021 \| 414 comments
2.		Emfy: Emacs for You – Quickly set up vanilla Emacs for editing (github.com/susam)
		454 points by todsacerdoti on Dec 29, 2021 \| 160 comments
3.		Tools to Download Netflix / Disney / Apple TV Content (github.com/widevinedump)
		580 points by janekg on Dec 28, 2021 \| 251 comments
4.		Lessons from my PhD (utk.edu)
		403 points by andrewnc on Dec 28, 2021 \| 130 comments
5.		A realization of why email is critical infrastructure for the Internet (utcc.utoronto.ca)
		316 points by deafcalculus on Dec 29, 2021 \| 253 comments
6.		Engineers should invest in decision-making skills early (reforge.com)
		301 points by znpy on Dec 29, 2021 \| 123 comments
7.		Show HN: Voiceliner – Capture structured braindumps on the go (a9.io)
		297 points by maxkrieger on Dec 29, 2021 \| 84 comments
8.		Ask HN: Why doesn't YC list compensation for their own open positions?
		331 points by andrew_ on Dec 29, 2021 \| 338 comments
9.		Facebook said my article was false – now the fact-checkers admit they were wrong (reason.com)
		494 points by nradov on Dec 29, 2021 \| 682 comments
10.		Tetr.io (tetr.io)
		331 points by trms on Dec 29, 2021 \| 131 comments
11.		Glibc is still not Y2038 compliant by default (ariadne.space)
		325 points by chmaynard on Dec 29, 2021 \| 226 comments
12.		Python, unlike C, has the mod operator always return a positive number (twitter.com/id_aa_carmack)
		209 points by tosh on Dec 29, 2021 \| 169 comments
13.		Wargames can help you to learn and practice security concepts through games (overthewire.org)
		220 points by azalemeth on Dec 29, 2021 \| 26 comments
14.		Whatever happened to Flickr? (techspot.com)
		241 points by alok-g on Dec 27, 2021 \| 215 comments
15.		Report to Congress: Robocalls and Transmission of Misleading Caller ID (fcc.gov)
		194 points by infodocket on Dec 29, 2021 \| 132 comments
16.		Game engines as an art form (medium.com/hajimehoshi)
		194 points by hajimehoshi on Dec 28, 2021 \| 51 comments
17.		Why Web3? (avc.com)
		244 points by simonebrunozzi on Dec 29, 2021 \| 678 comments
18.		GCC: The customer has nuclear weapons. They do not do “bounty” (gcc.gnu.org)
		393 points by scblzn on Dec 29, 2021 \| 170 comments
19.		How Secure Boot Works on M1 Series Macs (eclecticlight.co)
		162 points by zdw on Dec 29, 2021 \| 110 comments
20.		How I Build (pketh.org)
		244 points by pketh on Dec 28, 2021 \| 45 comments
21.		Features of a dream programming language (dev.to)
		145 points by redbar0n on Dec 28, 2021 \| 222 comments
22.		Oven Stoves and Heat Walls (2008) (lowtechmagazine.com)
		128 points by Rendello on Dec 29, 2021 \| 104 comments
23.		Learn Python ASTs, by building your own linter (sadh.life)
		183 points by tusharsadhwani on Dec 29, 2021 \| 32 comments
24.		The year in math and computer science (quantamagazine.org)
		156 points by ghosthamlet on Dec 29, 2021 \| 9 comments
25.		Show HN: A tool to send push notifications to your phone, written in Go (github.com/binwiederhier)
		241 points by binwiederhier on Dec 28, 2021 \| 119 comments
26.		Microsoft buys Xandr, AT&T’s advanced advertising business (fiercevideo.com)
		142 points by PaulHoule on Dec 29, 2021 \| 147 comments
27.		Hypertext '87 (1988) [pdf] (unc.edu)
		86 points by todsacerdoti on Dec 28, 2021 \| 10 comments
28.		Three Ways of Generating Terrain with Erosion Features (github.com/dandrino)
		161 points by homarp on Dec 29, 2021 \| 23 comments
29.		Show HN: I learnt how to use WebSockets, made something beautiful/terrible (walloftext.art)
		145 points by g105b on Dec 29, 2021 \| 60 comments
30.		VLISP: A Verified Implementation of Scheme (1993) [pdf] (informatimago.com)
		75 points by servytor on Dec 29, 2021 \| 3 comments
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