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31.
What Happened to GE? (2021) (gatesnotes.com)
161 points by signa11 on Jan 14, 2024 | 149 comments
32.
Mad Scientists' Club: The Books (madscientistsclub.com)
107 points by JKCalhoun on Jan 16, 2024 | 40 comments
33.
The origins of the Guinness stout yeast (nature.com)
136 points by bookofjoe on Jan 14, 2024 | 65 comments
34.
Estimating your memory bandwidth (lemire.me)
62 points by ingve on Jan 14, 2024 | 13 comments
35.
86-DOS Revisited (os2museum.com)
81 points by ingve on Jan 16, 2024 | 22 comments
36.
Ask HN: Should I try to manufacture toasters?
233 points by Dig1t on Jan 16, 2024 | 445 comments
37.
The failure of self-checkout technology (bbc.com)
177 points by LaksiMati on Jan 16, 2024 | 605 comments
38.
Field trip: inside America's first magic mushroom school (theguardian.com)
61 points by elsewhen on Jan 14, 2024 | 27 comments
39.
Is Google Getting Worse? A Longitudinal Investigation of SEO Spam in Search [pdf] (webis.de)
276 points by DanielleMolloy on Jan 16, 2024 | 274 comments
40.
The mechanical Bendix Air Data Computer, part 3: pressure transducers (righto.com)
60 points by picture on Jan 16, 2024 | 17 comments
41.
Show HN: BSON Extension for Postgres (github.com/buzzm)
115 points by buzzm on Jan 15, 2024 | 27 comments
42.
Exploring Object File Formats (maskray.me)
85 points by ingve on Jan 15, 2024 | 19 comments
43.
Outline: Self hostable, realtime, Markdown compatible knowledge base (github.com/outline)
126 points by msk-lywenn on Jan 16, 2024 | 64 comments
44.
Field experimental evidence of AI on knowledge worker productivity and quality (oneusefulthing.org)
139 points by CharlesW on Jan 16, 2024 | 105 comments
45.
Passwordless: a different kind of hell? (jcarlosroldan.com)
217 points by manbitesdog on Jan 16, 2024 | 379 comments
46.
PID Controllers in Unity3D (2021) (vazgriz.com)
88 points by signa11 on Jan 16, 2024 | 44 comments
47.
Space Solar Power Demonstrator ends first in-space mission (caltech.edu)
62 points by geox on Jan 16, 2024 | 129 comments
48.
US Supreme Court declines to hear appeals in Apple-Epic Games legal battle (reuters.com)
197 points by jmsflknr on Jan 16, 2024 | 212 comments
49.
A Theory of Grift (thediff.co)
111 points by mooreds on Jan 16, 2024 | 110 comments
50.
ARMv8 AArch64/ARM64 Full Beginner's Assembly Tutorial (mariokartwii.com)
115 points by andsoitis on Jan 15, 2024 | 18 comments
51.
When Optimising Code, Measure (solipsys.co.uk)
63 points by ColinWright on Jan 15, 2024 | 86 comments
52.
Five cryptologic giants to be inducted into NSA's Cryptologic Hall of Honor (nsa.gov)
64 points by keepamovin on Jan 16, 2024 | 26 comments
53.
Modern misconceptions about medieval warfare (warfantasy.wordpress.com)
78 points by aldarion on Jan 14, 2024 | 66 comments
54.
Filecoin Foundation Successfully Deploys IPFS in Space (fil.org)
165 points by diggan on Jan 16, 2024 | 209 comments
55.
Show HN: Indiebackers – Back indie projects and earn rewards (indiebackers.dev)
70 points by fruktmix on Jan 16, 2024 | 46 comments
56.
Compression Attached Memory Modules may make upgradable laptops a thing again (arstechnica.com)
68 points by WithinReason on Jan 15, 2024 | 114 comments
57.
V*: Guided Visual Search as a Core Mechanism in Multimodal LLMs (arxiv.org)
58 points by jonbaer on Jan 16, 2024 | 4 comments
58.
Enthusiasts struggle to keep model railway industry on track (theguardian.com)
123 points by austinallegro on Jan 14, 2024 | 133 comments
59.
A link between low interest rates and low crime (2016) (thecrimereport.org)
73 points by ikekkdcjkfke on Jan 16, 2024 | 114 comments
60.
Why new hires often get paid more than existing employees (bloomberry.com)
178 points by altdataseller on Jan 16, 2024 | 187 comments

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