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1. GitHub Codespaces (github.com/features)
1769 points by CraftThatBlock on May 6, 2020 | 601 comments
2. No cookie consent walls, scrolling isn’t consent, says EU data protection body (techcrunch.com)
1108 points by sohkamyung on May 6, 2020 | 974 comments
3. Florian Schneider has died (bbc.co.uk)
542 points by arethuza on May 6, 2020 | 151 comments
4. Facebook iOS SDK Remotely Crashing Spotify, TikTok, Pinterest, Winno and More (github.com/facebook)
824 points by MCKapur on May 6, 2020 | 356 comments
5. Buttplug: An open-source software suite for teledildonics (buttplug.io)
770 points by vopi on May 6, 2020 | 249 comments
6. Uber is laying off 3,700, as rides plummet due to Covid-19 (techcrunch.com)
500 points by kkcorps on May 6, 2020 | 533 comments
7. Bayesian Data Analysis, Third Edition [pdf] (aalto.fi)
466 points by malshe on May 6, 2020 | 48 comments
8. GitHub Codescanning (github.com/features)
390 points by jedisct1 on May 6, 2020 | 73 comments
9. Facebook uses 1.5B Reddit posts to create chatbot (bbc.com)
345 points by elorant on May 6, 2020 | 218 comments
10. Firefox for Mobile now supports NoScript, PrivacyBadger, HTTPS Everywhere (blog.mozilla.org)
437 points by kibwen on May 5, 2020 | 179 comments
11. Using human brain tissue in lab, researchers show herpes link to Alzheimer’s (statnews.com)
255 points by vo2maxer on May 6, 2020 | 121 comments
12. Circle – A C++ compiler with compile-time imperative metaprogramming (github.com/seanbaxter)
214 points by orbifold on May 5, 2020 | 139 comments
13. Sparks: A typeface for creating sparklines in text without code (github.com/aftertheflood)
203 points by boredgamer2 on May 6, 2020 | 32 comments
14. Scientists find life in dead brain cells (forgetoday.com)
140 points by laurex on May 4, 2020 | 69 comments
15. WinUI – The modern native UI platform of Windows (microsoft.github.io)
328 points by pjmlp on May 6, 2020 | 426 comments
16. Take care editing bash scripts (2019) (thomask.sdf.org)
405 points by cxr on May 6, 2020 | 114 comments
17. Show HN: Axiom – No-code Browser Automation (axiom.ai)
270 points by yaseer on May 6, 2020 | 129 comments
18. Show HN: FrappeBooks – Free and Open Source, Modern Desktop Accounting for SMB (frappebooks.com)
243 points by rushabh on May 6, 2020 | 42 comments
19. Reviving a 16-year-old Mac App (tumult.com)
235 points by tumultco on May 5, 2020 | 102 comments
20. Onfim (wikipedia.org)
322 points by simonebrunozzi on May 6, 2020 | 49 comments
21. ESO Instrument Finds Closest Black Hole to Earth (eso.org)
131 points by origgm on May 6, 2020 | 46 comments
22. Dissecting an SSL Certificate (2017) (jvns.ca)
135 points by asamant on May 6, 2020 | 29 comments
23. Retrofuturism (wikipedia.org)
171 points by ccozan on May 5, 2020 | 78 comments
24. Covariant.ai and applying deep learning to robotics (indexventures.com)
86 points by wojtczyk on May 6, 2020 | 30 comments
25. Ask HN: Any good FOSS alternative to Google's reCAPTCHA?
241 points by bocytron on May 6, 2020 | 133 comments
26. Show HN: This Fursona Does Not Exist (thisfursonadoesnotexist.com)
207 points by arfafax on May 6, 2020 | 155 comments
27. I was tricked into thinking I had “grit” (secondbreakfast.co)
370 points by secondbreakfast on May 6, 2020 | 210 comments
28. Inkscape 1.0 (inkscape.org)
533 points by dragonsh on May 6, 2020 | 123 comments
29. The Framing of the Developer (svese.de)
175 points by KingOfCoders on May 5, 2020 | 65 comments
30. Textile Hub: databases, storage, and remote IPFS for app builders (textile.io)
97 points by andrewxhill on May 5, 2020 | 16 comments

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