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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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