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1. A New Coefficient of Correlation (arxiv.org)
682 points by malshe on Dec 25, 2021 | 158 comments
2. Microsoft forked MIT licensed repo and changed the copyright [fixed] (github.com/microsoft)
1326 points by mkdirp on Dec 25, 2021 | 538 comments
3. Tell HN: You are not alone this Christmas
1193 points by Jaruzel on Dec 25, 2021 | 313 comments
4. 25-Dec. Shout-out to everyone else at work
872 points by sandworm101 on Dec 25, 2021 | 202 comments
5. All the giant companies used ffmpeg (2020) (twitter.com/id_aa_carmack)
580 points by tosh on Dec 24, 2021 | 188 comments
6. Ruby 3.1 (ruby-lang.org)
501 points by sebiw on Dec 25, 2021 | 70 comments
7. ADHD Accommodations Guide (add.org)
440 points by osivertsson on Dec 24, 2021 | 349 comments
8. James Webb Space Telescope launch [video] (youtube.com)
487 points by marcodiego on Dec 25, 2021 | 240 comments
9. Reverse-engineering a tiny 1980s chip that plays Christmas tunes (righto.com)
310 points by picture on Dec 25, 2021 | 64 comments
10. New York City bans natural gas in new buildings (reuters.com)
306 points by mortonstreet on Dec 25, 2021 | 676 comments
11. What the Hell Is This Company the 76ers Just Partnered With? (defector.com)
361 points by bryanrasmussen on Dec 25, 2021 | 97 comments
12. “Autism is a spectrum” doesn’t mean what you think (2019) (neuroclastic.com)
336 points by stared on Dec 25, 2021 | 388 comments
13. Cool, but Obscure X11 Tools (dabamos.de)
269 points by todsacerdoti on Dec 25, 2021 | 128 comments
14. OBS and Streamlabs Commit to Long-Term Collaboration (obsproject.com)
258 points by haunter on Dec 25, 2021 | 50 comments
15. JavaScript for Impatient Programmers (exploringjs.com)
284 points by arkj on Dec 24, 2021 | 103 comments
16. Great engineering teams focus on milestones instead of projects (rubick.com)
264 points by tyroh on Dec 24, 2021 | 89 comments
17. A man who accidentally started an assassin hiring website (theguardian.com)
236 points by 4ndrewl on Dec 24, 2021 | 90 comments
18. Introduction to the Sam Text Editor (matthewdmiller.net)
102 points by naetius on Dec 24, 2021 | 14 comments
19. Selling my own GPL software, part 1: a lot of hurdles (raymii.org)
147 points by jandeboevrie on Dec 25, 2021 | 76 comments
20. Buy a coal mine, drive a gas guzzler, and other uses of reverse logic (timharford.com)
216 points by MaysonL on Dec 25, 2021 | 278 comments
21. Steam has been banned in China (thegamer.com)
380 points by meibo on Dec 25, 2021 | 486 comments
22. Canada's public health agency admits it tracked mobile devices during lockdown (nationalpost.com)
242 points by diequik on Dec 25, 2021 | 143 comments
23. The Four Desires Driving All Human Behavior (themarginalian.org)
210 points by mizzao on Dec 25, 2021 | 68 comments
24. Trade-Offs in Automatic Differentiation: TensorFlow, PyTorch, Jax, and Julia (stochasticlifestyle.com)
234 points by ChrisRackauckas on Dec 25, 2021 | 73 comments
25. A Python Guide for the Ages (gto76.github.io)
243 points by zombiemama on Dec 25, 2021 | 57 comments
26. The USS William D. Porter: The Unluckiest Ship in WWII (usna63.org)
161 points by hubraumhugo on Dec 25, 2021 | 41 comments
27. Christmas shopping the IBM way: computerized gift selection in 1962 (righto.com)
115 points by picture on Dec 25, 2021 | 15 comments
28. Fix the unit test and open a giant hole everywhere (rachelbythebay.com)
179 points by zdw on Dec 25, 2021 | 157 comments
29. Ansiwave BBS, a modern BBS with ANSI art and MIDI music (ansiwave.net)
153 points by sekao on Dec 24, 2021 | 74 comments
30. We Fund Public Interest Tech (prototypefund.de)
155 points by doener on Dec 25, 2021 | 41 comments

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