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1. The special effects for the computer display in “Escape From New York” (twitter.com/foone)
550 points by thibautg on Nov 24, 2018 | 92 comments
2. Dealing with past trauma may be the key to breaking addiction (theguardian.com)
354 points by camtarn on Nov 24, 2018 | 169 comments
3. Nnn – a terminal file manager for programmers (github.com/jarun)
298 points by max_sendfeld on Nov 24, 2018 | 193 comments
4. The symmetry and simplicity of the laws of physics and the Higgs boson (2015) (arxiv.org)
128 points by nocoder on Nov 24, 2018 | 44 comments
5. From Nand to Tetris: Building a Modern Computer from First Principles (nand2tetris.org)
268 points by craftyguy on Nov 24, 2018 | 47 comments
6. There is more to high house prices than constrained supply (economist.com)
234 points by jedwhite on Nov 24, 2018 | 219 comments
7. Tworoutines in Python (threespeedlogic.com)
123 points by homarp on Nov 23, 2018 | 46 comments
8. Why does London's Moorgate tube station have a mix of logo signage? (twitter.com/mrtimdunn)
150 points by DanBC on Nov 24, 2018 | 37 comments
9. And Monads for All: The State Monad (rcardin.github.io)
91 points by rcardin on Nov 23, 2018 | 64 comments
10. How one Indian city cracked the problem of urban spread (economist.com)
85 points by godelmachine on Nov 23, 2018 | 37 comments
11. For Decades, Southern States Saw Thanksgiving as an Act of Northern Aggression (atlasobscura.com)
157 points by howard941 on Nov 24, 2018 | 113 comments
12. Leaving Apple and Google: more devices now supported (e.foundation)
275 points by prince707 on Nov 24, 2018 | 183 comments
13. Euclidean Spaces (meurer.xyz)
98 points by bemeurer on Nov 24, 2018 | 11 comments
14. Real-time 3D Face Reconstruction (github.com/cleardusk)
126 points by cleardusk on Nov 23, 2018 | 11 comments
15. Palm Oil Was Supposed to Help Save the Planet (nytimes.com)
186 points by inostia on Nov 24, 2018 | 183 comments
16. Ask HN: Resources for blind developers and sysadmins?
197 points by PakG1 on Nov 24, 2018 | 44 comments
17. Satpy: Python package for earth-observing satellite data processing (github.com/pytroll)
107 points by lambdaem on Nov 24, 2018 | 9 comments
18. How to Talk to People, According to Terry Gross (nytimes.com)
204 points by initself on Nov 24, 2018 | 108 comments
19. Raspberry Pi WLAN setup (berrylan.org)
167 points by DoubleMalt on Nov 24, 2018 | 82 comments
20. Bali’s 'magic' bamboo homes [video] (bbc.com)
129 points by pseudolus on Nov 24, 2018 | 78 comments
21. The process of open-sourcing BuzzFeed’s single sign-on experience (increment.com)
138 points by joeyespo on Nov 24, 2018 | 32 comments
22. Going to university does not broaden the mind (economist.com)
212 points by godelmachine on Nov 24, 2018 | 273 comments
23. How my sexual health searches ended up in the hands of big tech companies (abc.net.au)
199 points by humanetech on Nov 24, 2018 | 90 comments
24. Why 'flammable ice' could be the future of energy (bbc.com)
54 points by jonbaer on Nov 23, 2018 | 39 comments
25. Scientists find remains of huge ancient herbivore (phys.org)
54 points by dnetesn on Nov 23, 2018 | 17 comments
26. Genetic programming and the halting problem (2006) [video] (youtube.com)
59 points by henning on Nov 24, 2018 | 9 comments
27. Making transparent wood [video] (youtube.com)
89 points by camtarn on Nov 24, 2018 | 28 comments
28. Software Checklist (2014) (solipsys.co.uk)
92 points by ColinWright on Nov 24, 2018 | 29 comments
29. In Defense of “Mindless Rote” (2001) (nychold.com)
65 points by rlvesco7 on Nov 24, 2018 | 9 comments
30. Show HN: Dweb.page – Your Gateway to the Distributed Web (github.com/pactcare)
70 points by Noc2 on Nov 23, 2018 | 21 comments

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