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31. Astatine: Halogen or Metal? (quantumchymist.blogspot.com)
76 points by nkurz on Jan 4, 2018 | 8 comments
32. Battle of the Clipper Chip (1994) (nytimes.com)
65 points by Cieplak on Jan 4, 2018 | 19 comments
33. The Rate of Return on Everything, 1870–2015 [pdf] (frbsf.org)
215 points by Sandman on Jan 5, 2018 | 151 comments
34. Physicists Aim to Classify All Possible Phases of Matter (quantamagazine.org)
80 points by jonbaer on Jan 5, 2018 | 19 comments
35. Xen Project Spectre/Meltdown FAQ (xenproject.org)
139 points by r4um on Jan 5, 2018 | 32 comments
36. Great things and people that I discovered, learned, read, met, etc in 2017 (fogus.me)
147 points by rgrieselhuber on Jan 5, 2018 | 24 comments
37. Bitcoin Visa debit cards are cancelled (reddit.com)
220 points by nicota on Jan 5, 2018 | 181 comments
38. A Generative Approach to Simulating Watercolor Paints from Scratch (paytonturnage.com)
133 points by GarethX on Jan 5, 2018 | 20 comments
39. How does GDB call functions? (jvns.ca)
160 points by alpb on Jan 5, 2018 | 30 comments
40. Show HN: Ipfs-dropzone, a subclass of Dropzone.js that publishes to IPFS (github.com/fiatjaf)
109 points by fiatjaf on Jan 5, 2018 | 80 comments
41. Science and Linguistics (1940) (web.mit.edu)
43 points by shawndumas on Jan 4, 2018 | 10 comments
42. Uber Co-Founder Travis Kalanick Said to Plan Sale of 29% of Stake (bloomberg.com)
177 points by derwiki on Jan 5, 2018 | 280 comments
43. The Foundations of Mathematics (2007) [pdf] (wisc.edu)
141 points by lainon on Jan 5, 2018 | 34 comments
44. Christopher Nolan: The power of people and why 2001 should be preschool viewing (latimes.com)
187 points by walterbell on Jan 5, 2018 | 218 comments
45. Show HN: Compiler using Lisp’s macro system for metaprogramming C-like languages (github.com/kiselgra)
80 points by dis0rdr on Jan 5, 2018 | 32 comments
46. Random with care (eev.ee)
89 points by dhotson on Jan 3, 2018 | 36 comments
47. I was given new hands for Christmas (theguardian.com)
91 points by YeGoblynQueenne on Jan 5, 2018 | 66 comments
48. About the security content of updates for High Sierra, Sierra, El Capitan (support.apple.com)
97 points by cylo on Jan 5, 2018 | 32 comments
49. Machine Learning Projects for the Past Year (mybridge.co)
112 points by sytelus on Jan 5, 2018 | 2 comments
50. The Process of Urban Change (2017) (newworldeconomics.com)
25 points by oftenwrong on Jan 4, 2018 | 8 comments
51. When F00F bug hit 20 years ago, Intel reacted the same way (itwire.com)
130 points by sharjeelsayed on Jan 5, 2018 | 19 comments
52. Show HN: An illustration of Web Developer tools in 2018 (github.com/kamranahmedse)
130 points by kamranahmed_se on Jan 4, 2018 | 38 comments
53. Warming Ocean Temperatures Are Starving Reefs and Harming Marine Life (newsweek.com)
66 points by ShubhamBadal on Jan 5, 2018 | 27 comments
54. Fighting Fires with Fire Grenades (99percentinvisible.org)
33 points by curtis on Jan 4, 2018 | 8 comments
55. Update on the Twitter Archive at the Library of Congress (loc.gov)
59 points by dizzystar on Jan 5, 2018 | 42 comments
56. Tim Cook Stumbles at His Specialty, Shipping Apple Products on Time (wsj.com)
65 points by tysone on Jan 5, 2018 | 96 comments
57. Privacy Incident Involving DHS OIG Case Management System (dhs.gov)
63 points by el_duderino on Jan 5, 2018 | 25 comments
58. The Dex File Format (bugsnag.com)
30 points by fractalwrench on Jan 4, 2018 | 3 comments
59. FCC Chairman Ajit Pai canceled his appearance at CES because of death threats (recode.net)
58 points by moonka on Jan 5, 2018 | 48 comments
60. Rise of Bitcoin Competitor Ripple Creates Wealth to Rival Zuckerberg (nytimes.com)
78 points by miobrien on Jan 5, 2018 | 105 comments

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