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1. Estimating the chances of something that hasn’t happened yet (johndcook.com)
575 points by devy on Nov 15, 2018 | 150 comments
2. ‘I Don’t Really Want to Work for Facebook.’ Say Some Computer Science Students (nytimes.com)
630 points by JumpCrisscross on Nov 15, 2018 | 533 comments
3. Sr.ht, the hacker's forge, now open for public alpha (drewdevault.com)
892 points by ddevault on Nov 15, 2018 | 217 comments
4. How Smart People Sabotage Their Success (hbr.org)
737 points by apress on Nov 15, 2018 | 210 comments
5. Why Sleep Apnea Patients Rely on a CPAP Machine Hacker (vice.com)
371 points by runesoerensen on Nov 15, 2018 | 250 comments
6. Companies struggling to fill jobs 'should try paying more,' Fed's Kashkari says (cnbc.com)
545 points by SQL2219 on Nov 15, 2018 | 477 comments
7. The C++ Build Process Explained (github.com/green7ea)
358 points by green7ea on Nov 14, 2018 | 126 comments
8. Airtable raises $100M at a $1.1B valuation (techcrunch.com)
404 points by kbyatnal on Nov 15, 2018 | 145 comments
9. SpaceX just got FCC approval to launch 7,518 satellites (fastcompany.com)
438 points by crunchlibrarian on Nov 15, 2018 | 280 comments
10. Slate JS – A customizable framework for building rich text editors (slatejs.org)
420 points by migueloller on Nov 15, 2018 | 113 comments
11. Facebook Morale Takes a Tumble Along with Stock Price (wsj.com)
382 points by dsgerard on Nov 14, 2018 | 285 comments
12. Q: Run SQL Directly on CSV Files (harelba.github.io)
284 points by devy on Nov 14, 2018 | 96 comments
13. SpamAssassin is back (lwn.net)
324 points by l2dy on Nov 15, 2018 | 68 comments
14. What is the highest point on Earth as measured from Earth's center? (noaa.gov)
197 points by DoreenMichele on Nov 15, 2018 | 59 comments
15. Krisp.ai – Mute background noise during your calls (krisp.ai)
393 points by nyxtom on Nov 15, 2018 | 107 comments
16. Google May Have to Get Used to Third Place in the Cloud (bloomberg.com)
278 points by yannikyeo on Nov 14, 2018 | 288 comments
17. Japan's cyber-security minister has 'never used a computer' (bbc.com)
481 points by GeneticGenesis on Nov 15, 2018 | 318 comments
18. When Hospitals Merge to Save Money, Patients Often Pay More (nytimes.com)
205 points by rafaelc on Nov 14, 2018 | 126 comments
19. Beyond Passwords: 2FA, U2F and Google Advanced Protection (troyhunt.com)
276 points by nikbackm on Nov 15, 2018 | 171 comments
20. How Zapier Reached $35M ARR (ryanberg.co)
243 points by gmays on Nov 15, 2018 | 95 comments
21. Snapshots of Tokyo’s vivid street life (huckmag.com)
231 points by kikitee on Nov 13, 2018 | 86 comments
22. Fast line-following robots (a1k0n.net)
207 points by a1k0n on Nov 14, 2018 | 26 comments
23. Evolved antenna (wikipedia.org)
192 points by zilic on Nov 14, 2018 | 67 comments
24. PG&E stock plunged 32% after it disclosed a possible link to California’s fire (bloomberg.com)
287 points by breitling on Nov 15, 2018 | 302 comments
25. Space Harrier – Developer Interview Collection (shmuplations.com)
171 points by VoidSetAndMatch on Nov 15, 2018 | 29 comments
26. The US Is Preparing to Prosecute Julian Assange (wsj.com)
324 points by mises on Nov 15, 2018 | 549 comments
27. The Power of Web Components (hacks.mozilla.org)
170 points by lainon on Nov 15, 2018 | 76 comments
28. A cheaper, smaller Raspberry Pi 3 is now available (engadget.com)
220 points by gmiller123456 on Nov 15, 2018 | 125 comments
29. The Case Against Quantum Computing (ieee.org)
138 points by niccl on Nov 15, 2018 | 85 comments
30. Fake fingerprints can imitate real ones in biometric systems (theguardian.com)
83 points by frozenice on Nov 14, 2018 | 40 comments

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