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31. Battle of the bulges: Have astronomers been wrong about spiral galaxies? (2019) (syfy.com)
57 points by breadbox on Jan 23, 2020 | 29 comments
32. Rolls-Royce plans mini nuclear reactors by 2029 (bbc.co.uk)
223 points by goodcanadian on Jan 24, 2020 | 347 comments
33. A BNF Parser in Forth (1992) (bradrodriguez.com)
78 points by akkartik on Jan 23, 2020 | 12 comments
34. What can you use instead of Google and Facebook? (bbc.com)
235 points by hhs on Jan 24, 2020 | 320 comments
35. Police begin operational use of live facial recognition technology in London (met.police.uk)
141 points by borjamoya on Jan 24, 2020 | 48 comments
36. Master of Orion (filfre.net)
250 points by doppp on Jan 24, 2020 | 159 comments
37. Lake Salagou was designed to drown the village of Celles, but never did (atlasobscura.com)
36 points by acsillag on Jan 23, 2020 | 15 comments
38. Noticing You're Confused (arr.am)
206 points by Nyubis on Jan 24, 2020 | 94 comments
39. Mars rover is frozen in place following software error (extremetech.com)
148 points by jonbaer on Jan 24, 2020 | 70 comments
40. What does “execution dependent” mean? (2009) (johnaugust.com)
28 points by swibbler on Jan 22, 2020 | 11 comments
41. Clojure – Fascinated, Disappointed, Astonished (2016) (lewandowski.io)
138 points by systems on Jan 24, 2020 | 112 comments
42. The Car Bundle (danco.substack.com)
37 points by yoloswagins on Jan 24, 2020 | 59 comments
43. The C++ Lifetime Profile: How It Plans to Make C++ Code Safer (pspdfkit.com)
122 points by ingve on Jan 24, 2020 | 51 comments
44. Precision Opportunities for Demanded Bits in LLVM (regehr.org)
54 points by luu on Jan 24, 2020 | 7 comments
45. Yes Silver Bullet (2019) (ploeh.dk)
110 points by wheresvic3 on Jan 24, 2020 | 72 comments
46. What Neapolitans understand about death (better than most) (lithub.com)
51 points by Vigier on Jan 23, 2020 | 43 comments
47. Opening up search is an ethical imperative (opensourceconnections.com)
83 points by softwaredoug on Jan 23, 2020 | 33 comments
48. US Department of Justice Argues Assange Has No First Amendment Rights (wsws.org)
153 points by silasdb on Jan 24, 2020 | 148 comments
49. Amazon Prime video gives amateur how-to’s, conspiracy theories a stage (wsj.com)
94 points by vo2maxer on Jan 24, 2020 | 127 comments
50. Questions to Ask at the Start of a New Software Project (atomicobject.com)
118 points by philk10 on Jan 24, 2020 | 32 comments
51. Man diagnosed with coronavirus near Seattle is being treated largely by a robot (cnn.com)
130 points by tchalla on Jan 24, 2020 | 139 comments
52. The Yang Gang and Its Bots (medium.com/bellmar)
110 points by mbellotti on Jan 22, 2020 | 179 comments
53. Off-Peak Public Transport Usage (pedestrianobservations.com)
61 points by luu on Jan 24, 2020 | 59 comments
54. Robotic gripper uses acoustic levitation for contact-free manipulation (newatlas.com)
63 points by sahin on Jan 24, 2020 | 19 comments
55. YouTube moderators forced to sign statement acknowledging job can give them PTSD (theverge.com)
152 points by untog on Jan 24, 2020 | 206 comments
56. Ask HN: What change in your programming technique has been most transformative?
236 points by dmux on Jan 23, 2020 | 208 comments
57. China building 1k-bed hospital over the weekend to treat coronavirus (reuters.com)
114 points by tosh on Jan 24, 2020 | 126 comments
58. Pharmaceutical Executive Sentenced To 66 Months In Prison In Opioid Trial (npr.org)
96 points by anigbrowl on Jan 23, 2020 | 68 comments
59. Nuclear waste recycled into diamond batteries (independent.co.uk)
86 points by montalbano on Jan 24, 2020 | 58 comments
60. How to Read Self-Help (tjcx.me)
103 points by tomjcleveland on Jan 24, 2020 | 42 comments

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