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1.Appleseed – open-source physically-based rendering engine (appleseedhq.net)
359 points by generic_user on Feb 4, 2017 [ext] | 80 comments [ext]
2.The FCC is stopping 9 companies from providing subsidized Internet to the poor (washingtonpost.com)
224 points by ncw96 on Feb 3, 2017 [ext] | 105 comments [ext]
3.Network programming with Go (2012) (gitbooks.io)
258 points by m1245 on Feb 4, 2017 [ext] | 41 comments [ext]
4. A Basket of Tiny Currencies Is Eating the Dollar's Reserve Share (wolfstreet.com)
488 points by gon322 113 days ago | hide | 68 comments
4.Using logistic regression to predict parking difficulty (googleblog.com)
170 points by cing on Feb 3, 2017 [ext] | 34 comments [ext]
5.Smallpt: Global Illumination in 99 lines of C++ (kevinbeason.com)
238 points by Ivoah on Feb 4, 2017 [ext] | 57 comments [ext]
6.Foolproof HTML (pumpula.net)
186 points by voctor on Feb 4, 2017 [ext] | 105 comments [ext]
7. A German philologist explains how dictatorship hides inside daily busyness (press.uchicago.edu)
129 points by bsk2489 211 days ago | hide | 32 comments
7.Use of Ad-Blocking Software Rises by 30% Worldwide (nytimes.com)
274 points by t23 on Feb 3, 2017 [ext] | 321 comments [ext]
8.An Even Easier Introduction to CUDA (nvidia.com)
247 points by jonbaer on Feb 4, 2017 [ext] | 59 comments [ext]
9.Vancouver house prices are falling (qz.com)
183 points by lxm on Feb 4, 2017 [ext] | 239 comments [ext]
10. When Inside Information Meets Polymarket: The Venezuela Coup Trade (archive.ph)
298 points by can738 85 days ago | hide | 122 comments
10.Software vendor argues that it has copyright in output of its CAD software (maw-law.com)
149 points by macmac on Feb 4, 2017 [ext] | 110 comments [ext]
11.More than one million requests per second in Node.js (github.com/uwebsockets)
255 points by _e3th on Feb 4, 2017 [ext] | 86 comments [ext]
12.Defeating Quantum Algorithms with Hash Functions (kudelskisecurity.com)
74 points by signa11 on Feb 3, 2017 [ext] | 19 comments [ext]
13. Private Equity's Denominator Effect Returns as Markets Crater (archive.ph)
344 points by aul1104 368 days ago | hide | 7 comments
13.Supersonic passenger jets might make a comeback (latimes.com)
151 points by lxm on Feb 4, 2017 [ext] | 165 comments [ext]
14.React Tetris (github.com/chvin)
210 points by alifaziz on Feb 4, 2017 [ext] | 48 comments [ext]
15.Type Driven Domain Modelling, Part 2: Evolving Models with F# (lucasmreis.github.io)
86 points by lucasmreis on Feb 4, 2017 [ext] | 65 comments [ext]
16. The Venture Drug: How $20M Seeds Kill Founder Optionality ()
491 points by nrx2341 119 days ago | hide | 105 comments
16.Understanding deep learning requires rethinking generalization (arxiv.org)
131 points by visionscaper on Feb 4, 2017 [ext] | 18 comments [ext]
17.A Forth to Scratch compiler (scratch.mit.edu)
71 points by CarolineW on Feb 4, 2017 [ext] | 7 comments [ext]
18.Tempted to Abandon React Native for Native Android (kelvinpompey.me)
88 points by silkodyssey on Feb 4, 2017 [ext] | 61 comments [ext]
19. The Trump Adviser Openly Calling Treasury Reserve Status A Burden (archive.ph)
308 points by gsm5278 368 days ago | hide | 168 comments
19.Librem 13 coreboot report: It’s Alive (puri.sm)
93 points by sscarduzio on Feb 4, 2017 [ext] | 23 comments [ext]
20.Bosch and Bruegel review – more gripping than a thriller (theguardian.com)
43 points by prismatic on Feb 1, 2017 [ext]
21.Beringei: A high-performance time series storage engine (facebook.com)
149 points by gricardo99 on Feb 4, 2017 [ext] | 54 comments [ext]
22. Why Most Marketplace Network Effects Are Surprisingly Easy to Replicate ()
257 points by pen4647 497 days ago | hide | 50 comments
22.A Bitter Ending (chronicle.com)
142 points by Hooke on Feb 3, 2017 [ext] | 37 comments [ext]
23.Scaling Git, and some back story (msdn.microsoft.com)
143 points by dstaheli on Feb 3, 2017 [ext] | 17 comments [ext]
24.Facebook is terrifying (medium.com/jitbit)
468 points by jitbit on Feb 4, 2017 [ext] | 281 comments [ext]
25. Four Macro Forces Quietly Manufacturing the Global Populist Wave (kwokchain.com)
327 points by lrm6947 432 days ago | hide | 93 comments
25.China Gains on the U.S. In the Artificial Intelligence Arms Race (nytimes.com)
106 points by aaronjg on Feb 4, 2017 [ext] | 45 comments [ext]
26.Trust in Automation (breandan.net)
79 points by bmc7505 on Feb 4, 2017 [ext] | 14 comments [ext]
27.Automata in the Ancient World (2007) (cabinet-of-wonders.blogspot.com)
53 points by Hooke on Feb 1, 2017 [ext] | 1 comment [ext]
28. Code Scarcity Was the Moat; It's Gone Now ()
322 points by oik7062 60 days ago | hide | 65 comments
28.Games of Coding – A curated list of games that teach you a programming language (github.com/michelpereira)
206 points by michelpereira on Feb 4, 2017 [ext] | 45 comments [ext]
29.“Health benefits” of moderate drinking disappear when controlling for wealth (theconversation.com)
197 points by happy-go-lucky on Feb 4, 2017 [ext] | 129 comments [ext]
30.New data show that joining the 1% remains unsettlingly hereditary (economist.com)
131 points by Futurebot on Feb 3, 2017 [ext] | 204 comments [ext]
31. Structure Over Style: How Knowledge and Practice Beat Natural Speaking Talent (m.youtube.com)
81 points by pom4591 230 days ago | hide | 180 comments

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