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1. Lavabit code open sourced (github.com/lavabit)
458 points by jayfk on April 30, 2016 | 60 comments
2. You probably don't need a JavaScript framework (slack-files.com)
452 points by Svenskunganka on April 30, 2016 | 347 comments
3. Intel's Changing Future: Smartphone SoCs Broxton and SoFIA Officially Cancelled (anandtech.com)
217 points by dbcooper on April 30, 2016 | 118 comments
4. Simon Peyton Jones Elected into the Royal Society Fellowship (lambda-the-ultimate.org)
297 points by _isus on April 30, 2016 | 31 comments
5. Software error doomed Japanese Hitomi spacecraft (scientificamerican.com)
175 points by nimbs on April 30, 2016 | 64 comments
6. Experienced Programmers Use Google Frequently (codeahoy.com)
291 points by perseus323 on April 30, 2016 | 174 comments
7. Neural Networks Are Impressively Good at Compression (probablydance.com)
244 points by ingve on April 30, 2016 | 64 comments
8. Show HN: TeachCraft – Learning Python Through Minecraft (github.com/teachthenet)
129 points by emeth on April 30, 2016 | 26 comments
9. A Path to Programming Language Theory (github.com/steshaw)
174 points by rspivak on April 30, 2016 | 35 comments
10. Why Do So Many Zippers Say YKK? (2012) (slate.com)
155 points by Tomte on April 30, 2016 | 60 comments
11. “Has something ever failed in the field due to a bug in a CAD tool?” (twitter.com/paulg)
132 points by dang on April 29, 2016 | 88 comments
12. Snowden’s Rubik’s Cube (da5is.com)
185 points by ssclafani on April 30, 2016 | 83 comments
13. Ask HN: Can the “Who is Hiring?” post include a bit about the interview process?
328 points by curiousgeek on April 30, 2016 | 109 comments
14. WebExtensions in Firefox 48 (blog.mozilla.org)
106 points by matteotom on April 29, 2016 | 69 comments
15. Hogwatch – a bandwidth monitor that shows per process network transfer (github.com/akshaykmr)
195 points by cujanovic on April 30, 2016 | 52 comments
16. Taskwarrior – intelligent TODO list (taskwarrior.org)
152 points by albertzeyer on April 30, 2016 | 80 comments
17. The Legend of Prince’s Special Custom-Font Symbol Floppy Disks (nymag.com)
91 points by tintinnabula on April 30, 2016 | 18 comments
18. Intel cuts Atom chips, basically giving up on the smartphone and tablet markets (pcworld.com)
122 points by Ivoah on April 29, 2016 | 59 comments
19. Yahoo's Marissa Mayer could get $55M in severance pay (latimes.com)
144 points by bane on April 30, 2016 | 261 comments
20. Show HN: Task-Based Electron Web Browser (simoncaminada.ch)
148 points by ahakki on April 30, 2016 | 29 comments
21. Claude Shannon Turns 1100100 (newyorker.com)
141 points by anthotny on April 30, 2016 | 44 comments
22. Why Aren’t There More Scientists? Money (nationalgeographic.com)
99 points by myth_drannon on April 30, 2016 | 85 comments
23. Tax Breaks for Twitter Bring Benefits and Criticism (wsj.com)
42 points by anishkothari on April 30, 2016 | 12 comments
24. Microsoft Flow (microsoft.com)
197 points by imarihantnahata on April 30, 2016 | 94 comments
25. DuckDuckGo Wants Answers to Linux Questions (fossforce.com)
57 points by demiol on April 30, 2016 | 24 comments
26. The Geographical Oddity of Null Island (loc.gov)
58 points by Thevet on April 30, 2016 | 14 comments
27. The curse of the potato (washingtonpost.com)
92 points by miiiiiike on April 30, 2016 | 43 comments
28. Fremont and Berkeley drive tech scene growth (siliconvalley.com)
43 points by MilnerRoute on April 30, 2016 | 6 comments
29. .note.GNU-stack (2010) (chys.info)
62 points by networked on April 30, 2016 | 11 comments
30. This Is Your Brain on Podcasts (nytimes.com)
73 points by dnetesn on April 30, 2016 | 41 comments

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