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31. Police had woman’s Facebook deactivated during standoff (washingtonpost.com)
105 points by petethomas on Aug 2, 2016 | 113 comments
32. Why lack of confidence can make you a better programmer (codewithoutrules.com)
142 points by itamarst on Aug 3, 2016 | 53 comments
33. [dupe] Facebook could owe $5B in back taxes (washingtonpost.com)
128 points by blawson on Aug 2, 2016 | 91 comments
34. Wallarm (YC S16) Uses Incoming Hacker Attacks to Reveal Security Flaws (themacro.com)
70 points by stvnchn on Aug 3, 2016 | 17 comments
35. The Brain That Couldn’t Remember (nytimes.com)
47 points by chriskanan on Aug 3, 2016 | 6 comments
36. Florida cut $100M from its mental hospitals – chaos followed (tampabay.com)
145 points by paulpauper on Aug 3, 2016 | 109 comments
37. DragonFly BSD 4.6 Released (dragonflybsd.org)
129 points by cgag on Aug 3, 2016 | 25 comments
38. Show HN: Git Confirm. Git hook to catch accidentally committed code (TODO/Skip) (github.com/pimterry)
51 points by pimterry on Aug 3, 2016 | 45 comments
39. Learn Voraciously (2015) (arbing.co.uk)
90 points by arbingsam on Aug 3, 2016 | 30 comments
40. Feds give Google OK to test Project Wing drone deliveries (engadget.com)
62 points by RileyKyeden on Aug 3, 2016 | 38 comments
41. Ask HN: Do you still play with VR actively?
105 points by billconan on Aug 3, 2016 | 108 comments
42. Massive new study lifts the lid on top websites’ tracking secrets (sophos.com)
73 points by aethertap on Aug 3, 2016 | 25 comments
43. How Silicon Valley helps spread the same sterile aesthetic across the world (theverge.com)
96 points by smacktoward on Aug 3, 2016 | 71 comments
44. Breakthrough in Silicene Production (ieee.org)
29 points by bertiewhykovich on Aug 3, 2016 | 2 comments
45. DataJoy is shutting down (getdatajoy.com)
54 points by yrochat on Aug 3, 2016 | 45 comments
46. 2015 Set a Frenzy of Climate Records (scientificamerican.com)
49 points by philipalexander on Aug 3, 2016 | 43 comments
47. Bitcoin Sinks After Hackers Steal $65M from Exchange (bloomberg.com)
77 points by ucha on Aug 3, 2016 | 53 comments
48. The Beginner’s Guide to Freelance (medium.com/code-like-a-girl)
67 points by DinahDavis on Aug 3, 2016 | 14 comments
49. Using an API to build a $1,500/month side business in 4 months (medium.com/anymail-finder-blog)
83 points by kullar on Aug 3, 2016 | 59 comments
50. What Cost Is Each State Obsessed With (fixr.com)
40 points by bennettfeely on Aug 3, 2016 | 23 comments
51. Behind the Tower: New Histories of the UT Tower Shootings (behindthetower.org)
22 points by benbreen on July 31, 2016 | 3 comments
52. Can mythbusters like Snopes.com keep up in a post-truth era? (theguardian.com)
59 points by ca98am79 on Aug 3, 2016 | 77 comments
53. New York to bar sex offenders on parole from playing Pokemon Go (reuters.com)
58 points by jastr on Aug 3, 2016 | 91 comments
54. California Company Gets Approval to Put Robotic Lander on Moon (nytimes.com)
28 points by jbredeche on Aug 3, 2016 | 21 comments
55. Defending Privacy at the U.S. Border – for Travelers with Digital Devices (2011) (eff.org)
46 points by neverminder on Aug 3, 2016 | 8 comments
56. A Bit of Heresy: Functional Languages Are Overrated (2010) (benrady.com)
39 points by bertiewhykovich on Aug 3, 2016 | 51 comments
57. San Francisco Progressives Declare War on Affordable Housing (bloomberg.com)
72 points by joshlittle on Aug 2, 2016 | 68 comments
58. Show HN: Chrome extension to avoid noisy domains in the Hacker News feed (github.com/mathiasrw)
27 points by mathiasrw on Aug 3, 2016 | 16 comments
59. The Case Against the Mortgage Interest Deduction (priceonomics.com)
44 points by tnorthcutt on Aug 3, 2016 | 68 comments
60. [flagged] Nvidia CEO tells female raffle winner: “You don’t even know what a GPU is, huh?” (thereisonlyr.com)
39 points by blackhole on Aug 3, 2016 | 31 comments

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