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1. On the phenomenon of bullshit jobs (libcom.org)
506 points by KhalilK on Nov 5, 2014 | 381 comments
2. How I reverse-engineered Google Docs to play back any document's keystrokes (jsomers.net)
501 points by jsomers on Nov 5, 2014 | 115 comments
3. Creating 3D worlds with HTML and CSS (keithclark.co.uk)
339 points by tambourine_man on Nov 5, 2014 | 47 comments
4. Alaskans vote to legalize marijuana (adn.com)
319 points by lygi on Nov 5, 2014 | 211 comments
5. Proxygen, Facebook's C++ HTTP Framework (facebook.com)
324 points by mikeevans on Nov 5, 2014 | 89 comments
6. Reflected File Download: A New Web Attack Vector (drive.google.com)
285 points by lelf on Nov 5, 2014 | 76 comments
7. EFF asks for the right to revive “abandoned” online games (arstechnica.com)
251 points by sinak on Nov 5, 2014 | 46 comments
8. The poetry and brief life of a Foxconn worker: Xu Lizhi (1990-2014) (libcom.org)
245 points by jimmer on Nov 5, 2014 | 83 comments
9. AngularJS: The Bad Parts (larseidnes.com)
226 points by lars on Nov 5, 2014 | 127 comments
10. Building C Projects (nethack4.org)
191 points by rsaarelm on Nov 5, 2014 | 45 comments
11. IntelliJ IDEA 14 Released (jetbrains.com)
204 points by film42 on Nov 5, 2014 | 83 comments
12. Universal Fund (watsi.org)
179 points by koopajah on Nov 5, 2014 | 29 comments
13. Lyft Accuses Former COO of Stealing Confidential Docs Before Joining Uber (techcrunch.com)
157 points by bruceb on Nov 5, 2014 | 83 comments
14. Nature: IPython interactive demo (nature.com)
153 points by ivoflipse on Nov 5, 2014 | 29 comments
15. Delegative Democracy – a scalable voting model (andrewbadr.com)
137 points by bdr on Nov 5, 2014 | 113 comments
16. If you use a Mac or Android, e-commerce sites may be charging you more (washingtonpost.com)
133 points by altern8 on Nov 5, 2014 | 91 comments
17. C# Autocomplete Demo Using Bing Code Search Engine (microsoft.com)
127 points by miket on Nov 5, 2014 | 48 comments
18. An Introduction to Servo [video] (air.mozilla.org)
128 points by adamnemecek on Nov 5, 2014 | 33 comments
19. Drop dead (tilde.club)
117 points by _pius on Nov 5, 2014 | 89 comments
20. PyPy IO improvements (morepypy.blogspot.com)
107 points by jerven on Nov 5, 2014 | 7 comments
21. The Mysterious Mental Side Effects of Traveling into Space (fastcoexist.com)
100 points by benbreen on Nov 5, 2014 | 43 comments
22. A free, complete guide to Technical Analysis (zerodha.com)
106 points by SatyajitSarangi on Nov 5, 2014 | 49 comments
23. Metafilter, The Internet's First Family (penguinrandomhouse.ca)
96 points by samclemens on Nov 5, 2014 | 16 comments
24. Jessie Freeze Policy (debian.org)
91 points by mike-cardwell on Nov 5, 2014 | 27 comments
25. Airport ABCs: An Explanation of Airport Identifier Codes (1994) (skygod.com)
90 points by vvviolet on Nov 5, 2014 | 36 comments
26. Study shows brain interface between humans (washington.edu)
89 points by UWNews on Nov 5, 2014 | 33 comments
27. Let's build a browser engine, part 7: Intro to Painting (limpet.net)
90 points by mbrubeck on Nov 5, 2014 | 9 comments
28. Duke Engines' compact, lightweight valveless axial engine (gizmag.com)
82 points by anovio on Nov 5, 2014 | 56 comments
29. McFly – Flux Architecture Made Easy (github.com/kenwheeler)
86 points by danso on Nov 5, 2014 | 38 comments
30. Show HN: Timely for iPhone – Scheduling and Time Tracking, Simultaneously (timelyapp.com)
78 points by matmik on Nov 5, 2014 | 19 comments

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