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1. What happens if you write a TCP stack in Python? (jvns.ca)
408 points by jvns on Aug 12, 2014 | 120 comments
2. Guacamole – HTML5 Clientless Remote Desktop (guac-dev.org)
383 points by tux1968 on Aug 12, 2014 | 78 comments
3. Law Students Fend Off a Patent Troll (medium.com/patents-technology-law)
385 points by teachingaway on Aug 12, 2014 | 81 comments
4. 2014 Fields Medals announced (mathunion.org)
308 points by johnb556677 on Aug 12, 2014 | 74 comments
5. Hack Back – A DIY guide to those without the patience to wait for whistleblowers (langly.fr)
293 points by anirudhrata on Aug 12, 2014 | 59 comments
6. A Reminder To Investors (blog.ycombinator.com)
275 points by joaodepaula on Aug 12, 2014 | 272 comments
7. Sweden Solar System (wikipedia.org)
224 points by lelf on Aug 12, 2014 | 40 comments
8. Errata prompt Intel to disable TSX in Haswell, early Broadwell CPUs (techreport.com)
206 points by geoffgasior on Aug 12, 2014 | 83 comments
9. Set Up to Fail: How Bosses Create Their Own Poor Performers (1998) [pdf] (insead.edu)
187 points by deathtrader666 on Aug 12, 2014 | 60 comments
10. Something is amiss with the Interwebs: BGP is a flapping (sans.edu)
156 points by btilly on Aug 12, 2014 | 50 comments
11. How To Validate Your Business Idea By Testing A Hypothesis (hatchery.io)
150 points by alex_ka on Aug 12, 2014 | 58 comments
12. BlueRobotics – T100 Underwater Thruster (bluerobotics.com)
140 points by slackpad on Aug 12, 2014 | 58 comments
13. Mono 3.6.0 is out (mono-project.com)
128 points by edsiper2 on Aug 12, 2014 | 130 comments
14. Computational Knowledge and the Future of Pure Mathematics (stephenwolfram.com)
126 points by kylemaxwell on Aug 12, 2014 | 24 comments
15. We got our first Delaware tax bill: $74,018.74
119 points by ccvannorman on Aug 12, 2014 | 82 comments
16. BPA-Free Plastic Containers May Be Just as Hazardous (scientificamerican.com)
116 points by brianbreslin on Aug 12, 2014 | 95 comments
17. German Artists Say They Put White Flags on Brooklyn Bridge (nytimes.com)
115 points by UVB-76 on Aug 12, 2014 | 81 comments
18. An FPGA sprite graphics accelerator (andybrown.me.uk)
108 points by kersny on Aug 12, 2014 | 21 comments
19. Proof confirmed of 400-year-old fruit-stacking problem (newscientist.com)
100 points by andrewljohnson on Aug 12, 2014 | 31 comments
20. Traffic Signal Timing Manual: Chapter 4 – Traffic Signal Design (dot.gov)
96 points by rinesh on Aug 12, 2014 | 19 comments
21. Ask HN: Is it just me or why does Docker suck so much?
97 points by antocv on Aug 12, 2014 | 84 comments
22. Backblaze is building a 270 TB storage pod (backblaze.com)
97 points by LukeLambert on Aug 12, 2014 | 85 comments
23. The PlayStation2 vs. the PC (2000) (arstechnica.com)
91 points by CoolGuySteve on Aug 12, 2014 | 41 comments
24. Debugging file corruption on iOS (facebook.com)
90 points by nspiegelberg on Aug 12, 2014 | 21 comments
25. Tegra K1 “Denver” Will Be First 64-bit ARM Processor for Android (nvidia.com)
83 points by pdknsk on Aug 12, 2014 | 59 comments
26. Internet hiccups today? You're not alone. Here's why (zdnet.com)
75 points by tanglesome on Aug 12, 2014 | 11 comments
27. Siri’s Inventors Are Building a New AI (wired.com)
86 points by cyphersanctus on Aug 12, 2014 | 44 comments
28. USB 3.0 Promoter Group Announces USB Type-C Connector Ready for Production [pdf] (usb.org)
70 points by Deinos on Aug 12, 2014 | 82 comments
29. Why Stealing Cars Went Out of Fashion (nytimes.com)
78 points by benackles on Aug 12, 2014 | 114 comments
30. Write Gmail in Emacs the Easy Way: gmail-message-mode (endlessparentheses.com)
68 points by lelf on Aug 12, 2014 | 38 comments

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