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1. Instagram's Million Dollar Bug (exfiltrated.com)
1562 points by infosecau on Dec 17, 2015 | 516 comments
2. What You Believe Affects What You Achieve (gatesnotes.com)
428 points by pykello on Dec 17, 2015 | 148 comments
3. Netflix socks detect when you've dozed off and pause your TV show (netflix.com)
451 points by ChrisArchitect on Dec 16, 2015 | 191 comments
4. Why Python 3 Exists (snarky.ca)
418 points by cocoflunchy on Dec 17, 2015 | 266 comments
5. Chemical clears Alzheimer's protein and restores memory in mice (nature.com)
452 points by coris47 on Dec 17, 2015 | 138 comments
6. Congress has added CISA to the federal budget bill (theverge.com)
580 points by fisherjeff on Dec 16, 2015 | 121 comments
7. Compiling to WebAssembly: It’s Happening (hacks.mozilla.org)
306 points by mnemonik on Dec 17, 2015 | 216 comments
8. Holiday Gift Ideas from Y Combinator (ycgiftideas.com)
266 points by t-3-k on Dec 17, 2015 | 132 comments
9. Show HN: Fieldbook: Lightweight Database with a Spreadsheet UI and a REST API (fieldbook.com)
335 points by jasoncrawford on Dec 17, 2015 | 92 comments
10. ReactOS, a 17-year quest for an open-source Windows, has a new release candidate (yahoo.com)
229 points by Fjolsvith on Dec 16, 2015 | 174 comments
11. There's Math.random(), and then there's Math.random() (v8project.blogspot.com)
229 points by v33ra on Dec 17, 2015 | 106 comments
12. Google to Make Driverless Cars an Alphabet Company in 2016 (bloomberg.com)
161 points by T-A on Dec 16, 2015 | 72 comments
13. UberHop: More people in fewer cars (uber.com)
181 points by edward on Dec 17, 2015 | 105 comments
14. Sheryl Sandberg Says an MBA Doesn't Matter in Tech (bloomberg.com)
218 points by jackgavigan on Dec 17, 2015 | 133 comments
15. Should AI Be Open? (slatestarcodex.com)
149 points by apsec112 on Dec 17, 2015 | 161 comments
16. How I Interview (rkoutnik.com)
150 points by RKoutnik on Dec 17, 2015 | 122 comments
17. EFF, Access Now, and the White House Sat Down to Talk About Encryption (eff.org)
108 points by DiabloD3 on Dec 17, 2015 | 16 comments
18. SEC Approves Plan to Issue Overstock.com Stock via Blockchain (wired.com)
88 points by muloka on Dec 16, 2015 | 41 comments
19. Martin Shkreli Arrested on Securities Fraud Charges (bloomberg.com)
379 points by choult on Dec 17, 2015 | 290 comments
20. Telegram gains 1M users after Whatsapp ban (thephonesgsm.blogspot.com)
272 points by sultansaladin on Dec 17, 2015 | 260 comments
21. Apple Promotes Jeff Williams to COO, Puts Phil Schiller in Charge of App Store (techcrunch.com)
114 points by Rifu on Dec 17, 2015 | 39 comments
22. Brazilian Judge Shuts Down WhatsApp for 48 Hours (techcrunch.com)
221 points by NN88 on Dec 17, 2015 | 164 comments
23. A Guide to Fully Homomorphic Encryption (iacr.org)
66 points by kushti on Dec 16, 2015 | 27 comments
24. A Deep Learning Dissenter Thinks He Has a More Powerful AI Approach (technologyreview.com)
146 points by espeed on Dec 17, 2015 | 71 comments
25. Python Is Not C: Take Two (ibm.com)
115 points by kermatt on Dec 16, 2015 | 28 comments
26. SymbOS: preemptive multitasking OS that can play mp3s, video on 8-bit Z80 PCs (symbos.de)
106 points by sedachv on Dec 17, 2015 | 36 comments
27. Biggest mystery in mathematics in limbo after cryptic meeting (nature.com)
106 points by signa11 on Dec 16, 2015 | 64 comments
28. The discovery of lunar water has changed everything for human exploration (arstechnica.com)
85 points by nomadictribe on Dec 16, 2015 | 53 comments
29. DHS Giving Firms Free Penetration Tests (krebsonsecurity.com)
55 points by Deinos on Dec 15, 2015 | 7 comments
30. Erdstall (wikipedia.org)
75 points by _of on Dec 15, 2015 | 18 comments

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