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1. Linus Torvalds' good taste argument for linked lists, explained (github.com/mkirchner)
717 points by mkirchner on Dec 6, 2020 | 326 comments
2. Every Model Learned by Gradient Descent Is Approximately a Kernel Machine (arxiv.org)
406 points by scottlocklin on Dec 5, 2020 | 107 comments
3. EmacsConf 2020 Talks (emacsconf.org)
386 points by AlexeyBrin on Dec 6, 2020 | 83 comments
4. 72% of smart TVs and 46% of game consoles hardcode DNS settings (labzilla.io)
546 points by boramalper on Dec 5, 2020 | 649 comments
5. A tool for recovering passwords from pixelized screenshots (github.com/beurtschipper)
449 points by maydemir on Dec 6, 2020 | 124 comments
6. The Grenfell Tower inquiry is uncovering a major corporate scandal (spectator.co.uk)
464 points by VieEnCode on Dec 6, 2020 | 261 comments
7. How I Collected a Debt from an Unscrupulous Merchant (mtlynch.io)
473 points by notadog on Dec 6, 2020 | 259 comments
8. LinkedIn’s Alternate Universe (divinations.substack.com)
613 points by dshipper on Dec 6, 2020 | 277 comments
9. InstaHide Disappointingly Wins Bell Labs Prize, 2nd Place (carlini.com)
487 points by z3t111 on Dec 6, 2020 | 44 comments
10. The Tragic Tale of DEC, the Computing Giant That Died Too Soon (digital.com)
289 points by mooreds on Dec 5, 2020 | 210 comments
11. The Economics of Christmas Trees (thehustle.co)
213 points by Anon84 on Dec 6, 2020 | 161 comments
12. Monopoly Technology Platforms Are Colonizing Education (instituteforpubliceducation.org)
207 points by partingshots on Dec 6, 2020 | 124 comments
13. Winning back the Internet by building our own (roarmag.org)
178 points by sanqui on Dec 6, 2020 | 149 comments
14. Diem – A rebrand of Facebook’s Libra (diem.com)
235 points by obilgic on Dec 6, 2020 | 405 comments
15. The Death of Tony Hsieh: A Spiral of Alcohol, Drugs and Extreme Behavior (wsj.com)
297 points by harambae on Dec 6, 2020 | 296 comments
16. A technique from human archaeology could help restore sea otter populations (nytimes.com)
46 points by Thevet on Dec 6, 2020 | 2 comments
17. Hardware-Accelerated TensorFlow and TensorFlow Addons for macOS 11.0 (github.com/apple)
183 points by sandGorgon on Dec 6, 2020 | 92 comments
18. Let’s Encrypt moving to new CA root (infoq.com)
152 points by alblue on Dec 6, 2020 | 36 comments
19. Lambda: Turn Excel formulas into custom functions (microsoft.com)
223 points by lelf on Dec 5, 2020 | 135 comments
20. Cashew of Pirangi (wikipedia.org)
177 points by tcgv on Dec 4, 2020 | 38 comments
21. YARA – The pattern matching swiss knife (github.com/virustotal)
117 points by peter_d_sherman on Dec 6, 2020 | 14 comments
22. Asteroid capsule located in Australian desert (bbc.co.uk)
156 points by ColinWright on Dec 5, 2020 | 61 comments
23. Scroll Back: The Theory and Practice of Cameras in Side-Scrollers (docs.google.com)
127 points by ibobev on Dec 5, 2020 | 9 comments
24. Between two Lisps (ane.github.io)
142 points by galfarragem on Dec 5, 2020 | 100 comments
25. Docker's Second Death (tariqislam.com)
302 points by alexellisuk on Dec 6, 2020 | 272 comments
26. 'Havana syndrome' likely caused by directed microwaves – US report (bbc.com)
219 points by kpetermeni on Dec 6, 2020 | 158 comments
27. My Procedurally Generated Music Is Awful (groovelet.com)
120 points by mproud on Dec 6, 2020 | 111 comments
28. Benefits of Walking (klimy.co)
225 points by KlimYadrintsev on Dec 5, 2020 | 108 comments
29. Fixing a 3 year old bug in Nvidia GeForce Experience (details-of-note.blogspot.com)
229 points by dsafonov on Dec 6, 2020 | 56 comments
30. Skybolt: A C++ planetary environment rendering engine with Python bindings (github.com/piraxus)
147 points by matt128 on Dec 6, 2020 | 11 comments

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