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571.

0x5f3759df and the fast inverse square root (2012) (h14s.p5r.org)

125 points by carljoseph on Oct 28, 2014 | 25 comments

572.

When 911 calls fail (theverge.com)

124 points by gr2020 on Oct 3, 2014 | 101 comments

573.

How Much Caffeine Is Too Much? (online.wsj.com)

124 points by 2510c39011c5 on Oct 28, 2014 | 96 comments

574.

Show HN: Maim – A simple screenshot utility for Linux (github.com)

124 points by naelstrof on Oct 16, 2014 | 83 comments

575.

Hey Paypal, why do you need access to my microphone, camera and photos? (thepcspy.com)

124 points by oliwarner on Oct 24, 2014 | 58 comments

576.

Lost Civilizations of the Andes (davidpratt.info)

124 points by iamben on Oct 30, 2014 | 38 comments

577.

A Natural A/B Test of Harassment (developers.kongregate.com)

123 points by benologist on Oct 23, 2014 | 128 comments

578.

Backstabbr: A modern web interface for the classic board game Diplomacy (backstabbr.com)

123 points by brownbat on Oct 16, 2014 | 63 comments

579.

Running GUI apps with Docker (fabiorehm.com)

123 points by SlipperySlope on Oct 8, 2014 | 34 comments

580.

Alfred Anaya Put Secret Compartments in Cars. The DEA Put Him in Prison (2013) (wired.com)

122 points by hippich on Oct 11, 2014 | 108 comments

581.

The Limits of Friendship (newyorker.com)

122 points by applecore on Oct 7, 2014 | 57 comments

582.

Mathematical “urban legends” (mathoverflow.net)

122 points by mikevm on Oct 31, 2014 | 52 comments

583.

The joy of text – the fall and rise of interactive fiction (theguardian.com)

122 points by benbreen on Oct 22, 2014 | 33 comments

584.

Show HN: Avremu – An 8-Bit Microcontroller in Pure LaTeX (gitlab.brokenpipe.de)

122 points by stettberger on Oct 13, 2014 | 18 comments

585.

Lockheed Claims Breakthrough on Fusion Energy (scientificamerican.com)

122 points by Element_ on Oct 15, 2014 | 6 comments

586.

The Woman Who Filmed Snowden (motherboard.vice.com)

122 points by dsr12 on Oct 20, 2014 | 6 comments

587.

Why talent agents for engineers don’t exist (blog.alinelerner.com)

121 points by leeny on Oct 31, 2014 | 94 comments

588.

Atom: Editor window startup is slow (github.com)

121 points by tosh on Oct 1, 2014 | 76 comments

589.

Shakespeare’s Genius Is Nonsense (nautil.us)

121 points by dnetesn on Oct 9, 2014 | 45 comments

590.

Why I Love Startup School (foundersatwork.posthaven.com)

121 points by katm on Oct 13, 2014 | 28 comments

591.

Building Hater News (kevinmcalear.com)

120 points by chippy on Oct 27, 2014 | 78 comments

592.

Researchers see signature of “Majorana particles” inside superconducting iron (scientificamerican.com)

120 points by 4k on Oct 3, 2014 | 52 comments

593.

Show HN: Paperman – LaTeX editor with a Markdown feel (paperman.patricklorio.com)

120 points by patricklorio on Oct 25, 2014 | 46 comments

594.

Sacrificial Architecture (martinfowler.com)

120 points by resca79 on Oct 20, 2014 | 32 comments

595.

Show HN: A midterm test on basic SQL for my journalism class (padjo.org)

120 points by danso on Oct 24, 2014 | 24 comments

596.

Autothysis SSD drives impede unauthorised access (securedrives.co.uk)

119 points by ddinh on Oct 5, 2014 | 54 comments

597.

Move Fast, Don't Break Your API (amberonrails.com)

119 points by ewang1 on Oct 10, 2014 | 15 comments

598.

A Spreadsheet Way of Knowledge (1984) (medium.com)

119 points by tbolse on Oct 29, 2014 | 13 comments

599.

The Gentleman Who Made Google Scholar (medium.com)

119 points by soundsop on Oct 18, 2014 | 12 comments

600.

The Bacon Boom Was Not an Accident (businessweek.com)

118 points by agwa on Oct 6, 2014 | 110 comments