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31. Ancient teeth make H. sapiens the lead suspect in extinction of H. floresiensis (nature.com)
36 points by diodorus on Oct 1, 2016 | 5 comments
32. We're Sequencing Every Member of the Weirdest Bird Species on Earth (atlasobscura.com)
91 points by HandleTheJandal on Oct 2, 2016 | 2 comments
33. The problem with perfection (classical-music.com)
88 points by ciconia on Oct 2, 2016 | 14 comments
34. A Law Professor Explains Why You Should Never Talk to Police (vice.com)
188 points by monsieurpng on Oct 2, 2016 | 68 comments
35. Researchers make a “diffusive” memristor that emulates how a real synapse work (nanotechweb.org)
72 points by yexponential on Oct 2, 2016 | 16 comments
36. Reasons to choose PostgreSQL 9.6 (taadeem.net)
109 points by postila on Oct 2, 2016 | 51 comments
37. Ask HN: Why do companies buy ads when they are the top result in search?
143 points by Man_On_the_Moon on Oct 2, 2016 | 86 comments
38. TLS version intolerance (timtaubert.de)
76 points by zerognowl on Oct 2, 2016 | 8 comments
39. Eddie Antar was an innovator, disrupter, and crook (city-journal.org)
22 points by objections on Oct 1, 2016 | 2 comments
40. Opus codec available now in Asterisk (digium.com)
88 points by kimi on Oct 2, 2016 | 18 comments
41. Nokia D1C: The Comeback (inmobility.org)
82 points by ereli1 on Oct 2, 2016 | 83 comments
42. 80% of current drug applications in China failed to meet analysis requirements (sciencealert.com)
127 points by ting_bu_dung on Oct 2, 2016 | 42 comments
43. The Cobalt Pipeline (washingtonpost.com)
80 points by freakz on Oct 2, 2016 | 17 comments
44. Show HN: Forgiva – Never saves your passwords but regenerates them (forgiva.com)
97 points by marcusfrex on Oct 2, 2016 | 96 comments
45. Something Deeply Wrong with Chemistry (2010) (chemistry-blog.com)
97 points by andrewdon on Oct 1, 2016 | 89 comments
46. Gil Penchina on angel investing, market timing, and his ambivalence to VC (techcrunch.com)
32 points by dustinmoris on Oct 2, 2016
47. A blind coder who makes Facebook accessible [video] (bbc.co.uk)
31 points by jackgavigan on Oct 2, 2016 | 6 comments
48. “I just want to run a container” (jvns.ca)
117 points by chaghalibaghali on Oct 2, 2016 | 27 comments
49. Dolphin Progress Report: September 2016 (dolphin-emu.org)
68 points by turbohz on Oct 2, 2016 | 19 comments
50. Google: if you support Amazon Echo, you're cut off from Google Home and Chromecast (boingboing.net)
133 points by walterbell on Oct 2, 2016 | 61 comments
51. Portland’s Small-House Movement Is Catching On (nytimes.com)
53 points by spking on Oct 1, 2016 | 92 comments
52. When world leaders thought you shouldn't need passports or visas (theconversation.com)
110 points by infodroid on Oct 2, 2016 | 191 comments
53. Pentagon Paid for Fake ‘Al Qaeda’ Videos (thedailybeast.com)
65 points by snowy on Oct 2, 2016 | 16 comments
54. Creative Commons licences under scrutiny: What does “noncommercial” mean? (arstechnica.co.uk)
47 points by detaro on Oct 2, 2016 | 8 comments
55. Visual Studio 2015 Extensions You Might Find Useful (hamidmosalla.com)
64 points by douche on Oct 2, 2016 | 37 comments
56. Why Some Wars Get More Attention Than Others (nytimes.com)
50 points by laksjd on Oct 2, 2016 | 53 comments
57. The Traits That Put Kids at Risk for Addiction (nytimes.com)
29 points by ryan_j_naughton on Oct 1, 2016 | 19 comments
58. Iceland's Pirates head for power on wave of public anger (reuters.com)
78 points by wslh on Oct 2, 2016 | 25 comments
59. Scientists testing HIV cure report 'remarkable' progress (theguardian.com)
39 points by agd on Oct 2, 2016 | 4 comments
60. [dupe] Why bad science persists (economist.com)
20 points by plg on Oct 2, 2016 | 3 comments

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