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26911.

Does malloc lazily create the backing pages for an allocation on Linux? (2009) (stackoverflow.com)

38 points by tzhenghao on Nov 28, 2019 | 24 comments

26912.

Microsoft recommends switching to iPhone, Android as it kills off Windows phones (cnbc.com)

38 points by Varcht on Jan 18, 2019 | 23 comments

26913.

The golden age of YouTube is over (theverge.com)

38 points by wil_I_am_27 on Apr 5, 2019 | 23 comments

26914.

PepsiCo sues Indian farmers for growing trademarked potatoes (thehill.com)

38 points by foolrush on Apr 27, 2019 | 23 comments

26915.

Microsoft bans free Slack and discourages AWS and Google Docs use internally (theverge.com)

38 points by ivinay on Jun 22, 2019 | 23 comments

26916.

Snapchat is a cautionary tale against leaving unicorns for dead (axios.com)

38 points by elsewhen on Oct 26, 2019 | 23 comments

26917.

Why states are rushing to seal tens of millions of old criminal records (economist.com)

38 points by dcu on Nov 15, 2019 | 23 comments

26918.

Cost breakdown for Solar PV with lithium-ion storage (pv-magazine-usa.com)

38 points by epistasis on Jan 2, 2019 | 22 comments

26919.

The French semaphore system hack of 200 years ago (amusingplanet.com)

38 points by Clepsydra on Mar 25, 2019 | 22 comments

26920.

Ask HN: Books that blend math and fiction

38 points by sonabinu on Jul 4, 2019 | 22 comments

26921.

U.S. Wage Growth Is 'Higher Than We Think,' Fed Researchers Say (industryweek.com)

38 points by howard941 on Feb 27, 2019 | 21 comments

26922.

Southwest Boeing 737 Max Makes Emergency Landing at Orlando International (fox35orlando.com)

38 points by high_derivative on Mar 26, 2019 | 21 comments

26923.

What Will the Moon Landing Mean to the Future? (theatlantic.com)

38 points by benbreen on Aug 22, 2019 | 21 comments

26924.

Google Achieves Quantum Supremacy. Is Encryption Safe? (tomshardware.com)

38 points by ItsTotallyOn on Sep 28, 2019 | 21 comments

26925.

Show HN: Space Invaders in the URL (arnaud.at)

38 points by arnaudsm on Oct 26, 2019 | 21 comments

26926.

Ask HN: Where can I do a self-study math degree online?

38 points by piqalq on May 13, 2019 | 20 comments

26927.

Peter Thiel Reportedly Says the FBI and CIA Should Investigate Google (cnbc.com)

38 points by jonbaer on Jul 15, 2019 | 20 comments

26928.

Crumpled Outfits Drove Me to Create Origami-Style Dresses (projecthatch.co)

38 points by interhacker on Nov 20, 2019 | 20 comments

26929.

The ‘Silicon Six’ spread propaganda. It’s time to regulate social media sites (washingtonpost.com)

38 points by d99kris on Nov 26, 2019 | 20 comments

26930.

Microsoft Abandons Windows 10’s Constant Forced Updates (howtogeek.com)

38 points by el_duderino on Apr 4, 2019 | 19 comments

26931.

Slack plunges after posting first earnings report since going public (cnbc.com)

38 points by tempsy on Sep 4, 2019 | 19 comments

26932.

We’d have more quantum computers if it weren’t so hard to find the damn cables (technologyreview.com)

38 points by respinal on Nov 16, 2019 | 19 comments

26933.

Look Ma, No Glue: Electrostatic Adhesion as If by Magic (hackaday.com)

38 points by NicoJuicy on Mar 10, 2019 | 18 comments

26934.

Boost Histogram: Fast multidimensional histogram, convenient interface for C++14 (github.com)

38 points by ingve on Apr 12, 2019 | 18 comments

26935.

Volkswagen backed shuttle service will grow in Hamburg (ndr.de)

38 points by hasszhao on Jul 3, 2019 | 18 comments

26936.

Ask HN: What is the license for Windows header files?

38 points by ChrisSD on Jul 4, 2019 | 18 comments

26937.

Samsung ripped off my hobby project and published it under a different license

38 points by dmitrygr on Jul 8, 2019 | 18 comments

26938.

Turning the Tide on Climate Change with Green Sand Beaches [pdf] (projectvesta.org)