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  1. World War 3 to Be Fought over Semiconductors? (goldsilver.com)
    70 points 83
  2. Discovery of the Higgs Boson rumoured to be at 3.5 sigma. (math.columbia.edu)
    76 points 49
  3. Tim Harford: Trial, error and the God complex (ted.com)
    4 points 0
  4. 'Free-floating' planets found with no star in sight (bbc.co.uk)
    4 points 1
  5. RIM Co CEO, Mike Lazaridis, struggles with questions on devices' security. (bbc.co.uk)
    1 points 0
  6. Ask HN: How do I think more holistically?

    I have noticed a trend: when I am developing and I find a solution to a difficult problem it is normally because in some way I have regained sight of the bigger picture. For example, I might see any easy way to sidestep…

    1 points 1
  7. Can to do lists make you unproductive?

    I just read the article by Derek Sivers about not speaking in the future tense ( http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=961654 ). In it, he references another of his articles that argues announcing your plans decreases the…

    1 points 1
  8. Thousands call for Turing apology (news.bbc.co.uk)
    177 points 101
  9. Ask HN: how do I sell git to my colleagues?

    I want to start using git at work instead of svn but advocate using it my colleagues merely hum and nod but don't seem convinced enough to make the switch. How can I tip them over the edge?

    6 points 7
  10. Ask HN: Good Java development tools?

    At work, a new hire introduced us to Powermock. It's an amazing tool that allows you to write really pure unit test. It made me think what other great tools are we missing?

    3 points 2
  11. Ask HN: Webcam streaming solutions?

    At work my team is split over two different offices in two different countries. We want to create a permanent video feed between the two offices using web cameras that we can view on our computers (or perhaps…

    1 points 4
  12. TED: Carl Honore, Slowing down in a world built for speed (ted.com)
    3 points 1
  13. HN Feature Request: Relevancy voting.

    What does anyone think about having an ability to vote on whether you think a particular submission is relevant to Hacker News? The vote could be totally impotent and serve only as a visual signal to the community which…

    2 points 2
  14. 3D Animation of LHC operation. (uk.youtube.com)
    23 points 1
  15. Interview with Steve Wozniak (news.bbc.co.uk)
    8 points 1
  16. Supersonic car targets 1,000mph (news.bbc.co.uk)
    1 points 1
  17. AI Box experiment. Would you let it out? (yudkowsky.net)
    19 points 9
  18. Stormpulse showered with tips. (tipjoy.com)
    22 points 17
  19. New developments in the human/robot relationship. (news.bbc.co.uk)
    3 points 0
  20. Don't talk to the police (youtube.com)
    55 points 39
  21. Ask HN: Can anyone recommend a Venn diagram creation tool?

    I'm trying to organize my thoughts regarding a messy problem domain. I've considered just creating a mind-map but the domain can't easily be categorized by a taxonomy (there is too much overlap between different…

    2 points 1
  22. Memory trick breaks PC encryption (news.bbc.co.uk)

    I don't think this is really something to worry about but is probably worth knowing.

    2 points 0
  23. Use math for Valentine's Day happiness. (news.bbc.co.uk)

    Is anyone willing to test the formula out?

    1 points 0
  24. Personal private trains for Heathrow. Very sci-fi. (news.bbc.co.uk)
    11 points 1
  25. Portal is the most subversive game ever (gamesradar.com)
    27 points 18