top 10 hacker news stories for 2013-12-05

South Africa's Nelson Mandela dies

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-25249520

13 years ago

1137 upvotes – 341 comments

Download a copy of your Gmail and Google Calendar data

http://gmailblog.blogspot.com/2013/12/download-copy-of-your-gmail-and-google.html

13 years ago

628 upvotes – 169 comments

Multiprocess Firefox

http://billmccloskey.wordpress.com/2013/12/05/multiprocess-firefox/

13 years ago

415 upvotes – 124 comments

Why you should use OpenGL and not DirectX

http://blog.wolfire.com/2010/01/Why-you-should-use-OpenGL-and-not-DirectX

13 years ago

408 upvotes – 175 comments

After 5 days, my OS doesn't crash when I press a key

http://jvns.ca/blog/2013/12/04/day-37-how-a-keyboard-works/

13 years ago

259 upvotes – 88 comments

How can C Programs be so Reliable? (2008)

http://tratt.net/laurie/blog/entries/how_can_c_programs_be_so_reliable

13 years ago

251 upvotes – 221 comments

Real Men Go to Sleep

http://blogs.hbr.org/2013/11/real-men-go-to-sleep/

13 years ago

247 upvotes – 180 comments

Functional programming books review

http://alexott.net/en/fp/books/

13 years ago

237 upvotes – 57 comments

As engineers, we must consider the ethical implications of our work

http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/dec/05/engineering-moral-effects-technology-impact

13 years ago

202 upvotes – 196 comments

Stop Saying Bitcoin Transactions Aren’t Reversible

http://elidourado.com/blog/bitcoin-arbitration/

13 years ago

178 upvotes – 80 comments
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