How Twitter pushed RT to spend big on 2016 US election
https://www.rt.com/op-edge/407858-rt-twitter-us-election/

(submitted by gaius)

Massachusetts is considering leaving the Eastern Time Zone
https://www.aol.com/article/news/2017/10/26/massachusetts-is-considering-leaving-the-eastern-time-zone/23256633/

(submitted by tonyztan)

Suicide Linux
https://qntm.org/suicide

(submitted by cgtyoder)

New Zealand to ban foreigners from buying existing houses
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/new-zealand-foreigners-buy-property-ban-coalition-talks-prime-minister-jacinda-arden-a8017261.html

(submitted by wslh)

Show HN: Yopp – A very quick way to transfer a file from phone to computer
https://github.com/josephernest/Yopp

(submitted by josephernest)

I have to move back to PR, what should I bring?
https://www.reddit.com/r/PuertoRico/comments/77zu64/i_have_to_move_back_to_pr_what_should_i_bring/

(submitted by curtis)

Show HN: Arxiv Vanity – Read academic papers from Arxiv as responsive web pages
https://www.arxiv-vanity.com/

(submitted by bfirsh)

US Preparing to Put Nuclear Bombers Back on 24-Hour Alert
http://www.defenseone.com/threats/2017/10/exclusive-us-preparing-put-nuclear-bombers-back-24-hour-alert/141957/

(submitted by smacktoward)

Memoir of Growing Up Fat Forces France to Look in the Mirror
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/21/world/europe/gabrielle-deydier-france-obesity-on-ne-nait-pas-grosse.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=second-column-region&region=top-news&WT.nav=top-news&_r=0

(submitted by SREinSF)

Exercise 'not key to obesity fight'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-32417699

(submitted by _h_o_d_)

Turning on Project Loon in Puerto Rico
https://blog.x.company/turning-on-project-loon-in-puerto-rico-f3aa41ad2d7f

(submitted by troydavis)

Canada's 'secret spy agency' is releasing a malware-fighting tool to the public
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/cse-canada-cyber-spy-malware-assemblyline-open-source-1.4361728

(submitted by found_reading)

The Looming Decline of the Public Research University
https://washingtonmonthly.com/magazine/septemberoctober-2017/the-looming-decline-of-the-public-research-university/

(submitted by stablemap)

Facebook bans adafruit ‘s Ladyada… Facebook finkd « Adafruit Industries
https://blog.adafruit.com/2017/10/17/facebook-bans-adafruit-s-ladyada-facebook-finkd/

(submitted by mikecarlton)

The Soviet Union’s Flawed Rival to Concorde
http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20171018-the-soviet-unions-flawed-rival-to-concorde

(submitted by fpoling)

Linotype Typesetting (1960) [video]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jcp60z0E3ls

(submitted by CaliforniaKarl)

zsync: differential file download client over HTTP using the rsync algorithm
http://zsync.moria.org.uk/

(submitted by pmoriarty)

Why Are Millennials Wary of Freedom?
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/14/opinion/sunday/millennials-freedom-fear.html

(submitted by imartin2k)

Facebook Is Looking for Employees with National Security Clearances
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-10-16/facebook-is-said-to-seek-staff-with-national-security-clearance

(submitted by rayuela)

Tiangong-1: Chinese space station will crash to Earth within months
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2017/oct/13/tiangong-1-chinese-space-station-will-crash-to-earth-within-months

(submitted by yitosda)