For people who mainly come to HN to read stories, maybe a list of you must read these links works. For people who find the significant value in HN's discussions, probably not.

Thompson's Turing Award Lecture is evergreen because it is so damn thought provoking. I'm always curious to see the comments it elicits...and I'm always reminded of my own sense of wonder the first time I read it...and posted a link. It's theme is fundamentally why I read HN. Why I comment is of course another matter.