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1.I sued a telemarketer and got $4,000 (impactdialing.com)
346 points by michaelrkn on May 25, 2012 [ext] | 145 comments [ext]
2.Rick Santorum's Fake Donation Meter (ricksantorum.com)
270 points by bithive123 on May 25, 2012 [ext] | 93 comments [ext]
3.Virtualenv to be part of Python 3.3 (python.org)
251 points by j2labs on May 25, 2012 [ext] | 58 comments [ext]
4. Polymarket Meets Your Mortgage: Betting on Home Prices (archive.ph)
187 points by jem4017 85 days ago | hide | 177 comments
4.Github: United States Code (github.com/divegeek)
222 points by wh-uws on May 25, 2012 [ext] | 54 comments [ext]
5.Live: SpaceX Dragon docking with ISS (bbc.co.uk)
214 points by kingofspain on May 25, 2012 [ext] | 98 comments [ext]
6.Reddit founder aims to build bat signal for the Internet (forbes.com/sites/andygreenberg)
212 points by alagu on May 25, 2012 [ext] | 62 comments [ext]
7. Stealth Lock-In Is Actually Locking Your Customers Out (joelonsoftware.com)
292 points by ksk4362 203 days ago | hide | 110 comments
7.Bing shows results that MS asked Google to take down (techdirt.com)
211 points by sendtopms on May 25, 2012 [ext] | 69 comments [ext]
8.Retailer uses 3D QR codes and the Sun to time limit discounts (springwise.com)
207 points by timthorn on May 25, 2012 [ext] | 45 comments [ext]
9.The Art of Computer Typography (37signals.com)
169 points by wlll on May 25, 2012 [ext] | 25 comments [ext]
10. When Professionals Arrived: The 2024 Inflection That Flipped Kalshi's Economics (jbecker.dev)
380 points by orz1950 90 days ago | hide | 148 comments
10.So You Want to be a Programmer (codinghorror.com)
148 points by nswanberg on May 25, 2012 [ext] | 94 comments [ext]
11.Diablo 3 bug report: "Passwords not case-sensitive." (battle.net)
133 points by ryanf on May 25, 2012 [ext] | 149 comments [ext]
12.Facebook To Buy Opera? Maybe. (thenextweb.com)
129 points by ssclafani on May 25, 2012 [ext] | 137 comments [ext]
13. The communication technique that subverts taking turns on purpose (togetherlondon.com)
195 points by dem3275 170 days ago | hide | 48 comments
13.Responsive Typography (informationarchitects.net)
122 points by maguay on May 25, 2012 [ext] | 40 comments [ext]
14.Building Backbone.js/Python based tech stack (mikkolehtinen.com)
114 points by kosmikko on May 25, 2012 [ext] | 61 comments [ext]
15.Dr. Koop and The Bubble (dcurt.is)
114 points by johns on May 25, 2012 [ext] | 39 comments [ext]
16. The carriage maker's dilemma: Why imminent disruption requires drastic current effort (marginalrevolution.com)
376 points by kol5306 2 days ago | hide | 127 comments
16.Facebook’s stock should trade for $13.80 (marketwatch.com)
105 points by xickan on May 25, 2012 [ext] | 105 comments [ext]
17.Serious high-performance and lock-free algorithms (by LMAX devs) (infoq.com)
100 points by willvarfar on May 25, 2012 [ext] | 17 comments [ext]
18.Ask HN: Who is using Go language? [ext]
96 points by FlyingSnake on May 25, 2012 [ext] | 77 comments [ext]
19. How a PVC rig in a Dallas garage became a $500M chemicals company (centuryofbio.com)
297 points by pun2167 600 days ago | hide | 170 comments
19.Show HN: Stallion - Python Package Manager (perone.github.com)
93 points by perone on May 25, 2012 [ext] | 15 comments [ext]
20.VM export for EC2 (aws.typepad.com)
90 points by gtaylor on May 25, 2012 [ext] | 27 comments [ext]
21.Elixir v0.5.0 released (elixir-lang.org)
89 points by loganlinn on May 25, 2012 [ext] | 20 comments [ext]
22. Why Whoever Reaches AGI First Won't Actually Own Intelligence ()
215 points by fik8005 56 days ago | hide | 155 comments
22.Microsoft Pulling Free Development Tools for Windows 8 Desktop Apps (engadget.com)
88 points by mrclownpants on May 25, 2012 [ext] | 78 comments [ext]
23.Google removed 1m DMCA links last month, 540,000 at the behest of Microsoft (wired.com)
84 points by rangibaby on May 25, 2012 [ext] | 33 comments [ext]
24.JavaScript Library for Objective Sound Programming (mohayonao.github.com)
83 points by matsuu on May 25, 2012 [ext] | 15 comments [ext]
25. Bots as Antitrust: Letting Code Negotiate on Your Behalf (continuations.com)
215 points by doz2675 594 days ago | hide | 76 comments
25.Docking standard for the International Space Station (internationaldockingstandard.com)
75 points by forza on May 25, 2012 [ext] | 28 comments [ext]
26.Facebook insiders sold 57% of their shares on Friday (fool.com)
76 points by huda on May 25, 2012 [ext] | 40 comments [ext]
27.Yahoo Axis (itunes.apple.com)
67 points by KaoruAoiShiho on May 25, 2012 [ext] | 46 comments [ext]
28. The Bucket Shop Reborn: How Prop Firms Monetize Aspiring Traders (archive.ph)
469 points by ptn2959 85 days ago | hide | 14 comments
28.Towel Day - Don't forget your towel (towelday.org)
65 points by cfontes on May 25, 2012 [ext] | 14 comments [ext]
29.Cronic - A cure for Cron's chronic email problem (habilis.net)
63 points by duck on May 25, 2012 [ext] | 45 comments [ext]
30.Eliciting emotion (gabrielweinberg.com)
63 points by llambda on May 25, 2012 [ext] | 38 comments [ext]
31. The Anti-Dropout Playbook From a Waterloo Near-Defector (ansonyu.me)
478 points by iuz6368 115 days ago | hide | 193 comments

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