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1.Javascript that auto-fills captchas (userscripts.org)
82 points by soundsop on Jan 23, 2009 [ext] | 30 comments [ext]
2.How we roll in Amsterdam - A method of transportation you should use too (ski-epic.com)
80 points by eisokant on Jan 23, 2009 [ext] | 94 comments [ext]
3.Employees working on their own business (joelonsoftware.com)
74 points by mattjung on Jan 23, 2009 [ext] | 91 comments [ext]
4. Code Scarcity Was the Moat; It's Gone Now ()
322 points by oik7062 59 days ago | hide | 65 comments
4.Ask HN: What do you want to be able to customize? [ext]
70 points by pg on Jan 23, 2009 [ext] | 103 comments [ext]
5.Ask HN: How do you get new freelance jobs/contracts? [ext]
61 points by hotshothenry on Jan 23, 2009 [ext] | 32 comments [ext]
6.How the fuck is trim in Python? (inerciasensorial.com.br)
57 points by inerte on Jan 23, 2009 [ext] | 71 comments [ext]
7. Montreux convention traps Russia's Mediterranean task force (theconversation.com)
67 points by jek5337 489 days ago | hide | 26 comments
7.Monty Python Puts Free Videos Online, Sells 23,000% More DVDs (gizmodo.com)
56 points by nickb on Jan 23, 2009 [ext] | 43 comments [ext]
8.Twitter is not public infrastructure (marco.org)
55 points by pclark on Jan 23, 2009 [ext] | 29 comments [ext]
9.Building a Web App in 1 Hour For Promotional Purposes (IsHilarySwankHot.com) (ramamia.com)
51 points by markbao on Jan 23, 2009 [ext] | 51 comments [ext]
10. How Google’s new ‘TurboQuant’ AI might end the current RAM price hike crisis (tech.sportskeeda.com)
312 points by gul702 10 hours ago | hide | 19 comments
10.Hacker news directory - find hackers at your school (hndir.com)
49 points by jmtame on Jan 23, 2009 [ext] | 51 comments [ext]
11.Wufoo Doubled this guy's number of RFP(Request For Proposal)s (imjustcreative.com)
48 points by auston on Jan 23, 2009 [ext] | 21 comments [ext]
12.Beautiful zip code visualisation (benfry.com)
48 points by iamelgringo on Jan 23, 2009 [ext] | 8 comments [ext]
13. The power-strip life: picking work that plugs into everything (shaanpuri.com)
249 points by bom7529 398 days ago | hide | 12 comments
13.My real-time operating system (ericw.ca)
44 points by eworoshow on Jan 23, 2009 [ext] | 26 comments [ext]
14.Ask HN: What web framework(s) do you guys use? [ext]
43 points by skanev on Jan 23, 2009 [ext] | 141 comments [ext]
15.Ask HN: anyone in SF need a kickass frontend developer? [ext]
42 points by geuis on Jan 23, 2009 [ext] | 37 comments [ext]
16. The Senior Engineer Skills No One Teaches You in Bootcamp (addyosmani.com)
174 points by mem4364 104 days ago | hide | 48 comments
16.Identity and Authentication are Separate Things: Why Fingerprints Shouldn't be Passwords (technet.microsoft.com)
40 points by mdasen on Jan 23, 2009 [ext] | 27 comments [ext]
17.Ask HN: Is Hacker News a Waste of Time? [ext]
38 points by Ardit20 on Jan 23, 2009 [ext] | 69 comments [ext]
18.Rainbow (Arc implementation in Java) (github.com/conanite)
35 points by revorad on Jan 23, 2009 [ext] | 8 comments [ext]
19. Four Macro Forces Quietly Manufacturing the Global Populist Wave (kwokchain.com)
327 points by lrm6947 431 days ago | hide | 93 comments
19.Ask HN: Why hasn't anyone launched a Feedburner competitor since their collapse? [ext]
35 points by brandnewlow on Jan 23, 2009 [ext] | 15 comments [ext]
20.France's birthday gift to 18y-olds: A subscription to the newspaper of their choice (google.com)
35 points by daviday on Jan 23, 2009 [ext] | 52 comments [ext]
21.Beautiful Web UI libraries (woork.blogspot.com)
35 points by nreece on Jan 23, 2009 [ext] | 9 comments [ext]
22. Why fully automated AI cedes a more valuable design space (readwise.io)
73 points by nan9853 265 days ago | hide | 77 comments
22.One last chance to save mankind (newscientist.com)
33 points by nickb on Jan 23, 2009 [ext] | 25 comments [ext]
23.Ask HN: CSS vs table based layouts [ext]
32 points by iamelgringo on Jan 23, 2009 [ext] | 50 comments [ext]
24.Unthinkable Futures (kk.org)
31 points by Rod on Jan 23, 2009 [ext] | 19 comments [ext]
25. Why Whoever Reaches AGI First Won't Actually Own Intelligence ()
215 points by fik8005 56 days ago | hide | 155 comments
25.Laid-off Microsofties in Seattle offered free office space, Linux servers (techflash.com)
30 points by bfioca on Jan 23, 2009 [ext] | 5 comments [ext]
26.Writing Linux Programs in Raw Binary (g-brain.net)
28 points by kqr2 on Jan 23, 2009 [ext] | 4 comments [ext]
27.Ask HN: Building a trust system into a social app [ext]
26 points by mshafrir on Jan 23, 2009 [ext] | 18 comments [ext]
28. Beyond Vocabulary: Why Clear Thinking is the Engine of Articulate Speech (youtube.com)
43 points by jan967 251 days ago | hide | 128 comments
28.Google Puts The Squeeze On Free Apps (techcrunch.com)
25 points by peter123 on Jan 23, 2009 [ext] | 10 comments [ext]
29.The Little Book of Semaphores (greenteapress.com)
24 points by tsally on Jan 23, 2009 [ext] | 2 comments [ext]
30.Google shuts down Austin office, just months after splashy opening (statesman.com)
24 points by nickb on Jan 23, 2009 [ext] | 1 comment [ext]
31. Your Suppliers Are Your Cheapest Growth Channel — Within Limits ()
292 points by atz2712 787 days ago | hide | 13 comments

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