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1.Hey, Bethesda Let’s settle this (notch.tumblr.com)
309 points by Shenglong on Aug 17, 2011 [ext] | 97 comments [ext]
2.How GitHub Works: Be Asynchronous (zachholman.com)
299 points by jroes on Aug 17, 2011 [ext] | 60 comments [ext]
3.I'm a phony. Are you? (hanselman.com)
244 points by icey on Aug 17, 2011 [ext] | 62 comments [ext]
4. The Bucket Shop Reborn: How Prop Firms Monetize Aspiring Traders (archive.ph)
469 points by ptn2959 85 days ago | hide | 14 comments
4.Federal Circuit case renders many broadly written software patents invalid (patentlyo.com)
215 points by grellas on Aug 17, 2011 [ext] | 72 comments [ext]
5.How DuckDuckGo got in Time's best websites (gabrielweinberg.com)
203 points by petercooper on Aug 17, 2011 [ext] | 48 comments [ext]
6.The 50 Best Websites of 2011 (time.com)
202 points by iamelgringo on Aug 17, 2011 [ext] | 99 comments [ext]
7. Asymmetric leverage how Iran holds twenty percent of global oil supply hostage (martinvol.pe)
429 points by pex8279 21 hours ago | hide | 150 comments
7.Groupon has no viable business model (hbr.org)
191 points by bretthellman on Aug 17, 2011 [ext] | 122 comments [ext]
8.Wolfenstein 1D (wonder-tonic.com)
174 points by prawn on Aug 17, 2011 [ext] | 80 comments [ext]
9.Researchers identify first flaws in AES (net-security.org)
155 points by fogus on Aug 17, 2011 [ext] | 35 comments [ext]
10. Why Google only needs to threaten to outspend its AI rivals (martinvol.pe)
229 points by bsm1209 2 days ago | hide | 57 comments
10.Markets are Efficient if and Only if P = NP (ssrn.com)
154 points by ionfish on Aug 17, 2011 [ext] | 83 comments [ext]
11.HTC sues Apple over everything (gigaom.com)
138 points by taylorbuley on Aug 17, 2011 [ext] | 70 comments [ext]
12.No Server Required - Jekyll & Amazon S3 (allthingsdistributed.com)
137 points by werner on Aug 17, 2011 [ext] | 35 comments [ext]
13. Safety as a slow-motion serial killer of ambition (shaanpuri.com)
370 points by ien6880 398 days ago | hide | 146 comments
13.My ideas are shitty so I'm going on an Internet diet (swizec.com)
134 points by Swizec on Aug 17, 2011 [ext] | 84 comments [ext]
14.In response to This*: Stop letting engineers get away with social ineptitude (charleshooper.net)
132 points by hoop on Aug 17, 2011 [ext] | 111 comments [ext]
15.Minecraft released for android. (android.com)
127 points by xd on Aug 17, 2011 [ext] | 86 comments [ext]
16. Structure Over Style: How Knowledge and Practice Beat Natural Speaking Talent (m.youtube.com)
81 points by pom4591 230 days ago | hide | 180 comments
16.Renting vs Buying, Foreclosures and Job Growth across 50 US Cities (truliablog.com)
122 points by shashashasha on Aug 17, 2011 [ext] | 95 comments [ext]
17.Open-sourcing A 200+ Hour Project - The Story Behind It (fredwu.me)
122 points by mopoke on Aug 17, 2011 [ext] | 12 comments [ext]
18.Moving On... (thiswebhost.com)
118 points by laCour on Aug 17, 2011 [ext] | 114 comments [ext]
19. Stealth Lock-In Is Actually Locking Your Customers Out (joelonsoftware.com)
292 points by ksk4362 203 days ago | hide | 110 comments
19.Why (special agent) Johnny (still) Can't Encrypt (crypto.com)
115 points by packetlss on Aug 17, 2011 [ext] | 24 comments [ext]
20.Exercises for a programmer sitting by the PC all day (fitness.stackexchange.com)
113 points by NARKOZ on Aug 17, 2011 [ext] | 42 comments [ext]
21.Lanyrd now has 2,500 videos and 3,000 slide decks from events around the world (lanyrd.com)
103 points by simonw on Aug 17, 2011 [ext] | 8 comments [ext]
22. Bots as Antitrust: Letting Code Negotiate on Your Behalf (continuations.com)
215 points by doz2675 594 days ago | hide | 76 comments
22.Paul Meier - Statistican who saved millions of lives (significancemagazine.org)
100 points by ColinWright on Aug 17, 2011 [ext] | 8 comments [ext]
23.Show HN: Our photo print & ship library for iOS (sincerely.com)
96 points by brezina on Aug 17, 2011 [ext] | 19 comments [ext]
24.(Android) Developer Income Report #12, #13 (kreci.net)
88 points by kreci on Aug 17, 2011 [ext] | 18 comments [ext]
25. The communication technique that subverts taking turns on purpose (togetherlondon.com)
195 points by dem3275 170 days ago | hide | 48 comments
25.Enthusiasm Goes A Long Way Over Email (gettingmoreawesome.com)
78 points by craigkerstiens on Aug 17, 2011 [ext] | 25 comments [ext]
26.Unemployment Beats Having A Lousy Job (fyiliving.com)
76 points by jkuria on Aug 17, 2011 [ext] | 47 comments [ext]
27.The Surprising Worst Browser (saucelabs.com)
72 points by jmathes on Aug 17, 2011 [ext] | 30 comments [ext]
28. Ten billion hours: the unglamorous giant AI is about to eat ()
71 points by fin781 263 days ago | hide | 11 comments
28.Fanbois treat criticism of favorite brands as threat to self-image (arstechnica.com)
70 points by shawndumas on Aug 17, 2011 [ext] | 48 comments [ext]
29.Concurrency in Ruby almost as good as Node.js (openhood.com)
64 points by rgbrgb on Aug 17, 2011 [ext] | 31 comments [ext]
30.Report: Best Buy tells HP to take back its TouchPads (arstechnica.com)
57 points by redial on Aug 17, 2011 [ext] | 67 comments [ext]
31. Adoption, Not Product, Is What Kills Vertical Software Bets ()
374 points by ium4024 70 days ago | hide | 174 comments

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