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1.'The Social Network': reviewed by Lawrence Lessig (tnr.com)
183 points by eugenejen on Oct 2, 2010 [ext] | 82 comments [ext]
2.To live forever, break habits (npr.org)
170 points by widgetycrank on Oct 2, 2010 [ext] | 34 comments [ext]
3.Thank you, Ubuntu (psung.blogspot.com)
164 points by rglullis on Oct 2, 2010 [ext] | 127 comments [ext]
4. The carriage maker's dilemma: Why imminent disruption requires drastic current effort (marginalrevolution.com)
376 points by kol5306 2 days ago | hide | 127 comments
4.Why I Love the Khan Academy (patrickmylund.com)
163 points by thirsteh on Oct 2, 2010 [ext] | 42 comments [ext]
5.Google's CEO: 'The Laws Are Written by Lobbyists' (theatlantic.com)
144 points by riffer on Oct 2, 2010 [ext] | 134 comments [ext]
6.Homemade spacecraft reaches 100,000 ft, films the whole way (geek.com)
136 points by ggasp on Oct 2, 2010 [ext] | 23 comments [ext]
7. When Professionals Arrived: The 2024 Inflection That Flipped Kalshi's Economics (jbecker.dev)
380 points by orz1950 90 days ago | hide | 148 comments
7.MIT Video lectures - Introduction to Algorithms (ocw.mit.edu)
132 points by niyazpk on Oct 2, 2010 [ext] | 32 comments [ext]
8.Japanese Scientists Create Touchable Holograms (ntdtv.com)
85 points by wiks on Oct 2, 2010 [ext] | 23 comments [ext]
9.Modern Perl: The Book: The (draft) PDF (modernperlbooks.com)
85 points by another_ali on Oct 2, 2010 [ext] | 47 comments [ext]
10. A 27M-Parameter Model That Quietly Undermines Scaling Orthodoxy (dbreunig.com)
54 points by kem2154 260 days ago | hide | 150 comments
10.Emerald cockroach wasp - Reproductive behavior and life cycle (wikipedia.org)
80 points by alexandros on Oct 2, 2010 [ext] | 29 comments [ext]
11.Dear Mom and Dad: Thanks for Teaching Me Unix (mediaite.com)
71 points by umiaq on Oct 2, 2010 [ext] | 23 comments [ext]
12.Ask HN: I want to start a clothing company. [ext]
70 points by oldmanstan on Oct 2, 2010 [ext] | 41 comments [ext]
13. The Bucket Shop Reborn: How Prop Firms Monetize Aspiring Traders (archive.ph)
469 points by ptn2959 84 days ago | hide | 14 comments
13.Thoughts on Redis (kennejima.com)
68 points by spahl on Oct 2, 2010 [ext] | 13 comments [ext]
14.The Best Goal is No Goal (zenhabits.net)
68 points by djshah on Oct 2, 2010 [ext] | 53 comments [ext]
15.Ask HN: Are there decent alternatives to PayPal? [ext]
68 points by tav on Oct 2, 2010 [ext] | 51 comments [ext]
16. Blind Spots in the West: Why Every Chinese VC Studies Our Podcasts (youtube.com)
325 points by hol5935 218 days ago | hide | 175 comments
16.Ask HN: Python gaining popularity [ext]
62 points by ashitvora on Oct 2, 2010 [ext] | 93 comments [ext]
17.How Facebook Can Become Bigger In Five Years Than Google Is Today (techcrunch.com)
60 points by benofsky on Oct 2, 2010 [ext] | 60 comments [ext]
18.Ask HN: Is it possible to work part time? [ext]
60 points by statik on Oct 2, 2010 [ext] | 27 comments [ext]
19. A German philologist explains how dictatorship hides inside daily busyness (press.uchicago.edu)
129 points by bsk2489 210 days ago | hide | 32 comments
19.Tell HN: Startup School acceptances have been emailed [ext]
59 points by frisco on Oct 2, 2010 [ext] | 68 comments [ext]
20.A few key problems in Redis persistence (antirez.com)
58 points by tomd on Oct 2, 2010 [ext]
21.Highlights From Yesterday’s Secret “Welcome To AOL” Meeting (techcrunch.com)
55 points by davidedicillo on Oct 2, 2010 [ext] | 18 comments [ext]
22. From development to productionalization: The next evolution of the software shop ()
46 points by gin5806 10 hours ago | hide | 47 comments
22.YC Series AA Equity Financing Documents (ycombinator.com)
53 points by _pius on Oct 2, 2010 [ext] | 10 comments [ext]
23.The Prestige Racket (washingtonmonthly.com)
51 points by najirama on Oct 2, 2010 [ext] | 22 comments [ext]
24.Why asset bubbles are a part of the human condition that regulation can’t cure (theatlantic.com)
47 points by iamelgringo on Oct 2, 2010 [ext] | 28 comments [ext]
25. Why Hitchhiking Taught Kevin Kelly a Theory of Grace (kk.org)
312 points by oan7422 99 days ago | hide | 83 comments
25.Ask HN: So, what did you think of the Social Network? [ext]
47 points by christonog on Oct 2, 2010 [ext] | 69 comments [ext]
26.Interested in free video formats? We need your help (fsf.org)
43 points by tjr on Oct 2, 2010 [ext] | 3 comments [ext]
27.My Lessons in Life - Azim Premji (cl.ly)
44 points by sharadgopal on Oct 2, 2010 [ext] | 6 comments [ext]
28. The Anti-Dropout Playbook From a Waterloo Near-Defector (ansonyu.me)
478 points by iuz6368 114 days ago | hide | 193 comments
28.Microsoft hopes to bury iPhone, Android (reuters.com)
40 points by abrudtkuhl on Oct 2, 2010 [ext] | 58 comments [ext]
29.Why I Think (And Hope) Qwiki Will Fail (brianstorms.com)
40 points by skbohra123 on Oct 2, 2010 [ext] | 23 comments [ext]
30.No Babies? -- Causes for the aging population of Europe (nytimes.com)
39 points by b-man on Oct 2, 2010 [ext] | 50 comments [ext]
31. The power-strip life: picking work that plugs into everything (shaanpuri.com)
249 points by bom7529 398 days ago | hide | 12 comments

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