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1.The Browser Wars - Visualized as Tree Rings (axiis.org)
175 points by nym on Dec 11, 2009 [ext] | 41 comments [ext]
2.CrunchPad Federal Lawsuit Filed; Some Additional Thoughts (techcrunch.com)
93 points by andrewpbrett on Dec 11, 2009 [ext] | 90 comments [ext]
3.Nobody told me it’s impossible, so I did it (traysoft.com)
89 points by jv2222 on Dec 11, 2009 [ext] | 29 comments [ext]
4. The Trump Adviser Openly Calling Treasury Reserve Status A Burden (archive.ph)
308 points by gsm5278 368 days ago | hide | 168 comments
4.Mibbit supports WebSocket, some initial numbers. (axod.blogspot.com)
84 points by axod on Dec 11, 2009 [ext] | 19 comments [ext]
5.Now we know why Ritalin works (smartplanet.com)
83 points by chaostheory on Dec 11, 2009 [ext] | 41 comments [ext]
6.Make Lists. Not Too Much. Mostly Do. (gradhacker.com)
75 points by pw on Dec 11, 2009 [ext] | 12 comments [ext]
7. Why Whoever Reaches AGI First Won't Actually Own Intelligence ()
215 points by fik8005 56 days ago | hide | 155 comments
7.How A Kid Earned $2m Before He Could Drink – And The Shocking Way He Lost It (mixergy.com)
74 points by vaksel on Dec 11, 2009 [ext] | 72 comments [ext]
8.Memprof: A Ruby level memory profiler (timetobleed.com)
70 points by ice799 on Dec 11, 2009 [ext] | 3 comments [ext]
9.Jeff Atwood asks for help restoring a site from Internet caches (superuser.com)
59 points by RyanMcGreal on Dec 11, 2009 [ext] | 23 comments [ext]
10. From development to productionalization: The next evolution of the software shop ()
46 points by gin5806 22 hours ago | hide | 47 comments
10.(un)features (breckyunits.com)
55 points by breck on Dec 11, 2009 [ext] | 16 comments [ext]
11.Slashdot hits the 100,000 posts milestone (slashdot.org)
52 points by philjackson on Dec 11, 2009 [ext] | 23 comments [ext]
12.The patent system: End it, don't mend it (csmonitor.com)
52 points by chaostheory on Dec 11, 2009 [ext] | 35 comments [ext]
13. The Bucket Shop Reborn: How Prop Firms Monetize Aspiring Traders (archive.ph)
469 points by ptn2959 85 days ago | hide | 14 comments
13.Relaxed Raises $2 Million From Redpoint Ventures For CouchDB Support (techcrunch.com)
52 points by andrewpbrett on Dec 11, 2009 [ext] | 16 comments [ext]
14.VIM Hacks (slideshare.net)
49 points by mace on Dec 11, 2009 [ext] | 21 comments [ext]
15.PHP Simple HTML DOM Parser (sourceforge.net)
47 points by barredo on Dec 11, 2009 [ext] | 15 comments [ext]
16. The Anti-Dropout Playbook From a Waterloo Near-Defector (ansonyu.me)
478 points by iuz6368 115 days ago | hide | 193 comments
16.Mozilla exec urges Firefox users ditch Google for Bing (arstechnica.com)
47 points by barredo on Dec 11, 2009 [ext] | 51 comments [ext]
17.How to fail... gloriously (venturebeat.com)
42 points by dabent on Dec 11, 2009 [ext] | 12 comments [ext]
18.The Truth About Tamiflu: Has the US wasted $1.5 billion on an ineffective drug? (theatlantic.com)
39 points by gojomo on Dec 11, 2009 [ext] | 41 comments [ext]
19. When Inside Information Meets Polymarket: The Venezuela Coup Trade (archive.ph)
298 points by can738 85 days ago | hide | 122 comments
19.BuildAfrica.org (buildafrica.org)
35 points by nir on Dec 11, 2009 [ext] | 5 comments [ext]
20.Demoscene TV (demoscene.tv)
34 points by access_denied on Dec 11, 2009 [ext] | 9 comments [ext]
21.ECMAScript 5 released (infoq.com)
33 points by fogus on Dec 11, 2009 [ext] | 8 comments [ext]
22. From BankAmericard to mRNA-1273: A Catalog of Improbable Speed (patrickcollison.com)
98 points by oem2878 252 days ago | hide | 150 comments
22.Silo but deadly: Messy IT systems are a neglected aspect of the financial crisis (economist.com)
33 points by vgeecc on Dec 11, 2009 [ext] | 19 comments [ext]
23.Stuck On Advanced Game & Graphics Math? MIT OCW Courses FTW (yb-labs.com)
32 points by JabavuAdams on Dec 11, 2009 [ext]
24.Cloudant.com Refresh: CouchDB in the Cloud (cloudant.com)
32 points by jot on Dec 11, 2009 [ext] | 16 comments [ext]
25. The crypto scheme where auditors told on the promoters (archive.ph)
222 points by orz6622 333 days ago | hide | 88 comments
25.Bill Clementson's Blog: JavaScript and Lisp (tech.coop)
31 points by r11t on Dec 11, 2009 [ext] | 12 comments [ext]
26.Don’t draw diagrams of wrong practices (tarmo.fi)
30 points by edw519 on Dec 11, 2009 [ext] | 14 comments [ext]
27.DRBD merged into Linux kernel 2.6.33 (linbit.com)
29 points by josephruscio on Dec 11, 2009 [ext] | 11 comments [ext]
28. Why you care for your dog better than yourself — and the fix (web.archive.org)
420 points by guz3550 602 days ago | hide | 25 comments
28.The Elephant is Not its Trunk: Stop fooling yourself about marketing (slash7.com)
30 points by ahoyhere on Dec 11, 2009 [ext] | 24 comments [ext]
29.4 Out of 5 Viewers Leave If a Stream Buffers Once (newteevee.com)
28 points by mjfern on Dec 11, 2009 [ext] | 15 comments [ext]
30.Scientist discovers new way to repair damaged nerves (theglobeandmail.com)
27 points by edw519 on Dec 11, 2009 [ext] | 9 comments [ext]
31. Code Scarcity Was the Moat; It's Gone Now ()
322 points by oik7062 60 days ago | hide | 65 comments

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