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1.
Spin.js, a pure JS spinner (fgnass.github.com)
548 points by michokest on Aug 18, 2011 | 66 comments
2.
It’s Official: HP Kills Off webOS Phones and the TouchPad (techcrunch.com)
437 points by canistr on Aug 18, 2011 | 305 comments
3.
The Greatest Customer Service Story Ever Told, Starring Morton’s Steakhouse (shankman.com)
413 points by jsherry on Aug 18, 2011 | 139 comments
4.
Updated US immigration rules: H1-B can work for own company (washingtonpost.com)
322 points by limist on Aug 18, 2011 | 91 comments
5.
"Any time you have worked long hours, it is a sign of a broken process." (programmers.stackexchange.com)
323 points by zzzeek on Aug 18, 2011 | 162 comments
6.
A Stick Figure Guide to the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) (moserware.com)
267 points by llambda on Aug 18, 2011 | 24 comments
7.
Who Does Facebook Think You Are Searching For? (thekeesh.com)
269 points by jkeesh on Aug 18, 2011 | 108 comments
8.
PyPy 1.6 Released - Full Python 2.7.1 Implementation (morepypy.blogspot.com)
244 points by jparise on Aug 18, 2011 | 54 comments
9.
Show HN: a free multi-user whiteboard with unlimited, zoomable surface (sketchub.com)
215 points by florianguenther on Aug 18, 2011 | 72 comments
10.
Dead Man's Switch (deadmansswitch.net)
185 points by coderdude on Aug 18, 2011 | 99 comments
11.
Google Reexam Requests Devastating to Lodsys (groklaw.net)
181 points by grellas on Aug 18, 2011 | 65 comments
12.
Think Twice Before Installing Any Chrome Extension (arpitnext.com)
168 points by arpitnext on Aug 18, 2011 | 73 comments
13.
Apple, It’s Time To Block iOS 5 Beta Users From Reviewing Apps (techcrunch.com)
163 points by davidedicillo on Aug 18, 2011 | 45 comments
14.
Oh, Adobe... read the copy, then view the source. (adobe.com)
143 points by josscrowcroft on Aug 18, 2011 | 146 comments
15.
Company Scans Your Books For a Dollar – Ship ‘Em In, Get a PDF via Email (singularityhub.com)
138 points by ph0rque on Aug 18, 2011 | 94 comments
16.
Why Rounded Corners are Easier on the Eyes (uxmovement.com)
133 points by waterhole on Aug 18, 2011 | 29 comments
17.
Evernote Acquires Skitch (allthingsd.com)
124 points by jamesjyu on Aug 18, 2011 | 9 comments
18.
How GitHub Works: Creativity is Important (zachholman.com)
124 points by mcos on Aug 18, 2011 | 19 comments
19.
Try the A* pathfinding algorithm with HTML5 canvas (matthewtrost.org)
114 points by coderdude on Aug 18, 2011 | 43 comments
20.
How Google's build system works (google-engtools.blogspot.com)
113 points by skybrian on Aug 18, 2011 | 18 comments
21.
Google's Rubin split his Android bonus with team (pcmag.com)
104 points by xtacy on Aug 18, 2011 | 7 comments
22.
Apprenticeships - Employers Must Get Past Degree Snobbery (codemanship.co.uk)
101 points by csjohnst on Aug 18, 2011 | 85 comments
23.
How Elon Musk Thinks: Reasoning from First Principles. (oninnovation.com)
94 points by jasonjackson on Aug 18, 2011 | 41 comments
24.
Minecraft creator challenges Bethesda to winner-take-all Quake deathmatch (boingboing.net)
82 points by jaybol on Aug 18, 2011 | 17 comments
25.
Chrome extension "Awesome Screenshot" messes with Google search results (seroundtable.com)
81 points by antimora on Aug 18, 2011 | 36 comments
26.
IBM produces first working chips modeled on the human brain (venturebeat.com)
80 points by RobertHubert on Aug 18, 2011 | 24 comments
27.
Should UTF-16 be considered harmful? (stackoverflow.com)
77 points by ch0wn on Aug 18, 2011 | 45 comments
28.
Paper: The Akamai Network - 61,000 Servers, 1,000 Networks, 70 Countries (highscalability.com)
77 points by yarapavan on Aug 18, 2011 | 16 comments
29.
Weather in Google Maps (google-latlong.blogspot.com)
75 points by chrismealy on Aug 18, 2011 | 17 comments
30.
Candle flames contain millions of tiny diamonds (physorg.com)
75 points by ph0rque on Aug 18, 2011 | 12 comments

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