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1.
Ask HN: How can I do something meaningful?
278 points by DotOrg on Aug 14, 2011 | 152 comments
2.
Perlis Languages (fogus.me)
236 points by pepijndevos on Aug 14, 2011 | 35 comments
3.
The quick website launch checklist (agiliq.com)
235 points by shabda on Aug 14, 2011 | 44 comments
4.
Issac Asimov: What Is Intelligence, Anyway? (talentdevelop.com)
232 points by rblion on Aug 14, 2011 | 58 comments
5.
A writer leaves Microsoft Word (stevenpoole.net)
195 points by gw666 on Aug 14, 2011 | 154 comments
6.
False confessions (economist.com)
180 points by j-g-faustus on Aug 14, 2011 | 66 comments
7.
MIT Scientists Develop a Drug to Fight Any Viral Infection (time.com)
141 points by schintan on Aug 14, 2011 | 40 comments
8.
2005 Zuckerberg Didn't Want To Take On The World (techcrunch.com)
140 points by JJMalina on Aug 14, 2011 | 49 comments
9.
JavaScript Physics Engine (code.google.com)
140 points by bauchidgw on Aug 14, 2011 | 22 comments
10.
The U.S. Postal Service Nears Collapse (businessweek.com)
126 points by jedwhite on Aug 14, 2011 | 135 comments
11.
Quake Engine source review (fabiensanglard.net)
123 points by jenningsjason on Aug 14, 2011 | 15 comments
12.
The Queensway Syndicate: tens of billions in revenue; unknown owners. (economist.com)
118 points by pc on Aug 14, 2011 | 18 comments
13.
Show HN: Crash into Python (stephensugden.com)
107 points by grncdr on Aug 14, 2011 | 14 comments
14.
Do trees communicate? Networks, networks (abject.ca)
105 points by miraj on Aug 14, 2011 | 21 comments
15.
Steve, Please Buy Us A Carrier (mondaynote.com)
101 points by siglesias on Aug 14, 2011 | 42 comments
16.
Eric Ries: “Don’t Be In A Rush To Get Big, Be In A Rush To Have A Great Product” (techcrunch.com)
97 points by aorshan on Aug 14, 2011 | 30 comments
17.
Cool Illusion - Motion Induced Blindness (michaelbach.de)
76 points by dean on Aug 14, 2011 | 4 comments
18.
The Elusive Big Idea (nytimes.com)
77 points by jakevoytko on Aug 14, 2011 | 36 comments
19.
Schizophrenic Computer Points to New Theory of Disease (ieee.org)
69 points by caustic on Aug 14, 2011 | 18 comments
20.
Maybe It’s Time for Plan C (nytimes.com)
65 points by jarek on Aug 14, 2011 | 14 comments
21.
Try Forth (forthfreak.net)
61 points by grifaton on Aug 14, 2011 | 17 comments
22.
MyBART Hacked By Anonymous (djmash.at)
60 points by llambda on Aug 14, 2011 | 32 comments
23.
Lies of B-School (forbes.com/sites/ericjackson)
59 points by krat0sprakhar on Aug 14, 2011 | 25 comments
24.
Who is Using Node.js And Why? Yammer, Bocoup, Proxlet and Yahoo (bostinnovation.com)
58 points by tq41 on Aug 14, 2011 | 26 comments
25.
Dark matter may be an illusion caused by the quantum vacuum (physorg.com)
58 points by cwan on Aug 14, 2011 | 22 comments
26.
List of Important Publications in Computer Science (wikipedia.org)
58 points by vinutheraj on Aug 14, 2011 | 6 comments
27.
Can You Trademark a Color? (freakonomics.com)
56 points by dean on Aug 14, 2011 | 31 comments
28.
Game theorists offer a surprising insight into the evolution of fair play (findarticles.com)
55 points by molbioguy on Aug 14, 2011 | 24 comments
29.
Jonathan's Card Experiments And Outcomes (odio.com)
53 points by robryan on Aug 14, 2011 | 87 comments
30.
On Porous Paywalls (avc.com)
47 points by bond on Aug 14, 2011 | 9 comments

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