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1.
Python 2.7 released (python.org)
152 points by cool-RR on July 4, 2010 | 40 comments
2.
Poll: What is your religion?
137 points by cmelbye on July 4, 2010 | 355 comments
3.
The Last Question by Isaac Asimov (multivax.com)
92 points by greenlblue on July 4, 2010 | 23 comments
4.
A regular expression to check for prime numbers (noulakaz.net)
89 points by kqr2 on July 4, 2010 | 13 comments
5.
The difference between iPhone + Android: Great since day one (marco.org)
85 points by thesethings on July 4, 2010 | 101 comments
6.
UPS was founded by 2 teenagers, 1 Bicycle, and $100 borrowed from a friend (todayifoundout.com)
79 points by grinich on July 4, 2010 | 25 comments
7.
Git for Computer Scientists (eagain.net)
70 points by Mathnerd314 on July 4, 2010 | 17 comments
8.
Defer: Taming asynchronous javascript with coffeescript (gfxmonk.net)
69 points by gfxmonk on July 4, 2010 | 17 comments
9.
They Did Their Homework (800 Years of It) (nytimes.com)
61 points by drallison on July 4, 2010 | 21 comments
10.
Nu: Lisp on Objective C. (think Clojure for Cocoa) (github.com/timburks)
58 points by jashmenn on July 4, 2010 | 23 comments
11.
Youtube comments susceptible to XSS (reddit.com)
56 points by ds on July 4, 2010 | 45 comments
12.
Overclocking SSL (imperialviolet.org)
54 points by kgutteridge on July 4, 2010 | 14 comments
13.
What happened to studying? (boston.com)
54 points by ilamont on July 4, 2010 | 69 comments
14.
Ask HN: How can I get the most out of SICP?
53 points by seancron on July 4, 2010 | 29 comments
15.
How to read code (omergertel.com)
52 points by omergertel on July 4, 2010 | 11 comments
16.
iTunes accounts hacked by shady developer? (alexbrie.com)
50 points by jeb on July 4, 2010 | 20 comments
17.
Flash Ported to iPad (engadget.com)
50 points by tomerico on July 4, 2010 | 28 comments
18.
Ask HN: How much do you program?
42 points by kashif on July 4, 2010 | 23 comments
19.
Ask HN: Review Cash Curve, our free webapp. (cashcurveapp.com)
42 points by tmbeihl on July 4, 2010 | 19 comments
20.
The Candlemakers' Petition (bastiat.org)
39 points by dangoldin on July 4, 2010 | 27 comments
21.
Speed of eating 'key to obesity' (bbc.co.uk)
38 points by chegra on July 4, 2010 | 33 comments
22.
Computer program deciphers a dead language that mystified linguists (io9.com)
37 points by ph0rque on July 4, 2010 | 12 comments
23.
Total Immersion: How I Learned to Swim Effortlessly in 10 Days and You Can Too (fourhourworkweek.com)
37 points by paraschopra on July 4, 2010 | 26 comments
24.
Ask HN: What data set would you like to see/use, but doesn't exist?
37 points by jlangenauer on July 4, 2010 | 73 comments
25.
Basics of probability and statistics (videolectures.net)
35 points by helwr on July 4, 2010 | 15 comments
26.
Designing the Face of Forrst (pasqualedsilva.com)
36 points by mikeyur on July 4, 2010
27.
How much change is in a vending machine? (pagetable.com)
33 points by wglb on July 4, 2010 | 18 comments
28.
Making Your Mark On The Web Is Easier Than You Think (smashingmagazine.com)
32 points by grep on July 4, 2010 | 3 comments
29.
Ask HN: Non-coding, single founders?
32 points by techless on July 4, 2010 | 48 comments
30.
Choosing a First Machine Learning Project: Start by Reading or by Doing? (smellthedata.com)
30 points by danger on July 4, 2010 | 6 comments

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