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1.
Python 3.0 Released (python.org)
147 points by zain on Dec 4, 2008 | 60 comments
2.
How To Spot a Breakthrough: Tips from Early Amazon Investor Nick Hanauer (xconomy.com)
109 points by waderoush on Dec 4, 2008 | 28 comments
3.
The case of the 500-mile email (ibiblio.org)
80 points by mqt on Dec 4, 2008 | 28 comments
4.
Dave Ramsey: "Why We Don't Take Credit Cards" (flickr.com)
58 points by wyclif on Dec 4, 2008 | 77 comments
5.
Hacking your food supply (iamelgringo.blogspot.com)
55 points by iamelgringo on Dec 4, 2008 | 41 comments
6.
Argentina's coin crisis (slate.com)
54 points by alex_c on Dec 4, 2008 | 34 comments
7.
Tipjoy (YC W08) now allows payments via Twitter (tipjoys2cents.blogspot.com)
53 points by ivankirigin on Dec 4, 2008 | 43 comments
8.
Forget Rock Stars, Gurus, Ninjas and Zen Masters (rubyrailways.com)
40 points by aditya on Dec 4, 2008 | 22 comments
9.
Hiring is hard (getrealordie.com)
37 points by twism on Dec 4, 2008 | 32 comments
10.
10 steps to take before you get laid off (getrichslowly.org)
34 points by mathewgj on Dec 4, 2008 | 29 comments
11.
New Firefox extension turns Amazon.com into illegal free-for-all (cnet.com)
32 points by raju on Dec 4, 2008 | 18 comments
12.
Startup legal questions FAQ (startupcompanylawyer.com)
32 points by bdr on Dec 4, 2008 | 7 comments
13.
Ask HN: Anecdotes about the current job market
31 points by smanek on Dec 4, 2008 | 29 comments
14.
Loopt Has Become a hook-up Application (dailytechtalk.com)
31 points by tlrobinson on Dec 4, 2008 | 45 comments
15.
GitTorrent: collaborative git repository distribution across the Internet (advogato.org)
30 points by mqt on Dec 4, 2008 | 5 comments
16.
Ask HN: How do I get to that next level of traffic?
25 points by handhold on Dec 4, 2008 | 36 comments
17.
A Fairer, Faster Internet Protocol (ieee.org)
23 points by naish on Dec 4, 2008 | 9 comments
18.
Official Google Blog: Google Friend Connect: now available (googleblog.blogspot.com)
23 points by Anon84 on Dec 4, 2008
19.
New release of Chatterous (YC W08) (chatterous.wordpress.com)
22 points by drm237 on Dec 4, 2008 | 6 comments
20.
Google Was Three Hours Away From Being Charged As A Monopolist (techcrunch.com)
22 points by jmorin007 on Dec 4, 2008 | 9 comments
21.
Should you run your laptop off battery power or use a charger? (slate.com)
20 points by kqr2 on Dec 4, 2008 | 10 comments
22.
Fresh CS graduate wages down 20 percent (law.harvard.edu)
18 points by jasonlbaptiste on Dec 4, 2008 | 36 comments
23.
Prototype blood scanner can detect cancer in less than 1 hour (thestandard.com)
17 points by ilamont on Dec 4, 2008 | 5 comments
24.
Ksplice: Rebootless Linux kernel updates (ksplice.com)
16 points by petercooper on Dec 4, 2008 | 5 comments
25.
RubyGem is from Mars, AptGet is from Venus (stakeventures.com)
16 points by pelle on Dec 4, 2008 | 42 comments
26.
What do you do for fun on Friday, Saturday nights?
16 points by jaytee_clone on Dec 4, 2008 | 59 comments
27.
Free Five Second User Testing (fivesecondtest.com)
14 points by auston on Dec 4, 2008 | 2 comments
28.
Firefox users targeted by rare piece of malware (infoworld.com)
15 points by snydeq on Dec 4, 2008 | 5 comments
29.
Bots Get Smart (ieee.org)
14 points by jwilliams on Dec 4, 2008 | 9 comments
30.
Surgeon saves boy's life by text (bbc.co.uk)
14 points by jaydub on Dec 4, 2008 | 11 comments

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