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1.		Potion - a little fast OO language by _why (github.com/why)
		183 points by arockwell on Jan 8, 2009 \| 55 comments
2.		A guide to GNU Screen (redhatmagazine.com)
		90 points by epi0Bauqu on Jan 8, 2009 \| 23 comments
3.		How Plentyoffish Conquered Online Dating (Hint: Its Founder Works Just One Hour a Day) (inc.com)
		87 points by bd on Jan 8, 2009 \| 36 comments
4.		The Dangerous Trend Of Thinking That Ideas Can Be Owned, Sold Or Stolen (techdirt.com)
		71 points by makimaki on Jan 8, 2009 \| 22 comments
5.		The Two Flaws Of Libertarian Economics (zedshaw.com)
		64 points by bdfh42 on Jan 8, 2009 \| 161 comments
6.		Microsoft Releases Windows 7 Beta as a Free Download (wired.com)
		64 points by atestu on Jan 8, 2009 \| 39 comments
7.		My visit to American Apparel (venturehacks.com)
		63 points by peter123 on Jan 8, 2009 \| 86 comments
8.		Announcing the New York Times Congress API (nytimes.com)
		60 points by brandnewlow on Jan 8, 2009 \| 10 comments
9.		QA from Anybots - the coolest thing you'll see at CES all day. (bluwiki.com)
		52 points by Sam_Odio on Jan 8, 2009 \| 41 comments
10.		Ask HN: How to write a business plan for an Internet startup?
		51 points by hamgav on Jan 8, 2009 \| 49 comments
11.		Beautifully Documented Code (toolness.com)
		46 points by bdfh42 on Jan 8, 2009 \| 1 comment
12.		Things to consider before launching a startup (or) Sometimes it's not so fun (penelopetrunk.com)
		46 points by cmos on Jan 8, 2009 \| 30 comments
13.		Ask HN: Do you criticize?
		38 points by critic on Jan 8, 2009 \| 83 comments
14.		Unemployed architect gives advice for a nickel (nwsource.com)
		38 points by blueben on Jan 8, 2009 \| 7 comments
15.		Ask HN: feedback on my trip and travel planner site (zipalong.com)
		37 points by yoyoyo on Jan 8, 2009 \| 33 comments
16.		R.I.P. Dr. Dobb's (ericsink.com)
		33 points by nickb on Jan 8, 2009 \| 20 comments
17.		Palm WebOS, Palm Mojo Application Framework, and Palm Mojo SDK (palm.com)
		32 points by inc on Jan 8, 2009 \| 27 comments
18.		Ask HN: Using alternative keyboard layouts?
		30 points by tower10 on Jan 8, 2009 \| 71 comments
19.		Academics: Why it's faster, more lucrative, and fun to do startups (academicproductivity.com)
		27 points by urlwolf on Jan 8, 2009 \| 10 comments
20.		Miyamoto Musashi's Final Work (wikipedia.org)
		26 points by rgrieselhuber on Jan 8, 2009 \| 25 comments
21.		India's Madoff? Satyam Scandal Rocks Outsourcing Industry (businessweek.com)
		25 points by thomasmallen on Jan 8, 2009 \| 5 comments
22.		Why Facebook Will Have a Big 2009 (sitepoint.com)
		21 points by astrec on Jan 8, 2009 \| 30 comments
23.		Would you buy a notebook with a battery you wouldn't replace? (technologizer.com)
		21 points by technologizer on Jan 8, 2009 \| 30 comments
24.		Expenses You Don't Think of When Starting a Business (softwarebyrob.com)
		20 points by timf on Jan 8, 2009 \| 2 comments
25.		Palm announces Palm Pre at CES (mobilecrunch.com)
		19 points by chaostheory on Jan 8, 2009 \| 13 comments
26.		Dictionary Attacks 101 (codinghorror.com)
		19 points by bdfh42 on Jan 8, 2009 \| 13 comments
27.		Ask HN: How important is Posix?
		19 points by jballanc on Jan 8, 2009 \| 40 comments
28.		JQuery pageSlide: throwing content around (ajaxian.com)
		18 points by ajbatac on Jan 8, 2009 \| 15 comments
29.		Brain Hayes on the Zune Bug (bit-player.org)
		16 points by muon on Jan 8, 2009 \| 14 comments
30.		Using memcached to rate-limit dictionary attacks (hackszine.com)
		16 points by soundsop on Jan 8, 2009 \| 18 comments
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