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1.		Poll: Male or female?
		116 points by noaharc on May 3, 2009 \| 99 comments
2.		Processing + Javascript = Flash Killer (processingjs.org)
		99 points by replicatorblog on May 3, 2009 \| 51 comments
3.		I Want You to Want Me (therumpus.net)
		78 points by gabriel on May 3, 2009 \| 9 comments
4.		Larry Page Commencement Speech (google.com)
		73 points by kortina on May 3, 2009 \| 16 comments
5.		Why text messages are limited to 160 characters (latimes.com)
		71 points by soundsop on May 3, 2009 \| 6 comments
6.		Is Spatial Ability the "Geek Gene"? (amazon.com)
		63 points by manvsmachine on May 3, 2009 \| 34 comments
7.		Logicly: a logic gate simulator (joshblog.net)
		55 points by chaostheory on May 3, 2009 \| 31 comments
8.		Google App Engine: Google's monthly $322.50 gift to you (stringbuffer.com)
		53 points by edw519 on May 3, 2009 \| 21 comments
9.		Ask HN: Any tips for living cheaply in SF?
		45 points by mannicken on May 3, 2009 \| 77 comments
10.		Old Japanese maps on Google Earth unveil prejudices (yahoo.com)
		41 points by juanpablo on May 3, 2009 \| 29 comments
11.		Why home values may takes decades to recover (usatoday.net)
		39 points by landist on May 3, 2009 \| 26 comments
12.		Representing complex numbers as 2×2 matrices (stochastix.wordpress.com)
		38 points by TriinT on May 3, 2009 \| 6 comments
13.		Ask HN: Coding Quickly; How?
		37 points by apsurd on May 3, 2009 \| 51 comments
14.		Warren Buffett's New Words of Wisdom (thedailybeast.com)
		36 points by peter123 on May 3, 2009 \| 4 comments
15.		This is Your Brain On Caffeine (scientificblogging.com)
		35 points by gibsonf1 on May 3, 2009 \| 18 comments
16.		Why it's hard to share the wealth (newscientist.com)
		31 points by landist on May 3, 2009 \| 57 comments
17.		A challenge for hackers - C++ Robots ... (gamerz.net)
		31 points by RiderOfGiraffes on May 3, 2009 \| 11 comments
18.		Anthropology: Stack Overflow and The Art of Building a Successful Social Site (readwriteweb.com)
		31 points by jasonlbaptiste on May 3, 2009 \| 12 comments
19.		Why Windows 7 is not the answer (dustincurtis.com)
		28 points by dcurtis on May 3, 2009 \| 53 comments
20.		The American Express Blues (avc.com)
		27 points by ciscoriordan on May 3, 2009 \| 24 comments
21.		Ask HN: What do I need to know before registering a 2 person LLC on Legal Zoom?
		27 points by si2 on May 3, 2009 \| 15 comments
22.		Wolfram Alpha: An invention that could change the Internet forever (independent.co.uk)
		24 points by zeantsoi on May 3, 2009 \| 19 comments
23.		The Chinese Language, Ever Evolving (nytimes.com)
		23 points by robg on May 3, 2009 \| 3 comments
24.		You Know I'd Say Something (tail recursion, part IV) (funcall.blogspot.com)
		22 points by silentbicycle on May 3, 2009 \| 3 comments
25.		Close to the Problem (heroku.com)
		22 points by sant0sk1 on May 3, 2009 \| 7 comments
26.		Security hole: only the first 8 characters in password matter (fogcreek.com)
		20 points by edw519 on May 3, 2009 \| 16 comments
27.		Ask HN: "How-Tos" for Rolling Your Own Short URLs?
		20 points by daveambrose on May 3, 2009 \| 22 comments
28.		Ask HN: real world examples of numbers with 3 decimal places
		19 points by u296 on May 3, 2009 \| 26 comments
29.		Ubuntu Tips and Tricks (techcombo.com)
		19 points by TechCombo on May 3, 2009 \| 3 comments
30.		A Note To Newspapers (blogmaverick.com)
		19 points by danhak on May 3, 2009 \| 3 comments
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