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1.
Obvious to you. Amazing to others. (sivers.org)
244 points by sahillavingia on Nov 21, 2010 | 52 comments
2.
Prof Gives Lecture to Prove He Knows Students Cheated; Over 200 Students Confess (thoughtcatalog.com)
231 points by nano81 on Nov 21, 2010 | 143 comments
3.
Lichess - Don't register. Play Chess. (lichess.org)
174 points by Uncle_Sam on Nov 21, 2010 | 56 comments
4.
π does not equal 4 (axiomaticdoubt.com)
148 points by iamelgringo on Nov 21, 2010 | 72 comments
5.
Nude.js | Nudity detection with JavaScript and HTMLCanvas (patrick-wied.at)
144 points by pa7 on Nov 21, 2010 | 51 comments
6.
The Fastest VM Bytecode Interpreter (byteworm.com)
110 points by m0th87 on Nov 21, 2010 | 35 comments
7.
Phrases that announce ‘I’m lying‘ (boston.com)
109 points by robg on Nov 21, 2010 | 66 comments
8.
“Do I have the right to refuse this search?” (hlswatch.com)
101 points by jp_sc on Nov 21, 2010 | 15 comments
9.
Dilbert on intentionally confusing pricing (dilbert.com)
99 points by gahahaha on Nov 21, 2010 | 55 comments
10.
Ask HN: Is there a hippie commune for hackers?
97 points by citizenkeys on Nov 21, 2010 | 104 comments
11.
Cool Physics: Visualizing microwaves in a microwave oven (gaurabc.com)
95 points by gchakrab on Nov 21, 2010 | 12 comments
12.
A Cautionary Tale from the Startup World (randfishkin.com)
92 points by dshah on Nov 21, 2010 | 19 comments
13.
To end poverty, guarantee everyone in Canada $20,000 a year. (theglobeandmail.com)
77 points by steveklabnik on Nov 21, 2010 | 144 comments
14.
What's a "fogbank"? Nobody knows, but nukes need them, so we reinvented them. (thewaythefutureblogs.com)
77 points by pavel_lishin on Nov 21, 2010 | 43 comments
15.
Ask HN: My lifetime mentor died. How to move on?
76 points by mattblalock on Nov 21, 2010 | 39 comments
16.
"God help you. You're on dialysis." (theatlantic.com)
71 points by davi on Nov 21, 2010 | 64 comments
17.
Lessons Learned: A non-designer's attempt at a redesign (noahlitvin.posterous.com)
63 points by haon99 on Nov 21, 2010 | 15 comments
18.
Exercise: a requirement for sleep? (joel.is)
61 points by joelg87 on Nov 21, 2010 | 29 comments
19.
99 Prolog Problems (sites.google.com)
59 points by swannodette on Nov 21, 2010 | 23 comments
20.
X-Ray Backscatter Imaging Safety From Basic Principles (compilerbitch.livejournal.com)
56 points by robhu on Nov 21, 2010 | 15 comments
21.
CL or Scheme?
54 points by mcandre on Nov 21, 2010 | 44 comments
22.
Facebook Removing Gmail From List Of Third Party Email Providers (techcrunch.com)
52 points by Sparklin on Nov 21, 2010 | 23 comments
23.
North Korea Working With Uranium at Vast New Plant (nytimes.com)
51 points by talbina on Nov 21, 2010 | 39 comments
24.
Cssess - The Bookmarklet That Finds Unused CSS Selectors (razorfast.com)
51 points by driverdan on Nov 21, 2010 | 11 comments
25.
My Windows Live Mesh Cluster Fail (pantuso.com)
46 points by cincinnatus on Nov 21, 2010 | 20 comments
26.
A Beginner's Guide to Google Website Optimizer (kissmetrics.com)
43 points by _b8r0 on Nov 21, 2010 | 2 comments
27.
Growing Up Digital, Wired for Distraction (nytimes.com)
40 points by jseliger on Nov 21, 2010 | 20 comments
28.
L-99: Ninety-Nine Lisp Problems (ic.unicamp.br)
39 points by slig on Nov 21, 2010 | 3 comments
29.
Power outage in Linode Fremont Datacenter (linode.com)
39 points by drm237 on Nov 21, 2010 | 63 comments
30.
Pacing Yourself (avc.com)
38 points by harscoat on Nov 21, 2010 | 3 comments

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