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1.
Letter to the Patent Office from Professor Donald Knuth (circa 1994) (pluto.it)
125 points by fogus on Jan 7, 2010 | 31 comments
2.
Best of Vim Tips (rayninfo.co.uk)
117 points by res0nat0r on Jan 7, 2010 | 20 comments
3.
Why did we take reddit down for 71 minutes? (reddit.com)
100 points by icey on Jan 7, 2010 | 44 comments
4.
How many frames can humans see (100fps.com)
87 points by coliveira on Jan 7, 2010 | 34 comments
5.
The Generalist's Dilemma (hippiesque.com)
72 points by J3L2404 on Jan 7, 2010 | 31 comments
6.
Math visualization: (x + 1)^2 (billthelizard.com)
66 points by niyazpk on Jan 7, 2010 | 20 comments
7.
A Mad Scheme To Kill A Scientist (latimes.com)
63 points by nodirection on Jan 7, 2010 | 82 comments
8.
What makes a great teacher? (theatlantic.com)
58 points by jseliger on Jan 7, 2010 | 28 comments
9.
My $1/day Adwords Account (agtb.wordpress.com)
57 points by profquail on Jan 7, 2010 | 27 comments
10.
IT job satisfaction plummets to all-time low (computerworld.com)
55 points by edw519 on Jan 7, 2010 | 44 comments
11.
Google launches utility company: Google Energy (cnet.com)
54 points by abraham on Jan 7, 2010 | 34 comments
12.
Pros and Cons about Python 3 (pocoo.org)
54 points by stakent on Jan 7, 2010 | 5 comments
13.
The "Black Box" Disease (andreyf.tumblr.com)
53 points by andreyf on Jan 7, 2010 | 70 comments
14.
Tablet Musings (daringfireball.net)
51 points by barredo on Jan 7, 2010 | 66 comments
15.
Clojure now available in Ubuntu repos (ubuntu.com)
51 points by macmac on Jan 7, 2010 | 12 comments
16.
Network with fellow Hacker LinkedIn Users (spreadsheets.google.com)
51 points by janitha on Jan 7, 2010 | 14 comments
17.
Sed(1) one-liners (sourceforge.net)
50 points by adamo on Jan 7, 2010 | 13 comments
18.
The Reverse Phone Screen: Call Your Potential Employer And Interview Them (martincmartin.com)
47 points by martincmartin on Jan 7, 2010 | 27 comments
19.
Reminder: 1/7/10 is SparkFun Free Day (get a free Arduino) (sparkfun.com)
46 points by larrykubin on Jan 7, 2010 | 69 comments
20.
768-bit RSA, now officially not enough (iacr.org)
45 points by fogus on Jan 7, 2010 | 33 comments
21.
Clojure Quick Start Guide (measuringmeasures.blogspot.com)
45 points by jaf12duke on Jan 7, 2010 | 2 comments
22.
Directed Edge driving recommendations in Microsoft’s MediaRoom CES demo (directededge.com)
39 points by wheels on Jan 7, 2010 | 5 comments
23.
What’s Next in Web Design? (informationarchitects.jp)
39 points by kosofalla on Jan 7, 2010 | 4 comments
24.
Social Networks Without the Networking (measuringmeasures.blogspot.com)
36 points by fogus on Jan 7, 2010 | 12 comments
25.
Ask HN: The best way to put technical skills to the greater good?
36 points by slapshot on Jan 7, 2010 | 46 comments
26.
Senator Demands IP Treaty Details (wired.com)
37 points by phsr on Jan 7, 2010 | 14 comments
27.
Proof of Concept - See through OLED screen on a laptop (gizmodo.com)
34 points by anderzole on Jan 7, 2010 | 27 comments
28.
Web Apps To Keep Your Startup Organized (readwriteweb.com)
35 points by loomostr on Jan 7, 2010 | 7 comments
29.
Django-forum (uswaretech.com)
35 points by twampss on Jan 7, 2010 | 10 comments
30.
8 percent of human genetic material comes from a virus (uta.edu)
33 points by prat on Jan 7, 2010 | 3 comments

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