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1.		This Psychologist Might Outsmart the Math Brains Competing for the Netflix Prize (wired.com)
		70 points by elq on Feb 28, 2008 \| 24 comments
2.		YC: 7 Weeks In (foundersatwork.com)
		56 points by mqt on Feb 28, 2008 \| 17 comments
3.		Coding Horror: Douchebaggery (codinghorror.com)
		36 points by sharksandwich on Feb 28, 2008 \| 36 comments
4.		Ask YC: I started learning Lisp and I'm looking for some advice.
		35 points by chez17 on Feb 28, 2008 \| 26 comments
5.		FriendFeed Changelog: see what code we are writing (friendfeed.com)
		31 points by paul on Feb 28, 2008 \| 14 comments
6.		Google Relaunches JotSpot (techcrunch.com)
		29 points by hwork on Feb 28, 2008 \| 9 comments
7.		Spolsky on innovation (inc.com)
		28 points by sanj on Feb 28, 2008 \| 6 comments
8.		Microsoft Internal Emails about Vista Problems (nwsource.com)
		26 points by edw519 on Feb 28, 2008 \| 14 comments
9.		One of the most bizarre game mechanics ever. (youtube.com)
		25 points by amichail on Feb 28, 2008 \| 9 comments
10.		Googirl - Marissa Mayer (sanfranmag.com)
		21 points by transburgh on Feb 28, 2008 \| 28 comments
11.		How to ensure your startup will fail (howtosplitanatom.com)
		20 points by matstc on Feb 28, 2008 \| 8 comments
12.		Ask YC: my just launched startup needs your comments
		20 points by btw0 on Feb 28, 2008 \| 33 comments
13.		Ask YC: Best undergraduate college for hopeful startup entrepeneurs
		17 points by deltapoint on Feb 28, 2008 \| 66 comments
14.		Ask YC: When should you incorporate?
		14 points by bitsantos on Feb 28, 2008 \| 7 comments
15.		FreeBSD 7.0 Released (freebsd.org)
		14 points by iamelgringo on Feb 28, 2008 \| 6 comments
16.		A Guide to Web Typography (ilovetypography.com)
		13 points by danw on Feb 28, 2008
17.		Love - A Proceduraly Generated 1 Man Made MMO (rockpapershotgun.com)
		13 points by Readmore on Feb 28, 2008 \| 4 comments
18.		Google Gives All SF Homeless Free Voicemail (msn.com)
		12 points by muriithi on Feb 28, 2008 \| 11 comments
19.		Practical Lisp 2008 (xach.livejournal.com)
		11 points by muriithi on Feb 28, 2008
20.		Ask: why are there are no file sharing startups?
		11 points by henning on Feb 28, 2008 \| 16 comments
21.		blogggg! A blog engine for the ages. (codeirony.com)
		11 points by irrelative on Feb 28, 2008
22.		LOLpresentation - the dream becomes a reality (and it actually works?) (reddit.blogspot.com)
		10 points by luccastera on Feb 28, 2008
23.		Giant Sheets of Dark Matter Detected (the largest structures in the Universe) (discovery.com)
		10 points by ingenium on Feb 28, 2008 \| 5 comments
24.		Numbers Guy (newyorker.com)
		9 points by auferstehung on Feb 28, 2008 \| 1 comment
25.		Does YC only fund web startups...
		9 points by iamdave on Feb 28, 2008 \| 8 comments
26.		Ubuntu Brainstorm Launched (ubuntu.com)
		9 points by drm237 on Feb 28, 2008 \| 2 comments
27.		This is the shirt I wear when I interview hackers (ignore fake prices, not an ad) (cafepress.com)
		9 points by thorax on Feb 28, 2008 \| 17 comments
28.		4 Reasons On Why Google Buys Companies (blogoscoped.com)
		9 points by alaskamiller on Feb 28, 2008 \| 4 comments
29.		"Using Erlang continually makes me both smile and cry at the same time. " (nabble.com)
		8 points by iamelgringo on Feb 28, 2008 \| 2 comments
30.		11 Solid Ways to Improve Your Time Management Skills (dumblittleman.com)
		8 points by bfioca on Feb 28, 2008 \| 5 comments
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