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1.
My Doctor's Office Asked Me To Lie (stallman.org)
524 points by gulbrandr on May 11, 2012 | 230 comments
2.
IAmA a malware coder and botnet operator, AMA (reddit.com)
459 points by Devko on May 11, 2012 | 191 comments
3.
Infinite complexity in 4096 bytes (creativeapplications.net)
363 points by cageface on May 11, 2012 | 76 comments
4.
It's OK for Apple to block Firefox, but wrong when Microsoft does it (computerworld.com)
296 points by tomkin on May 11, 2012 | 227 comments
5.
Miso pays disputed $10k referral bonus to ex-engineer, apologizes (jzhwu.blogspot.com)
232 points by rdl on May 11, 2012 | 169 comments
6.
Apple to drop Google Maps in iOS 6 for in-house Maps? (9to5mac.com)
179 points by blearyeyed on May 11, 2012 | 139 comments
7.
Show HN: A directory of single-page sites and useful apps (thetoolbox.cc)
164 points by sgdesign on May 11, 2012 | 33 comments
8.
State paid $22K each for Internet routers (wvgazette.com)
148 points by Lazare on May 11, 2012 | 131 comments
9.
Life Below 600 Pixels (iampaddy.com)
135 points by fryed7 on May 11, 2012 | 34 comments
10.
Functional programming in Python (python.org)
133 points by plessthanpt05 on May 11, 2012 | 61 comments
11.
How I manage my todos, priorities and calendar (ryanleecarson.tumblr.com)
128 points by ryancarson on May 11, 2012 | 76 comments
12.
The salesman and the developer (swombat.com)
125 points by ColinWright on May 11, 2012 | 56 comments
13.
Show HN: Want to learn design? Try Design Lab. (trydesignlab.com)
122 points by hv23 on May 11, 2012 | 89 comments
14.
On Diaspora's Social Network, You Own Your Data (businessweek.com)
116 points by gaisturiz on May 11, 2012 | 89 comments
15.
2012 vs. 1984: Young adults really do have it harder today (theglobeandmail.com)
114 points by joeyespo on May 11, 2012 | 106 comments
16.
SpaceX announces deal to shuttle tourists to private space stations (arstechnica.com)
114 points by leejw00t354 on May 11, 2012 | 23 comments
17.
A web-based Excel/database hybrid (ragic.com)
112 points by longneckdeer on May 11, 2012 | 65 comments
18.
This Is What Developing For Android Looks Like (techcrunch.com)
111 points by iProject on May 11, 2012 | 90 comments
19.
Facebook Co-Founder Saverin Gives Up U.S. Citizenship Before IPO (bloomberg.com)
106 points by jackfoxy on May 11, 2012 | 112 comments
20.
And the privacy invasion award goes to … (eff.org)
106 points by zoowar on May 11, 2012 | 29 comments
21.
Just say No to brainteaser questions at interviews (wilmott.com)
105 points by daleroberts on May 11, 2012 | 114 comments
22.
Facebook Co-Founder Gives Up U.S. Citizenship (businessweek.com)
103 points by prs on May 11, 2012 | 98 comments
23.
Illuminated.js – 2D lights and shadows rendering engine for HTML5 applications (greweb.fr)
102 points by gren on May 11, 2012 | 47 comments
24.
Extracting Colors With Colorific (99designs.com)
97 points by dhotson on May 11, 2012 | 28 comments
25.
HBO CEO: "...an internet-based model [for TV] is just a fad" (forbes.com/sites/erikkain)
93 points by mschen on May 11, 2012 | 94 comments
26.
9 reasons to start using C++11 (cpprocks.com)
87 points by Tatyanazaxarova on May 11, 2012 | 61 comments
27.
Show HN: Wovyn, physical world sensors for developers (kickstarter.com)
78 points by randall on May 11, 2012 | 39 comments
28.
Chinese Physicists Smash Distance Record For Teleportation (technologyreview.com)
78 points by llambda on May 11, 2012 | 38 comments
29.
How To Make Your Own Text Adventure On A Computer (Python) (bluzeandmuse.com)
76 points by danso on May 11, 2012 | 12 comments
30.
 The FBI took -- and mysteriously returned -- their server (msn.com)
75 points by wglb on May 11, 2012 | 49 comments

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