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1.		Want good programmers? Then pay them. (irrlicht3d.org)
		481 points by irrlichthn on May 3, 2012 \| 483 comments
2.		How text editing on the iPad should be (idownloadblog.com)
		436 points by superchink on May 3, 2012 \| 170 comments
3.		A Relevant Tale: How Google Killed Inktomi (diegobasch.com)
		350 points by nachopg on May 3, 2012 \| 110 comments
4.		I'm Giving Up Reading for a Year (curiousrat.com)
		293 points by easonchan42 on May 3, 2012 \| 104 comments
5.		Judge: An IP-Address Doesn’t Identify a Person (or BitTorrent Pirate) (torrentfreak.com)
		285 points by llambda on May 3, 2012 \| 100 comments
6.		Yahoo CEO might have lied about having CS degree (marketwatch.com)
		282 points by loverobots on May 3, 2012 \| 205 comments
7.		Inbox.py: SMTP for Humans (github.com/kennethreitz)
		204 points by dshah on May 3, 2012 \| 51 comments
8.		SlideShare acquired by LinkedIn (slideshare.net)
		185 points by jaip on May 3, 2012 \| 47 comments
9.		Python Application Deployment with Native Packages (hynek.me)
		180 points by craigkerstiens on May 3, 2012 \| 26 comments
10.		The secret guild of Silicon Valley (medriscoll.com)
		177 points by Luyt on May 3, 2012 \| 48 comments
11.		If money doesn't make you happy, you probably aren't spending it right [pdf] (wjh.harvard.edu)
		161 points by reledi on May 3, 2012 \| 94 comments
12.		XOR Linked List (wikipedia.org)
		153 points by no_more_death on May 3, 2012 \| 84 comments
13.		GIMP 2.8 (Stable) Finally Available For Download (webupd8.org)
		133 points by mnazim on May 3, 2012 \| 62 comments
14.		Starting Clojure (mk. 2) (cemerick.com)
		132 points by llambda on May 3, 2012 \| 28 comments
15.		Light Table Listens to feedback and dramatically lowers prices (kickstarter.com)
		125 points by bostonvaulter2 on May 3, 2012 \| 40 comments
16.		New PHP Vulnerability:?-s may expose source code for mod_cgi (php.net)
		123 points by ecaron on May 3, 2012 \| 59 comments
17.		Fixie.js - Automatic filler content for HTML documents. (fixiejs.com)
		115 points by zacharytamas on May 3, 2012 \| 38 comments
18.		1859's "Great Auroral Storm"—the week the Sun touched the earth (arstechnica.com)
		112 points by evo_9 on May 3, 2012 \| 34 comments
19.		Let the adventurous journey begin: Passive Income (patrick-wied.at)
		107 points by mindhunter on May 3, 2012 \| 42 comments
20.		Google's Fiber Makes MPAA Skittish. (techdirt.com)
		105 points by PaperclipTaken on May 3, 2012 \| 40 comments
21.		Mars rover reaches Endeavour crater, finds signs of ancient Martian water (arstechnica.com)
		100 points by evo_9 on May 3, 2012 \| 22 comments
22.		Judge Alsup asks Oracle/Google to brief API issue in light of new EU ruling (groklaw.net)
		92 points by grellas on May 3, 2012 \| 23 comments
23.		Discovery Channel Buys Revision3 for $30 Million (allthingsd.com)
		87 points by protomyth on May 3, 2012 \| 25 comments
24.		Running a startup (runningastartup.tumblr.com)
		83 points by tony_le_montana on May 3, 2012 \| 17 comments
25.		Try Out the New Disqus 2012 (disqus.com)
		92 points by radagaisus on May 3, 2012 \| 48 comments
26.		Some of the story of ARM, including the visit to the 6502 creators (reghardware.com)
		78 points by fidotron on May 3, 2012 \| 15 comments
27.		What happens when you rip off a site but forget to host the JS yourself (dsignio.com.ar)
		73 points by chamtastic on May 3, 2012 \| 79 comments
28.		LinkedIn IPhone App's Infinite, Swipe-Able View Implementation (linkedin.com)
		72 points by pathdependent on May 3, 2012 \| 16 comments
29.		Ubuntu's Mark Shuttleworth on shaking up system software (bbc.com)
		70 points by btian on May 3, 2012 \| 36 comments
30.		Microsoft Hires 14 Yahoo Researchers to Kickstart New NYC Research Lab (allthingsd.com)
		67 points by gmodena on May 3, 2012 \| 12 comments
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