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1.		Python 3000 Alpha 1 Released (python.org)
		26 points by mattculbreth on Aug 31, 2007 \| 25 comments
2.		You don't need a plan, you need skills and a problem. (shtikl.com)
		26 points by luccastera on Aug 31, 2007 \| 8 comments
3.		Cory Doctorow defends Scribd (boingboing.net)
		21 points by phil on Aug 31, 2007 \| 3 comments
4.		Rails vs. Django
		18 points by kyro on Aug 31, 2007 \| 34 comments
5.		Is it OK to copy terms of service/privacy policy from another site?
		19 points by picnichouse on Aug 31, 2007 \| 14 comments
6.		Enough with the Boston Start-up Inferiority Complex (buzzboston.wordpress.com)
		15 points by byosko on Aug 31, 2007 \| 13 comments
7.		Paul Buchheit announces new iPhone with 8 megapixel camera (paulbuchheit.blogspot.com)
		14 points by herdrick on Aug 31, 2007 \| 6 comments
8.		Silicon Valley aside, why are Americans more willing to risk a startup?
		10 points by weebro on Aug 31, 2007 \| 28 comments
9.		Interesting stats on tech startups – only 16% fail? (robbieallen.com)
		13 points by bouncingsoul on Aug 31, 2007 \| 5 comments
10.		College Drinking Game Spurs Cottage Industry; Mr. Best's Backup Career (wsj.com)
		10 points by nickb on Aug 31, 2007 \| 8 comments
11.		Are taller people smarter? (nytimes.com)
		9 points by luccastera on Aug 31, 2007 \| 13 comments
12.		Man Fired Thanks to GPS Tracking (nypost.com)
		10 points by transburgh on Aug 31, 2007
13.		Is Scheme as good as Common Lisp?
		10 points by Tichy on Aug 31, 2007 \| 24 comments
14.		Paul Graham's near-death experience (valleywag.com)
		10 points by nickb on Aug 31, 2007 \| 34 comments
15.		Service Oriented Architecture is your Ticket to Hell (thewaronbullshit.com)
		9 points by nickb on Aug 31, 2007 \| 2 comments
16.		Let's see a huge international software company do that! (antair.com)
		9 points by staunch on Aug 31, 2007 \| 5 comments
17.		Google Maps Nighttime (gatech.edu)
		8 points by charzom on Aug 31, 2007 \| 3 comments
18.		What is a Hacker? (cs.berkeley.edu)
		8 points by nickb on Aug 31, 2007 \| 5 comments
19.		Troublesome manager.. what would you do?
		8 points by PStamatiou on Aug 31, 2007 \| 12 comments
20.		Why I went to South America to incubate my startup (foundread.com)
		7 points by transburgh on Aug 31, 2007 \| 2 comments
21.		What Google Won't Find: Scott Aaronson on the ultimate physical limits of search (scottaaronson.com)
		7 points by nickb on Aug 31, 2007 \| 1 comment
22.		BandsInTown Adds Social Networking to Tracking Service (mashable.com)
		7 points by knewjax on Aug 31, 2007 \| 2 comments
23.		Korea's incubator, Litmus, looks familiar (venturebeat.com)
		4 points by tomh on Aug 31, 2007 \| 2 comments
24.		Logotrend 2007: Leaves (smashingmagazine.com)
		5 points by dawie on Aug 31, 2007
25.		Squid optimization guide from last.fm of all people (last.fm)
		5 points by piers on Aug 31, 2007 \| 1 comment
26.		Simply Scheme (now a free ebook from UC Berkeley) (cs.berkeley.edu)
		4 points by nickb on Aug 31, 2007 \| 2 comments
27.		Where's Chris? (on reflexive design): "If I won't use it, I shouldn't expect you to either" (purselipsquarejaw.org)
		4 points by danw on Aug 31, 2007
28.		Interviewee opens for private beta (clutterme.com)
		4 points by blored on Aug 31, 2007 \| 2 comments
29.		Jonathan Schwartz's on Sun's ticker symbol change to JAVA (sun.com)
		4 points by luccastera on Aug 31, 2007 \| 3 comments
30.		Reality Is What It IS (paulbuchheit.blogspot.com)
		4 points by vlad on Aug 31, 2007 \| 2 comments
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