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1.
If programming languages were religions (aegisub.net)
131 points by imgabe on Dec 16, 2008 | 108 comments
2.
PBS: Secret history of the credit card (pbs.org)
76 points by kalvin on Dec 16, 2008 | 71 comments
3.
Is This Your Paper On Single Serving Sites? (isthisyourpaperonsingleservingsites.com)
65 points by sant0sk1 on Dec 16, 2008 | 14 comments
4.
GitHub's new Fork Queue (github.com/blog)
64 points by pjhyett on Dec 16, 2008 | 9 comments
5.
Apple announces final MacWorld, Steve Jobs won't deliver keynote (engadget.com)
59 points by jasonlbaptiste on Dec 16, 2008 | 22 comments
6.
Ask HN: Launching?
35 points by lakeeffect on Dec 16, 2008 | 27 comments
7.
Google App Engine Pricing Model (googleappengine.blogspot.com)
34 points by tortilla on Dec 16, 2008 | 17 comments
8.
Scott Adams Blog: The End of Capitalism (dilbert.com)
29 points by Anon84 on Dec 16, 2008 | 54 comments
9.
Five Strangest Programming Languages (computersight.com)
28 points by lallysingh on Dec 16, 2008 | 13 comments
10.
How to help someone use a computer (ucla.edu)
26 points by samueladam on Dec 16, 2008 | 5 comments
11.
SEC Gives Social Investing Site kaChing Green Light To Take On Mutual Funds (techcrunch.com)
25 points by jasonlbaptiste on Dec 16, 2008 | 6 comments
12.
Is Buxfer Dead? (Answer: No) (linkedin.com)
24 points by byrneseyeview on Dec 16, 2008 | 10 comments
13.
More people on S.F. streets newly homeless (sfgate.com)
23 points by bootload on Dec 16, 2008 | 10 comments
14.
Why Threads Are A Bad Idea (for most purposes) [pdf] (pacbell.net)
22 points by nickb on Dec 16, 2008 | 24 comments
15.
The Pomodoro Technique - stop procastinating and make deadlines your friend (tecnicadelpomodoro.it)
21 points by qaexl on Dec 16, 2008 | 28 comments
16.
What’s Next for AppJet (appjet.com)
17 points by bootload on Dec 16, 2008 | 2 comments
17.
Killing Robot Being Tested by Lockheed Martin (schneier.com)
20 points by saikat on Dec 16, 2008 | 42 comments
18.
Idiomag Pushes the Envelope With Big New Music API (readwriteweb.com)
19 points by andjdavies on Dec 16, 2008 | 3 comments
19.
Aquamacs on OSX for Ruby on Rails Development? Yep, we’re going Emacs status. (danielfischer.com)
19 points by nickb on Dec 16, 2008 | 22 comments
20.
Interviewing at Facebook? Advice from Facebook’s Engineering Hiring Manager (insidefacebook.com)
19 points by jasonlbaptiste on Dec 16, 2008 | 11 comments
21.
From Nand to Tetris in 12 steps (video.google.com)
17 points by kf on Dec 16, 2008 | 3 comments
22.
Apple Announces Its Last Year at Macworld (apple.com)
17 points by jmorin007 on Dec 16, 2008 | 6 comments
23.
7 Good Rules to Log Exceptions (codemonkeyism.com)
17 points by soundsop on Dec 16, 2008 | 11 comments
24.
MusicBox: a truly powerful visualization of your music library (crunchgear.com)
17 points by alexandros on Dec 16, 2008 | 5 comments
25.
Legislator Drafting Bill to Outlaw Non-Compete Agreements in Massachusetts (xconomy.com)
17 points by rfreierman on Dec 16, 2008 | 23 comments
26.
The abundant fossil fuel you’ve never heard of (csmonitor.com)
15 points by robg on Dec 16, 2008 | 15 comments
27.
John Ousterhout retires from Tcl Core Team (groups.google.com)
15 points by pmarin on Dec 16, 2008 | 6 comments
28.
Crackers break into Brazilian government systems, issue permits to fell trees. (money.co.uk)
14 points by Sam_Odio on Dec 16, 2008
29.
Get Along Without a Pinkie? It’s Tougher Than You Might Think (nytimes.com)
13 points by robg on Dec 16, 2008 | 10 comments
30.
Undrln (new social news site for "advertising, marketing, and design") (undrln.com)
13 points by kalvin on Dec 16, 2008 | 18 comments

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