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1.		Mr. Benioff, Tear Down That Wall (zoho.com)
		119 points by senthil_rajasek on Nov 4, 2008 \| 17 comments
2.		You can't tell people anything (thefarmers.org)
		77 points by frankus on Nov 4, 2008 \| 18 comments
3.		Do you read?
		65 points by Ardit20 on Nov 4, 2008 \| 102 comments
4.		Joel Spolsky's latest Inc Article: How Hard Could It Be?: The Unproven Path (inc.com)
		61 points by prakash on Nov 4, 2008 \| 27 comments
5.		Worlds: Tabs for Programming by Alan Kay (windley.com)
		55 points by pchristensen on Nov 4, 2008 \| 22 comments
6.		Start-Up Teaches Math to Americans, Indian-Style (nytimes.com)
		48 points by robg on Nov 4, 2008 \| 28 comments
7.		The Very Expensive Myth of Long Distance (nytimes.com)
		41 points by echair on Nov 4, 2008 \| 19 comments
8.		Firefox Reaches 20% Market Share for First Time Ever (readwriteweb.com)
		39 points by qhoxie on Nov 4, 2008 \| 30 comments
9.		Calling Apple out - Make dev material free.
		31 points by jmatt on Nov 4, 2008 \| 28 comments
10.		FCC approves 'white spaces' spectrum usage for 'wi-fi on steroids' (alleyinsider.com)
		30 points by fromedome on Nov 4, 2008 \| 10 comments
11.		Rainforest Fungus Naturally Synthesizes Diesel (wired.com)
		30 points by soundsop on Nov 4, 2008 \| 12 comments
12.		A Million-user Comet Application with Mochiweb, Part 3 (metabrew.com)
		27 points by cnu on Nov 4, 2008
13.		How do you test your web app in the various browsers?
		27 points by nickh on Nov 4, 2008 \| 21 comments
14.		IPhone-Likeness (daringfireball.net)
		22 points by astrec on Nov 4, 2008 \| 4 comments
15.		Marketing Lessons From The US Election (sethgodin.typepad.com)
		23 points by twampss on Nov 4, 2008 \| 1 comment
16.		Nate Silver vs. The Betting Markets
		22 points by davidmathers on Nov 4, 2008 \| 14 comments
17.		Instant Color Schemes (Enter a word or phrase) (gpeters.com)
		22 points by tortilla on Nov 4, 2008 \| 8 comments
18.		Herman Miller Embody Review: The Best Chair We've Ever Sat On (gizmodo.com)
		20 points by raju on Nov 4, 2008 \| 11 comments
19.		The Medici Meltdown (forbes.com)
		18 points by ksvs on Nov 4, 2008
20.		We've stopped using rSpec ... (caboo.se)
		19 points by qhoxie on Nov 4, 2008 \| 12 comments
21.		Tell HN: If there is one shocker on election night, it's Georgia.
		18 points by robg on Nov 4, 2008 \| 28 comments
22.		Ask HN: How do you drive traffic to a new niche blog?
		17 points by cardmagic on Nov 4, 2008 \| 14 comments
23.		Fewer Roads, Less Congestion (worldchanging.com)
		15 points by bootload on Nov 4, 2008 \| 5 comments
24.		Abandoning vs. Killing Projects (jrothman.com)
		15 points by rlm on Nov 4, 2008 \| 1 comment
25.		Ask HN: How to monetize a play for fun poker site?
		15 points by joelreymont on Nov 4, 2008 \| 34 comments
26.		Ask YC: How to Build the Perfect Voting Machine?
		14 points by bprater on Nov 4, 2008 \| 26 comments
27.		Google Wins Big at FCC Today (gigaom.com)
		14 points by qhoxie on Nov 4, 2008
28.		Ask HN: Ideas for my startup (www.prosepoint.org)
		13 points by bengtan on Nov 4, 2008 \| 28 comments
29.		You might be surprised by what's in charge of your body (chronicle.com)
		12 points by ksvs on Nov 4, 2008
30.		The Evil Pleasure (overcomingbias.com)
		12 points by yummyfajitas on Nov 4, 2008
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