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1.		John Resig dissects the neural network javascript OCR captcha code (ejohn.org)
		90 points by mark_h on Jan 24, 2009 \| 14 comments
2.		Long-lost text shows Archimedes had begun to discover the principles of calculus (sciencenews.org)
		66 points by robg on Jan 24, 2009 \| 10 comments
3.		Free the postcode (freethepostcode.org)
		62 points by vaksel on Jan 24, 2009 \| 4 comments
4.		Jeff Bezos and Root Cause Analysis (shmula.com)
		61 points by Anon84 on Jan 24, 2009 \| 22 comments
5.		Plan 9: why no compelling successor to Unix has got off the ground (faqs.org)
		51 points by ionfish on Jan 24, 2009 \| 38 comments
6.		WWW SQL Designer (zarovi.cz)
		44 points by kqr2 on Jan 24, 2009 \| 10 comments
7.		Is Higher Education The Next Bubble? (mindingthecampus.com)
		43 points by ivankirigin on Jan 24, 2009 \| 55 comments
8.		The Linux Alternative Project (linuxalt.com)
		40 points by known on Jan 24, 2009 \| 28 comments
9.		I need books that I can’t buy, I drink beer that I can’t sip (scrapcrap.org)
		39 points by kitallis on Jan 24, 2009 \| 38 comments
10.		Ted Linden, 1938 - 2009 (glinden.blogspot.com)
		36 points by shutter on Jan 24, 2009 \| 4 comments
11.		Kurt Gödel: A Contradiction in the U.S. Constitution‎ (jeffreykegler.com)
		35 points by Jebdm on Jan 24, 2009 \| 28 comments
12.		Ask HN: What are the best Arduino starter projects?
		35 points by larrywright on Jan 24, 2009 \| 24 comments
13.		DreamIT Ventures Opens Up Applications For Summer 09 Funding Cycle (dreamitventures.com)
		33 points by jasonlbaptiste on Jan 24, 2009 \| 43 comments
14.		Why monads have not taken the Common Lisp world by storm (haverbeke.nl)
		33 points by andreyf on Jan 24, 2009 \| 27 comments
15.		Scientist Teleport Matter More Than Three Feet (foxnews.com)
		33 points by gibsonf1 on Jan 24, 2009 \| 12 comments
16.		Recovery.Gov -- tracking “how and where we spend taxpayer dollars”. (recovery.gov)
		30 points by babyshake on Jan 24, 2009 \| 20 comments
17.		International Lisp Conference 2009 (international-lisp-conference.org)
		30 points by revorad on Jan 24, 2009 \| 6 comments
18.		Advice: Just finish it (sitepoint.com)
		28 points by anuraggoel on Jan 24, 2009 \| 3 comments
19.		On the importance of Turing completeness (lambda-the-ultimate.org)
		23 points by d0mine on Jan 24, 2009 \| 6 comments
20.		Ask HN: programming and science related podcasts?
		23 points by almost on Jan 24, 2009 \| 17 comments
21.		Do Tags Work? (tekka.net)
		22 points by Jebdm on Jan 24, 2009 \| 6 comments
22.		Ask YC: Increase in number of tech startups?
		20 points by robertgaal on Jan 24, 2009
23.		China's "human flesh search engine" vigilantes bring down bent officials (telegraph.co.uk)
		19 points by dc2k08 on Jan 24, 2009 \| 8 comments
24.		Steve Jobs Giving His First Big Demo (Video) (techcrunch.com)
		19 points by nickb on Jan 24, 2009 \| 6 comments
25.		Gary Vaynerchuk is ambitious (businessweek.com)
		17 points by AndrewWarner on Jan 24, 2009 \| 19 comments
26.		Starting Forth (iae.nl)
		16 points by karim on Jan 24, 2009 \| 7 comments
27.		Neural Networks Virtual Study Group (groups.google.com)
		13 points by jcbozonier on Jan 24, 2009 \| 11 comments
28.		Good guys finish... (sethgodin.typepad.com)
		13 points by bdfh42 on Jan 24, 2009 \| 17 comments
29.		Can Social Networking Turn Young Eygptians Into a Force for Democratic Change? (nytimes.com)
		12 points by ivankirigin on Jan 24, 2009 \| 2 comments
30.		Ask HN: Proposal for Managing the Addictiveness of This Site
		11 points by gruseom on Jan 24, 2009 \| 24 comments
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