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1.		Start-Up sells solar panels that are cheaper than coal power (nytimes.com)
		53 points by iamelgringo on Dec 19, 2007 \| 22 comments
2.		IE 8 Passes Acid2 Test (msdn.com)
		36 points by Alex3917 on Dec 19, 2007 \| 15 comments
3.		At 71, Physics Professor Is a Web Star (nytimes.com)
		31 points by nickb on Dec 19, 2007 \| 3 comments
4.		Hero Worship in IT - Good or Bad? (whattofix.com)
		24 points by DanielBMarkham on Dec 19, 2007 \| 17 comments
5.		The secret to winning at rock, paper, scissors (telegraph.co.uk)
		23 points by nickb on Dec 19, 2007 \| 19 comments
6.		Who did you get to do the website layout?
		21 points by wumi on Dec 19, 2007 \| 17 comments
7.		Scheme over Common Lisp (solve-et-coagula.com)
		19 points by edu on Dec 19, 2007 \| 5 comments
8.		Ask YC: Coming up with a name
		18 points by andrewfong on Dec 19, 2007 \| 18 comments
9.		7 Must Reads for Developers Turned Entrepreneurs (brianhaveri.com)
		17 points by transburgh on Dec 19, 2007 \| 2 comments
10.		Developing apps for Google Android: it's a mixed bag (arstechnica.com)
		15 points by mqt on Dec 19, 2007
11.		The World Needs Another Photo-Sharing Site (ourdoings.com)
		9 points by brlewis on Dec 19, 2007 \| 3 comments
12.		In the beginning was the flowchart. Software diagramming - a warning from history. (regdeveloper.co.uk)
		8 points by parbo on Dec 19, 2007 \| 6 comments
13.		How Your Hiring Techniques attract Losers (dovetailsoftware.com)
		9 points by tracksuitceo on Dec 19, 2007 \| 3 comments
14.		AskYC: Quick GUI app in off-beat language? Or...?
		9 points by lisporama on Dec 19, 2007 \| 20 comments
15.		Coding Horror: Nobody Cares What Your Code Looks Like (codinghorror.com)
		9 points by luccastera on Dec 19, 2007 \| 4 comments
16.		10-month-old startup raises $20 million to sell imaginary (sorry, virtual) goods (bloggingbuyouts.com)
		8 points by drm237 on Dec 19, 2007 \| 5 comments
17.		GPUs are a dying breed (theinquirer.net)
		7 points by iamelgringo on Dec 19, 2007 \| 9 comments
18.		Yahoo Maps going from Flex 1.5 to AJAX (onflex.org)
		7 points by hhm on Dec 19, 2007
19.		5 Infrastructure Tips for Startups (adaptiveblue.com)
		7 points by toffer on Dec 19, 2007 \| 1 comment
20.		Fundraising from... you - Need $5,000 from 500 people, each giving us $10.
		6 points by leolin on Dec 19, 2007 \| 25 comments
21.		F-Shaped Pattern For Reading Web Content (useit.com)
		6 points by iamelgringo on Dec 19, 2007
22.		Evaluating New Product Ideas (focus on Tractability) (tonywright.com)
		5 points by bfioca on Dec 19, 2007
23.		Hackers and Painters (on Google Books) (books.google.co.uk)
		5 points by sharpshoot on Dec 19, 2007 \| 11 comments
24.		Is Digg really worth $300m? (jgc.org)
		5 points by jgrahamc on Dec 19, 2007 \| 2 comments
25.		Google talk bots (googletalk.blogspot.com)
		5 points by davidw on Dec 19, 2007 \| 1 comment
26.		Amazon Helping To Change The Business Of Music (techcrunch.com)
		5 points by terpua on Dec 19, 2007
27.		Writing for the Web (useit.com)
		4 points by iamelgringo on Dec 19, 2007
28.		Is your message memorable? [old but relevant article] (headrush.typepad.com)
		4 points by terpua on Dec 19, 2007 \| 1 comment
29.		How Frank Schilling Won the Domain Race After Starting at the Back of the Pack (dnjournal.com)
		4 points by transburgh on Dec 19, 2007 \| 2 comments
30.		Facebook Killer Feature Arrives (LinnkedIn Killer Feature) (allfacebook.com)
		4 points by shayan on Dec 19, 2007 \| 8 comments
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