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1.		The Truth About Autism: Scientists Reconsider What They Think They Know (wired.com)
		31 points by edw519 on Feb 27, 2008 \| 15 comments
2.		Adobe Flash to cross-compile code from C, C++, Java, Python, and Ruby to ActionScript (thestandard.com)
		30 points by ilamont on Feb 27, 2008 \| 26 comments
3.		My Favorite Liar (Econ prof's lectures include a lie that students must find) (overcomingbias.com)
		30 points by nickb on Feb 27, 2008 \| 2 comments
4.		Github is MySpace for hackers (tomayko.com)
		30 points by mqt on Feb 27, 2008 \| 19 comments
5.		BBC Now Has Beautiful Customizable Website (bbc.co.uk)
		28 points by kirubakaran on Feb 27, 2008 \| 28 comments
6.		My startup functional equivalent, mapping human impacts on the ocean
		22 points by scw on Feb 27, 2008 \| 6 comments
7.		"Intellectual property" is a silly euphemism (guardian.co.uk)
		20 points by chaostheory on Feb 27, 2008 \| 13 comments
8.		I Repeat: Do Not Listen to Your Users (codinghorror.com)
		17 points by muriithi on Feb 27, 2008 \| 2 comments
9.		Ask YC: Will software development ever be so cheap, that we will waste it?
		16 points by joe24pack on Feb 27, 2008 \| 34 comments
10.		San Diego?
		15 points by Prrometheus on Feb 27, 2008 \| 27 comments
11.		Kurzweil: 'Exponential' Change Ahead for Games, People (news.com)
		14 points by paul_reiners on Feb 27, 2008 \| 6 comments
12.		Protecting Journalistic Integrity Algorithmically (lemonodor.com)
		14 points by mqt on Feb 27, 2008 \| 1 comment
13.		Surfer-Physicist's Unified Theory Leads to Fame, Backlash (wired.com)
		13 points by bootload on Feb 27, 2008 \| 27 comments
14.		Killer robots pose latest militant threat (reuters.com)
		12 points by jmorin007 on Feb 27, 2008 \| 7 comments
15.		Ask YC: How can I fix poor adsense targeting on my site?
		12 points by amichail on Feb 27, 2008 \| 8 comments
16.		Ask YC: What CRM do you use?
		12 points by jyu on Feb 27, 2008 \| 21 comments
17.		Ooh! Ooh! My turn! Why Lisp? (smuglispweeny.blogspot.com)
		12 points by muriithi on Feb 27, 2008 \| 3 comments
18.		Scoble cries over a telescope? (scobleizer.com)
		12 points by therubberduckie on Feb 27, 2008 \| 5 comments
19.		Ultra High Level Programming Language (elance.com)
		12 points by robertk on Feb 27, 2008 \| 6 comments
20.		Wired Feature on Deep Sea Cowboys Using 3D Models to Save Giant Ships (wired.com)
		11 points by dcurtis on Feb 27, 2008 \| 3 comments
21.		No Silver Bullet: Essence and Accidents of Software Engineering (computer.org)
		11 points by iamelgringo on Feb 27, 2008
22.		Ouija: A Scheme Interpreter in Flash (solve-et-coagula.com)
		10 points by ascw on Feb 27, 2008
23.		EU fines Microsoft a record $1.3 billion (msn.com)
		10 points by edw519 on Feb 27, 2008 \| 2 comments
24.		GitTorrent Protocol version 0.1 (utsl.gen.nz)
		10 points by pius on Feb 27, 2008
25.		Why the Obama "Brand" Is Working (From Logo to Font) (newsweek.com)
		9 points by robg on Feb 27, 2008 \| 5 comments
26.		Balancing startup and school - with a Jolt (adynammic.com)
		9 points by freikwcs on Feb 27, 2008 \| 12 comments
27.		Microsoft Trying to Appeal to the Unix Crowd? (slashdot.org)
		9 points by brk on Feb 27, 2008 \| 10 comments
28.		Google Disaster: Comscore Reports Awful January (alleyinsider.com)
		9 points by bootload on Feb 27, 2008
29.		The craftsman in us all (guardian.co.uk)
		8 points by danw on Feb 27, 2008 \| 5 comments
30.		DRBD - block device which is designed to build high availability clusters (drbd.org)
		8 points by brk on Feb 27, 2008 \| 5 comments
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