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1.		Sequoia Rings the Alarm Bell: Silicon Valley Is in Trouble (gigaom.com)
		70 points by jasonlbaptiste on Oct 9, 2008 \| 75 comments
2.		Ask HN: Good python code for code reading
		62 points by btw0 on Oct 9, 2008 \| 22 comments
3.		MySQL vs PostgreSQL (wikivs.com)
		62 points by chaostheory on Oct 9, 2008 \| 26 comments
4.		Do it yourself first (37signals.com)
		55 points by rantfoil on Oct 9, 2008 \| 9 comments
5.		Ask 37signals: How did you come up with pricing for your products? (37signals.com)
		52 points by pbnaidu on Oct 9, 2008 \| 17 comments
6.		Nerd library to end all nerd libraries (boingboing.net)
		39 points by Ben65 on Oct 9, 2008 \| 8 comments
7.		Why You Always Read About Y Combinator Startups on TechCrunch (uncov.com)
		35 points by lemonysnicket on Oct 9, 2008 \| 23 comments
8.		Most Programming Interviews are a Waste of Time (teddziuba.com)
		35 points by epi0Bauqu on Oct 9, 2008 \| 25 comments
9.		Yes, Uncov is Back (uncov.com)
		34 points by jasonlbaptiste on Oct 9, 2008 \| 21 comments
10.		Eight Myths of Erlang Performance (erlang.org)
		34 points by qhoxie on Oct 9, 2008 \| 10 comments
11.		Ask YC: How is the economic slump impacting YCombinator?
		33 points by zitterbewegung on Oct 9, 2008 \| 17 comments
12.		Antisocial: Beautiful Javascript Demo (and amazing demotool to play with) (demozoo.org)
		29 points by notdarkyet on Oct 9, 2008 \| 13 comments
13.		New Cappuccino version (0.5.5) released (cappuccino.org)
		29 points by bfioca on Oct 9, 2008 \| 2 comments
14.		How do I get in shape? Excercise Hack for Entrepreneurs (davidadewumi.com)
		27 points by wumi on Oct 9, 2008 \| 57 comments
15.		Amazon S3 introduces tiered pricing. (aws.typepad.com)
		26 points by ptm on Oct 9, 2008 \| 7 comments
16.		Just What Does it Take to Present at the NY Tech Meetup? (centernetworks.com)
		25 points by andrewbadera on Oct 9, 2008 \| 6 comments
17.		My theory on Eliezer Yudkowsky's AI-Box Experiment (michaelgr.com)
		24 points by MikeCapone on Oct 9, 2008 \| 31 comments
18.		Human Beautification Algorithm (mindhacks.com)
		23 points by mlLK on Oct 9, 2008 \| 18 comments
19.		Just why did people start using Python anyway? (ndanger.org)
		22 points by prakash on Oct 9, 2008 \| 44 comments
20.		Google's Super Satellite Captures First Image (wired.com)
		22 points by Anon84 on Oct 9, 2008 \| 6 comments
21.		We're Not Rock Stars Anymore (howtosplitanatom.com)
		21 points by il on Oct 9, 2008 \| 11 comments
22.		Reminder: Eight (8) days left to submit your YC application.
		21 points by thorax on Oct 9, 2008 \| 19 comments
23.		Angel Investor Ron Conway Adresses His Portfolio Companies Over Financial Meltdown (techcrunch.com)
		20 points by noodle on Oct 9, 2008 \| 5 comments
24.		Loving Hacker News to Death... What next?
		20 points by lunaru on Oct 9, 2008 \| 32 comments
25.		Second Life Architecture - The Grid (highscalability.com)
		19 points by Anon84 on Oct 9, 2008 \| 4 comments
26.		An interesting, recent, real-world example of what to do if the stuff hits the fan (frugalsquirrels.com)
		19 points by cpr on Oct 9, 2008 \| 6 comments
27.		Zuckerberg: Facebook Will Have A Business Plan In Three Years (alleyinsider.com)
		19 points by prakash on Oct 9, 2008 \| 25 comments
28.		Sorry, Startups: Party's Over (alleyinsider.com)
		18 points by sdfx on Oct 9, 2008 \| 28 comments
29.		Yahoo Closes At $13.76. What A Train Wreck. (techcrunch.com)
		16 points by jasonlbaptiste on Oct 9, 2008 \| 27 comments
30.		New Apple Laptops Due Next Week: A Rumor Recap and a Poll (technologizer.com)
		16 points by technologizer on Oct 9, 2008 \| 4 comments
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