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1.
Water-lensed eyeglasses offer promise of sight for millions (core77.com)
89 points by indiejade on Jan 3, 2009 | 22 comments
2.
Joel Spolsky's resume tip for startup applicants (joelonsoftware.com)
85 points by tptacek on Jan 3, 2009 | 35 comments
3.
Balsamiq - A look back at 2008 (balsamiq.com)
74 points by kapitti on Jan 3, 2009 | 17 comments
4.
Jason Scott: "A terrible thing happened recently. You might have missed it." (textfiles.com)
70 points by unalone on Jan 3, 2009 | 41 comments
5.
Python patch to speed things up to 20% (python.org)
67 points by vaksel on Jan 3, 2009 | 22 comments
6.
Survival tips if you find yourself in the Middle Ages? (kottke.org)
62 points by robg on Jan 3, 2009 | 98 comments
7.
The question is wrong (paulbuchheit.blogspot.com)
50 points by peter123 on Jan 3, 2009 | 54 comments
8.
Dear Joyent (svallens.com)
41 points by epall on Jan 3, 2009 | 20 comments
9.
The $20 Theory of the Universe (esquire.com)
40 points by fallentimes on Jan 3, 2009 | 12 comments
10.
Weird Logos That Work (and Why They Do) (vectortuts.com)
35 points by jwilliams on Jan 3, 2009 | 12 comments
11.
Spotify, An Alternative to Music Piracy (torrentfreak.com)
34 points by raju on Jan 3, 2009 | 22 comments
12.
2008 - A Year of JavaScript (nihilogic.dk)
33 points by richtaur on Jan 3, 2009 | 6 comments
13.
The Dragon in My Garage (archive.org)
29 points by markessien on Jan 3, 2009 | 9 comments
14.
Do "interesting details" really hurt learning? (slash7.com)
28 points by sant0sk1 on Jan 3, 2009 | 9 comments
15.
Israeli army's new YouTube strategy may have backfired (bbc.co.uk)
24 points by ksvs on Jan 3, 2009 | 23 comments
16.
Am I Still Here? (orionmagazine.org)
22 points by anthonyrubin on Jan 3, 2009 | 5 comments
17.
Why your web startup will fail (ideasonideas.com)
22 points by joao on Jan 3, 2009 | 7 comments
18.
Can Tipjoy Make Micropayments Into Megabucks? (pberg.com)
21 points by echair on Jan 3, 2009 | 18 comments
19.
Amimarginalized.com: Our experience with Appjet (setfive.com)
18 points by adatta02 on Jan 3, 2009 | 2 comments
20.
The (Mathematical) Theory and Practice of Juggling (solipsys.co.uk)
16 points by jsomers on Jan 3, 2009 | 1 comment
21.
PTLsim: cycle accurate x86 microprocessor simulator (ptlsim.org)
15 points by signa11 on Jan 3, 2009
22.
Fixing Finance: A Slice of Danish (economist.com)
15 points by fallentimes on Jan 3, 2009 | 9 comments
23.
Who Owns Your Great Idea? (nytimes.com)
14 points by robg on Jan 3, 2009 | 10 comments
24.
Apple Should Buy Yahoo: Why I'm Now Convinced (searchenginewatch.com)
14 points by nickb on Jan 3, 2009 | 24 comments
25.
Gödel's ontological proof (wikipedia.org)
12 points by hhm on Jan 3, 2009 | 9 comments
26.
How to run Linux from a USB drive (techradar.com)
10 points by jwilliams on Jan 3, 2009 | 1 comment
27.
EBay shares lessons learned from designing site (cnn.com)
11 points by marketer on Jan 3, 2009 | 1 comment
28.
How Facebook Could Kill Twitter Overnight (allfacebook.com)
10 points by peter123 on Jan 3, 2009 | 29 comments
29.
Transform your browser into a lightning fast, cinematic way to discover the Web. (cooliris.com)
9 points by robg on Jan 3, 2009 | 3 comments
30.
Putting The Band Back Together (avc.com)
9 points by jasonlbaptiste on Jan 3, 2009 | 1 comment

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