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1.		Why Java exceptions are slow (and Common Lisp conditions aren't) (groups.google.com)
		77 points by mdasen on Jan 17, 2009 \| 34 comments
2.		Ask HN: What's a good low profile job where I can hack at the same time?
		54 points by streo on Jan 17, 2009 \| 82 comments
3.		Belkin caught using Amazon Mechanical Turk to post fake reviews for its products (crunchgear.com)
		44 points by vaksel on Jan 17, 2009 \| 22 comments
4.		Google opens Jaiku source code (arstechnica.com)
		44 points by RK on Jan 17, 2009 \| 7 comments
5.		Evidence emerges of Israeli use of phosphorus weapons in Gaza (guardian.co.uk)
		37 points by crocus on Jan 17, 2009 \| 85 comments
6.		Ask HN: Which school do you attend?
		38 points by jmtame on Jan 17, 2009 \| 192 comments
7.		Tarsnap news (daemonology.net)
		38 points by cperciva on Jan 17, 2009 \| 16 comments
8.		EngineYard releases Solo: Inexpensive, web-based platform for Rails (engineyard.com)
		34 points by nickb on Jan 17, 2009 \| 23 comments
9.		Ask HN : Where do you work (if freelance) ?
		33 points by juliend2 on Jan 17, 2009 \| 61 comments
10.		Web design resources (elementiks.com)
		33 points by _zhqs on Jan 17, 2009 \| 7 comments
11.		Worse is worse (artima.com)
		29 points by soundsop on Jan 17, 2009 \| 3 comments
12.		Choosing a Rhodes Scholarship over the NFL? (espn.go.com)
		29 points by tortilla on Jan 17, 2009 \| 25 comments
13.		Ask YC: YC (Dropbox) vs YC (ZumoDrive)?
		29 points by startingup on Jan 17, 2009 \| 33 comments
14.		John Goerzen on Why You Should Learn Haskell (oreilly.com)
		27 points by mqt on Jan 17, 2009 \| 5 comments
15.		Typing Errors: The standard typewriter keyboard is Exhibit A... Dvorak not so great either (reason.com)
		26 points by nickb on Jan 17, 2009 \| 32 comments
16.		Videos show US Air crash-landing (cnn.com)
		25 points by kqr2 on Jan 17, 2009 \| 29 comments
17.		Reminder: NYC meetup tonight
		25 points by Alex3917 on Jan 17, 2009 \| 14 comments
18.		New Family Of Antibacterial Agents Uncovered (sciencedaily.com)
		23 points by crocus on Jan 17, 2009 \| 3 comments
19.		ZumoDrive is going to change everything (mobileindustryreview.com)
		21 points by echair on Jan 17, 2009 \| 42 comments
20.		A map detailing the comparisons between pre and post Bush Administration (theatlantic.com)
		19 points by jamesjyu on Jan 17, 2009 \| 12 comments
21.		Ask HN: Has Facebook Connect helped your user growth?
		19 points by yeti on Jan 17, 2009 \| 17 comments
22.		Jaiku Founder: “We’re Not Dying, We’re Morphing” (techcrunch.com)
		18 points by qhoxie on Jan 17, 2009 \| 6 comments
23.		Twitter + BOSS = Real Time Search on the Google App Engine (zooie.wordpress.com)
		18 points by anuraggoel on Jan 17, 2009 \| 2 comments
24.		Canal ice helps Dutch rediscover national identity (iht.com)
		15 points by gibsonf1 on Jan 17, 2009 \| 16 comments
25.		Heyzap creates widgets to put casual games on any web site (YC W09) (venturebeat.com)
		15 points by bdr on Jan 17, 2009 \| 3 comments
26.		Making Work, Destroying Wealth (cato-at-liberty.org)
		14 points by daniel-cussen on Jan 17, 2009 \| 7 comments
27.		UK e-mail law 'attack on rights' (bbc.co.uk)
		13 points by markup on Jan 17, 2009 \| 4 comments
28.		Apple says one of Adobe Photoshop's custom shapes is an Apple trademark image (cagan327.blogspot.com)
		13 points by mdasen on Jan 17, 2009 \| 3 comments
29.		Intro to Caching: Caching algorithms and caching frameworks part 1 (javalandscape.blogspot.com)
		12 points by Anon84 on Jan 17, 2009 \| 5 comments
30.		Ask HN: Are you still planning to make big money?
		11 points by snitko on Jan 17, 2009 \| 2 comments
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