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1.		Why 99% of Entrepreneurs Fail: Because they don't do anything (jessicamah.com)
		94 points by astrec on Jan 21, 2009 \| 61 comments
2.		Old (github.com/raganwald)
		83 points by raganwald on Jan 21, 2009 \| 18 comments
3.		Congrats to Condi Rice, Joe Biden and Obama, all of whom became President today. (washingtoncitypaper.com)
		70 points by yummyfajitas on Jan 21, 2009 \| 30 comments
4.		Clever screenshot app turns your desktop into Photoshop layers (layersapp.com)
		69 points by bprater on Jan 21, 2009 \| 33 comments
5.		Joss Whedon's Top Writing Tips (dannystack.blogspot.com)
		56 points by curtis on Jan 21, 2009 \| 13 comments
6.		Clinical trials: Unfavorable results often go unpublished (scienceblog.com)
		51 points by crocus on Jan 21, 2009 \| 20 comments
7.		Any way to "hack" the Google Lunar X Prize?
		47 points by ryanwaggoner on Jan 21, 2009 \| 63 comments
8.		The future of Lisp... (12monkeys.co.uk)
		42 points by hassy on Jan 21, 2009 \| 47 comments
9.		Three years undercover with the identity thieves (infoworld.com)
		40 points by ccraigIW on Jan 21, 2009 \| 6 comments
10.		Ask YC/HN: What's a problem you'd like to see someone solve?
		39 points by Mystalic on Jan 21, 2009 \| 189 comments
11.		256 colors on the Linux terminal (enigmacurry.com)
		35 points by kmt on Jan 21, 2009 \| 15 comments
12.		Where Are the AB Testing Frameworks? (spiteful.com)
		35 points by jbyers on Jan 21, 2009 \| 12 comments
13.		Useful PHP Tools (smashingmagazine.com)
		33 points by twampss on Jan 21, 2009 \| 6 comments
14.		Heyzap Embeds Video Games Anywhere [video] (hyveup.blogspot.com)
		33 points by immad on Jan 21, 2009 \| 11 comments
15.		Ask HN: First freelance job. Any tips on contracts?
		28 points by ballpark on Jan 21, 2009 \| 20 comments
16.		Ask HN: What software do you use to make screencasts for you product?
		26 points by psaccounts on Jan 21, 2009 \| 23 comments
17.		When in doubt, turn to _why (judofyr.net)
		26 points by judofyr on Jan 21, 2009 \| 27 comments
18.		Drawing in html without using canvas, svg or vml (etoleto.com)
		24 points by dw0rm on Jan 21, 2009 \| 15 comments
19.		Ask HN: Please Review My New Site. (drinkingfor.com)
		23 points by spoiledtechie on Jan 21, 2009 \| 49 comments
20.		Ask HN: How to handle a potential sudden huge traffic load tonight?
		23 points by dangrover on Jan 21, 2009 \| 31 comments
21.		How Canadian ISPs throttle the Internet (arstechnica.com)
		23 points by nreece on Jan 21, 2009 \| 25 comments
22.		Ask YC: How can you recruit and reward non-founder programmers at early stages?
		21 points by netherben on Jan 21, 2009 \| 27 comments
23.		X# - XML Oriented programming language (xsharp.org)
		21 points by axod on Jan 21, 2009 \| 50 comments
24.		Hilarious Ubuntu/Linux experience parody (wikia.com)
		18 points by critic on Jan 21, 2009 \| 13 comments
25.		$3B Rumored for NSF (blogs.sciencemag.org)
		17 points by npk on Jan 21, 2009 \| 4 comments
26.		Innovation Doesn't Take a Vacation in an Economic Downturn (ventureblog.com)
		16 points by daveambrose on Jan 21, 2009 \| 3 comments
27.		The Day Live Web Video Streaming Failed Us (techcrunch.com)
		15 points by pclark on Jan 21, 2009 \| 30 comments
28.		All Souls: The toughest test you’ll ever take (mssv.net)
		15 points by frisco on Jan 21, 2009 \| 16 comments
29.		Ask HN: review my app whereslunch.org
		14 points by gregstoll on Jan 21, 2009 \| 33 comments
30.		Win 5% Startup Ownership by making a Kick-ass Design (kakuteru.com)
		14 points by getp on Jan 21, 2009 \| 21 comments
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