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1.		Can you trust 37signals with your password? (jgc.org)
		189 points by l0stman on May 2, 2009 \| 130 comments
2.		The night I met Einstein (akshar.co.in)
		167 points by dfield on May 2, 2009 \| 39 comments
3.		The Secret Of Google's Book Scanning Machine Revealed (npr.org)
		70 points by neilc on May 2, 2009 \| 7 comments
4.		Using YQL to grab HN links (yahooapis.com)
		54 points by chaosmachine on May 2, 2009 \| 20 comments
5.		CrossTwine Linker Makes Ruby 4x Faster (crosstwine.com)
		46 points by quellhorst on May 2, 2009 \| 19 comments
6.		25 Microchips That Shook the World (ieee.org)
		35 points by soundsop on May 2, 2009 \| 3 comments
7.		This is what a social-network exodus looks like (nostrademons.livejournal.com)
		33 points by nostrademons on May 2, 2009 \| 14 comments
8.		Developers: Never Mind the APIs, Here's YQL Execute (readwriteweb.com)
		31 points by Anon84 on May 2, 2009 \| 12 comments
9.		In the computer age, why are people still asked to do their own taxes?
		30 points by amichail on May 2, 2009 \| 51 comments
10.		Applications for your plug computer (tonidoplug.com)
		30 points by codemechanic on May 2, 2009 \| 15 comments
11.		Encyclopedic Knowledge, Then vs. Now (nytimes.com)
		28 points by robg on May 2, 2009 \| 5 comments
12.		Metropolitan Area Job Gain/Loss 2004-2009 Visualization (tipstrategies.com)
		27 points by wallflower on May 2, 2009 \| 1 comment
13.		Ask HN: What are your must-have apps?
		27 points by PostOnce on May 2, 2009 \| 46 comments
14.		The Power of Ridiculous Reasons (dilbert.com)
		26 points by robg on May 2, 2009 \| 27 comments
15.		Adrift in the Slow Lane of Learning (popecenter.org)
		24 points by mjfern on May 2, 2009 \| 14 comments
16.		Students Make Atari Games Look Like Atari Again (gatech.edu)
		22 points by kqr2 on May 2, 2009 \| 3 comments
17.		Brian Cox: What went wrong at the LHC (ted.com)
		22 points by nebula on May 2, 2009
18.		Freeman Dyson recalls his time at the Operational Research Section of the R.A.F. (technologyreview.com)
		20 points by Rod on May 2, 2009 \| 1 comment
19.		NoScript 1.9.2.6 removes the controversial Adblock Plus hack (noscript.net)
		20 points by soundsop on May 2, 2009 \| 6 comments
20.		Lithium in water 'curbs suicide' (bbc.co.uk)
		18 points by soundsop on May 2, 2009 \| 17 comments
21.		Sharing your SSH commandline (codelathe.com)
		18 points by codemechanic on May 2, 2009 \| 14 comments
22.		How much should you pay an executive in a startup company? (startupcompanylawyer.com)
		15 points by peter123 on May 2, 2009 \| 6 comments
23.		Tinker Away, Facebook Says (nytimes.com)
		15 points by mjfern on May 2, 2009 \| 1 comment
24.		Question Answering Engines Take Off as IBM Sets Sights On Jeopardy, Wolfram Alpha (singularityhub.com)
		15 points by kkleiner on May 2, 2009 \| 1 comment
25.		Is this Seattle Entrepreneur Edison or Don Quixote? (seattle20.com)
		15 points by flashinfremont on May 2, 2009 \| 17 comments
26.		Ask HN: Tomato or DD-WRT for my router?
		15 points by weaksauce on May 2, 2009 \| 24 comments
27.		Kill your RSS reader, and use my amazing system for browsing the Web. (slate.com)
		14 points by peter123 on May 2, 2009 \| 19 comments
28.		How-to: set up dual-band WiFi (and juice your downloads) (engadget.com)
		14 points by vaksel on May 2, 2009 \| 4 comments
29.		Easy screenshot sharing with Dropbox and Hazel (zacharypinter.com)
		14 points by zacharypinter on May 2, 2009 \| 5 comments
30.		IPhone Camcorder? (washingtonpost.com)
		14 points by physcab on May 2, 2009 \| 6 comments
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