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31.		How to make more money (lifeoptimizer.org)
		20 points by thinkingserious on May 15, 2009 \| 9 comments
32.		Invisible Hands: The secret world of the oil fixer (harpers.org)
		20 points by jteo on May 15, 2009 \| 1 comment
33.		Meta: [dead] users?
		20 points by alex_c on May 15, 2009 \| 14 comments
34.		At 'Geek Heaven,' students are skilled in tech, if not talk (latimes.com)
		20 points by jmillikin on May 15, 2009 \| 16 comments
35.		Another Scott Adams business idea: Home servers (dilbert.com)
		19 points by rglullis on May 15, 2009 \| 20 comments
36.		BiteScript: Ruby DSL for generating JVM bytecode (headius.com)
		18 points by zcrar70 on May 15, 2009 \| 1 comment
37.		Apple Is Indeed Talking About Opening iPhone Background Tasks (techcrunch.com)
		18 points by vaksel on May 15, 2009 \| 16 comments
38.		How Twitter and Facebook Now Compete with Google (blogmaverick.com)
		18 points by Anon84 on May 15, 2009 \| 1 comment
39.		Do Web Entrepreneurs Still Need Venture Capitalists? (nytimes.com)
		17 points by mjfern on May 15, 2009 \| 5 comments
40.		Wolfram Alpha: Watch the launch live @ 7pm CDT (video) (wolfram.com)
		17 points by lrm242 on May 15, 2009 \| 7 comments
41.		Computer Programming Quotes (devtopics.com)
		16 points by samueladam on May 15, 2009 \| 3 comments
42.		Sam Ruby: Keeping Up With Rails (intertwingly.net)
		15 points by davidw on May 15, 2009 \| 9 comments
43.		Should You Monetize Your Site With Ads On Launch Day? (marksonland.com)
		15 points by trs90 on May 15, 2009 \| 16 comments
44.		Easier E-Mail for the Older Generation (nytimes.com)
		15 points by rjurney on May 15, 2009 \| 9 comments
45.		"Auction Site" Swoopo got $44800 for a $2500 computer. See comments for explanation (swoopo.com)
		14 points by jimmyrcom on May 15, 2009 \| 26 comments
46.		GPS Accuracy Could Start Dropping in 2010 (tidbits.com)
		14 points by edw519 on May 15, 2009 \| 5 comments
47.		Evil Lair: On the Architecture of the Enemy in Videogame Worlds (bldgblog.blogspot.com)
		13 points by kqr2 on May 15, 2009 \| 2 comments
48.		How to Wake Up and Instantly Achieve Something Everyday (lifehack.org)
		13 points by tonyvt2005 on May 15, 2009 \| 13 comments
49.		Wolfram Alpha Architecture (highscalability.com)
		13 points by drp on May 15, 2009 \| 19 comments
50.		What to Do When Someone Steals Your Work (freelanceswitch.com)
		13 points by thinkingserious on May 15, 2009 \| 10 comments
51.		Malicious hackers completely destroy flight sim site (bbc.co.uk)
		13 points by bsgamble on May 15, 2009 \| 14 comments
52.		HTTP Decision Graph Comes to Life (webmachine) (beerriot.com)
		13 points by samueladam on May 15, 2009
53.		Moore's Second Law (c2.com)
		12 points by stcredzero on May 15, 2009 \| 3 comments
54.		Is Your Startup Practicing Inward Facing Dog? (onstartups.com)
		12 points by adityakothadiya on May 15, 2009 \| 3 comments
55.		Top 10 Tech Failures of the Decade. YouTube...Really? (time.com)
		12 points by taylor on May 15, 2009 \| 16 comments
56.		A Preliminary Analysis of the Yahoo Pipes Community (yahoo.com)
		11 points by bkudria on May 15, 2009 \| 3 comments
57.		Socket Programming Basics Presentation Tutorial (securitytube.net)
		11 points by Anon84 on May 15, 2009 \| 3 comments
58.		Ask HN: Great design without designer on-board?
		11 points by mannicken on May 15, 2009 \| 9 comments
59.		On the need for a Hippocratic Oath for programmers. (glyf.livejournal.com)
		10 points by asciilifeform on May 15, 2009 \| 11 comments
60.		The Truth About The Early Days of Digg (centernetworks.com)
		10 points by jerryji on May 15, 2009 \| 1 comment
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