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1.
In Praise of Silence (theatlantic.com)
75 points by robg on May 24, 2009 | 11 comments
2.
Argentina: The Superpower that Never Was (& Why the US Ascended) (ft.com)
74 points by cwan on May 24, 2009 | 24 comments
3.
The Incredible App Store Hype (stromcode.com)
67 points by aminuit on May 24, 2009 | 41 comments
4.
The Male Programmer Privilege Checklist (lafalafu.com)
61 points by j_baker on May 24, 2009 | 78 comments
5.
Why don't all whales have cancer? (oxfordjournals.org)
59 points by alexwg on May 24, 2009 | 20 comments
6.
Just do it (stevenkovar.com)
54 points by kyro on May 24, 2009 | 27 comments
7.
The huge-scale real-time auctions that power the Google profit machine (wired.com)
46 points by berrow on May 24, 2009 | 14 comments
8.
Netherlands to close prisons for lack of criminals (nrc.nl)
45 points by soundsop on May 24, 2009 | 67 comments
9.
Apple withdraws objection, Eucalyptus now available on the App Store (montgomerie.net)
44 points by mikedouglas on May 24, 2009 | 22 comments
10.
Wolfram Alpha Blog : Yes, That’s Dumb—A Lexicographic Footnote (wolframalpha.com)
44 points by ujal on May 24, 2009 | 12 comments
11.
Dear News.YC: please review my Mac app, Evom (thelittleappfactory.com)
41 points by Disparity on May 24, 2009 | 46 comments
12.
Rationality versus Intelligence (project-syndicate.org)
36 points by tokenadult on May 24, 2009 | 25 comments
13.
JSLint, The Javascript Verifier (jslint.com)
36 points by mshafrir on May 24, 2009 | 16 comments
14.
Why The American Civil War Is Important (whattofix.com)
35 points by DanielBMarkham on May 24, 2009 | 47 comments
15.
The original singularity paper (mindstalk.net)
35 points by anirudh on May 24, 2009 | 17 comments
16.
In-N-Out Burger's six secrets for out-and-out success (dailyfinance.com)
34 points by prakash on May 24, 2009 | 19 comments
17.
MurmurHash 2.0 (googlepages.com)
34 points by kqr2 on May 24, 2009 | 10 comments
18.
Freshman Economics Won't Quite Be the Same (nytimes.com)
32 points by cwan on May 24, 2009 | 11 comments
19.
Why Gene Patents Are Unlawful (aclu.org)
32 points by chaostheory on May 24, 2009 | 14 comments
20.
Do Not Play the Lottery Unless You Are a Millionaire (r6.ca)
31 points by soundsop on May 24, 2009 | 18 comments
21.
Linux Find Command Examples (thegeekstuff.com)
27 points by mlLK on May 24, 2009 | 8 comments
22.
Dell Unveils Via Nano-Based Server (pulls 20-29 watts @ full load) (osnews.com)
27 points by iamelgringo on May 24, 2009 | 5 comments
23.
2009 UCSD Data Mining Contest (ucsd.edu)
27 points by TriinT on May 24, 2009 | 8 comments
24.
Maker Faire SF Bay Area May 30-31 (makerfaire.com)
26 points by kqr2 on May 24, 2009
25.
Characteristics of a great startup culture (techflash.com)
26 points by jyothi on May 24, 2009 | 11 comments
26.
Mozilla Challenge: Reinvent Tabs in the Browser (design-challenge.mozilla.com)
24 points by danw on May 24, 2009 | 7 comments
27.
Palm Pre Launch Guide Leaked [pdf] (manu-j.com)
23 points by boundlessdreamz on May 24, 2009 | 10 comments
28.
Can a Biologist Fix a Radio? (msu.ru)
22 points by Maro on May 24, 2009 | 4 comments
29.
How HBO And Gawker Tricked Us Into Reporting An Ad Campaign As News (businessinsider.com)
20 points by toni on May 24, 2009 | 2 comments
30.
Wonderful yet purely Hypothetical iTunes App Store Guidelines (wilshipley.com)
18 points by DanHulton on May 24, 2009 | 2 comments

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