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31.		How to get Stackoverflow Reputation (codexon.com)
		31 points by codexon on Aug 25, 2009 \| 31 comments
32.		I laugh at your puny human 'objects' (plsadventures.blogspot.com)
		30 points by gdp on Aug 25, 2009 \| 53 comments
33.		Design evolution stop motion video of a top 20 iPhone app (taptaptap.com)
		29 points by EtienneJohnred on Aug 25, 2009 \| 2 comments
34.		SCO's lawsuit claiming ownership of UNIX back on (wired.com)
		28 points by TallGuyShort on Aug 25, 2009 \| 12 comments
35.		How Facebook Ruins Friendships (wsj.com)
		28 points by tokenadult on Aug 25, 2009 \| 20 comments
36.		The Newswipe Manifesto (aaronsw.com)
		28 points by philf on Aug 25, 2009 \| 14 comments
37.		Nickb != [dead] (newmogul.com)
		26 points by falsestprophet on Aug 25, 2009 \| 1 comment
38.		Finalists for the Apps for America/Data.gov Contest (sunlightlabs.com)
		24 points by cjoh on Aug 25, 2009 \| 4 comments
39.		Photos of Demo Day on FanChatter (fanchatter.com)
		23 points by pg on Aug 25, 2009 \| 6 comments
40.		Human Brain Processing Speed clocked at less than 60 bits/s using Hicks Law (technologyreview.com)
		23 points by jonmc12 on Aug 25, 2009 \| 10 comments
41.		Studies Find Reward Often No Motivator (gnu.org)
		23 points by 10ren on Aug 25, 2009 \| 12 comments
42.		Jobs, Back at Apple, Focuses on New Tablet (wsj.com)
		21 points by mgcreed on Aug 25, 2009 \| 14 comments
43.		Paul Graham at Startup School (2008) (video) (youtube.com)
		20 points by ujjwalg on Aug 25, 2009 \| 4 comments
44.		What should colleges teach? (nytimes.com)
		19 points by yummyfajitas on Aug 25, 2009 \| 9 comments
45.		Programming Clojure Book Review (dobbscodetalk.com)
		19 points by Kototama on Aug 25, 2009 \| 5 comments
46.		The bright side of sitting in traffic: Crowdsourcing road congestion data (googleblog.blogspot.com)
		19 points by peter123 on Aug 25, 2009 \| 10 comments
47.		Travel like they did in the old days: ie, travel for hackers and eccentrics (roadjunky.com)
		18 points by Ixiaus on Aug 25, 2009 \| 5 comments
48.		New meth formula avoids anti-drug laws (yahoo.com)
		18 points by muriithi on Aug 25, 2009 \| 36 comments
49.		There are no trends in start-ups (orrenmedia.com)
		18 points by jasonlbaptiste on Aug 25, 2009 \| 2 comments
50.		'Chipotle Ordering' Back in App Store (macrumors.com)
		18 points by arfrank on Aug 25, 2009 \| 11 comments
51.		Michael C. Feathers: Seven Blind Alleys in Software Design (jonasbandi.net)
		18 points by jbandi on Aug 25, 2009 \| 3 comments
52.		Mark Zuckerberg: “Spotify Is So Good” (techcrunch.com)
		18 points by cwan on Aug 25, 2009 \| 9 comments
53.		Two convicted in U.K. for refusal to decrypt data (securityfocus.com)
		17 points by muriithi on Aug 25, 2009 \| 18 comments
54.		PostgreSQL 8.5alpha1 released (postgresql.org)
		17 points by mcxx on Aug 25, 2009 \| 3 comments
55.		Look What Tumblr's Done With All Its Money (businessinsider.com)
		17 points by a4agarwal on Aug 25, 2009 \| 22 comments
56.		‘Peak Oil’ Is a Waste of Energy (nytimes.com)
		17 points by laika4000 on Aug 25, 2009 \| 23 comments
57.		Newly discovered carnivorous jungle plant eats rats whole (popsci.com)
		17 points by cwan on Aug 25, 2009 \| 8 comments
58.		Peak Oil isn't the issue...it's the declining ROI of its extraction (economixt.com)
		17 points by economixt on Aug 25, 2009 \| 37 comments
59.		Snow Leopard contains hidden antivirus application (intego.com)
		16 points by e1ven on Aug 25, 2009 \| 34 comments
60.		J: The World's Most Mind-Bending Language Has the Best Development Environment (dadgum.com)
		16 points by inklesspen on Aug 25, 2009 \| 1 comment
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