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1.
Celebrate Whyday (whyday.org)
225 points by binbasti on Aug 19, 2010 | 78 comments
2.
Why aren't you using git-flow? (jeffkreeftmeijer.com)
215 points by jkreeftmeijer on Aug 19, 2010 | 51 comments
3.
Mobile Flash Fail: Weak Android Player Proves Jobs Right (laptopmag.com)
203 points by glhaynes on Aug 19, 2010 | 189 comments
4.
Recovering deleted files using grep (atomicobject.com)
168 points by atomicobject on Aug 19, 2010 | 47 comments
5.
In Praise of Quitting Your Job, or The New Work Ethic. (pieratt.tumblr.com)
161 points by pstinnett on Aug 19, 2010 | 52 comments
6.
Don’t let jQuery’s $(document).ready() slow you down (encosia.com)
139 points by gspyrou on Aug 19, 2010 | 22 comments
7.
Intel to buy McAfee for $7.7 Billion (nytimes.com)
136 points by kvs on Aug 19, 2010 | 118 comments
8.
A word about _why, #whyday , and Hackety Hack (steveklabnik.com)
133 points by icey on Aug 19, 2010 | 18 comments
9.
2010 Startup School: October 16 at Stanford (startupschool.org)
128 points by pg on Aug 19, 2010 | 59 comments
10.
Clojure 1.2 released (clojure.blogspot.com)
114 points by bretthoerner on Aug 19, 2010 | 5 comments
11.
How to think like an entrepreneur, wherever you are (techcrunch.com)
110 points by ahoyhere on Aug 19, 2010 | 32 comments
12.
 Review my site: AwesomenessReminders (awesomenessreminders.com)
102 points by zackattack on Aug 19, 2010 | 94 comments
13.
Did Germany experience industrial boom in 19th c due to absence of copyright? (spiegel.de)
95 points by afschar on Aug 19, 2010 | 44 comments
14.
How does mkdir() really work? (unix.stackexchange.com)
90 points by spolsky on Aug 19, 2010 | 31 comments
15.
Heroku clone for Django? (djangy.com)
88 points by room606 on Aug 19, 2010 | 61 comments
16.
The Future of Compiler Optimization (regehr.org)
80 points by dochtman on Aug 19, 2010 | 35 comments
17.
Pedal to the Mettle: The unbelievable, true story of Automoblox (core77.com)
80 points by chip on Aug 19, 2010 | 27 comments
18.
Rands in Repose: How to Run a Meeting (randsinrepose.com)
79 points by filament on Aug 19, 2010 | 14 comments
19.
First Clojure conference (clojure-conj.org)
77 points by lukev on Aug 19, 2010 | 21 comments
20.
Skype’s Chief Development Officer Leaves Amid TechCrunch Comment Fiasco (techcrunch.com)
72 points by desigooner on Aug 19, 2010 | 8 comments
21.
Facebook launching Facebook Places (check-ins) (facebook.com)
71 points by tlrobinson on Aug 19, 2010 | 71 comments
22.
Australia gets its own Y Combinator-type fund (delimiter.com.au)
69 points by joshsharp on Aug 19, 2010 | 39 comments
23.
How Freelancers Can Avoid Old Boot Soup (letsfreckle.com)
66 points by Calamitous on Aug 19, 2010 | 13 comments
24.
C++ Compilation Speed (drdobbs.com)
63 points by fogus on Aug 19, 2010 | 45 comments
25.
Simplicity vs. Choice (joelonsoftware.com)
54 points by joshuacc on Aug 19, 2010 | 15 comments
26.
Ask HN: Why do we not have a Wiki yet?
51 points by jdc on Aug 19, 2010 | 29 comments
27.
Startup Hipmunk offers dazzling new view of flight search (cnn.com)
50 points by jacquesm on Aug 19, 2010 | 38 comments
28.
Ask HN: What problem does Foursquare/Gowalla/Places solve?
50 points by mcxx on Aug 19, 2010 | 66 comments
29.
One shot, once a minute catches a Tit. (ildekon.blogspot.com)
47 points by chanux on Aug 19, 2010 | 18 comments
30.
How to tell when your boss is lying (economist.com)
47 points by jazzdev on Aug 19, 2010 | 27 comments

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