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1.
Apple engineer uses Lego to rebuild Antikythera mechanism (cnet.com)
210 points by gommm on Dec 11, 2010 | 42 comments
2.
How to impress Joel Spolsky (programmers.stackexchange.com)
201 points by rlmw on Dec 11, 2010 | 76 comments
3.
Ask HN: How do you cope with loneliness?
158 points by krmboya on Dec 11, 2010 | 77 comments
4.
My crazy boss sold everything, bought a boat, and is sailing for an entire year (sailingondine.com)
142 points by bdickason on Dec 11, 2010 | 95 comments
5.
Comparing Compiler Optimizations (regehr.org)
120 points by rcfox on Dec 11, 2010 | 10 comments
6.
Anonymous sends a press release, but the author doesn't clear his metadata... (paulrankin.tumblr.com)
108 points by _b8r0 on Dec 11, 2010 | 55 comments
7.
New US cybersecurity bill could threaten free software (fsf.org)
104 points by tjr on Dec 11, 2010 | 61 comments
8.
The Viral Me: Inside Y Combinator (gq.com)
100 points by jakarta on Dec 11, 2010 | 29 comments
9.
Terminal app for the Kindle (unipi.it)
100 points by dholowiski on Dec 11, 2010 | 15 comments
10.
No Jobs? Young Graduates Make Their Own (nytimes.com)
95 points by ashwinl on Dec 11, 2010 | 18 comments
11.
Paypal shut my account today because my business donated money to wikileaks (reddit.com)
88 points by Flemlord on Dec 11, 2010 | 34 comments
12.
"Do you listen to music while coding?" An analysis. (themoah.posterous.com)
86 points by steveklabnik on Dec 11, 2010 | 93 comments
13.
Tim Ferris: 3 More Case Studies of Successful Cash-Flow Businesses (fourhourworkweek.com)
73 points by da5e on Dec 11, 2010 | 61 comments
14.
Quicksort is the new Hello World (rmontanaro.com)
70 points by rmontanaro on Dec 11, 2010 | 60 comments
15.
Finding security issues in a website (or: How to get paid by Google) (adblockplus.org)
69 points by twapi on Dec 11, 2010 | 8 comments
16.
Why Teens Don't and Won't Tweet (readwriteweb.com)
69 points by mmoorejones on Dec 11, 2010 | 41 comments
17.
SpaceX's top secret payload (spacex.com)
65 points by rglovejoy on Dec 11, 2010 | 22 comments
18.
The New York subway-map wars, continued (capitalnewyork.com)
61 points by J3L2404 on Dec 11, 2010 | 10 comments
19.
How to run Redis natively on Xen (openfoo.org)
58 points by soren on Dec 11, 2010 | 19 comments
20.
SHA-3 Finalists Announced (jonkatz.wordpress.com)
54 points by snth on Dec 11, 2010 | 4 comments
21.
Are Posterous Fudging Visitor Statistics? (awesomezombie.com)
53 points by ig1 on Dec 11, 2010 | 33 comments
22.
Engadget's review on Nexus S (engadget.com)
53 points by seahsq on Dec 11, 2010 | 28 comments
23.
Ask HN: Is there any market for creative coders?
49 points by Banekin on Dec 11, 2010 | 38 comments
24.
Google's Motion to Dismiss patent infringement charges granted (groklaw.net)
48 points by DanielRibeiro on Dec 11, 2010 | 14 comments
25.
On writing (and law) (grellas.com)
48 points by grellas on Dec 11, 2010 | 15 comments
26.
Timeless Decision Theory Paper Released (singinst.org)
46 points by Xelaz on Dec 11, 2010 | 12 comments
27.
The String Memory Gotcha (2005) (pastiche.org)
45 points by DanielRibeiro on Dec 11, 2010 | 11 comments
28.
Stuxnet Worm Still Out of Control at Iran's Nuclear Sites (foxnews.com)
41 points by jackfoxy on Dec 11, 2010 | 23 comments
29.
Java Serialization options (code.google.com)
40 points by srini1234 on Dec 11, 2010 | 1 comment
30.
Startup Bullshit Bingo - December 2010 Edition (kaljundi.com)
41 points by jkaljundi on Dec 11, 2010 | 13 comments

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