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31.		Positive Black Swans: How to fund research so that it generates great ideas (slate.com)
		52 points by robinhouston on May 17, 2011 \| 4 comments
32.		The Bitcoin Lottery (cryptome.org)
		50 points by rl1987 on May 17, 2011 \| 87 comments
33.		Fantastical: A new calendar app for Mac launches (flexibits.com)
		50 points by brianshumate on May 17, 2011 \| 39 comments
34.		It’s only a few lines of code, or a button… pay up (lodsys.com)
		49 points by bootload on May 17, 2011 \| 41 comments
35.		Team17: Your Game Could Be an App Store Hit with One Small Change (carrypad.com)
		47 points by mikecane on May 17, 2011 \| 12 comments
36.		Optimizely (YC W10) brings data-driven Web design to the masses (xconomy.com)
		46 points by waderoush on May 17, 2011 \| 9 comments
37.		What Happens When It’s Google/Android Vs. Amazon/Android? (techcrunch.com)
		45 points by ssclafani on May 17, 2011 \| 33 comments
38.		Video: Disappearing Car Doors (vidergy.com)
		43 points by mattholling on May 17, 2011 \| 27 comments
39.		Is this the first practical quantum computer? (D-wave 128 qbit box) (dwavesys.com)
		43 points by iwwr on May 17, 2011 \| 19 comments
40.		Wonga won The Startup100 awards, not Spotify (techcrunch.com)
		42 points by iamben on May 17, 2011 \| 12 comments
41.		Our Lean Startup (page.ly)
		43 points by bootload on May 17, 2011 \| 6 comments
42.		Chrome OS 12 — AKA: The Shipping Version — Hits Beta (techcrunch.com)
		40 points by jemeshsu on May 17, 2011 \| 10 comments
43.		Panera bread tries a "pay what you want" model (usatoday.com)
		39 points by derwiki on May 17, 2011 \| 20 comments
44.		Google plays the yield curve (marginalrevolution.com)
		39 points by michael_nielsen on May 17, 2011 \| 16 comments
45.		Apparently HN gives you great advice and then 1536 users in 4 hours.
		39 points by genystartup on May 17, 2011 \| 20 comments
46.		Sniff my browser: The Modernizr inadequacy (nefariousdesigns.co.uk)
		37 points by garethr on May 17, 2011 \| 14 comments
47.		End-to-End Encryption for Credit Card Payments (braintreepayments.com)
		37 points by dan_manges on May 17, 2011 \| 15 comments
48.		The Future of User Interfaces: Data Visualization (readwriteweb.com)
		38 points by apievangelist on May 17, 2011 \| 12 comments
49.		Free "Startup Wisdom" ebook from the MicroConf speakers (microconf.com)
		33 points by rubeng on May 17, 2011 \| 16 comments
50.		DHH’s RailsConf 2011 Keynote Live-Blogged (rubyinside.com)
		33 points by pdelgallego on May 17, 2011 \| 4 comments
51.		Ask HN: Is there a "show us your work" for job hunting managers?
		32 points by mgrapplying on May 17, 2011 \| 8 comments
52.		Winklevoss Twins Will Appeal Facebook Case to Supreme Court (allthingsd.com)
		28 points by ssclafani on May 17, 2011 \| 37 comments
53.		The Rise of Erlang (thebitsource.com)
		29 points by jemeshsu on May 17, 2011 \| 10 comments
54.		WebOS: It Is Do Or Die Time (conceivablytech.com)
		27 points by peternorton on May 17, 2011 \| 32 comments
55.		Twitter-based hedge fund opens for business (mashable.com)
		27 points by yakto on May 17, 2011 \| 12 comments
56.		Moving Files from one Git Repository to Another, Preserving History (gbayer.com)
		27 points by gregbayer on May 17, 2011 \| 5 comments
57.		How to compile CoffeeScript on save in VIM (arnklint.com)
		26 points by arnklint on May 17, 2011 \| 7 comments
58.		Journalist questioned by police after reporting Facebook security flaw (thenextweb.com)
		26 points by brandall10 on May 17, 2011 \| 9 comments
59.		Tens of thousands in austerity protest in Spain (ctpost.com)
		23 points by chailatte on May 17, 2011 \| 37 comments
60.		Is Bitcoin a good idea? (quora.com)
		22 points by shalmanese on May 17, 2011 \| 3 comments
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