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Developer open-sources 200+ hr project after client refuses to pay (github.com/fredwu)
413 points by audionerd on Aug 16, 2011 | 131 comments
2.
Stanford Fall 2011 - Introduction to Databases (db-class.org)
387 points by redouane on Aug 16, 2011 | 44 comments
3.
Stay away from This* (thiswebhost.com) (reddit.com)
374 points by laCour on Aug 16, 2011 | 167 comments
4.
Stanford Fall 2011 - Machine Learning (ml-class.org)
349 points by redouane on Aug 16, 2011 | 23 comments
5.
SSH productivity tips (perl.org)
330 points by bigiain on Aug 16, 2011 | 65 comments
6.
SpaceX to fly to International Space Station in November (ap.org)
253 points by gibsonf1 on Aug 16, 2011 | 57 comments
7.
58,000 Sign Up for Stanford AI Course (nytimes.com)
225 points by mhb on Aug 16, 2011 | 94 comments
8.
Balls (daringfireball.net)
208 points by jordw on Aug 16, 2011 | 111 comments
9.
$80 Android Phone Sells Like Hotcakes in Kenya, the World Next? (singularityhub.com)
196 points by weston on Aug 16, 2011 | 97 comments
10.
The Arduino Solution to Selectively Mute Over-Exposed Celebrities (makezine.com)
190 points by etruong42 on Aug 16, 2011 | 48 comments
11.
MarketBrief (YC S11) Makes Obtuse SEC Documents Human-Friendly (techcrunch.com)
177 points by lyime on Aug 16, 2011 | 54 comments
12.
How GitHub Works: Hours are Bullshit (zachholman.com)
176 points by holman on Aug 16, 2011 | 48 comments
13.
How LinkedIn used Node.js and HTML5 to build a better, faster app (venturebeat.com)
159 points by jc123 on Aug 16, 2011 | 73 comments
14.
Undeletable Cookies (schneier.com)
157 points by wicknicks on Aug 16, 2011 | 47 comments
15.
Firefox 6 for web developers (hacks.mozilla.org)
150 points by tbassetto on Aug 16, 2011 | 31 comments
16.
Science Exchange (YC S11): A Central Database For Core Research Facilities (techcrunch.com)
136 points by canistr on Aug 16, 2011 | 26 comments
17.
Court allows Samsung Galaxy Tab to again sell in Europe (gigaom.com)
131 points by tilt on Aug 16, 2011 | 57 comments
18.
Whyday is Friday (shopify.com)
128 points by AccordionGuy on Aug 16, 2011 | 29 comments
19.
Amazon announces AWS GovCloud for U.S. government agencies (amazon.com)
120 points by DVassallo on Aug 16, 2011 | 35 comments
20.
GIMP Single-Window Mode Almost Ready, Hardware Acceleration Planned (ostatic.com)
111 points by Garbage on Aug 16, 2011 | 59 comments
21.
In other acquisition news, Samsung Mobile hires cyanogen (phandroid.com)
109 points by fpgeek on Aug 16, 2011 | 13 comments
22.
Let Over Lambda—50 Years of Lisp (letoverlambda.com)
97 points by ananthrk on Aug 16, 2011 | 9 comments
23.
The Making Of Dwarf Fortress (2008) (gamasutra.com)
95 points by spacemanaki on Aug 16, 2011 | 7 comments
24.
Rails 3.0.10 Released (ruby-forum.com)
94 points by molecule on Aug 16, 2011 | 30 comments
25.
Why I love Lisp (pupeno.com)
95 points by mordaroso on Aug 16, 2011 | 12 comments
26.
When is a URL shortener not a URL shortener? (qntm.org)
87 points by pavel_lishin on Aug 16, 2011 | 27 comments
27.
Usability in Icons (stiern.com)
85 points by Oestrogen on Aug 16, 2011 | 40 comments
28.
Why people irrationally reject cleaned sewer water, and how to change their mind (wbur.org)
84 points by e1ven on Aug 16, 2011 | 87 comments
29.
Full-time Geeks Shouldn't Ignore Physical Impact of the Craft (louisgray.com)
72 points by ldayley on Aug 16, 2011 | 57 comments
30.
Stanford's Has Long Offered Free Entrepreneurship Lectures (stanford.edu)
69 points by jkuria on Aug 16, 2011 | 9 comments

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