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31.		Online IDE - C/C++, Java, PHP, Python, Perl and 40+ compilers and intepreters (ideone.com)
		79 points by necenzurat on Aug 24, 2011 \| 28 comments
32.		Google to Settle with U.S. Government for $500 Million (techcrunch.com)
		76 points by Garbage on Aug 24, 2011 \| 45 comments
33.		Lessons Learned from a Software Developer’s First Attempt at Launching a Startup (softwarebyrob.com)
		74 points by oreilly on Aug 24, 2011 \| 14 comments
34.		Stack Overflow is now the official support platform for Facebook Developers (stackoverflow.com)
		67 points by alexlmiller on Aug 24, 2011 \| 12 comments
35.		Russian space freighter lost (bbc.co.uk)
		63 points by ColinWright on Aug 24, 2011 \| 25 comments
36.		Yes and yes: 31 Things I've Learned in 31 Years (yesandyes.org)
		60 points by wmwong on Aug 24, 2011 \| 11 comments
37.		Why McDonald's wins in any economy (cnn.com)
		59 points by dko on Aug 24, 2011 \| 65 comments
38.		What Your Old Graphing Calculator Says About Technology (theatlantic.com)
		59 points by JamesLowell on Aug 24, 2011 \| 71 comments
39.		Of Python and Road Maps (or the lack thereof) (boredomandlaziness.org)
		58 points by jnoller on Aug 24, 2011 \| 2 comments
40.		Closures – A Simple Explanation (Using Ruby) (skorks.com)
		54 points by implmentor on Aug 24, 2011 \| 30 comments
41.		Scott Meyers, Andrei Alexandrescu and Herb Sutter: C++ and Beyond (msdn.com)
		52 points by rnicholson on Aug 24, 2011 \| 3 comments
42.		What happens when Google+ cuts you off? (cnet.com)
		51 points by mmavnn on Aug 24, 2011 \| 22 comments
43.		Don't build Swiss Army Knives - Find features that add value (contrast.ie)
		50 points by destraynor on Aug 24, 2011 \| 15 comments
44.		Programming languages that make you think differently (msdn.com)
		46 points by AlfredTwo on Aug 24, 2011 \| 10 comments
45.		How To Sell Dirt (shadyacres.tumblr.com)
		45 points by eykanal on Aug 24, 2011 \| 14 comments
46.		Hiring via API (mattbrezina.com)
		44 points by brezina on Aug 24, 2011 \| 7 comments
47.		Hays email blunder exposes high RBS contractor pay rates (computerworlduk.com)
		36 points by Netadmin on Aug 24, 2011 \| 30 comments
48.		Why Apple Went To Dusseldorf (forbes.com/sites/parmyolson)
		35 points by drungli on Aug 24, 2011 \| 12 comments
49.		Google will pay $500 million for illegal pharmacy ads (reuters.com)
		34 points by krelian on Aug 24, 2011 \| 11 comments
50.		Remapping the world: maps without political borders (time.com)
		34 points by spif on Aug 24, 2011 \| 14 comments
51.		“We Shrunk the Cloud” - Introducing Micro Cloud Foundry for Developers (cloudfoundry.com)
		31 points by rgarcia on Aug 24, 2011 \| 6 comments
52.		Apple's iOS unaffected by malware; Android exploits surge by 76% (appleinsider.com)
		29 points by rufugee on Aug 24, 2011 \| 8 comments
53.		How to Stay Focused on the Important Things (hbr.org)
		28 points by joshuacc on Aug 24, 2011 \| 4 comments
54.		Show HN: Messagify - a private Disqus for web apps. Feedback? (messagify.com)
		26 points by alabut on Aug 24, 2011 \| 4 comments
55.		Hacker News Seattle Meetup #2: Tuesday, September 6 at 6pm. (meetup.com)
		26 points by zacharycohn on Aug 24, 2011 \| 12 comments
56.		An in-progress JRuby port of notch's 48 hour "Ludum Dare" game competition entry (github.com/peterc)
		26 points by there on Aug 24, 2011 \| 9 comments
57.		ZigFu (YC S11) gives developers a way to make motion-controlled apps in minutes (venturebeat.com)
		25 points by amirhirsch on Aug 24, 2011
58.		Advantages Of Being A Polyglot Programmer (davybrion.com)
		26 points by ColinWright on Aug 24, 2011 \| 19 comments
59.		From Pizza to Scala: an interview with Martin Odersky (cio.com.au)
		25 points by fogus on Aug 24, 2011
60.		Ask HN: What books have changed the way you think?
		24 points by chunky1994 on Aug 24, 2011 \| 15 comments
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