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1.		Spotify now requires a Facebook account to sign up. (getsatisfaction.com)
		423 points by tommypalm on Sept 26, 2011 \| 224 comments
2.		Textmate 2 - Alpha this year (macromates.com)
		341 points by timparker on Sept 26, 2011 \| 198 comments
3.		Show HN: Write a sort, watch it go (visualsort.appspot.com)
		292 points by thedufer on Sept 26, 2011 \| 80 comments
4.		It’s the end of the web as we know it (adrianshort.co.uk)
		225 points by rudenoise on Sept 26, 2011 \| 67 comments
5.		Size is the best predictor of code quality (vivekhaldar.com)
		225 points by gandalfgeek on Sept 26, 2011 \| 123 comments
6.		Neutrinos Faster Than Light, or FPGA artifacts? (zorinaq.com)
		223 points by mrb on Sept 26, 2011 \| 57 comments
7.		One of the Best Bits of Programming Advice I ever Got (objology.blogspot.com)
		218 points by apgwoz on Sept 26, 2011 \| 86 comments
8.		When the rules prevented Kenneth Cole from launching, he broke the rules (dlewis.net)
		191 points by DanLivesHere on Sept 26, 2011 \| 41 comments
9.		Dead Sea Scrolls Now Available Online (imj.org.il)
		180 points by mootothemax on Sept 26, 2011 \| 40 comments
10.		Guy builds nightvision drone to hunt feral pigs (rcgroups.com)
		179 points by revorad on Sept 26, 2011 \| 54 comments
11.		Root access to MySQL.com sold for $3k - now serving malware (krebsonsecurity.com)
		173 points by michiel3 on Sept 26, 2011 \| 48 comments
12.		It's Time to End the War on Salt (scientificamerican.com)
		155 points by pitdesi on Sept 26, 2011 \| 51 comments
13.		Netflix Secures Streaming Deal With DreamWorks (nytimes.com)
		148 points by allending on Sept 26, 2011 \| 42 comments
14.		GTK+ 3.2 released - allows rendering applications in HTML5-capable web browsers (webupd8.org)
		142 points by hotice on Sept 26, 2011 \| 18 comments
15.		Drawing Machine Using Arduino, Processing, a Sharpie, and String (triangulationblog.com)
		138 points by sheaninesix on Sept 26, 2011 \| 15 comments
16.		Stack Overflow Scala Tutorial (stackoverflow.com)
		143 points by timf on Sept 26, 2011 \| 25 comments
17.		The cloud's my-mom-cleaned-my-room problem (theatlantic.com)
		122 points by alexismadrigal on Sept 26, 2011 \| 22 comments
18.		Show HN: I built a tool I wanted to have, but didn’t exist (madebypixelate.com)
		119 points by pixelate on Sept 26, 2011 \| 35 comments
19.		MySQL.com currently Hacked (and serving javascript malware) (sucuri.net)
		118 points by sucuri2 on Sept 26, 2011 \| 20 comments
20.		Amazon to Unveil the "Kindle Fire" (techcrunch.com)
		111 points by knappster on Sept 26, 2011 \| 71 comments
21.		Angry Reaction To Spotify's New Facebook ID Requirement (nytimes.com)
		105 points by donohoe on Sept 26, 2011 \| 31 comments
22.		Show HN: I built a webapp to help web "designers" create logos and fonts quickly (fontorie.com)
		99 points by wolfparade on Sept 26, 2011 \| 33 comments
23.		Sergey Brin’s Resume In 1996. Before Founding Google (immaturebusiness.com)
		98 points by nycruz on Sept 26, 2011 \| 36 comments
24.		UK government response to my letter about programming in schools (jgc.org)
		98 points by jgrahamc on Sept 26, 2011 \| 83 comments
25.		Amazon Has High Hopes for Its iPad Competitor (nytimes.com)
		99 points by garbowza on Sept 26, 2011 \| 59 comments
26.		Why I Quit Algorithmic Trading to Do Web Startups (codusoperandi.com)
		101 points by jayro on Sept 26, 2011 \| 7 comments
27.		Google releases a fix for flash, before Adobe (pcmag.com)
		96 points by dafarian on Sept 26, 2011 \| 30 comments
28.		The Facebook Chart That Freaks Google Out (allthingsd.com)
		87 points by donmcc on Sept 26, 2011 \| 42 comments
29.		Facebook Defends Getting Data From Logged-Out Users (wsj.com)
		86 points by goldensaucer on Sept 26, 2011 \| 74 comments
30.		Show HN: textlaundry.com (textlaundry.com)
		91 points by massim on Sept 26, 2011 \| 51 comments
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