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31.		Jsmn, a minimalistic JSON parser in C (zserge.bitbucket.org)
		89 points by jasonmoo on Aug 15, 2012 \| 35 comments
32.		India announces plans for a Mars mission in 2013 (hurriyetdailynews.com)
		88 points by Jerpo on Aug 15, 2012 \| 86 comments
33.		PostgreSQL is Engine Yard's New Default (engineyard.com)
		82 points by ahhrrr on Aug 15, 2012 \| 19 comments
34.		Google’s Self-Driving Cars Are Going to Change Everything (vancouverdata.blogspot.com)
		74 points by robdoherty2 on Aug 15, 2012 \| 136 comments
35.		Oracle proposes Java GPU support (java.net)
		73 points by Mitt on Aug 15, 2012 \| 16 comments
36.		The best approach for software development (craftedsw.blogspot.co.uk)
		73 points by sandromancuso on Aug 15, 2012 \| 33 comments
37.		Software design patterns for Machine Learning R&D (arkitus.com)
		68 points by smalieslami on Aug 15, 2012 \| 11 comments
38.		'The Internet is for Porn' – Blackmail in 2033 (antipope.org)
		64 points by chmars on Aug 15, 2012 \| 56 comments
39.		Distributed Systems with ZeroMQ (dzone.com)
		65 points by jpro on Aug 15, 2012 \| 17 comments
40.		Interviews with Y Combinator partners: Garry Tan (tapin.tv)
		60 points by tylermenezes on Aug 15, 2012 \| 11 comments
41.		Why Do 26 Million Checked Bags Go Missing Every Year? (cntraveler.com)
		60 points by bdz on Aug 15, 2012 \| 65 comments
42.		Google Maps now has schedules for 1 million public transit stops (googleblog.blogspot.com)
		58 points by ashbrahma on Aug 15, 2012 \| 48 comments
43.		Samsung's Bada OS growing faster than Windows Phone (techradar.com)
		56 points by phreeza on Aug 15, 2012 \| 39 comments
44.		App.net: The Country Club of the Internet? (tessrinearson.com)
		56 points by tessr on Aug 15, 2012 \| 26 comments
45.		Microsoft doesn't allow passwords greater than 16 characters in length (plus.google.com)
		54 points by wedtm on Aug 15, 2012 \| 38 comments
46.		Show HN: Hide Messages in Images with Steganography (mit.edu)
		54 points by tagx on Aug 15, 2012 \| 15 comments
47.		Mars Rover Curiosity Survives 'Brain Surgery,' Set for 1st Drive (space.com)
		55 points by CWuestefeld on Aug 15, 2012 \| 17 comments
48.		Groupon down 27%, hits new low of $5.50 (google.com)
		52 points by AlexMuir on Aug 15, 2012 \| 40 comments
49.		Snapjoy (YC S11) launches one-click importers and Windows uploader (thenextweb.com)
		50 points by jpren on Aug 15, 2012 \| 16 comments
50.		Mike Guss designer of Metro on 'M' (mikeguss.com)
		50 points by edandersen on Aug 15, 2012 \| 30 comments
51.		Trello vs. Asana - what is your favorite collaboration tool? (bothsidesofthetable.com)
		48 points by pytrin on Aug 15, 2012 \| 53 comments
52.		Virool (YC S12) Brings Viral Video Views to the Cash Carrying Masses (pandodaily.com)
		47 points by adebelov on Aug 15, 2012 \| 15 comments
53.		Andreessen-backed virtual workforce MobileWorks (YCS11) does 1M tasks in year 1 (techcrunch.com)
		45 points by anandkulkarni on Aug 15, 2012 \| 16 comments
54.		Your car, tracked: the rapid rise of license plate readers (arstechnica.com)
		41 points by evo_9 on Aug 15, 2012 \| 63 comments
55.		Resources for the Node.js Dev (dzone.com)
		44 points by stagga_lee on Aug 15, 2012 \| 12 comments
56.		Click fraud the old fashioned way (cringely.com)
		39 points by cantrevealname on Aug 15, 2012 \| 22 comments
57.		SmartAsset (YC S12) Raises Money to Disrupt Financial Advice (techcrunch.com)
		41 points by mcarvin on Aug 15, 2012 \| 17 comments
58.		NSA Contracts Israeli Company for Wiretapping (wired.com)
		36 points by kumarski on Aug 15, 2012 \| 14 comments
59.		E-commerce startups (cdixon.org)
		34 points by yonasb on Aug 15, 2012 \| 8 comments
60.		Kim Dotcom claims to have evidence Joe Biden ordered the shutdown of Megaupload (torrentfreak.com)
		34 points by veesahni on Aug 15, 2012 \| 16 comments
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