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1. Bootstrap for Facebook apps (ckrack.github.com)
325 points by llambda on Jan 8, 2012 | 40 comments
2. Feynman on explanations (lesswrong.com)
202 points by gwern on Jan 8, 2012 | 54 comments
3. Introducing "Python for Android" (txzone.net)
191 points by moreati on Jan 8, 2012 | 11 comments
4. Philosopher invents clever iPhone case (kickstarter.com)
172 points by boredguy8 on Jan 8, 2012 | 64 comments
5. CNN covers SOPA on homepage (cnn.com)
170 points by solipsist on Jan 8, 2012 | 29 comments
6. NGINX takes 2nd place in Web Servers from Microsoft IIS (zdnet.com)
160 points by Garbage on Jan 8, 2012 | 34 comments
7. Tell HN: Frustrated and feeling pretty useless at this point.
152 points by iamjonlee on Jan 8, 2012 | 106 comments
8. Why I switched from Ruby back to C++ (chrismdp.github.com)
143 points by chrismdp on Jan 8, 2012 | 94 comments
9. Make HTTP requests from your browser (hurl.it)
142 points by llambda on Jan 8, 2012 | 66 comments
10. Tools I Use - tmux (rdegges.com)
140 points by b14ck on Jan 8, 2012 | 58 comments
11. The myth of Japan's failure (nytimes.com)
139 points by sajid on Jan 8, 2012 | 119 comments
12. Teach Yourself Programming in Ten Years by Peter Norvig (2001) (norvig.com)
131 points by samaraga on Jan 8, 2012 | 29 comments
13. Hidden Features of Java (stackoverflow.com)
125 points by zengr on Jan 8, 2012 | 23 comments
14. Hidden features of C# (stackoverflow.com)
124 points by yread on Jan 8, 2012 | 39 comments
15. Living in China, let me tell you what life is like with restricted internet (reddit.com)
126 points by thenextcorner on Jan 8, 2012 | 59 comments
16. Resources to Hack Design (jamie-davidson.com)
119 points by jhdavids8 on Jan 8, 2012 | 26 comments
17. Android app scans products, reveals SOPA support status of creator (android.com)
119 points by prawn on Jan 8, 2012 | 16 comments
18. WebGL Nyan cat (dropbox.com)
117 points by geuis on Jan 8, 2012 | 38 comments
19. The Invention of Waterloo (Canada’s Technology Triangle) (walrusmagazine.com)
112 points by DanBC on Jan 8, 2012 | 72 comments
20. U.S. Government Threatens Free Speech With Calls for Twitter Censorship (eff.org)
112 points by nextparadigms on Jan 8, 2012 | 35 comments
21. How Chicken Scheme compiles to C (call-cc.org)
104 points by gnosis on Jan 8, 2012 | 9 comments
22. The Development of the C Language (bell-labs.com)
83 points by jorgecastillo on Jan 8, 2012 | 1 comment
23. The GitHub Job Interview (gigantt.com)
74 points by DanielRibeiro on Jan 8, 2012 | 42 comments
24. Scrunch time: The peculiar physics of crumpled paper (newscientist.com)
71 points by lucas3677 on Jan 8, 2012 | 13 comments
25. Top Ubuntu Software Centre app downloads for December 2011 (ubuntu.com)
70 points by macco on Jan 8, 2012 | 37 comments
26. Get a Midlife (nytimes.com)
66 points by jamesbritt on Jan 8, 2012 | 9 comments
27. A Collection of Exercises for Learning Erlang (Or Any Other Language) (codyrioux.github.com)
61 points by diab0lic on Jan 8, 2012 | 8 comments
28. Show HN: Veneer, modal dialogs in 75 lines of JavaScript (adeel.github.com)
56 points by adeelk on Jan 8, 2012 | 25 comments
29. Always Innovating HDMI dongle brings Android to your 'dumb TV' (engadget.com)
53 points by bane on Jan 8, 2012 | 50 comments
30. Building the Team That Built IBM's Watson (nytimes.com)
54 points by kanamekun on Jan 8, 2012 | 5 comments

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