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1. Plea HN: Any work?
234 points by throwaway911 on Dec 4, 2010 | 48 comments
2. It All Changes When the Founder Drives a Porsche (learntoduck.com)
182 points by bensummers on Dec 4, 2010 | 96 comments
3. Sick Linux Commands (urfix.com)
161 points by julian37 on Dec 4, 2010 | 43 comments
4. Paypal alternatives (webdistortion.com)
161 points by _b8r0 on Dec 4, 2010 | 65 comments
5. Steve Jobs: The Next Insanely Great Thing (wired.com)
158 points by sayemm on Dec 4, 2010 | 102 comments
6. EFF: Online Speech is Only as Strong as the Weakest Intermediary (eff.org)
151 points by fcurella on Dec 4, 2010 | 25 comments
7. The first serious infowar is now engaged (eff.org)
144 points by organicgrant on Dec 4, 2010 | 57 comments
8. "Google asserts copyright, even on work I do in my own time." (Snap framework) (github.com/snapframework)
128 points by tianyicui on Dec 4, 2010 | 158 comments
9. How to Slice a Bagel into Two Linked Halves (georgehart.com)
124 points by abeppu on Dec 4, 2010 | 19 comments
10. Autofocus System - Get Everything Done (markforster.net)
111 points by kqr2 on Dec 4, 2010 | 19 comments
11. PayPal Suspends WikiLeaks Account (nytimes.com)
99 points by malte on Dec 4, 2010 | 73 comments
12. Speed-Freak Football (nytimes.com)
92 points by mhb on Dec 4, 2010 | 28 comments
13. Cables Discuss Vast Hacking by a China That Fears the Web (nytimes.com)
92 points by quan on Dec 4, 2010 | 39 comments
14. Sources: Groupon rejects Google’s offer; will stay independent (chicagobreakingbusiness.com)
90 points by zone411 on Dec 4, 2010 | 118 comments
15. Steambirds: How handcrafted levels prevent game design iteration (lostgarden.com)
81 points by dirtyaura on Dec 4, 2010 | 25 comments
16. Go compiler now committed to gcc mainline (to be gcc 4.6) (groups.google.com)
81 points by adulau on Dec 4, 2010 | 32 comments
17. Invest In The Mess (avc.com)
76 points by cwan on Dec 4, 2010 | 9 comments
18. Turning Kids from India's Slums into Autodidacts (wsj.com)
70 points by grellas on Dec 4, 2010 | 18 comments
19. Starting (sahillavingia.com)
72 points by sahillavingia on Dec 4, 2010 | 11 comments
20. Ask HN: What non-financial ways can I/we help Wikileaks?
71 points by fooandbarify on Dec 4, 2010 | 47 comments
21. How To Make Money On the Internet (fastcompany.com)
70 points by sasvari on Dec 4, 2010 | 15 comments
22. Bees in Brooklyn Hives Mysteriously Turn Red (nytimes.com)
69 points by phreeza on Dec 4, 2010 | 23 comments
23. A Silicon Bubble Shows Signs Of Reinflating (nytimes.com)
67 points by asnyder on Dec 4, 2010 | 29 comments
24. Here Comes The Wetware (techcrunch.com)
64 points by davidedicillo on Dec 4, 2010 | 26 comments
25. Angry Birds On Android Projected To Generate $1 Million Per Month In Advertising (techcrunch.com)
62 points by elblanco on Dec 4, 2010 | 18 comments
26. Erlang and OTP in Action (manning.com)
61 points by signa11 on Dec 4, 2010 | 29 comments
27. Ask HN: 2011 Predictions
57 points by zmmz on Dec 4, 2010 | 66 comments
28. “You Can’t Do It” is Powerful Motivation (randfishkin.com)
53 points by atularora on Dec 4, 2010 | 9 comments
29. A modulo arithmetic error in PacMan's ghost AI? (donhodges.com)
50 points by RiderOfGiraffes on Dec 4, 2010 | 5 comments
30. Dotcom Bubble 2.0: Are we headed for another hangover? (newsweek.com)
45 points by curtis on Dec 4, 2010 | 15 comments

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