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1. Thank you, Rails (jacobian.org)
297 points by jacobian on Nov 6, 2009 | 77 comments
2. Running a freemium web app? Here's a big reason we're growing. (scoutapp.com)
125 points by itsderek23 on Nov 6, 2009 | 19 comments
3. MacHeist is giving away my Mac app ShoveBox and $154 of other apps (macheist.com)
93 points by dangrover on Nov 6, 2009 | 51 comments
4. Excuse Me, But Where Did Google's Organic Search Results Go? (seobook.com)
76 points by stakent on Nov 6, 2009 | 50 comments
5. How Experienced Developers Can Handicap a Lean Startup (kevindewalt.com)
76 points by _pius on Nov 6, 2009 | 54 comments
6. Ask HN: Is it just me, or are HN comments becoming more and more negative?
74 points by ncarlson on Nov 6, 2009 | 157 comments
7. Has Japan designed the world's best bike shed? (guardian.co.uk)
71 points by chaostheory on Nov 6, 2009 | 53 comments
8. Ask HN: How do you explain closures?
69 points by dstorrs on Nov 6, 2009 | 64 comments
9. Roger Penrose Says Physics Is Wrong, From String Theory to Quantum Mechanics (discovermagazine.com)
66 points by gnosis on Nov 6, 2009 | 44 comments
10. The Physics of Bras (discovermagazine.com)
61 points by chaostheory on Nov 6, 2009 | 31 comments
11. OpenOffice launches mouse with 18 buttons, 52 commands (openofficemouse.com)
58 points by swombat on Nov 6, 2009 | 52 comments
12. A CEO’s Dilemma: Should I Take My Burning Man Pics off Facebook? (bnet.com)
54 points by mseebach on Nov 6, 2009 | 38 comments
13. I’m Paul Graham (southwaterfront.com)
52 points by neddotcom on Nov 6, 2009 | 20 comments
14. Improved conversions by 25%. Thanks Hacker News! (kartme.com)
51 points by phil_KartMe on Nov 6, 2009 | 19 comments
15. Capitalism's Fundamental Flaw (forbes.com)
49 points by acangiano on Nov 6, 2009 | 92 comments
16. Hacker news, but for ideas (idea-ne.ws)
50 points by bravura on Nov 6, 2009 | 65 comments
17. Zed Shaw's latest project - Fret War (fretwar.com)
49 points by tspnemeto on Nov 6, 2009 | 37 comments
18. Perl far from dead, more popular than you think (pingdom.com)
47 points by chanux on Nov 6, 2009 | 58 comments
19. Ask HN: How did you market your app when there were already a lot like yours?
45 points by SingAlong on Nov 6, 2009 | 15 comments
20. My response to YC RFS 3 (sunlightlabs.com)
45 points by cjoh on Nov 6, 2009 | 11 comments
21. How (and why) Sillicon Alley Insider uses MongoDB (businessinsider.com)
44 points by DXL on Nov 6, 2009 | 11 comments
22. RedLaser ― Impossibly accurate barcode scanning (redlaser.com)
43 points by stakent on Nov 6, 2009 | 28 comments
23. How to write a great novel - writing habits of famous authors (wsj.com)
42 points by jenningsjason on Nov 6, 2009 | 16 comments
24. Skype: "We've settled with Joltid"—now owns its core technology (skype.com)
39 points by Timothee on Nov 6, 2009 | 20 comments
25. Mark Pincus at a Startup @ Berkeley Mixer (krutal.com)
37 points by krtl on Nov 6, 2009 | 13 comments
26. A Math Paradox: The Widening Gap Between High School and College Math (setonhill.edu)
36 points by gnosis on Nov 6, 2009 | 14 comments
27. If You Want a Job Tomorrow, Cultivate Your Career Today (polyglotprogramming.com)
35 points by citizenparker on Nov 6, 2009 | 19 comments
28. Being Open and Honest About Startup Process (andrewhyde.net)
35 points by markbao on Nov 6, 2009 | 6 comments
29. Some real data about JavaScript size on web pages (jgc.org)
34 points by jgrahamc on Nov 6, 2009 | 10 comments
30. Slides from Felix von Leitner's talk on C and compiler optimizations (linux-kongress.org)
33 points by nrr on Nov 6, 2009 | 6 comments

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