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1. Very cool, but very creepy, open source project (notcot.org)
456 points by monochromatic on Sept 21, 2011 | 75 comments
2. GitHub Hits 1,000,000 users (github.com/blog)
375 points by bkbleikamp on Sept 21, 2011 | 76 comments
3. Betty Weissman (mother of edw519) 1930-2011 (edweissman.com)
340 points by edw519 on Sept 21, 2011 | 65 comments
4. Why do Windows functions all begin with a pointless MOV EDI, EDI instruction? (msdn.com)
320 points by cabacon on Sept 21, 2011 | 43 comments
5. Windows 8 OEM specs may block Linux booting (itworld.com)
275 points by ramen on Sept 21, 2011 | 139 comments
6. Guys buy island on Craigslist, use Kickstarter to turn it into artist community (coldsplinters.com)
213 points by whalesalad on Sept 21, 2011 | 55 comments
7. Yahoo blocked emails about Wall Street protest (cnet.com)
180 points by danso on Sept 21, 2011 | 49 comments
8. What a Developer Job Posting Should Look Like (pragprog.com)
167 points by bradly on Sept 21, 2011 | 96 comments
9. Microsoft has lost $9 billion on Bing (cnn.com)
162 points by bufo on Sept 21, 2011 | 99 comments
10. Show HN: Check out the 23" Android 'tablet' I made for $600 (drashkov.com)
160 points by martythemaniak on Sept 21, 2011 | 55 comments
11. TechStars Raises Fresh $24 M, Offers New Startups $100K Each (betabeat.com)
141 points by cienrak on Sept 21, 2011 | 36 comments
12. Wufoo Sold For $35 Mil. Here's The Story Behind Its Success. (mixergy.com)
138 points by mbansal14 on Sept 21, 2011 | 45 comments
13. Eric Schmidt Testifies Before Congress (c-span.org)
131 points by Anon84 on Sept 21, 2011 | 117 comments
14. Apple Event for iPhone 5 announcement on October 4th (allthingsd.com)
118 points by rogerjin on Sept 21, 2011 | 76 comments
15. Google's Competitors Falsely Claim Google Dominates Because It Was 'First' (techdirt.com)
113 points by nextparadigms on Sept 21, 2011 | 56 comments
16. Secrets of PostgreSQL Performance (DjangoCon) (blip.tv)
111 points by mace on Sept 21, 2011 | 27 comments
17. Salesforce buys Assistly for $50M in cash (techcrunch.com)
100 points by atldev on Sept 21, 2011 | 34 comments
18. How not to recruit for a startup (wepay.com)
99 points by OJKoukaz on Sept 21, 2011 | 56 comments
19. Show HN: Taking the Emmys by Storm (screencast on how to develop with Storm) (twitsprout.com)
93 points by apetresc on Sept 21, 2011 | 14 comments
20. Reboot. Relaunch. Redesign. Pivot. Sunset. Shutter. The Knack, a web app, story. (studiofellow.com)
87 points by anthony_franco on Sept 21, 2011 | 63 comments
21. Google.com Has An Unmissable Ad Drawing Users To Google+ (techcrunch.com)
83 points by tbgvi on Sept 21, 2011 | 67 comments
22. HP Board Said to Weigh Ousting Apotheker as CEO (bloomberg.com)
80 points by mvs on Sept 21, 2011 | 47 comments
23. Introduction to Python Decorators (artima.com)
79 points by xlm on Sept 21, 2011 | 14 comments
24. An Inside Look at how a VC Evaluates Startups (thomvest.com)
87 points by Thun on Sept 21, 2011 | 17 comments
25. Show HN: My Technical Blogging book for hackers and founders is now in Beta (pragprog.com)
80 points by acangiano on Sept 21, 2011 | 25 comments
26. Richard P. Feynman's reports (nasa.gov)
76 points by Aarvay on Sept 21, 2011 | 21 comments
27. What's new in Flash 11 (adobe.com)
73 points by whatever_dude on Sept 21, 2011 | 70 comments
28. Does open source exclude high context cultures? (stormyscorner.com)
69 points by darkduck on Sept 21, 2011 | 19 comments
29. Strata Web Framework (stratajs.org)
66 points by telemachos on Sept 21, 2011 | 55 comments
30. Hello, I am Origo. I am a 3D printer for ten year olds. (origo3dprinting.com)
65 points by jamesbritt on Sept 21, 2011 | 28 comments

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