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1. Start ups, please don't force me to log in with Facebook
508 points by eof on Sept 27, 2010 | 266 comments
2. I’m done building Facebook apps for clients (ryanwaggoner.com)
348 points by ryanwaggoner on Sept 27, 2010 | 76 comments
3. First improvement of fundamental algorithm in 10 years (web.mit.edu)
231 points by phreeza on Sept 27, 2010 | 37 comments
4. End of the Road for Xmarks (xmarks.com)
201 points by willwagner on Sept 27, 2010 | 108 comments
5. Going Freemium: One Year Later (mailchimp.com)
190 points by merrick on Sept 27, 2010 | 32 comments
6. Intellectual hipsters and meta-contrarians (lesswrong.com)
188 points by j_baker on Sept 27, 2010 | 135 comments
7. AOL Close to Buying TechCrunch (gigaom.com)
188 points by afrombie on Sept 27, 2010 | 78 comments
8. Why Companies Should Insist that Employees Take Naps (hbr.org)
172 points by bakbak on Sept 27, 2010 | 78 comments
9. AngelGate: Chris Sacca Responds To Ron Conway (techcrunch.com)
139 points by davidedicillo on Sept 27, 2010 | 72 comments
10. Segway boss Jimi Heselden dies in scooter cliff fall (bbc.co.uk)
130 points by jefffoster on Sept 27, 2010 | 46 comments
11. Python idiom for taking the single item from a list (garlicsim.org)
130 points by cool-RR on Sept 27, 2010 | 93 comments
12. Newsflash: Founders Don't Really Care About AngelGate (wepay.com)
129 points by sophmonroe on Sept 27, 2010 | 26 comments
13. This is a news website article about a scientific paper (guardian.co.uk)
124 points by harscoat on Sept 27, 2010 | 21 comments
14. U.S. Is Working to Ease Wiretaps on the Internet (nytimes.com)
103 points by aheilbut on Sept 27, 2010 | 38 comments
15. Clojure++ (notes from Rich Hickey talk) (combinate.us)
98 points by puredanger on Sept 27, 2010 | 42 comments
16. Ask HN: Why isn't Plan9 popular?
96 points by justlearning on Sept 27, 2010 | 80 comments
17. Microsoft Announces Partnership With WordPress.com (thenextweb.com)
93 points by bond on Sept 27, 2010 | 29 comments
18. Notch (the Minecraft Developer) Answers Your Questions (reddit.com)
89 points by ugh on Sept 27, 2010 | 11 comments
19. Stop the Internet Blacklist (demandprogress.org)
83 points by chibea on Sept 27, 2010 | 20 comments
20. Why node.js excites me (gnegg.ch)
82 points by pilif on Sept 27, 2010 | 40 comments
21. Being a generalist requires more sleep than specialists (andymckenzie.blogspot.com)
79 points by ruang on Sept 27, 2010 | 28 comments
22. RIM introduces PlayBook -- the BlackBerry tablet (engadget.com)
78 points by pistoriusp on Sept 27, 2010 | 106 comments
23. Reminder: Today is the deadline to tell USPTO to end software patents
77 points by cera on Sept 27, 2010 | 39 comments
24. Git-achievements: Earn geeky merit badges while learning Git (thechangelog.com)
77 points by pufuwozu on Sept 27, 2010 | 10 comments
25. Why Every Entrepreneur Should Write and Tips To Get Started (onstartups.com)
76 points by jasonlbaptiste on Sept 27, 2010 | 23 comments
26. Detailed explanation of a recent privilege escalation bug in Linux (timetobleed.com)
75 points by wheels on Sept 27, 2010 | 8 comments
27. Brainfuck interpreter in 160 bytes of C (mearie.org)
70 points by dahlia on Sept 27, 2010 | 8 comments
28. The day that changed the way we see software (1983) (gnu.org)
69 points by skbohra123 on Sept 27, 2010 | 12 comments
29. Employee Equity (avc.com)
68 points by _DanielH on Sept 27, 2010 | 20 comments
30. The Ironic Truth About Stupid People (kikabink.com)
68 points by annajohnson on Sept 27, 2010 | 38 comments

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