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1. A visualization of why 1/4 + 1/16 + 1/64 + 1/256 + ... = 1/3 (wikipedia.org)
200 points by Flemlord on July 21, 2009 | 47 comments
2. Speechless: Dilbert Creator's Struggle to Regain His Voice (wired.com)
156 points by navanit on July 21, 2009 | 21 comments
3. Chinese engineer commits suicide after losing a 4th generation iPhone prototype (trueslant.com)
109 points by noheartanthony on July 21, 2009 | 71 comments
4. My Thoughts on NoSQL (eflorenzano.com)
107 points by twampss on July 21, 2009 | 42 comments
5. iPhone development emergency guide (mattgemmell.com)
100 points by sounddust on July 21, 2009 | 23 comments
6. If you find yourself competing with the Internet, find a way out. (scripting.com)
77 points by olefoo on July 21, 2009 | 23 comments
7. Django in the real world. (jacobian.org)
77 points by shabda on July 21, 2009 | 4 comments
8. Apollo 11 Dismembered (enfranchisedmind.com)
73 points by bad_user on July 21, 2009 | 49 comments
9. Guy Kawasaki: A Dozen Don’ts for Entrepreneurs (openforum.com)
62 points by urlwolf on July 21, 2009 | 14 comments
10. 20k+ lines of wave protocol code released today (wave federation day) (code.google.com)
58 points by enki on July 21, 2009 | 13 comments
11. Insurance on Rails (thinkrelevance.com)
56 points by mrduncan on July 21, 2009 | 26 comments
12. Engineyard SHA Contest Leaderboard I threw together (jazzychad.com)
52 points by jazzychad on July 21, 2009 | 33 comments
13. Guy Kawasaki’s 10 Questions to Ask Before You Join a Startup (mint.com)
50 points by psogle on July 21, 2009 | 12 comments
14. Y Combinator’s Picurio Crowdsources Photo Sharing (techcrunch.com)
47 points by breck on July 21, 2009 | 31 comments
15. The One Character Block Comment (vancelucas.com)
44 points by vlucas on July 21, 2009 | 37 comments
16. Google Wave - First Impressions (solidstategroup.com)
46 points by dabeeeenster on July 21, 2009 | 21 comments
17. Startup Law 101 - Legal tips for setting up your startup (grellas.com)
40 points by grellas on July 21, 2009 | 1 comment
18. Yet another use for Dropbox? (getdropbox.com)
40 points by nebula on July 21, 2009 | 3 comments
19. Canonical's Launchpad now open source (AGPLv3) (canonical.com)
38 points by keyist on July 21, 2009 | 13 comments
20. Why I Removed AVG from my Computer: A tale of abusive anti-virus-ware (thesharklady.com)
35 points by CalmQuiet on July 21, 2009 | 41 comments
21. Wave Protocol Prototype Source Code (code.google.com)
34 points by shimi on July 21, 2009 | 6 comments
22. Intel releases 34nm-based SSDs with 2x speed of previous drive (anandtech.com)
33 points by profquail on July 21, 2009 | 17 comments
23. Our Story: 1 Year in the life of a startup (skritter.com)
33 points by gsaines on July 21, 2009 | 12 comments
24. Simple non-programmer explanation of REST architecture (xfront.com)
31 points by jgamman on July 21, 2009 | 6 comments
25. Laid Off? It's Good for You and Good for the Tech Industry (wired.com)
31 points by dlnovell on July 21, 2009 | 29 comments
26. A Scientific Approach to... Gaining Twitter Followers? (rjmetrics.com)
30 points by robertjmoore on July 21, 2009 | 7 comments
27. JobSyndicate (YC 08) Publisher API, Job boards and more (jobsyndicate.com)
30 points by LukeG on July 21, 2009
28. Javascript is now strategic for Microsoft (clipperhouse.com)
28 points by mwsherman on July 21, 2009 | 18 comments
29. IPhone prototype goes missing; Chinese worker investigated, commits suicide (venturebeat.com)
26 points by terpua on July 21, 2009 | 8 comments
30. Apple Preparing iPod Touch With Camera, Microphone (wired.com)
25 points by Flemlord on July 21, 2009 | 12 comments

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