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31. Archimedes and the 2000-year-old computer (newscientist.com)
10 points by habs on Dec 12, 2008
32. The Seven Deadly Sins of Arc (community.livejournal.com)
10 points by nreece on Dec 12, 2008 | 3 comments
33. David Plouffe: Obama campaign was a startup (portfolio.com)
9 points by gruseom on Dec 12, 2008 | 6 comments
34. Ask HN: Do you write more/better code when you are drinking/drunk?
8 points by viggity on Dec 12, 2008 | 8 comments
35. Apple tweaks App Store layout amid developer unrest (appleinsider.com)
7 points by twampss on Dec 12, 2008
36. WonderGlen viral site's creators unmasked: ex-"Daily Show" producer, source says (xconomy.com)
7 points by waderoush on Dec 12, 2008
37. "Hacking" Agreements To Find Hidden Messages (infochachkie.com)
6 points by mollylynn on Dec 12, 2008 | 1 comment
38. Strategic video game improves critical cognitive skills in older adults (physorg.com)
6 points by kqr2 on Dec 12, 2008 | 1 comment
39. Google Pack: Chrome Replaces Firefox in Google Pack's Default Browser Choice (lifehacker.com)
6 points by Anon84 on Dec 12, 2008 | 3 comments
40. A simple plan for Detroit (bitgain.com)
6 points by evaneykelen on Dec 12, 2008 | 4 comments
41. Bush Condemns Free National Wi-Fi (fastcompany.com)
5 points by adnymarc on Dec 12, 2008 | 4 comments
42. Ask YC: what do you use for graphic design?
5 points by lisper on Dec 12, 2008 | 7 comments
43. Andy Grove urges Intel to build car batteries (cnet.com)
5 points by bootload on Dec 12, 2008 | 1 comment
44. Ask HN: When is a startup not a startup?
5 points by adilsaleem on Dec 12, 2008 | 2 comments
45. Make the world a better place: Share solutions (bug.gd)
5 points by thorax on Dec 12, 2008
46. Startups: Managing the Company & Marketing (bryanstarbuck.com)
5 points by BryanStarbuck on Dec 12, 2008
47. The meek shall inherit the web (economist.com)
5 points by bootload on Dec 12, 2008 | 1 comment
48. Ask HN: Anyone feel like joining my social entrepreneurship project?
5 points by foreclosenow on Dec 12, 2008
49. Security and Obscurity: Does Changing Your SSH Port Lower Your Risk? (dmiessler.com)
4 points by chaostheory on Dec 12, 2008 | 3 comments
50. Ken McLeod: All Your Firewall Are Belong to Us (kenmacleod.blogspot.com)
4 points by queensnake on Dec 12, 2008
51. Larry Lessig moving to Harvard (boston.com)
4 points by tjic on Dec 12, 2008 | 3 comments
52. Please, sir, what's history? (economist.com)
4 points by bootload on Dec 12, 2008
53. Jim Rogers calls most big U.S. banks bankrupt (reuters.com)
4 points by gibsonf1 on Dec 12, 2008 | 1 comment
54. Computing, Without a Whirring Drive (nytimes.com)
4 points by ksvs on Dec 12, 2008 | 2 comments
55. Ask HN: Review my site - Shiftpop.com
4 points by inc on Dec 12, 2008 | 2 comments
56. Ask HN: What's a modern equivalent of the 80's "War Games" movie?
4 points by gur on Dec 12, 2008 | 5 comments
57. (Safely) Lazy Loading JavaScript (roninapp.com)
5 points by lunaru on Dec 12, 2008
58. “Representatives” vs. “Leaders” (michaelgr.com)
4 points by MikeCapone on Dec 12, 2008
59. Ask HN : White-labeling your service
3 points by dan_sim on Dec 12, 2008 | 2 comments
60. Ask HN: Question about an earlier post
3 points by hims10 on Dec 12, 2008 | 2 comments

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