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1. Oops: No copied Java code or weapons of mass destruction found in Android (zdnet.com)
584 points by sigzero on Jan 21, 2011 | 57 comments
2. Why can't all "tech" journalism be like this? (kottke.org)
239 points by hernan7 on Jan 21, 2011 | 78 comments
3. Google search and search engine spam (googleblog.blogspot.com)
239 points by jsm386 on Jan 21, 2011 | 212 comments
4. Pypy wants you - now's the time to start contributing to Pypy (morepypy.blogspot.com)
179 points by djipko on Jan 21, 2011 | 21 comments
5. AppHarbor (YC W11): "Azure Done Right" (techcrunch.com)
153 points by troethom on Jan 21, 2011 | 68 comments
6. Google to Launch Groupon Competitor (mashable.com)
149 points by jamesjyu on Jan 21, 2011 | 98 comments
7. Why Is Eric Schmidt Stepping Down at Google? (newyorker.com)
143 points by mjfern on Jan 21, 2011 | 43 comments
8. 24 Gigabytes of Memory Ought to be Enough for Anybody (codinghorror.com)
124 points by angrycoder on Jan 21, 2011 | 112 comments
9. CSS background image hacks (nicolasgallagher.com)
119 points by necolas on Jan 21, 2011 | 8 comments
10. The best Web Framework - what makes Lift different (liftweb.net)
114 points by sorenbs on Jan 21, 2011 | 71 comments
11. David E. Chen: Discovering the Heroku Vulnerability (daverecycles.com)
108 points by daverecycles on Jan 21, 2011 | 10 comments
12. 1000Memories in 60 seconds (video, YC S10) (1000memories.com)
107 points by jonathanbgood on Jan 21, 2011 | 27 comments
13. Does email address obfuscation actually work? (superuser.com)
95 points by ivoflipse on Jan 21, 2011 | 53 comments
14. Ask HN: I made an app that makes people happy, how do I let them know about it?
94 points by evilchelu on Jan 21, 2011 | 46 comments
15. Vivian Maier: A life's work seen for first time (bbc.co.uk)
89 points by rythie on Jan 21, 2011 | 51 comments
16. Run OS X from a USB Drive (lifehacker.com)
89 points by patrickk on Jan 21, 2011 | 34 comments
17. Threewords.me sold (threewords.me)
85 points by jacquesm on Jan 21, 2011 | 47 comments
18. Genetic Algorithm Used to Build Car With Box2D (megaswf.com)
81 points by solipsist on Jan 21, 2011 | 28 comments
19. Mozilla Blocks Official Skype Toolbar Add-on for Firefox (arpitnext.com)
78 points by twapi on Jan 21, 2011 | 28 comments
20. Genetic Algorithm Car Physics (reddit.com)
77 points by aerique on Jan 21, 2011 | 22 comments
21. Techies don't understand what business Apple is in (shugendo.org)
76 points by bergie on Jan 21, 2011 | 103 comments
22. Study: GM corn causes organ failure in mice (biolsci.org)
73 points by georgecmu on Jan 21, 2011 | 46 comments
23. Mouseless Browsing in Firefox with Pentadactyl (mshared.tumblr.com)
71 points by garfield on Jan 21, 2011 | 50 comments
24. Show HN: WerdMerge: A Portmanteau Generator With Phonemes (werdmerge.com)
71 points by handler on Jan 21, 2011 | 31 comments
25. Lisp Conversation with Gábor Melis, Google AI Contest Winner (franz.com)
68 points by marcusbooster on Jan 21, 2011 | 8 comments
26. “Yes, I am human:” learnings from fast customer service via live chat (indextank.com)
67 points by rolando on Jan 21, 2011 | 33 comments
27. Ask HN : Which opensource project for beginner python developer
65 points by simplyJump on Jan 21, 2011 | 25 comments
28. We Believe A Lot, But Can Prove Little (rjlipton.wordpress.com)
64 points by wglb on Jan 21, 2011 | 11 comments
29. Awesome UI screenshots from applications running on Symbolics Lisp Machines (dyndns.org)
62 points by akheron on Jan 21, 2011 | 26 comments
30. XBMC now works on Apple TV, iPad and iPhone (geek.com)
60 points by thomas on Jan 21, 2011 | 45 comments

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