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1. Apple's attention to detail
335 points by youngj on Aug 25, 2010 | 259 comments
2. Call phones from Gmail (googleblog.blogspot.com)
264 points by BlazingFrog on Aug 25, 2010 | 122 comments
3. How a call girl can earn far more by actually working far less (timesonline.co.uk)
228 points by Flemlord on Aug 25, 2010 | 196 comments
4. Paul Graham on trends for the future (businessofsoftware.org)
184 points by wyday on Aug 25, 2010 | 82 comments
5. Keys to Being Excellent at Anything (hbr.org)
179 points by dyc on Aug 25, 2010 | 42 comments
6. Competing Hypotheses - Made for the CIA. Now free to the public. (competinghypotheses.org)
180 points by _pius on Aug 25, 2010 | 33 comments
7. How to retire at 30 on $1 million (ryanwaggoner.com)
175 points by ryanwaggoner on Aug 25, 2010 | 125 comments
8. Paul Graham and his "no asshole" rule (Interview) (youtube.com)
154 points by zeedotme on Aug 25, 2010 | 71 comments
9. Standard Screen Patterns (designingwebinterfaces.com)
102 points by Halienja on Aug 25, 2010 | 3 comments
10. Down With Social (spencerfry.com)
96 points by twampss on Aug 25, 2010 | 34 comments
11. What I wish I knew before starting a business (venturebeat.com)
92 points by d2viant on Aug 25, 2010 | 36 comments
12. What To Look For In A Technical Co-Founder (jasonlbaptiste.com)
92 points by jasonlbaptiste on Aug 25, 2010 | 24 comments
13. FiveThirtyEight relaunches on NYTimes.com (nytimes.com)
72 points by donohoe on Aug 25, 2010 | 38 comments
14. Intro to Monads (new chapter of Learn You a Haskell for Great Good) (learnyouahaskell.com)
69 points by ab9 on Aug 25, 2010 | 23 comments
15. Leftronic (YC S10) Dashboards Optimize Your Data Displays (techcrunch.com)
61 points by bwaldorf on Aug 25, 2010 | 32 comments
16. Photos Too Racy for Facebook? Put Them in the Fridge (YC S10) (mashable.com)
60 points by austinchang on Aug 25, 2010 | 47 comments
17. UVB-76 (The Buzzer) transmitted a new voice message (uvb-76.blogspot.com)
56 points by simanyay on Aug 25, 2010 | 10 comments
18. Five new Y Combinator startups to watch (venturebeat.com)
56 points by transburgh on Aug 25, 2010 | 1 comment
19. Oracle: the new "axis of evil" against Free software (adobe.com)
54 points by oscarferdin on Aug 25, 2010 | 69 comments
20. Yes, an Eee PC can run 10 operating systems in parallel (ai.ki)
54 points by sswam on Aug 25, 2010 | 31 comments
21. "Android Tools Are Horrendous, OS Is Hideous," FB iPhone Dev Joe Hewitt Tweets (yahoo.com)
50 points by siglesias on Aug 25, 2010 | 56 comments
22. 17 Year Old creates website that predicts future of Digg (gigaom.com)
51 points by rjvir on Aug 25, 2010 | 23 comments
23. Thoughts After Y Combinator Demo Day (adamsmith.cc)
49 points by adamsmith on Aug 25, 2010 | 2 comments
24. I'm Split Testing ... Why Haven't I Doubled My Revenue Yet? (markitecht.tumblr.com)
48 points by dcancel on Aug 25, 2010 | 9 comments
25. Ask HN: What happens when your startup fails?
45 points by pilom on Aug 25, 2010 | 32 comments
26. Amazon: New Kindles Selling at Record Rates (techcrunch.com)
45 points by charlief on Aug 25, 2010 | 53 comments
27. The penultimate guide to stopping a DDoS attack – A new approach (unixy.net)
43 points by konradc on Aug 25, 2010 | 44 comments
28. inDinero (YC S10) Adds Automated Financial Forecasts for Businesses (readwriteweb.com)
42 points by jlm382 on Aug 25, 2010
29. Pragmatic Bookshelf announces new Pragmatic Guide series (pragprog.com)
42 points by tswicegood on Aug 25, 2010 | 8 comments
30. SCVNGR’s Secret Game Mechanics Playdeck (techcrunch.com)
40 points by ssclafani on Aug 25, 2010 | 15 comments

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