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1. Vim clutch (github.com/alevchuk)
546 points by fuzzix on June 21, 2012 | 219 comments
2. I introduced my 5yo and 2yo to startx and xmonad. They’re delighted. (complete.org)
520 points by emillon on June 21, 2012 | 193 comments
3. Why do you think people are poor? (harpers.org)
323 points by pron on June 21, 2012 | 279 comments
4. Exploiting Silicon Valley For Profit (and Maybe Fun) (diegobasch.com)
283 points by dbuthay on June 21, 2012 | 117 comments
5. I Just Gave Up $4000 Per Month to Keep My Freedom of Speech (mrmoneymustache.com)
271 points by ryancarson on June 21, 2012 | 128 comments
6. Peity - Little charts for little projects (benpickles.github.com)
265 points by reustle on June 21, 2012 | 47 comments
7. Show HN: The Bastards Book of Photography (bastardsbook.com)
259 points by danso on June 21, 2012 | 72 comments
8. Twitter Completely Down (isup.me)
234 points by Braasch on June 21, 2012 | 183 comments
9. Show HN: vi in your browser - edit files directly from Dropbox, etc (mit.edu)
206 points by tagx on June 21, 2012 | 77 comments
10. How Reddit's cofounders built Reddit with an army of fake accounts (dailydot.com)
192 points by hornokplease on June 21, 2012 | 85 comments
11. Woman Who Couldn’t Be Intimidated by Citigroup Wins $31 Million (bloomberg.com)
194 points by stfu on June 21, 2012 | 56 comments
12. Symbolset - symbol font using clever opentype ligature hack (symbolset.com)
167 points by iamaracinghorse on June 21, 2012 | 60 comments
13. This teenager is hot property in Silicon Valley (smh.com.au)
168 points by pzaich on June 21, 2012 | 85 comments
14. Startup Accelerator Fail: Most Graduates Go Nowhere (readwriteweb.com)
161 points by tltjr on June 21, 2012 | 58 comments
15. EFF taking on software patent reform (defendinnovation.org)
157 points by bits on June 21, 2012 | 60 comments
16. ICANN is wrong (scripting.com)
157 points by falling on June 21, 2012 | 88 comments
17. A Tour of Go - Real examples of interfaces and concurrency (swtch.com)
150 points by pessimist on June 21, 2012 | 13 comments
18. ReFiddle: Fiddle for Regexp testing (refiddle.com)
135 points by tilt on June 21, 2012 | 41 comments
19. Apple Founder “Woz” Visits Kim Dotcom (torrentfreak.com)
127 points by evo_9 on June 21, 2012 | 33 comments
20. The bandwidth of a Boeing 747 and its impact on web browsing (cloudflare.com)
127 points by jgrahamc on June 21, 2012 | 100 comments
21. Larry Ellison Buys Most of Lanai (hawaii.gov)
123 points by ssclafani on June 21, 2012 | 153 comments
22. How not to get acquired (gittip.com)
120 points by whit537 on June 21, 2012 | 84 comments
23. Oracle accepts $0 in damages from Google, moves toward appeal (arstechnica.com)
119 points by Bill_Dimm on June 21, 2012 | 20 comments
24. This page crashes Internet Explorer, even version 9 and 10. (crashie8.com)
108 points by vojant on June 21, 2012 | 87 comments
25. Women and Tech (womenandtech.com)
105 points by heatherpayne on June 21, 2012 | 101 comments
26. Dos and Don’ts for Founders (ryancarson.com)
104 points by ryancarson on June 21, 2012 | 14 comments
27. Getting root on a Sony TV (hackaday.com)
92 points by Garbage on June 21, 2012 | 27 comments
28. Why Bad Jobs-or No Jobs-Happen to Good Workers (ieee.org)
89 points by vonmoltke on June 21, 2012 | 74 comments
29. Show HN: Project Maya
88 points by dutchbrit on June 21, 2012 | 43 comments
30. Programming like Kent Beck (iterate.no)
85 points by simenfur on June 21, 2012 | 7 comments

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