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1. 500 Exabytes per Raindrop (ucr.edu)
68 points by smanek on Nov 12, 2008 | 24 comments
2. Google's Plop is implemented in Lisp (code.google.com)
66 points by brewski on Nov 12, 2008 | 51 comments
3. 50% of US engineering students drop out - Why? (dondodge.typepad.com)
54 points by wumi on Nov 12, 2008 | 106 comments
4. Download Advanced Linux Programming Book as PDF files. (advancedlinuxprogramming.com)
52 points by socratees on Nov 12, 2008 | 6 comments
5. Ask HN: How do Flickr, Youtube and other high traffic websites handle file uploads?
50 points by wave on Nov 12, 2008 | 14 comments
6. The Man Who Sold Hot Dogs (zappos.com)
50 points by brk on Nov 12, 2008 | 19 comments
7. Ask HN: How do I handle a million hits a minute?
45 points by owkaye on Nov 12, 2008 | 63 comments
8. Stop IE6 campaign - A campaign devoted to wiping IE6 off the web (stopie6.org)
45 points by peter123 on Nov 12, 2008 | 50 comments
9. Google's SEO Starter Guide (googlewebmastercentral.blogspot.com)
36 points by epi0Bauqu on Nov 12, 2008 | 6 comments
10. Rideshare website ruled illegal (thestar.com)
36 points by nickb on Nov 12, 2008 | 62 comments
11. Spam Volumes Drop by Two-Thirds After Firm Goes Offline (washingtonpost.com)
35 points by kschrader on Nov 12, 2008 | 8 comments
12. Data Model = Database (mikeomatic.net)
35 points by pushcx on Nov 12, 2008 | 21 comments
13. 12 Killer Ways to Make Extra Income On the Web (sitepoint.com)
33 points by sitepoint on Nov 12, 2008 | 19 comments
14. ObamaCTO - conceived, implemented, and launched in less than 4 hours (obamacto.org)
32 points by aditya on Nov 12, 2008 | 23 comments
15. I (the person working on dashboard) respond to HN et al (getrealordie.com)
31 points by auston on Nov 12, 2008 | 55 comments
16. Classmates.com User Sues; Schoolmates Weren't Really Looking for Him (wired.com)
31 points by dangoldin on Nov 12, 2008 | 8 comments
17. Ask HN: Impact on sales of using external site for payment processing?
29 points by matt1 on Nov 12, 2008 | 17 comments
18. Apple's Leopard Garbage Collector Now Open Source (friday.com)
28 points by MaysonL on Nov 12, 2008 | 10 comments
19. Hot water freezes faster than cold water (Mpemba Effect) (ucr.edu)
27 points by smanek on Nov 12, 2008 | 15 comments
20. Pivotal Tracker: The iPod of project management software (venturehacks.com)
27 points by peter123 on Nov 12, 2008 | 21 comments
21. Budgeting for new team members (getrealordie.com)
25 points by festivusr on Nov 12, 2008 | 32 comments
22. Major Source of Online Scams and Spams Knocked Offline (washingtonpost.com)
24 points by jws on Nov 12, 2008 | 7 comments
23. Magit: Emacs mode for Git (bytemark.co.uk)
22 points by jast on Nov 12, 2008 | 2 comments
24. Google Flu Trends: Track the Spread of Influenza in Your State (google.org)
22 points by mqt on Nov 12, 2008 | 4 comments
25. Switching to Disqus has been a "life-transforming experience" (informationarbitrage.com)
16 points by lunchbox on Nov 12, 2008 | 19 comments
26. Pictured: The robot that can pull faces just like a human being (dailymail.co.uk)
17 points by gibsonf1 on Nov 12, 2008 | 7 comments
27. Loopt Hires Allen & Co. For Financing Or Sale (techcrunch.com)
17 points by qhoxie on Nov 12, 2008 | 6 comments
28. Is Now the Time to Buy Stocks? (wsj.com)
16 points by peter123 on Nov 12, 2008 | 38 comments
29. AirGlass: Today’s little bit of wow (crunchgear.com)
15 points by swdesignguy on Nov 12, 2008 | 2 comments
30. Run Mac OSX on your Xbox (gatech.edu)
15 points by habs on Nov 12, 2008 | 7 comments

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