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1. Sister of Python Hacker arrested for protest - His essay on protest and change (ianbicking.org)
62 points by jmtulloss on Sept 7, 2008 | 58 comments
2. Why Python? (linuxjournal.com)
58 points by alexk on Sept 7, 2008 | 42 comments
3. The Secret to Raising Smart Kids (sciam.com)
51 points by dmoney on Sept 7, 2008 | 22 comments
4. A Web OS? Are You Dense? (teddziuba.com)
47 points by joao on Sept 7, 2008 | 60 comments
5. The Economist: Deflating IT (economist.com)
43 points by startingup on Sept 7, 2008 | 12 comments
6. The New Classics of Computer Science (arantaday.com)
41 points by smanek on Sept 7, 2008 | 9 comments
7. Ask HN: Recommended path for self-study math and CS?
40 points by ryanwaggoner on Sept 7, 2008 | 37 comments
8. Wooden Brain (fraser.name)
39 points by raganwald on Sept 7, 2008 | 7 comments
9. The Singularity is Far (scottaaronson.com)
37 points by __ on Sept 7, 2008 | 71 comments
10. Ask HN: What does your room look like?
34 points by revorad on Sept 7, 2008 | 53 comments
11. Google Chrome Receives Heavy Criticism in Germany (blogoscoped.com)
26 points by nickb on Sept 7, 2008 | 25 comments
12. Project Longshot: 100 Year probe mission to Alpha Centauri (wikipedia.org)
24 points by sown on Sept 7, 2008 | 9 comments
13. 17 Mistakes Start-ups Make (ogi.edu)
22 points by michjeanty on Sept 7, 2008 | 9 comments
14. The Omnigoogle (roughtype.com)
21 points by bdfh42 on Sept 7, 2008 | 5 comments
15. DSLs expand the solution space, GUIs limit it to the creator's vision (windley.com)
19 points by herdrick on Sept 7, 2008 | 12 comments
16. The "Feedization" Of The Web (avc.com)
19 points by langer on Sept 7, 2008 | 2 comments
17. Is Hell Exothermic or Endothermic? (magnitudes.wordpress.com)
19 points by chrisconley on Sept 7, 2008 | 20 comments
18. Ask YC: You are promoting me too mentality and not intellectual debate.
18 points by whalliburton on Sept 7, 2008 | 26 comments
19. How to Scrape Websites in Ruby on Rails using scRUBYt (dmix.ca)
16 points by dmix on Sept 7, 2008 | 6 comments
20. How Many Reviewers Should Be in the Kitchen? - Yelp vs. Zagat (nytimes.com)
16 points by robg on Sept 7, 2008 | 13 comments
21. Is Search Really 90% Solved? (techcrunch.com)
13 points by nickb on Sept 7, 2008 | 15 comments
22. When All Your Best Employees are Going Broke (cluborlov.blogspot.com)
13 points by jlhamilton on Sept 7, 2008 | 21 comments
23. JavaScript Benchmark Quality (ejohn.org)
10 points by johns on Sept 7, 2008 | 1 comment
24. Google Satellite Reaches Orbit (gizmodo.com)
10 points by dangoldin on Sept 7, 2008 | 1 comment
25. Everyone Needs To Calm Down (techcrunch.com)
8 points by drm237 on Sept 7, 2008 | 9 comments
26. Marissa Mayer talks about Google at 10 -- and 20 (latimes.com)
8 points by nickb on Sept 7, 2008
27. Shoddy Reporting, Invective, and Arrogance. Yeah, I Want Some of That (guidewiregroup.wordpress.com)
8 points by prakash on Sept 7, 2008 | 2 comments
28. Sims creator hopes to soar with Spore (sfgate.com)
7 points by gibsonf1 on Sept 7, 2008 | 5 comments
29. Ask YC: Where to find a movie, restaurant, music or hotel database?
7 points by phil_KartMe on Sept 7, 2008
30. Feedback Appreciated: Sutro Software
6 points by sutro on Sept 7, 2008 | 3 comments

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