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1. Aaron Swartz: Perfectionism (and his new startup, Jottit) (aaronsw.com)
48 points by abstractbill on Aug 31, 2007 | 102 comments
2. Python 3000 Alpha 1 Released (python.org)
26 points by mattculbreth on Aug 31, 2007 | 25 comments
3. You don't need a plan, you need skills and a problem. (shtikl.com)
26 points by luccastera on Aug 31, 2007 | 8 comments
4. Cory Doctorow defends Scribd (boingboing.net)
21 points by phil on Aug 31, 2007 | 3 comments
5. Rails vs. Django
18 points by kyro on Aug 31, 2007 | 34 comments
6. Is it OK to copy terms of service/privacy policy from another site?
19 points by picnichouse on Aug 31, 2007 | 14 comments
7. Enough with the Boston Start-up Inferiority Complex (buzzboston.wordpress.com)
15 points by byosko on Aug 31, 2007 | 13 comments
8. Paul Buchheit announces new iPhone with 8 megapixel camera (paulbuchheit.blogspot.com)
14 points by herdrick on Aug 31, 2007 | 6 comments
9. Silicon Valley aside, why are Americans more willing to risk a startup?
10 points by weebro on Aug 31, 2007 | 28 comments
10. Interesting stats on tech startups – only 16% fail? (robbieallen.com)
13 points by bouncingsoul on Aug 31, 2007 | 5 comments
11. College Drinking Game Spurs Cottage Industry; Mr. Best's Backup Career (wsj.com)
10 points by nickb on Aug 31, 2007 | 8 comments
12. Are taller people smarter? (nytimes.com)
9 points by luccastera on Aug 31, 2007 | 13 comments
13. Man Fired Thanks to GPS Tracking (nypost.com)
10 points by transburgh on Aug 31, 2007
14. Is Scheme as good as Common Lisp?
10 points by Tichy on Aug 31, 2007 | 24 comments
15. Paul Graham's near-death experience (valleywag.com)
10 points by nickb on Aug 31, 2007 | 34 comments
16. Service Oriented Architecture is your Ticket to Hell (thewaronbullshit.com)
9 points by nickb on Aug 31, 2007 | 2 comments
17. Let's see a huge international software company do that! (antair.com)
9 points by staunch on Aug 31, 2007 | 5 comments
18. Google Maps Nighttime (gatech.edu)
8 points by charzom on Aug 31, 2007 | 3 comments
19. What is a Hacker? (cs.berkeley.edu)
8 points by nickb on Aug 31, 2007 | 5 comments
20. Troublesome manager.. what would you do?
8 points by PStamatiou on Aug 31, 2007 | 12 comments
21. What Google Won't Find: Scott Aaronson on the ultimate physical limits of search (scottaaronson.com)
7 points by nickb on Aug 31, 2007 | 1 comment
22. Why I went to South America to incubate my startup (foundread.com)
7 points by transburgh on Aug 31, 2007 | 2 comments
23. BandsInTown Adds Social Networking to Tracking Service (mashable.com)
7 points by knewjax on Aug 31, 2007 | 2 comments
24. Korea's incubator, Litmus, looks familiar (venturebeat.com)
4 points by tomh on Aug 31, 2007 | 2 comments
25. Logotrend 2007: Leaves (smashingmagazine.com)
5 points by dawie on Aug 31, 2007
26. Squid optimization guide from last.fm of all people (last.fm)
5 points by piers on Aug 31, 2007 | 1 comment
27. Where's Chris? (on reflexive design): "If I won't use it, I shouldn't expect you to either" (purselipsquarejaw.org)
4 points by danw on Aug 31, 2007
28. Simply Scheme (now a free ebook from UC Berkeley) (cs.berkeley.edu)
4 points by nickb on Aug 31, 2007 | 2 comments
29. Reality Is What It IS (paulbuchheit.blogspot.com)
4 points by vlad on Aug 31, 2007 | 2 comments
30. Researchers aim to make Internet bandwidth a global currency (seas.harvard.edu)
4 points by kashif on Aug 31, 2007 | 6 comments

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