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1. Make an Extraordinary Effort (overcomingbias.com)
63 points by ivank on Oct 7, 2008 | 31 comments
2. Wufoo's Secret to Customer Happiness? Googly Eyes (newmediacampaigns.com)
60 points by JoelSutherland on Oct 7, 2008 | 19 comments
3. New in Labs: Stop sending mail you later regret (gmailblog.blogspot.com)
51 points by robg on Oct 7, 2008 | 55 comments
4. Linus Torvalds starts blogging (torvalds-family.blogspot.com)
47 points by nickb on Oct 7, 2008 | 13 comments
5. Extreme JavaScript Performance (arstechnica.com)
41 points by sant0sk1 on Oct 7, 2008 | 17 comments
6. Ask HN: what's going on with HN?
41 points by btw0 on Oct 7, 2008 | 18 comments
7. Ask YC: What do I do with an unproductive co-founder, 12+ months in?
29 points by SirName on Oct 7, 2008 | 38 comments
8. Track your cat with GPS: Mr. Lee's CatTrack (mr-lee-catcam.de)
27 points by iamelgringo on Oct 7, 2008 | 13 comments
9. I clicked to buy and I liked it.. Monetizing Youtube (googleblog.blogspot.com)
27 points by brm on Oct 7, 2008 | 14 comments
10. The Procrastinator's Clock (davidseah.com)
26 points by eru on Oct 7, 2008 | 12 comments
11. A.M.D. to Split Into Two Operations (nytimes.com)
25 points by jaydub on Oct 7, 2008 | 3 comments
12. Pack half of what you think you need (37signals.com)
25 points by terpua on Oct 7, 2008 | 18 comments
13. Ask HN: My host has me over a barrel. I've placed myself in a pickle. How to handle?
23 points by brandnewlow on Oct 7, 2008 | 42 comments
14. Scaling Hadoop to 4000 nodes at Yahoo (yahoo.com)
22 points by bootload on Oct 7, 2008 | 1 comment
15. Effect of the Depression on Technology (oreilly.com)
21 points by nreece on Oct 7, 2008 | 34 comments
16. Viking Age triggered by shortage of wives? (msn.com)
20 points by Alex3917 on Oct 7, 2008 | 32 comments
17. What To Look For Next (avc.com)
20 points by brlewis on Oct 7, 2008 | 2 comments
18. "Anonymous" Facebook Dataset Is Identified as Harvard Students (fstutzman.com)
20 points by babyshake on Oct 7, 2008 | 5 comments
19. Merb's run_later Coming to a Thread-safe Rails Near You (paperplanes.de)
18 points by luccastera on Oct 7, 2008
20. What's So Evil About Mono? (linuxtoday.com)
18 points by bdfh42 on Oct 7, 2008 | 15 comments
21. Venture Capitalists Are Hearing Footsteps (nytimes.com)
16 points by wumi on Oct 7, 2008
22. Ning keeps growing. Over half million networks now. (readwriteweb.com)
16 points by shafqat on Oct 7, 2008 | 8 comments
23. One of the saddest stories of the 20th century is the fate of air travel. (newstatesman.com)
14 points by robg on Oct 7, 2008 | 13 comments
24. If the economy tanks, will subscriptions become a panacea? (cnet.com)
14 points by jasonlbaptiste on Oct 7, 2008 | 8 comments
25. IE 8 beta 2 Ajax features (ajaxian.com)
13 points by bdfh42 on Oct 7, 2008 | 3 comments
26. Are We Sure About Pending Collapse of Ad-Supported Internet? (profy.com)
12 points by nickb on Oct 7, 2008 | 1 comment
27. When Is A Small Sample Really A Small Sample? (mattmaroon.com)
11 points by sant0sk1 on Oct 7, 2008 | 19 comments
28. Understanding Progressive Enhancement (alistapart.com)
11 points by naish on Oct 7, 2008
29. Beware of the second worst programmer (gojko.net)
10 points by edw519 on Oct 7, 2008
30. Douglas Crockford: JavaScript Doesn’t Suck (sitepoint.com)
10 points by iamelgringo on Oct 7, 2008

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