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1. On Python packaging (b-list.org)
50 points by arthurk on Dec 14, 2008 | 7 comments
2. Links between Paul Graham's essays - revisited (solipsys.co.uk)
48 points by RiderOfGiraffes on Dec 14, 2008 | 33 comments
3. Mixwit (YC W08) shuts down (mixwit.com)
48 points by ALee on Dec 14, 2008 | 30 comments
4. Funeral director had $250 million stash of IBM stock (portfolio.com)
44 points by ckinnan on Dec 14, 2008 | 22 comments
5. Fed refuses to disclose recipients of $2 trillion (bloomberg.com)
41 points by mhb on Dec 14, 2008 | 8 comments
6. Dissertation Could Be Security Threat (washingtonpost.com)
39 points by iamelgringo on Dec 14, 2008 | 7 comments
7. Ask HN: Has your handwriting suffered from years on the keyboard?
34 points by teehee on Dec 14, 2008 | 81 comments
8. India’s Reverse Diaspora (yale.edu)
33 points by prakash on Dec 14, 2008 | 22 comments
9. What Yahoo Should Do (blogmaverick.com)
31 points by terpua on Dec 14, 2008 | 16 comments
10. How Tarsnap uses Amazon Web Services (daemonology.net)
27 points by cperciva on Dec 14, 2008 | 15 comments
11. An airport-inspired puzzle from Terence Tao (terrytao.wordpress.com)
28 points by nsrivast on Dec 14, 2008 | 19 comments
12. Bad Times For BitTorrent: $17 M Financing Undone, Valuation Plummets (techcrunch.com)
26 points by vaksel on Dec 14, 2008 | 21 comments
13. Advice to programmers: Get a government job (commentlog.org)
25 points by bokonist on Dec 14, 2008 | 89 comments
14. Myst Online to be released fully open-source (cnet.com)
25 points by bfioca on Dec 14, 2008 | 4 comments
15. How much can you really make as an IPhone Developer? (technation.com.au)
25 points by bootload on Dec 14, 2008 | 5 comments
16. The Neurogenesis Experiment: Six ways to stimulate neuron growth (mwinkelmann.com)
19 points by JasonNY on Dec 14, 2008 | 15 comments
17. Ask YC: Colocation?
19 points by reidman on Dec 14, 2008 | 23 comments
18. Display Advertising Works, But It Works Differently Than Search (avc.com)
16 points by terpua on Dec 14, 2008 | 4 comments
19. Ivar Kreuger was the world's greatest swindler. He would have thrived today (economist.com)
13 points by kf on Dec 14, 2008 | 11 comments
20. C-style vs. Python-style syntax: which one would you prefer for your next programming language?
13 points by mojuba on Dec 14, 2008 | 68 comments
21. 22 Pounds of UAW Rules and Regulations (Literally) (laborpains.org)
13 points by Shamiq on Dec 14, 2008 | 6 comments
22. Geek blogger worship (marco.org)
13 points by joao on Dec 14, 2008 | 2 comments
23. SBCL: faster generic arithmetic (clever hack borrowed from Factor) (sourceforge.net)
12 points by ken on Dec 14, 2008
24. WordPress Targets Premium Designers for Deletion (problognews.com)
9 points by nickb on Dec 14, 2008 | 5 comments
25. Scheme projects from an undergrad CS course (brown.edu)
9 points by prakash on Dec 14, 2008
26. SwissCom Tries To Deflect Criticism Of Le Web Internet Failure (techcrunch.com)
9 points by ctingom on Dec 14, 2008 | 6 comments
27. Resource for VC funding seekers: Entrepreneur Pitchbook from Canaan Partners (webyantra.net)
9 points by luckystrike on Dec 14, 2008
28. Should Michael Arrington Be Invited Back At LeWeb Next Year? (loiclemeur.com)
8 points by raghus on Dec 14, 2008 | 11 comments
29. Year In Ideas 2008 (nytimes.com)
7 points by prakash on Dec 14, 2008
30. Firms Make a Killing on i-Phone Apps (newsweek.com)
7 points by terpua on Dec 14, 2008

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