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1. Ask HN: Anyone want to work through SICP together?
91 points by chrisconley on Jan 10, 2009 | 58 comments
2. Why I Love Computer Science (caltech.edu)
65 points by Jebdm on Jan 10, 2009 | 25 comments
3. Peter Norvig's collection of quotes (norvig.com)
63 points by anuraggoel on Jan 10, 2009 | 12 comments
4. Why I thought we'd all be living in space by now (nasa.gov)
48 points by pg on Jan 10, 2009 | 82 comments
5. Ubuntu and Its Leader Set Sights on the Mainstream (nytimes.com)
48 points by peter123 on Jan 10, 2009 | 64 comments
6. Zimbabwe introduces new $50 billion note (cnn.com)
47 points by dcurtis on Jan 10, 2009 | 66 comments
7. Ask HN: What programming language should I teach my little brother?
41 points by atestu on Jan 10, 2009 | 110 comments
8. The First Phone I've Been Excited About In A Long Time (mattmaroon.com)
35 points by twampss on Jan 10, 2009 | 56 comments
9. China has tens of thousands specially trained spin doctors posting blog comments (bbc.co.uk)
34 points by vaksel on Jan 10, 2009 | 26 comments
10. Firefox in Russia dumps Google for Yandex (cnet.com)
34 points by epi0Bauqu on Jan 10, 2009 | 19 comments
11. The alluring danger of dilettantism (popmatters.com)
26 points by danw on Jan 10, 2009 | 22 comments
12. Storm Worm botnet cracked wide open (heise-online.co.uk)
26 points by nice1 on Jan 10, 2009 | 14 comments
13. Ask HN: HELP Patent troll cruising my industry. What to do?
24 points by tedjedbed on Jan 10, 2009 | 21 comments
14. Angry Perl Users (dedasys.com)
24 points by swombat on Jan 10, 2009 | 9 comments
15. At McDonald’s, the Happiest Meal Is Hot Profits (nytimes.com)
20 points by robg on Jan 10, 2009 | 8 comments
16. Three myths about scientific peer review (michaelnielsen.org)
19 points by neilc on Jan 10, 2009 | 5 comments
17. Funny IE7 bug: Can't set cooke if domain uppercase and odd number of chars. (microsoft.com)
16 points by axod on Jan 10, 2009 | 7 comments
18. Ask HN: How do you create a "limited fixed div"?
16 points by unalone on Jan 10, 2009 | 10 comments
19. 20 Ways Facebook Can Make Billions (allfacebook.com)
16 points by kwamenum86 on Jan 10, 2009 | 6 comments
20. 14% of U.S. Adults Can't Read (63% of Prison Inmates) (livescience.com)
14 points by crocus on Jan 10, 2009 | 6 comments
21. Going bankrupt now because the lessons of its 1759 Founder have been forgotten (nytimes.com)
13 points by robg on Jan 10, 2009 | 4 comments
22. Ask HN: What Criteria Should a Young Hacker Apply to College Choice?
13 points by tokenadult on Jan 10, 2009 | 50 comments
23. Why We Put On The Crunchies (techcrunch.com)
13 points by drm237 on Jan 10, 2009 | 11 comments
24. Superloud Moth Jams Bat Sonar (sciencenews.org)
13 points by pg on Jan 10, 2009 | 3 comments
25. Academic Culture Wars (chronicle.com)
12 points by robg on Jan 10, 2009 | 16 comments
26. Steven Pinker Gets to the Bottom of his own Genetic Code (nytimes.com)
10 points by robg on Jan 10, 2009 | 1 comment
27. Windows 7 Beta Fail (microsoft.com)
10 points by inc on Jan 10, 2009 | 14 comments
28. Ask HN: Remedies for RSI?
9 points by curej on Jan 10, 2009 | 34 comments
29. Immigrants See Charter Schools as a Haven from American Youth Culture (nytimes.com)
8 points by ksvs on Jan 10, 2009 | 9 comments
30. Darwin’s Surprise: Why are evolutionary biologists bringing back extinct deadly viruses? (newyorker.com)
8 points by tansengming on Jan 10, 2009

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