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1. Game Preview: Voxatron - voxel-based, destructible environment, 8bit soundtrack (lexaloffle.com)
279 points by dstein on Jan 5, 2011 | 65 comments
2. The Dubai Job (gq.com)
215 points by paulgerhardt on Jan 5, 2011 | 59 comments
3. Google's library for dealing with phone numbers (Java/JavaScript) (code.google.com)
190 points by kondro on Jan 5, 2011 | 39 comments
4. Nvidia announces Project Denver ARM CPU for the desktop (engadget.com)
185 points by zhyder on Jan 5, 2011 | 112 comments
5. Technical job post tips for the desperate (hirelite.com)
170 points by nathanh on Jan 5, 2011 | 117 comments
6. Google shows off Android 3.0, the 'Entirely for Tablet' Honeycomb (video) (engadget.com)
160 points by tomeast on Jan 5, 2011 | 75 comments
7. R.I.P. Ruby Hash Rocket Syntax 1993-2010 (peepcode.com)
159 points by there on Jan 5, 2011 | 92 comments
8. The Rise of the New Global Elite (theatlantic.com)
149 points by pointillistic on Jan 5, 2011 | 86 comments
9. Russian Physicists Solve Radio Black-Out Problem for Re-Entering Spacecraft (technologyreview.com)
138 points by Anon84 on Jan 5, 2011 | 36 comments
10. Fact and folklore in software engineering (morendil.github.com)
135 points by Morendil on Jan 5, 2011 | 90 comments
11. Drupal 7 Released (drupal.org)
124 points by kylemathews on Jan 5, 2011 | 33 comments
12. Uh Oh, Internet: Basic Mobile Video Will be YouTube-Only With MetroPCS Plans (readwriteweb.com)
121 points by shawndumas on Jan 5, 2011 | 83 comments
13. Amazon’s Disruptive Android App Store Now Open To Developers — Full Details (techcrunch.com)
120 points by atularora on Jan 5, 2011 | 59 comments
14. An introduction to the Haiku OS (osnews.com)
112 points by lamnk on Jan 5, 2011 | 69 comments
15. Aim for a Lifestyle, Not a Jackpot (mixergy.com)
108 points by keiferski on Jan 5, 2011 | 22 comments
16. Airlines using reverse auctions to determine true seat pricing (cheeptalk.wordpress.com)
100 points by e1ven on Jan 5, 2011 | 61 comments
17. How to share your 2011 conference plans using Lanyrd (lanyrd.com)
98 points by simonw on Jan 5, 2011 | 22 comments
18. Ask HN: How to step up my coding skills?
95 points by SoftwarePatent on Jan 5, 2011 | 54 comments
19. Vote to amend the DMCA and help music apps like Grooveshark stay alive (grooveshark.com)
90 points by trustfundbaby on Jan 5, 2011 | 64 comments
20. Finally, Linux on My Desktop (jeff-barr.com)
83 points by jeffbarr on Jan 5, 2011 | 48 comments
21. Why Groupon is not in Australia (domain squatter) (groupon.com)
82 points by elvirs on Jan 5, 2011 | 51 comments
22. Beans make you gassy, and other advice from last night's first YC dinner (1000memories.com)
82 points by jonathanbgood on Jan 5, 2011 | 34 comments
23. The Wikipedia of Long Tail Programming Questions (stackoverflow.com)
79 points by dangoldin on Jan 5, 2011 | 31 comments
24. Windows 8 to support ARM, System on a chip, architectures (microsoft.com)
81 points by ajg1977 on Jan 5, 2011 | 75 comments
25. Goldman’s Mutual Friend (nytimes.com)
75 points by robg on Jan 5, 2011 | 103 comments
26. HexFiend - A fast and clever open source hex editor for Mac OS X (ridiculousfish.com)
74 points by coderdude on Jan 5, 2011 | 31 comments
27. Video lecture series on programming languages and formal reasoning (uoregon.edu)
74 points by ionfish on Jan 5, 2011 | 4 comments
28. Is tomorrow Armageddon for Mac developers? (zdnet.com)
72 points by dholowiski on Jan 5, 2011 | 45 comments
29. An Open Letter to the Erlang Beginner (or Onlooker) (ferd.ca)
73 points by icey on Jan 5, 2011 | 17 comments
30. Progressive Signup: A Better User Signup Process (quietwrite.com)
67 points by jamesjyu on Jan 5, 2011 | 19 comments

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