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1. I think (Algol) is richer, clearer and more expressive (than Go) (lua-users.org)
72 points by fogus on Nov 14, 2009 | 20 comments
2. I'm turning into a Lisp snob (briancarper.net)
70 points by bgray on Nov 14, 2009 | 92 comments
3. At peak, Spain gets 53% of its energy from wind (greenmonk.net)
70 points by zzkt on Nov 14, 2009 | 30 comments
4. Log in or sign up? (leahculver.com)
67 points by r11t on Nov 14, 2009 | 31 comments
5. The Interesting Number Paradox (wikipedia.org)
65 points by chaosmachine on Nov 14, 2009 | 9 comments
6. Bram Cohen: Comments on Go (bramcohen.livejournal.com)
65 points by jeff18 on Nov 14, 2009 | 31 comments
7. Cryptographic voting system developed by MIT prof has first real world trial (web.mit.edu)
63 points by davidbalbert on Nov 14, 2009 | 20 comments
8. Good read: cPython's dictionary implementation (python.org)
61 points by clutchski on Nov 14, 2009 | 8 comments
9. Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson on Business: Make Everything Your Own (huffingtonpost.com)
59 points by ckinnan on Nov 14, 2009 | 31 comments
10. I did it! I quit my day job!
58 points by zavulon on Nov 14, 2009 | 36 comments
11. A very clever idea to enforce copyright with minimal lawsuits. (freedom-to-tinker.com)
51 points by amichail on Nov 14, 2009 | 42 comments
12. The worst things startups do (scobleizer.com)
49 points by figured on Nov 14, 2009 | 11 comments
13. Apple Wins Like a Champ - Psystar is Toast -- What? You're Surprised? (groklaw.net)
43 points by butterfi on Nov 14, 2009 | 35 comments
14. Pitch yourself, not your idea (cdixon.org)
41 points by madmotive on Nov 14, 2009 | 3 comments
15. Can D.I.Y. Supplant the First-Person Shooter? (nytimes.com)
39 points by robg on Nov 14, 2009 | 9 comments
16. The Happiness Project: Myths of De-Cluttering (slate.com)
39 points by cwan on Nov 14, 2009 | 3 comments
17. Hickey on Clojure's upcoming polymorphic primitives (groups.google.com)
38 points by drewr on Nov 14, 2009
18. MixPanel (YC S09); my mini review
38 points by jacquesm on Nov 14, 2009 | 8 comments
19. The Price of Free (nytimes.com)
37 points by bootload on Nov 14, 2009 | 33 comments
20. Free electronics circuit diagrams (free-circuits.com)
37 points by mladenija on Nov 14, 2009 | 7 comments
21. Wikipedia sued by German killers in privacy claim (guardian.co.uk)
36 points by philf on Nov 14, 2009 | 35 comments
22. A new build tool for Clojure abstracting away Maven/Ant (github.com/technomancy)
35 points by kunley on Nov 14, 2009 | 1 comment
23. How to keep track of what you've learnt (freestylemind.com)
35 points by oscardelben on Nov 14, 2009 | 30 comments
24. Startup Crawl: Your Chance To Meet A Dozen San Francisco Startups (techcrunch.com)
35 points by trip on Nov 14, 2009 | 2 comments
25. The Last of the Bluefin Tuna? (theatlantic.com)
33 points by robg on Nov 14, 2009 | 20 comments
26. Ask HN: I'm looking for a technical co-founder/partner.
27 points by jason_tko on Nov 14, 2009 | 44 comments
27. Can India take on Silicon Valley as a global R&D hub? (techcrunch.com)
27 points by nreece on Nov 14, 2009 | 24 comments
28. Start-ups have no room for VPs (venturebeat.com)
27 points by _pius on Nov 14, 2009 | 3 comments
29. Secrets Of Nonverbal Communication (forbes.com)
25 points by jmonegro on Nov 14, 2009 | 13 comments
30. How Grandmas May Play Favorites (newsweek.com)
22 points by DanielBMarkham on Nov 14, 2009 | 5 comments

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