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31. 8 start-ups that are changing the world (mashable.com)
39 points by prayag on Aug 21, 2011 | 26 comments
32. Software is Eating All the Jobs Too (techcrunch.com)
37 points by spoon16 on Aug 21, 2011 | 12 comments
33. The Magnavox Odyssey -- is it still fun today? (kymalabs.com)
36 points by bane on Aug 21, 2011 | 17 comments
34. IBM unveils microchip based on the human brain (newscientist.com)
34 points by sshah2 on Aug 21, 2011 | 12 comments
35. Download the whole genome of Cannabis Sativa (elasticbeanstalk.com)
32 points by scottshea on Aug 21, 2011 | 12 comments
36. Argentine ISPs Use Bazooka to Kill Fly (eff.org)
33 points by srl on Aug 21, 2011 | 12 comments
37. Ship It - Tales from the Trenches (trenchescomic.com)
32 points by Sodaware on Aug 21, 2011 | 19 comments
38. HP: What Léo Apotheker’s Decisions Mean (mondaynote.com)
31 points by raganesh on Aug 21, 2011 | 2 comments
39. Knight Ridder promo video from 1994 describes iPad-esque tablet device [video] (edibleapple.com)
30 points by optiplex on Aug 21, 2011 | 20 comments
40. My weekend project: accounting.js, tiny JS library for money/currency formatting (josscrowcroft.github.com)
28 points by josscrowcroft on Aug 21, 2011 | 9 comments
41. Nasdaq ITCH (ryanday.net)
28 points by veyron on Aug 21, 2011 | 18 comments
42. What are some correct results discovered with incorrect (or no) proofs? (mathoverflow.net)
26 points by ColinWright on Aug 21, 2011 | 9 comments
43. Sivers is Right: Customer Service is the New Marketing (georgesaines.com)
26 points by gsaines on Aug 21, 2011 | 2 comments
44. Google Taking Street View To The Depths Of The Amazon (techcrunch.com)
24 points by suuuup on Aug 21, 2011 | 5 comments
45. What not to say to a depressed person (lifescript.com)
24 points by starpilot on Aug 21, 2011 | 14 comments
46. Hanging With Hackers: Inside Germany's Great 'Geek' Convention (time.com)
23 points by nosilver on Aug 21, 2011 | 6 comments
47. For the very rich, citizenship is a problem to be solved. (hubski.com)
22 points by markkat on Aug 21, 2011 | 42 comments
48. The new tax havens (cbsnews.com)
20 points by slackgentoo on Aug 21, 2011 | 35 comments
49. Hacker News and Y Combinator exposed as scam. This post will be deleted. (imgur.com)
24 points by anonymousss on Aug 21, 2011 | 10 comments
50. The DMV vs Verizon (scripting.com)
18 points by davewiner on Aug 21, 2011 | 14 comments
51. 12% of America smoked pot last month. 5% in Netherlands where it is legal. (time.com)
17 points by rblion on Aug 21, 2011
52. We work hard, they enjoy life (theglobeandmail.com)
17 points by hackly on Aug 21, 2011 | 7 comments
53. Ask HN: When is the best time to bring on a co-founder?
17 points by matthodan on Aug 21, 2011 | 5 comments
54. The Sad Statistic That Trumps the Others (nytimes.com)
17 points by alecperkins on Aug 21, 2011 | 24 comments
55. This is how you demo your product... make it insanely easy (webengage.com)
17 points by nischalshetty on Aug 21, 2011 | 24 comments
56. Do you really need a tablet? (engadget.com)
15 points by pedalpete on Aug 21, 2011 | 31 comments
57. Ninety-Nine Scala Problems (aperiodic.net)
14 points by trucious on Aug 21, 2011
58. Zed Shaw: The Petrichor Protocol Primitives (petrichor-protocol.org)
14 points by timf on Aug 21, 2011 | 7 comments
59. Corruption in India (guardian.co.uk)
13 points by bootload on Aug 21, 2011 | 1 comment
60. Exploring Airplay Mirroring Internals (aorensoftware.com)
12 points by snielsen on Aug 21, 2011

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