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1. Edward O. Wilson: Marx was right, he had the wrong species (dds.nl)
66 points by bootload on Oct 5, 2008 | 40 comments
2. The Elite Newspaper of the Future (ajr.org)
36 points by robg on Oct 5, 2008 | 20 comments
3. Suppose I wanted to write a C++ based web application...
33 points by jgalvez on Oct 5, 2008 | 86 comments
4. Are these founders trying to screw me?
31 points by readyrnot on Oct 5, 2008 | 64 comments
5. Why do we splurge on games of chance and rack up credit bills? A neuroeconomist explains. (sciam.com)
29 points by robg on Oct 5, 2008 | 20 comments
6. First recorded usage of “Hacker” from MIT paper in 1963 (cyberpunkreview.com)
26 points by soundsop on Oct 5, 2008 | 3 comments
7. How to improve your self-control (spring.org.uk)
22 points by jwilliams on Oct 5, 2008 | 1 comment
8. The hiring process to become an Apple Store "Genius" (macblogz.com)
22 points by jseliger on Oct 5, 2008 | 21 comments
9. Getting Paid to Abandon an Open Source Project? (slashdot.org)
19 points by soundsop on Oct 5, 2008 | 19 comments
10. Bank Loans Have Not 'Dried Up' (cato.org)
18 points by helveticaman on Oct 5, 2008 | 3 comments
11. Ruby 1.9 and Lambda Calculus (53cr.com)
18 points by nickb on Oct 5, 2008 | 11 comments
12. Ask HN: Advice on partnership with a large firm.
15 points by pistoriusp on Oct 5, 2008 | 17 comments
13. This terrifying moment is our one chance for a new world (guardian.co.uk)
14 points by andyking on Oct 5, 2008 | 34 comments
14. Washington Is Quietly Repudiating Its Debts (cato.org)
13 points by helveticaman on Oct 5, 2008 | 9 comments
15. Solutions to SICP Exercises (lambda-the-ultimate.org)
13 points by qhoxie on Oct 5, 2008 | 3 comments
16. ‘Unbreakable’ quantum cryptography hacked without detection using lasers (tgdaily.com)
13 points by nickb on Oct 5, 2008 | 8 comments
17. ZigBee - Low Power, Low Cost, Mesh wireless for control/sensor network (wikipedia.org)
12 points by jwilliams on Oct 5, 2008 | 2 comments
18. Great Thoughts (ieee.org)
11 points by bootload on Oct 5, 2008 | 1 comment
19. To Start a Company or Stay 100% Focused on School? (bizglue.wordpress.com)
11 points by adammichaelc on Oct 5, 2008 | 19 comments
20. 5 Legal Tips To Save Startups Money & Headaches (gigaom.com)
10 points by terpua on Oct 5, 2008 | 1 comment
21. Multi-Dimensional Analog Literals in C++ (xs4all.nl)
9 points by nickb on Oct 5, 2008 | 1 comment
22. Explaining the “New” TCP Resource Exhaustion Denial of Service (DoS) Attack (insecure.org)
9 points by prakash on Oct 5, 2008 | 8 comments
23. Practical Common Lisp (PCL) to Clojure (thinkrelevance.com)
8 points by de_guzman on Oct 5, 2008
24. Will Google Use Chrome to Index Password Protected Web? (readwriteweb.com)
8 points by Anon84 on Oct 5, 2008 | 7 comments
25. Ancient Peru Pyramid Spotted by Satellite (discovery.com)
7 points by jyothi on Oct 5, 2008
26. Plug-In Hybrids Aren't Coming — They're Here (wired.com)
7 points by Anon84 on Oct 5, 2008 | 2 comments
27. Wordpress 2.7 is the Real Deal (markevanstech.com)
7 points by buckpost on Oct 5, 2008 | 10 comments
28. Where Are The Profitable VC Funded Web 2.0 Startups? (readwriteweb.com)
6 points by jasonlbaptiste on Oct 5, 2008 | 1 comment
29. 'Intelligent' computers put to the test | (guardian.co.uk)
6 points by nickb on Oct 5, 2008
30. Bitwine Acquired By Monster Venture Partners (techcrunch.com)
6 points by jasonlbaptiste on Oct 5, 2008

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