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1. Want good programmers? Then pay them. (irrlicht3d.org)
481 points by irrlichthn on May 3, 2012 | 483 comments
2. How text editing on the iPad should be (idownloadblog.com)
436 points by superchink on May 3, 2012 | 170 comments
3. A Relevant Tale: How Google Killed Inktomi (diegobasch.com)
350 points by nachopg on May 3, 2012 | 110 comments
4. I'm Giving Up Reading for a Year (curiousrat.com)
293 points by easonchan42 on May 3, 2012 | 104 comments
5. Judge: An IP-Address Doesn’t Identify a Person (or BitTorrent Pirate) (torrentfreak.com)
285 points by llambda on May 3, 2012 | 100 comments
6. Yahoo CEO might have lied about having CS degree (marketwatch.com)
282 points by loverobots on May 3, 2012 | 205 comments
7. Inbox.py: SMTP for Humans (github.com/kennethreitz)
204 points by dshah on May 3, 2012 | 51 comments
8. SlideShare acquired by LinkedIn (slideshare.net)
185 points by jaip on May 3, 2012 | 47 comments
9. Python Application Deployment with Native Packages (hynek.me)
180 points by craigkerstiens on May 3, 2012 | 26 comments
10. The secret guild of Silicon Valley (medriscoll.com)
177 points by Luyt on May 3, 2012 | 48 comments
11. If money doesn't make you happy, you probably aren't spending it right [pdf] (wjh.harvard.edu)
161 points by reledi on May 3, 2012 | 94 comments
12. XOR Linked List (wikipedia.org)
153 points by no_more_death on May 3, 2012 | 84 comments
13. GIMP 2.8 (Stable) Finally Available For Download (webupd8.org)
133 points by mnazim on May 3, 2012 | 62 comments
14. Starting Clojure (mk. 2) (cemerick.com)
132 points by llambda on May 3, 2012 | 28 comments
15. Light Table Listens to feedback and dramatically lowers prices (kickstarter.com)
125 points by bostonvaulter2 on May 3, 2012 | 40 comments
16. New PHP Vulnerability:?-s may expose source code for mod_cgi (php.net)
123 points by ecaron on May 3, 2012 | 59 comments
17. Fixie.js - Automatic filler content for HTML documents. (fixiejs.com)
115 points by zacharytamas on May 3, 2012 | 38 comments
18. 1859's "Great Auroral Storm"—the week the Sun touched the earth (arstechnica.com)
112 points by evo_9 on May 3, 2012 | 34 comments
19. Let the adventurous journey begin: Passive Income (patrick-wied.at)
107 points by mindhunter on May 3, 2012 | 42 comments
20. Google's Fiber Makes MPAA Skittish. (techdirt.com)
105 points by PaperclipTaken on May 3, 2012 | 40 comments
21. Mars rover reaches Endeavour crater, finds signs of ancient Martian water (arstechnica.com)
100 points by evo_9 on May 3, 2012 | 22 comments
22. Judge Alsup asks Oracle/Google to brief API issue in light of new EU ruling (groklaw.net)
92 points by grellas on May 3, 2012 | 23 comments
23. Discovery Channel Buys Revision3 for $30 Million (allthingsd.com)
87 points by protomyth on May 3, 2012 | 25 comments
24. Running a startup (runningastartup.tumblr.com)
83 points by tony_le_montana on May 3, 2012 | 17 comments
25. Try Out the New Disqus 2012 (disqus.com)
92 points by radagaisus on May 3, 2012 | 48 comments
26. Some of the story of ARM, including the visit to the 6502 creators (reghardware.com)
78 points by fidotron on May 3, 2012 | 15 comments
27. What happens when you rip off a site but forget to host the JS yourself (dsignio.com.ar)
73 points by chamtastic on May 3, 2012 | 79 comments
28. LinkedIn IPhone App's Infinite, Swipe-Able View Implementation (linkedin.com)
72 points by pathdependent on May 3, 2012 | 16 comments
29. Ubuntu's Mark Shuttleworth on shaking up system software (bbc.com)
70 points by btian on May 3, 2012 | 36 comments
30. Microsoft Hires 14 Yahoo Researchers to Kickstart New NYC Research Lab (allthingsd.com)
67 points by gmodena on May 3, 2012 | 12 comments

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