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1. The author of SOPA is a copyright violator (vice.com)
383 points by seanmalarkey on Jan 12, 2012 | 39 comments
2. Why is C faster than Java: git vs JGit (marc.info)
325 points by acqq on Jan 12, 2012 | 102 comments
3. Twss.js (github.com/danielrapp)
305 points by nezzor on Jan 12, 2012 | 47 comments
4. The Pirate Bay Will Stop Serving Torrents (torrentfreak.com)
295 points by llambda on Jan 12, 2012 | 86 comments
5. Sublime Text 2 Beta released with Auto-complete and Improved UI (sublimetext.com)
299 points by sathishmanohar on Jan 12, 2012 | 151 comments
6. List of 61 senators refusing to meet and discuss PIPA/SOPA (reddit.com)
213 points by nextparadigms on Jan 12, 2012 | 20 comments
7. How rel=nofollow Works (luigimontanez.com)
209 points by luigi on Jan 12, 2012 | 50 comments
8. Vim-powerline: The ultimate vim statusline utility (github.com/lokaltog)
201 points by mnazim on Jan 12, 2012 | 58 comments
9. Jon Stewart Talks SOPA, at Last (thenextweb.com)
200 points by FluidDjango on Jan 12, 2012 | 62 comments
10. (Better) Tabs with Round Out Borders (css-tricks.com)
197 points by joshuacc on Jan 12, 2012 | 39 comments
11. MPAA attacks Ars for "challenging efforts to curb content theft" (arstechnica.com)
173 points by duck on Jan 12, 2012 | 14 comments
12. Relational shell programming (might.net)
162 points by g3orge on Jan 12, 2012 | 24 comments
13. Google Fires Back at Twitter: You Took Yourself Out of Search (mashable.com)
143 points by rhufnagel on Jan 12, 2012 | 114 comments
14. Forbes: If Facebook Can't Stop SOPA, We Can Do It For Them (forbes.com/sites/insertcoin)
138 points by Archio on Jan 12, 2012 | 18 comments
15. FreeBSD 9.0-Release Announcement (freebsd.org)
130 points by udp on Jan 12, 2012 | 35 comments
16. Martin Fowler: An Open Letter to Pearson about SOPA/PIPA (martinfowler.com)
129 points by juandg on Jan 12, 2012 | 8 comments
17. ThePirateBay.Org Is Immune from SOPA (techdirt.com)
123 points by nextparadigms on Jan 12, 2012 | 27 comments
18. The Strange Case of John Dillinger and the Fraudulent Apple ID (programmingzen.com)
119 points by duck on Jan 12, 2012 | 36 comments
19. Why Resumes and Code Screenings Are Obsolete with GitHire (githire.com)
118 points by heyrhett on Jan 12, 2012 | 84 comments
20. Stop looking for a cofounder (swombat.com)
114 points by vanni on Jan 12, 2012 | 53 comments
21. A Depressive Journey With MongoDB (mengu.net)
105 points by TheSmoke on Jan 12, 2012 | 60 comments
22. I open-sourced my EV Li-on Battery Management System (github.com/ricksta)
89 points by ricksta on Jan 12, 2012 | 12 comments
23. Spend time learning, not searching - a directory for online learning resources. (skillpunch.com)
86 points by freshfey on Jan 12, 2012 | 49 comments
24. Allwinner A10: A GPL-compliant computer for $15 (freesoftwaremagazine.com)
80 points by bodski on Jan 12, 2012 | 15 comments
25. Android device as dev machine (android.com)
77 points by 6ren on Jan 12, 2012 | 33 comments
26. ACLU: 92% of Gitmo detainees were not Qaeda fighters. 86% turned in for a bounty (aclu.org)
77 points by jerrya on Jan 12, 2012 | 4 comments
27. Show HN: I built a faster way to burn your money on Etsy.com (scrollsy.com)
73 points by JonathanBouman on Jan 12, 2012 | 51 comments
28. CyanogenMod surpasses 1 million installations (h-online.com)
73 points by carusen on Jan 12, 2012 | 17 comments
29. EFF asks: Who's flying unmanned aircraft in the US? (eff.org)
74 points by codezero on Jan 12, 2012 | 18 comments
30. Urban Airship to shut down SimpleGeo (urbanairship.com)
74 points by mikeocool on Jan 12, 2012 | 60 comments

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