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1. 20 lines of code that beat A/B testing every time (stevehanov.ca)
989 points by spiffytech on May 29, 2012 | 147 comments
2. Which hashing algorithm is best for uniqueness and speed? (programmers.stackexchange.com)
336 points by suprgeek on May 29, 2012 | 104 comments
3. Bogus story: no Chinese backdoor in military chip (erratasec.blogspot.com)
322 points by vgnet on May 29, 2012 | 56 comments
4. Clippy.JS - Add Clippy and friends to any website (smore.com)
230 points by giladvdn on May 29, 2012 | 58 comments
5. Why cheap customers cost more (sachagreif.com)
226 points by sgdesign on May 29, 2012 | 67 comments
6. This Is the Gyro-Stabilized, Two-Wheeled Future of Transportation (wired.com)
221 points by evo_9 on May 29, 2012 | 159 comments
7. Why I Use Perl: Reliability (modernperlbooks.com)
209 points by ZeroMinx on May 29, 2012 | 193 comments
8. CryEngine 3 soft-body physics simulator (geek.com)
173 points by 11031a on May 29, 2012 | 70 comments
9. Screw the power users (nick.typepad.com)
176 points by gr2020 on May 29, 2012 | 84 comments
10. The Design of LLVM (drdobbs.com)
168 points by ternaryoperator on May 29, 2012 | 18 comments
11. Stripe open-sources Einhorn (stripe.com)
173 points by gdb on May 29, 2012 | 32 comments
12. Apple's Crystal Prison and the Future of Open Platforms (eff.org)
158 points by Garbage on May 29, 2012 | 112 comments
13. -2000 Lines Of Code (folklore.org)
154 points by ColinWright on May 29, 2012 | 34 comments
14. How to overcome “years of experience” requirements when applying for jobs (workplace.stackexchange.com)
143 points by travelstacker on May 29, 2012 | 73 comments
15. SLR Camera Simulator (camerasim.com)
134 points by johnx123-up on May 29, 2012 | 69 comments
16. Facebook trades under $30, down 7%+ (google.com)
135 points by benjaminwootton on May 29, 2012 | 159 comments
17. With $42M more, 10gen wants to take MongoDB mainstream (gigaom.com)
130 points by znq on May 29, 2012 | 58 comments
18. Our experience using Clojure to speed up Beanstalk (beanstalkapp.com)
126 points by dsabanin on May 29, 2012 | 70 comments
19. How to hire a lot of talented people, very quickly (ryanleecarson.tumblr.com)
123 points by wwdevries on May 29, 2012 | 86 comments
20. Top Technologies Used By YC Companies (builtwith.com)
123 points by alexwolfe on May 29, 2012 | 77 comments
21. Peter Thiel's Rise to Wealth and Libertarian Futurism (newyorker.com)
106 points by vrikhter on May 29, 2012 | 102 comments
22. Fedora 17 Released (fedoraproject.org)
98 points by udp on May 29, 2012 | 33 comments
23. False Cognates and Syntax: The Importance of Syntax in Programming Languages (txt.io)
96 points by Swizec on May 29, 2012 | 47 comments
24. Zillow, ex-MS, Pure Networks, Cisco hacker killed by random bullet in Seattle (nwsource.com)
95 points by rubyrescue on May 29, 2012 | 46 comments
25. Google announces next Chromebooks and a Chromebox (desktop replacement) (chrome.blogspot.com)
98 points by rryan on May 29, 2012 | 113 comments
26. Why I Hate Test Driven Development (robg3d.com)
97 points by reinhardt on May 29, 2012 | 63 comments
27. Face opera (quirksmode.org)
93 points by robin_reala on May 29, 2012 | 112 comments
28. Loop: a programming language for the JVM inspired by Haskell and Ruby (looplang.org)
87 points by dhanji on May 29, 2012 | 37 comments
29. Couch hacking - A proof of Ikea's excellence (lengrand.fr)
87 points by jlengrand on May 29, 2012 | 72 comments
30. Kalzumeus (patio11) Podcast Ep. 2 with Amy Hoy: Pricing, Products, And Passion (kalzumeus.com)
84 points by Smerity on May 29, 2012 | 11 comments

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