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1. Everything is my fault (sivers.org)
291 points by ncremins on Dec 9, 2012 | 103 comments
2. I Don’t Need No Stinking API: Web Scraping For Fun and Profit (hartleybrody.com)
279 points by hartleybrody on Dec 9, 2012 | 172 comments
3. Better Rails errors (github.com/charliesome)
252 points by instakill on Dec 9, 2012 | 48 comments
4. 160 Mac Minis, One Rack (hackaday.com)
214 points by barredo on Dec 9, 2012 | 117 comments
5. Isaac Asimov - The Foundation Trilogy (archive.org)
198 points by shawndumas on Dec 9, 2012 | 72 comments
6. 1983 Radio Shack Catalog (archive.org)
190 points by bane on Dec 9, 2012 | 105 comments
7. The FreeBSD Foundation falls short of its 2012 fundraising goal by 50% (freebsdfoundation.org)
186 points by profquail on Dec 9, 2012 | 118 comments
8. The Most Dangerous Equation [pdf] (princeton.edu)
184 points by jfriedly on Dec 9, 2012 | 48 comments
9. Sir Patrick Moore, astronomer and broadcaster, dies aged 89 (bbc.co.uk)
172 points by 1337biz on Dec 9, 2012 | 29 comments
10. The End: NZBMatrix closes (nzbmatrix.com)
165 points by Savid on Dec 9, 2012 | 128 comments
11. Better Python APIs (ozkatz.github.com)
160 points by ozkatz on Dec 9, 2012 | 24 comments
12. Ask HN: Did YC accept anyone without an idea this round?
155 points by cedricd on Dec 9, 2012 | 17 comments
13. Ingress (tbray.org)
135 points by superchink on Dec 9, 2012 | 64 comments
14. Valve Confirms They are Working on a Steam Box (maximumpc.com)
126 points by justinbkerr on Dec 9, 2012 | 64 comments
15. California School District Owes $1 Billion On $100 Million Loan (npr.org)
123 points by Cbasedlifeform on Dec 9, 2012 | 81 comments
16. Forcing the CPU affinity can make a monothreaded process run 2-3x faster (klaig.blogspot.com)
114 points by gbin on Dec 9, 2012 | 50 comments
17. Building a Keyboard: Part 2 (fsck.com)
113 points by flapjack on Dec 9, 2012 | 22 comments
18. Bootstrap 2.2.2 is out (getbootstrap.com)
114 points by kornnflake on Dec 9, 2012 | 26 comments
19. Pirate Bay Founder Released From Solitary Confinement (torrentfreak.com)
110 points by cyphersanctus on Dec 9, 2012 | 36 comments
20. Building a Keyboard (fsck.com)
90 points by flapjack on Dec 9, 2012 | 14 comments
21. iOS port of $1 Gesture Recognizer (chrismiles.info)
88 points by theraven on Dec 9, 2012 | 9 comments
22. Motivating posters for your startup (startupvitamins.com)
76 points by imdavis on Dec 9, 2012 | 61 comments
23. The Raspberry Pi web server speed test (jeremymorgan.com)
77 points by celticbadboy on Dec 9, 2012 | 17 comments
24. The Rise of the Secret Supper Club (newyorker.com)
75 points by mhb on Dec 9, 2012 | 21 comments
25. USC doctoral student unravels ‘tin whisker’ mystery (sc.edu)
75 points by brianl on Dec 9, 2012 | 15 comments
26. Ask HN: I want to build a cable company. How would I get started?
67 points by jayzalowitz on Dec 9, 2012 | 52 comments
27. Show HN: I built a Raspberry Pi/Android driven toy car
64 points by doctoboggan on Dec 9, 2012 | 22 comments
28. The New University Of California Logo Needs To Die A Quick, Painful Death (californiagoldenblogs.com)
61 points by Flopsy on Dec 9, 2012 | 42 comments
29. Killed by Homeopathy (thonyc.wordpress.com)
63 points by ColinWright on Dec 9, 2012 | 180 comments
30. Amateurs beat specialists in data-prediction competitions (slate.com)
56 points by ivoflipse on Dec 9, 2012 | 24 comments

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