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1. Poll: Male or female?
116 points by noaharc on May 3, 2009 | 99 comments
2. Processing + Javascript = Flash Killer (processingjs.org)
99 points by replicatorblog on May 3, 2009 | 51 comments
3. I Want You to Want Me (therumpus.net)
78 points by gabriel on May 3, 2009 | 9 comments
4. Larry Page Commencement Speech (google.com)
73 points by kortina on May 3, 2009 | 16 comments
5. Why text messages are limited to 160 characters (latimes.com)
71 points by soundsop on May 3, 2009 | 6 comments
6. Is Spatial Ability the "Geek Gene"? (amazon.com)
63 points by manvsmachine on May 3, 2009 | 34 comments
7. Logicly: a logic gate simulator (joshblog.net)
55 points by chaostheory on May 3, 2009 | 31 comments
8. Google App Engine: Google's monthly $322.50 gift to you (stringbuffer.com)
53 points by edw519 on May 3, 2009 | 21 comments
9. Ask HN: Any tips for living cheaply in SF?
45 points by mannicken on May 3, 2009 | 77 comments
10. Old Japanese maps on Google Earth unveil prejudices (yahoo.com)
41 points by juanpablo on May 3, 2009 | 29 comments
11. Why home values may takes decades to recover (usatoday.net)
39 points by landist on May 3, 2009 | 26 comments
12. Representing complex numbers as 2×2 matrices (stochastix.wordpress.com)
38 points by TriinT on May 3, 2009 | 6 comments
13. Ask HN: Coding Quickly; How?
37 points by apsurd on May 3, 2009 | 51 comments
14. Warren Buffett's New Words of Wisdom (thedailybeast.com)
36 points by peter123 on May 3, 2009 | 4 comments
15. This is Your Brain On Caffeine (scientificblogging.com)
35 points by gibsonf1 on May 3, 2009 | 18 comments
16. Anthropology: Stack Overflow and The Art of Building a Successful Social Site (readwriteweb.com)
31 points by jasonlbaptiste on May 3, 2009 | 12 comments
17. Why it's hard to share the wealth (newscientist.com)
31 points by landist on May 3, 2009 | 57 comments
18. A challenge for hackers - C++ Robots ... (gamerz.net)
31 points by RiderOfGiraffes on May 3, 2009 | 11 comments
19. Why Windows 7 is not the answer (dustincurtis.com)
28 points by dcurtis on May 3, 2009 | 53 comments
20. The American Express Blues (avc.com)
27 points by ciscoriordan on May 3, 2009 | 24 comments
21. Ask HN: What do I need to know before registering a 2 person LLC on Legal Zoom?
27 points by si2 on May 3, 2009 | 15 comments
22. Wolfram Alpha: An invention that could change the Internet forever (independent.co.uk)
24 points by zeantsoi on May 3, 2009 | 19 comments
23. The Chinese Language, Ever Evolving (nytimes.com)
23 points by robg on May 3, 2009 | 3 comments
24. Close to the Problem (heroku.com)
22 points by sant0sk1 on May 3, 2009 | 7 comments
25. You Know I'd Say Something (tail recursion, part IV) (funcall.blogspot.com)
22 points by silentbicycle on May 3, 2009 | 3 comments
26. Ask HN: "How-Tos" for Rolling Your Own Short URLs?
20 points by daveambrose on May 3, 2009 | 22 comments
27. Security hole: only the first 8 characters in password matter (fogcreek.com)
20 points by edw519 on May 3, 2009 | 16 comments
28. A Note To Newspapers (blogmaverick.com)
19 points by danhak on May 3, 2009 | 3 comments
29. Ask HN: real world examples of numbers with 3 decimal places
19 points by u296 on May 3, 2009 | 26 comments
30. Ubuntu Tips and Tricks (techcombo.com)
19 points by TechCombo on May 3, 2009 | 3 comments

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