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31. Ask YC: Any Feedback on new web app ratings site appreciated (wappied.com)
14 points by moorage on Aug 5, 2008 | 42 comments
32. New tech by Nissan: Tactile feedback in gas pedal to help you save gas (treehugger.com)
13 points by MikeCapone on Aug 5, 2008 | 14 comments
33. Removing the Login Barrier (teddziuba.com)
13 points by twampss on Aug 5, 2008 | 1 comment
34. ShamWow: A jerk you'll want to buy rags from. (slate.com)
12 points by acangiano on Aug 5, 2008 | 15 comments
35. Jorn Barger on AI: "Fractal Thicket" Indexing (robotwisdom.com)
11 points by thaumaturgy on Aug 5, 2008 | 3 comments
36. Bernard Chazelle Talk: Why The Algorithm Might Soon Be The Only Game in Town (washington.edu)
10 points by amichail on Aug 5, 2008 | 4 comments
37. Interesting Perl Behavior (dangoldin.com)
10 points by dangoldin on Aug 5, 2008 | 11 comments
38. Two-dimensional zip (cliffordbeshers.blogspot.com)
9 points by sanj on Aug 5, 2008
39. How to get an idea for a startup (seldo.com)
9 points by richtaur on Aug 5, 2008 | 11 comments
40. NASA announcement concerning perchlorates on Mars (sciam.com)
9 points by brentr on Aug 5, 2008 | 2 comments
41. Lemur CATTA - reading comprehension instead of CAPTCHAs (lemurcatta.org)
7 points by wmf on Aug 5, 2008 | 6 comments
42. List of books used at top CS programs (comparecurriculums.com)
7 points by dats on Aug 5, 2008 | 1 comment
43. Build A Custom Search Engine Using Your Social Bookmarks (readwriteweb.com)
7 points by Anon84 on Aug 5, 2008
44. Shawn Fanning's Incredible Shrinking Pay Day: EA Bought Game Company for $15M, Not $30M (alleyinsider.com)
7 points by nickb on Aug 5, 2008 | 5 comments
45. Aurora concept web browser UX demo (vimeo.com)
7 points by bouncingsoul on Aug 5, 2008 | 5 comments
46. Why "variables" in CSS are harmful (w3.org)
7 points by jawngee on Aug 5, 2008 | 11 comments
47. 15 Year Old Entrepreneur Launches Teens In Tech (techcrunch.com)
6 points by markbao on Aug 5, 2008 | 9 comments
48. Friendster Lives: New Cash, New C.E.O. and a New Strategy? (nytimes.com)
6 points by prakash on Aug 5, 2008
49. Early adopters and Silicon Valley are the easy way to failure (vanelsas.wordpress.com)
6 points by ajbatac on Aug 5, 2008 | 6 comments
50. Early access to the official Merb book, "Merb in Action" has opened. (manning.com)
6 points by pius on Aug 5, 2008 | 3 comments
51. Delta Outfitting Entire Domestic Fleet With In-Flight Wi-Fi (techcrunch.com)
6 points by jasonlbaptiste on Aug 5, 2008 | 9 comments
52. Why Stepping Through Code Trumps Unit Testing (msdn.com)
6 points by edw519 on Aug 5, 2008
53. SocialDevCampChicago this Saturday (pbwiki.com)
6 points by sachinag on Aug 5, 2008 | 1 comment
54. Some Notes on Anonymous Functions in Perl (lispy.wordpress.com)
5 points by soundsop on Aug 5, 2008
55. Why the Music Industry Should Loosen its Grip (mashable.com)
5 points by markbao on Aug 5, 2008
56. I want to find a co-founder using only my iPhone.
5 points by savestaff on Aug 5, 2008 | 14 comments
57. Unix Toolbox (cb.vu)
5 points by dgr on Aug 5, 2008
58. 101 Unconventional Sources for Entrepreneurial Funding (virtualhosting.com)
5 points by prakash on Aug 5, 2008 | 1 comment
59. Sarah Lacy’s Once You’re Lucky: Money doesn’t change everything (wordyard.com)
4 points by bdfh42 on Aug 5, 2008
60. Giant kites to tap power of the high wind (guardian.co.uk)
4 points by nurall on Aug 5, 2008

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