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31. Positive Black Swans: How to fund research so that it generates great ideas (slate.com)
52 points by robinhouston on May 17, 2011 | 4 comments
32. The Bitcoin Lottery (cryptome.org)
50 points by rl1987 on May 17, 2011 | 87 comments
33. Fantastical: A new calendar app for Mac launches (flexibits.com)
50 points by brianshumate on May 17, 2011 | 39 comments
34. It’s only a few lines of code, or a button… pay up (lodsys.com)
49 points by bootload on May 17, 2011 | 41 comments
35. Team17: Your Game Could Be an App Store Hit with One Small Change (carrypad.com)
47 points by mikecane on May 17, 2011 | 12 comments
36. Optimizely (YC W10) brings data-driven Web design to the masses (xconomy.com)
46 points by waderoush on May 17, 2011 | 9 comments
37. What Happens When It’s Google/Android Vs. Amazon/Android? (techcrunch.com)
45 points by ssclafani on May 17, 2011 | 33 comments
38. Video: Disappearing Car Doors (vidergy.com)
43 points by mattholling on May 17, 2011 | 27 comments
39. Is this the first practical quantum computer? (D-wave 128 qbit box) (dwavesys.com)
43 points by iwwr on May 17, 2011 | 19 comments
40. Wonga won The Startup100 awards, not Spotify (techcrunch.com)
42 points by iamben on May 17, 2011 | 12 comments
41. Our Lean Startup (page.ly)
43 points by bootload on May 17, 2011 | 6 comments
42. Chrome OS 12 — AKA: The Shipping Version — Hits Beta (techcrunch.com)
40 points by jemeshsu on May 17, 2011 | 10 comments
43. Panera bread tries a "pay what you want" model (usatoday.com)
39 points by derwiki on May 17, 2011 | 20 comments
44. Google plays the yield curve (marginalrevolution.com)
39 points by michael_nielsen on May 17, 2011 | 16 comments
45. Apparently HN gives you great advice and then 1536 users in 4 hours.
39 points by genystartup on May 17, 2011 | 20 comments
46. Sniff my browser: The Modernizr inadequacy (nefariousdesigns.co.uk)
37 points by garethr on May 17, 2011 | 14 comments
47. End-to-End Encryption for Credit Card Payments (braintreepayments.com)
37 points by dan_manges on May 17, 2011 | 15 comments
48. The Future of User Interfaces: Data Visualization (readwriteweb.com)
38 points by apievangelist on May 17, 2011 | 12 comments
49. Free "Startup Wisdom" ebook from the MicroConf speakers (microconf.com)
33 points by rubeng on May 17, 2011 | 16 comments
50. DHH’s RailsConf 2011 Keynote Live-Blogged (rubyinside.com)
33 points by pdelgallego on May 17, 2011 | 4 comments
51. Ask HN: Is there a "show us your work" for job hunting managers?
32 points by mgrapplying on May 17, 2011 | 8 comments
52. Winklevoss Twins Will Appeal Facebook Case to Supreme Court (allthingsd.com)
28 points by ssclafani on May 17, 2011 | 37 comments
53. The Rise of Erlang (thebitsource.com)
29 points by jemeshsu on May 17, 2011 | 10 comments
54. WebOS: It Is Do Or Die Time (conceivablytech.com)
27 points by peternorton on May 17, 2011 | 32 comments
55. Twitter-based hedge fund opens for business (mashable.com)
27 points by yakto on May 17, 2011 | 12 comments
56. Moving Files from one Git Repository to Another, Preserving History (gbayer.com)
27 points by gregbayer on May 17, 2011 | 5 comments
57. How to compile CoffeeScript on save in VIM (arnklint.com)
26 points by arnklint on May 17, 2011 | 7 comments
58. Journalist questioned by police after reporting Facebook security flaw (thenextweb.com)
26 points by brandall10 on May 17, 2011 | 9 comments
59. Tens of thousands in austerity protest in Spain (ctpost.com)
23 points by chailatte on May 17, 2011 | 37 comments
60. Is Bitcoin a good idea? (quora.com)
22 points by shalmanese on May 17, 2011 | 3 comments

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