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1.		Hack your brain: How to hallucinate with ping-pong balls and a radio (boston.com)
		116 points by makimaki on Jan 12, 2009 \| 37 comments
2.		Why I Canceled My CO2stats Account (altgate.com)
		85 points by epi0Bauqu on Jan 12, 2009 \| 78 comments
3.		If You Don't Change the UI, Nobody Notices (codinghorror.com)
		81 points by sant0sk1 on Jan 12, 2009 \| 28 comments
4.		Joel on Software: "By installing Java, you will be able to experience the power of Java" (joelonsoftware.com)
		78 points by twampss on Jan 12, 2009 \| 56 comments
5.		An Homage to Preloaders (prettyloaded.com)
		72 points by ed on Jan 12, 2009 \| 14 comments
6.		Why I still prefer Prototype to jQuery (thinkrelevance.com)
		67 points by luccastera on Jan 12, 2009 \| 22 comments
7.		The importance of stupidity in scientific research (biologists.org)
		63 points by BioGeek on Jan 12, 2009 \| 22 comments
8.		Most Dangerous Programming Errors (mitre.org)
		59 points by petercooper on Jan 12, 2009 \| 17 comments
9.		Interview with an Adware Author (philosecurity.org)
		51 points by brl on Jan 12, 2009 \| 4 comments
		pg on Jan 12, 2009 \| parent \| context \| on: Ask YC: Do any of you find yourself reading commen... Sometimes. If the headline sounds preposterous, I sometimes check the comments to see if it has been locally debunked before clicking on the link to the article.
11.		Free programming tips are worth every penny (wilshipley.com)
		49 points by bootload on Jan 12, 2009 \| 21 comments
12.		How Hackers do Invites (csail.mit.edu)
		49 points by ed on Jan 12, 2009 \| 3 comments
		fallentimes on Jan 12, 2009 \| parent \| context \| on: Ask YC: Do any of you find yourself reading commen... Almost always. While the links are great, the discussions are what make Hacker News.
14.		Microsoft is not a web company (seldo.com)
		45 points by IsaacSchlueter on Jan 12, 2009 \| 32 comments
		BigCanOfTuna on Jan 12, 2009 \| parent \| context \| on: Joel on Software: "By installing Java, you will be... Let's be clear on one thing. I didn't "essentially" call him a hypocrite, I "really" called him a hypocrite.
16.		HN Idea: Show links in questions after N upvotes
		41 points by alexkay on Jan 12, 2009 \| 19 comments
17.		Will Someone Please Invent iTunes for News? (nytimes.com)
		40 points by robg on Jan 12, 2009 \| 54 comments
18.		What's up at Heroku (heroku.com)
		41 points by ph0rque on Jan 12, 2009 \| 12 comments
19.		Interview with Alan Kay and Danny Hillis (wired.com)
		37 points by gruseom on Jan 12, 2009 \| 6 comments
		quellhorst on Jan 12, 2009 \| parent \| context \| on: Ask HN: What to do with a spare computer? Give it to someone who has an even older computer.
21.		Structure of Intel CPU Caches (duartes.org)
		35 points by signa11 on Jan 12, 2009 \| 4 comments
22.		16 weeks to get my iPhone app approved. Guess I was doing it wrong. Here's my advice. (meetup.com)
		35 points by timburks on Jan 12, 2009 \| 11 comments
23.		XML is not S-Expressions (prescod.net)
		35 points by yters on Jan 12, 2009 \| 63 comments
		BigCanOfTuna on Jan 12, 2009 \| parent \| context \| on: Joel on Software: "By installing Java, you will be... How many times does "Joel on Software" show up on this blog entry? I count 5 times, including the Title and email address. Pot...kettle...black.
		shutter on Jan 12, 2009 \| parent \| context \| on: Ask YC: Do any of you find yourself reading commen... The comments differentiate good links from bad. I rarely read a post without checking the comments first. (Though I do read the links before voting, of course.)
		kylec on Jan 12, 2009 \| parent \| context \| on: HN Idea: Show links in questions after N upvotes > It's not terribly difficult to copy/paste links. Unless you're using an iPhone or iPod touch, in which case it's pretty much impossible.
27.		Ask HN: Review my startup, colaab - A Silverlight 2 RIA for rich, real-time collaboration
		30 points by stormideas on Jan 12, 2009 \| 95 comments
28.		Why Table Tennis is a Great Hacker Sport (jamesyu.org)
		29 points by jamesjyu on Jan 12, 2009 \| 18 comments
29.		Startup cofounder lives with his website users (crashtheinauguration.com)
		31 points by brianchesky on Jan 12, 2009 \| 13 comments
30.		Y Combinator Firm CO2Stats Caught in Frenzy of Environmental Cost of Google Search (xconomy.com)
		29 points by bbuderi on Jan 12, 2009 \| 9 comments
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