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1.		MIT OpenCourseWare introduces courses designed for independent learners (mit.edu)
		158 points by ashwinl 6 hours ago \| 22 comments
2.		US Patent system so dysfunctional you can patent a stick from a tree (google.com)
		64 points by lotusleaf1987 4 hours ago \| 16 comments
3.		Spray-on liquid glass is about to revolutionize almost everything (physorg.com)
		176 points by morganpyne 10 hours ago \| 106 comments
4.		How to win with an online store (hint: don't sell things available on Amazon) (gettingmoreawesome.com)
		64 points by rishi 6 hours ago \| 19 comments
5.		MapReduce from the basics to the actually useful (in under 30 minutes) (cloudant.com)
		71 points by cloudant 6 hours ago \| 10 comments
6.		Why Indian Startups need to get off their asses and learn to program (indianstartupgyaan.wordpress.com)
		60 points by rohitarondekar 6 hours ago \| 45 comments
7.		Google's dropping H.264 in Chrome is not a step backward for openness. (opera.com)
		259 points by martythemaniak 15 hours ago \| 102 comments
8.		“OK, but there are two rules…” (andyswan.com)
		177 points by speek 12 hours ago \| 54 comments
9.		Warning: Software Startups are Not as Easy as Everyone Says (2007) (softwarebyrob.com)
		18 points by dshah 3 hours ago \| 11 comments
10.		Groupon Readies for An I.P.O. (nytimes.com)
		37 points by ssclafani 5 hours ago \| 14 comments
11.		Are 10-11 hour programming days feasible? (slashdot.org)
		15 points by dholowiski 3 hours ago \| 12 comments
12.		WhiteProxy: only allow yourself the Internet that's relevant (github.com)
		11 points by diiq 2 hours ago \| 3 comments
13.		Hack Week at Dropbox (dropbox.com)
		86 points by aston 10 hours ago \| 12 comments
14.		How to write a simple operating system (berlios.de)
		186 points by motxilo 16 hours ago \| 13 comments
15.		What is a functional programming language? (enfranchisedmind.com)
		33 points by bendmorris 6 hours ago \| 19 comments
16.		IE9 beta's HTML5 support isn't there yet: 3 big canvas gotchas (deviantart.com)
		62 points by kemayo 9 hours ago \| 22 comments
17.		I love async, but I can't code like this (google.com)
		92 points by vamsee 11 hours ago \| 49 comments
18.		Beyond the RDBMS: the Brave New (Old) World of NoSQL (greenspun.com)
		8 points by mattmcknight 2 hours ago \| discuss
19.		The Practical vs. Idealistic Scenarios for the Near-Term Future of Online Video (daringfireball.net)
		48 points by danilocampos 9 hours ago \| 28 comments
20.		Show HN: cubeduel (our side project) (cubeduel.com)
		80 points by webwright 11 hours ago \| 41 comments
21.		Carnegie Mellon CS Professor challenges Sony by mirroring Geohot's PS3 hacks (cmu.edu)
		585 points by elliottcarlson 1 day ago \| 80 comments
22.		Steve Pavlina releases 1000+ personal development articles into public domain (stevepavlina.com)
		39 points by ximeng 8 hours ago \| 11 comments
23.		Slick CSS3 overlay system (js) (learnboost.com)
		32 points by rgbrgb 7 hours ago \| 5 comments
24.		Sign Up: KC HN Meetup (January 26th, 5:30, McCoys) (eventbrite.com)
		14 points by mathgladiator 4 hours ago \| 6 comments
25.		Thoughts on Webmatrix (Microsoft's simple website development tool) (wekeroad.com)
		38 points by ttrashh 8 hours ago \| 15 comments
26.		How to get your startup on Hacker News (swombat.com)
		137 points by swombat 16 hours ago \| 38 comments
27.		The Security Threat of Forged Law-Enforcement Credentials (schneier.com)
		88 points by wglb 14 hours ago \| 9 comments
28.		Look Around You - Maths (google.com)
		51 points by elptacek 6 hours ago \| 11 comments
29.		Character & Fitness Fail for Law Graduate With ‘No Plan’ To Pay Off His Debts (abovethelaw.com)
		33 points by BRadmin 8 hours ago \| 28 comments
30.		Mother, Superior? (sfgate.com)
		65 points by michaelchisari 13 hours ago \| 23 comments
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