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1.		Ask HN: Review my startup - Scribd (YC S06)
		220 points by snowmaker on May 6, 2010 \| 150 comments
2.		On Working Remotely (codinghorror.com)
		187 points by niyazpk on May 6, 2010 \| 64 comments
3.		A Cover Letter To Penny Arcade (adventuringcompany.com)
		175 points by tfh on May 6, 2010 \| 39 comments
4.		How I Monetized My Passion (thesevenfive.com)
		165 points by iisbum on May 6, 2010 \| 43 comments
5.		Facebook's new features secretly add apps to your profile (macworld.com)
		141 points by AndrewWarner on May 6, 2010 \| 107 comments
6.		689 TED talks ranked by engagement (spreadsheet) (spreadsheets.google.com)
		110 points by igrigorik on May 6, 2010 \| 11 comments
7.		10^6 Giraffes (onemilliongiraffes.com)
		82 points by ChrisRicca on May 6, 2010 \| 35 comments
		jrockway on May 6, 2010 \| parent \| context \| on: Today the Dow dropped 1000 points in about ten min... Whoops, meant to run that script on the dev instance.
9.		JavaScript Tips (aymanh.com)
		79 points by RBerenguel on May 6, 2010 \| 23 comments
10.		If you're an Android developer and looking for ideas, start here (androidforums.com)
		68 points by icey on May 6, 2010 \| 21 comments
11.		Making ActiveResource 34x faster: QActiveResource (directededge.com)
		68 points by wheels on May 6, 2010 \| 10 comments
12.		Net Neutrality Fans Rejoice: The FCC Will Reclassify Broadband (gigaom.com)
		67 points by rpledge on May 6, 2010 \| 26 comments
		Alex3917 on May 6, 2010 \| parent \| context \| on: Facebook's new features secretly add apps to your ... "I don't like this contempt for customer." The advertisers are the customer. You're the product.
14.		Canadian DMCA Bill Within Six Weeks (michaelgeist.ca)
		63 points by rpledge on May 6, 2010 \| 18 comments
		barredo on May 6, 2010 \| parent \| context \| on: On Working Remotely My order of preference: Working with better programmers than me > Working solo > Working with others I guess it is a common preference
16.		Another view of game piracy (wolfire.com)
		62 points by jeff18 on May 6, 2010 \| 67 comments
17.		Django 1.2 RC 1 released (djangoproject.com)
		59 points by mshafrir on May 6, 2010 \| 8 comments
18.		A Haskell Bookshelf (programming-musings.org)
		60 points by mahipal on May 6, 2010 \| 5 comments
19.		What it feels like to fail (aflanagan.com)
		60 points by augustflanagan on May 6, 2010 \| 53 comments
20.		Six companies, including owners of Sam Adams, traded today at $0.00 per share (wsj.com)
		59 points by goodside on May 6, 2010 \| 40 comments
21.		The Google design, turned up a notch (googleblog.blogspot.com)
		58 points by madh on May 6, 2010 \| 62 comments
		sonnym on May 6, 2010 \| parent \| context \| on: Today the Dow dropped 1000 points in about ten min... There are far too many speculative comments on this story. I normally find the comments on HN to be well thought and reasoned - not rapid posting of wild rumors that are currently prevalent. Perhaps people should wait until the facts emerge before posting more stories filled with inaccurate information.
23.		The Case for Working With Your Hands (nytimes.com)
		56 points by signa11 on May 6, 2010 \| 17 comments
24.		HP Updates MacBook-Imitating Envy Range (trustedreviews.com)
		56 points by swombat on May 6, 2010 \| 54 comments
		crocowhile on May 6, 2010 \| parent \| context \| on: Digg Cuts 10% of Staff >They have 72 staff? Doing what?? Browsing reddit.
26.		Facebook's New Policies Make Harassment Easy (readwriteweb.com)
		52 points by aj on May 6, 2010 \| 31 comments
27.		Accurate re-creation of Sherlock Holme's rooms based on readings from all novels (stutler.cc)
		52 points by RiderOfGiraffes on May 6, 2010 \| 23 comments
28.		The Omni Group has sold 5,000 copies of OmniGraffle for iPad (for $50 each). (omnigroup.com)
		52 points by chris24 on May 6, 2010 \| 38 comments
29.		Scribd Will Abandon Flash (nytimes.com)
		53 points by sound on May 6, 2010 \| 1 comment
30.		Facebook claims data portability is criminal (dataportability.org)
		50 points by yanw on May 6, 2010 \| 10 comments
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