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15991.

$1 of every $5 in US wallets in 2010 came from programs like unemployment & SS (nytimes.com)

39 points by diogenescynic on Jul 11, 2011 | 51 comments

15992.

Belgian newspapers: Google blocking us on searches (google.com)

39 points by robtoo on Jul 18, 2011 | 50 comments

15993.

Imagine the Apple Thunderbolt Display… without the display (extremetech.com)

39 points by ukdm on Jul 25, 2011 | 49 comments

15994.

Alternative energy can power the world in 20-40 years (news.stanford.edu)

39 points by dirtyaura on Feb 18, 2011 | 48 comments

15995.

Show HN: Cilantro ("About.me for restaurants"). Feedback wanted.

39 points by callmeed on Aug 26, 2011 | 47 comments

15996.

App-Powered Car Service Leaves Cabs in the Dust (wired.com)

39 points by MikeF on Apr 5, 2011 | 45 comments

15997.

FBI arrests LulzSec member "recursion" for Sony Pictures hack (arstechnica.com)

39 points by alvivar on Sep 22, 2011 | 45 comments

15998.

Star Trek Has Arrived on Netflix as Promised (tekgoblin.com)

39 points by mjurek on Jul 4, 2011 | 43 comments

15999.

There really isn’t much of a “tablet” market (marco.org)

39 points by dean on Jun 20, 2011 | 42 comments

16000.

Why Bundles and Steam Sales Aren't Good for Most Indies (dinofarmgames.com)

39 points by ido on Nov 24, 2011 | 41 comments

16001.

Poll: How many hours do you sleep?

39 points by methane on Dec 5, 2011 | 41 comments

16002.

Are Writers Powerless to Make a Living in the Digital Age? (publishingperspectives.com)

39 points by ekpyrotic on Feb 20, 2011 | 39 comments

16003.

Apple Denies Amazon’s Claim That ‘App Store’ Is Generic Term (businessweek.com)

39 points by Garbage on May 22, 2011 | 39 comments

16004.

Newegg.com withdraws IPO (renaissancecapital.com)

39 points by nathanlrivera on May 27, 2011 | 38 comments

16005.

A whole new world: Ars reviews the Galaxy Tab 10.1 (arstechnica.com)

39 points by evo_9 on Jun 16, 2011 | 38 comments

16006.

Razoring Ockham’s Razor (rationallyspeaking.blogspot.com)

39 points by mtviewdave on May 22, 2011 | 37 comments

16007.

What should I ask for when negotiating a CTO position in a funded start up? ()

39 points by fbliss on Aug 11, 2011 | 35 comments

16008.

How Dropbox Will Die (forbes.com)

39 points by aab1d on Oct 18, 2011 | 35 comments

16009.

Facebook Buys Old Sun Campus in Menlo Park (techcrunch.com)

39 points by siculars on Feb 8, 2011 | 34 comments

16010.

What Safari’s “Reading List” in Lion means for Instapaper (marco.org)

39 points by jakewalker on Apr 30, 2011 | 34 comments

16011.

Are slide rules still useful? (johndcook.com)

39 points by gnosis on Apr 12, 2011 | 33 comments

16012.

The Ideal Interviewer (panela.blog-city.com)

39 points by mharrison on Apr 22, 2011 | 33 comments

16013.

Lessons from California: The perils of extreme democracy (economist.com)

39 points by pelle on Apr 27, 2011 | 33 comments

16014.

Nokia USA president is out, replaced by Microsoft vet Chris Weber (engadget.com)

39 points by mfukar on Feb 12, 2011 | 32 comments

16015.

Why we need a space program (extremetech.com)

39 points by mrsebastian on Jul 21, 2011 | 32 comments

16016.

Is This the Future of Punctuation? (online.wsj.com)

39 points by jamesbritt on Oct 23, 2011 | 32 comments

16017.

Reasons to install Sublime Text 2 (1p1e1.tumblr.com)

39 points by 1p1e1 on Dec 15, 2011 | 32 comments

16018.

Dismantling the Space Shuttle Program (theatlantic.com)

39 points by admp on Apr 14, 2011 | 31 comments

16019.

Is Scheme Lisp? (c2.com)

39 points by gnosis on Apr 14, 2011 | 31 comments

16020.

50 Percent Will Abandon Facebook for Google+, Poll Finds (pcmag.com)

39 points by nextparadigms on Jul 28, 2011 | 31 comments