5

Jan

2007

1.

One moment Dave DeSmidt had $179,000 in his 401(k) retirement account, the next he had nothing. (redtape.msnbc.com)

504 points posted by mjk1093

2.

Amazing New Temple to be Built in India - looks like something out of Star Wars (skyscrapernews.com)

438 points posted by violator

3.

Did you ever record TV shows on a VCR? Then thank Mr. Rogers. (en.wikipedia.org)

336 points posted by doogie92

4.

LEGO Car Factory Built From LEGO (Video) - And Yes, It Is Amazing (3000 Euros, 2000 hrs to Build) (youtube.com)

334 points posted by mhb

5.

CÃ¡ Bhfuil Na Gaeilg eoirÃ? (guardian.co.uk)

319 points posted by Maxcactus

6.

Dance of the flight attendants (jenwang.net)

286 points posted by r2002

7.

Bill Joy's greatest gift to man â€“ the vi editor (theregister.co.uk)

254 points posted by mklink

8.

Why learning vi/vim still makes sense in 2007 (blog.ngedit.com)

245 points posted by jng

9.

Hitachi Introduces 1-Terabyte Hard Drive (news.yahoo.com)

220 points posted by fishandchips

10.

Web Usability: People read content 32% faster on dark font on light backgrounds (usability.gov)

167 points posted by drawkbox

11.

The effect of compiler optimization settings on MechAssault2 (gamearchitect.net)

153 points posted by jbstjohn

12.

Jon Stewart on livin' it up in Iraq's Green Zone [VIDEO] (alternet.org)

153 points posted by ginmonkey

13.

Creating a password to convince yourself you have traveled back in time (everything2.com)

126 points posted by cdills

14.

Toddler caught during four-story fall (cnn.com)

120 points posted by trivial

15.

French Who Wants to Be a Millionaire: "What revolves around the earth?" 2 life lines are used and he says "The sun" (video.google.com)

114 points posted by jimmyr

16.

Bush Admin Makes White House Visitor Records Disappear (tpmmuckraker.com)

111 points posted by bonkydog

17.

Things You Need to Know before Interviewing for a Game Programming Position (binarycreativity.com)

94 points posted by motzer

18.

Black Islamic leader challenges civil rights organizations to break the code of silence on hate violence when blacks are the accused attackers, and whites are the victims (alternet.org)

87 points posted by daviday

19.

Diamond star thrills astronomers (news.bbc.co.uk)

81 points posted by trivial

20.

I don't know what this guy is up to, but I don't trust him one bit. (reddit.com)

81 points posted by falsestprophet

21.

Haskell â€” First Impressions (blogs.nubgames.com)

70 points posted by motzer

22.

FooPlot: Online Graphing Calculator. (fooplot.com)

67 points posted by wyclif

23.

Immigrants behind 25 percent of tech startups (msnbc.msn.com)

66 points posted by reflibman

24.

Cuba, poster child for energy self-sufficiency, may owe much of its success to its relative backwardness and isolation. The lessons for the industrialized world are striking. (resourceinsights.blogspot.com)

61 points posted by tofocsend

25.

A Tour of the Google Blacklist (portal.spidynamics.com)

48 points posted by igeldard