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andr's Law of Lists of Great Stuff:

The greatness of the items in a list is inversely proportional to the size of the list.

For further proof, see "Top 100 XYZ Apps" lists in ReadWriteWeb.

Anybody else sick of these sites that live solely on posting "lists"? I mean, all this is is an aggregate of what you can find on jQuery.org or a google search, and the sites are usually loaded with ads.

You could even find better plugins at jQuery.org. The top plugin in this list is a contact form that slides. Holy bat shit!

I think these sites are almost a direct result of social news sites which thrive on this type of empty content.

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