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Stories from March 20, 2011
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1. See how many times a URL has been shared on Facebook (facebook.com)
305 points by jf on March 20, 2011 | 55 comments
2. Sony offers hacker a job. Hacker turns them down because of geoHot (inquisitr.com)
280 points by whenimgone on March 20, 2011 | 61 comments
3. Why the Quick Bar (“dickbar”) is still so offensive (marco.org)
250 points by starnix17 on March 20, 2011 | 101 comments
4. I got into YC after applying 6 times. Here's my advice for YC applicants (iamwil.posterous.com)
238 points by iamwil on March 20, 2011 | 54 comments
5. The Tyranny of the Extroverts (allendowney.com)
219 points by zootar on March 20, 2011 | 87 comments
6. 2011 MacBook Pros Crash Under Load (discussions.apple.com)
206 points by GeneralMaximus on March 20, 2011 | 58 comments
7. Codified startup advice (gabrielweinberg.com)
194 points by bjonathan on March 20, 2011 | 24 comments
8. Don't yell at waitresses. You look like a jerk and it blows investments. (thestartupfoundry.com)
127 points by g0atbutt on March 20, 2011 | 83 comments
9. I just don’t get LinkedIn, do you? (stilgherrian.com)
126 points by bigiain on March 20, 2011 | 72 comments
10. In AT&T & T-Mobile Merger, Everybody Loses (gigaom.com)
124 points by alecperkins on March 20, 2011 | 30 comments
11. Phpfog "Down for maintenance" (phpfogsucks.com)
125 points by jeisc on March 20, 2011 | 116 comments
12. Open-source, JavaScript JSON HTML viewer released (ajaxstack.com)
116 points by mythz on March 20, 2011 | 22 comments
13. Why so little looting in Japan? It's not just about honesty. (slate.com)
112 points by PixelRobot on March 20, 2011 | 55 comments
14. YC Is Not a School for Startups; It's Marine Corps Boot Camp for Founders (earbitscom.posterous.com)
106 points by iamwil on March 20, 2011 | 44 comments
15. Ask HN: Anyone on HN running a web startup with 50K+ a year net profit?
103 points by riskish on March 20, 2011 | 51 comments
16. What It Feels Like to Be Rich (jamesaltucher.com)
103 points by jaltucher on March 20, 2011 | 101 comments
17. Apple's Safari Browser Gives Search Marketers Headaches (mediapost.com)
80 points by lotusleaf1987 on March 20, 2011 | 35 comments
18. Hiring Without Agencies - Lessons Learned (engineroomapps.com)
78 points by ig1 on March 20, 2011 | 77 comments
19. Show HN: We made a web-based cash register (facecash.com)
75 points by thinkcomp on March 20, 2011 | 54 comments
20. Beetailer (YC W11) Helps Online Retailers Set Up Shop On Facebook (techcrunch.com)
74 points by nickel on March 20, 2011 | 7 comments
21. Google releases Anthill to bake VP8 into hardware (cnet.com)
73 points by cma on March 20, 2011 | 23 comments
22. The complete works of Leonhard Euler available online (dartmouth.edu)
72 points by RiderOfGiraffes on March 20, 2011 | 5 comments
23. Fear may be more dangerous than radiation (washingtonpost.com)
71 points by yummyfajitas on March 20, 2011 | 74 comments
24. M.C. Escher: More Mathematics Than Meets the Eye (im-possible.info)
66 points by nathanh on March 20, 2011 | 8 comments
25. Understanding and using Amazon EBS - Elastic Block Store (perfcap.blogspot.com)
61 points by mblakele on March 20, 2011 | 4 comments
26. Breaking the Rules (asmartbear.com)
58 points by nathanh on March 20, 2011 | 20 comments
27. How not to interact with the media - Hashable CEO (spiers.tumblr.com)
54 points by minalecs on March 20, 2011 | 22 comments
28. Dynamic languages are static languages (existentialtype.wordpress.com)
54 points by gaiusparx on March 20, 2011 | 57 comments
29. Ask HN: you want HOW much for the design?
49 points by flipacoin on March 20, 2011 | 53 comments
30. Poll: Did you apply to YC for S11?
47 points by jayzee on March 20, 2011 | 39 comments

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