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Stories from February 16, 2008
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1. PG on trolls (paulgraham.com)
137 points by sharpshoot on Feb 16, 2008 | 183 comments
2. Toshiba to give up on HD DVD, end format war (reuters.com)
32 points by nickb on Feb 16, 2008 | 19 comments
3. Looking for a co-founder? post here (3 rules apply)
31 points by sharpshoot on Feb 16, 2008 | 94 comments
4. How difficult is it for singles to get picked up by Y Combinator?
24 points by fiftyone on Feb 16, 2008 | 38 comments
5. John Cleese’s “Letter to America” (starrgazr.wordpress.com)
23 points by theoneill on Feb 16, 2008 | 8 comments
6. It is scary how thin the startup layer really is (tamkivi.com)
17 points by kradic on Feb 16, 2008 | 8 comments
7. 11 Things To Know About Semantic Web (readwriteweb.com)
19 points by cawel on Feb 16, 2008 | 17 comments
8. Why S3 went down (amazonwebservices.com)
18 points by iamelgringo on Feb 16, 2008 | 5 comments
9. Hacker News trends (collison.ie)
17 points by mqt on Feb 16, 2008 | 2 comments
10. Poor People Use Yahoo, Those Better Off Use Google (techcrunch.com)
14 points by davidw on Feb 16, 2008 | 8 comments
11. Obama: A Bubble Sort is the Wrong Way to Go (nytimes.com)
14 points by edw519 on Feb 16, 2008 | 13 comments
12. Oscilloscope Fun and Games (waxy.org)
14 points by hhm on Feb 16, 2008
13. Dr. Dobb's | Lean Programming (ddj.com)
13 points by auferstehung on Feb 16, 2008 | 1 comment
14. Dr. Dobb's | Lean Programming II (ddj.com)
13 points by auferstehung on Feb 16, 2008
15. Lean Programming (poppendieck.com)
12 points by auferstehung on Feb 16, 2008 | 3 comments
16. Does Your Code Pass The Turkey Test? (moserware.com)
11 points by ks on Feb 16, 2008 | 5 comments
17. Facebook to lose $150 million next year (plentyoffish.wordpress.com)
11 points by hoan on Feb 16, 2008 | 8 comments
18. Screedbot - make your own scrolling typewriter text (powered by Common Lisp) (wigflip.com)
10 points by tomh on Feb 16, 2008 | 1 comment
19. SQL Server 2005 vs. MySQL for a startup?
9 points by tejus on Feb 16, 2008 | 29 comments
20. Weebly on BBC's Webscape (bbc.co.uk)
9 points by immad on Feb 16, 2008 | 1 comment
21. So what's wrong with 1975 programming? (orebokech.com)
9 points by kradic on Feb 16, 2008
22. Germs may help fight tumors -- which means an infection-free lifestyle comes at a price (latimes.com)
9 points by kradic on Feb 16, 2008
23. BitTorrent Developers Introduce Comcast Busting Encryption (torrentfreak.com)
5 points by nickb on Feb 16, 2008 | 3 comments
24. Just How Important Is A Good Domain?
7 points by fiftyone on Feb 16, 2008 | 13 comments
25. 17 Startup Mistakes to Avoid (boopboop.com)
7 points by drm237 on Feb 16, 2008
26. Machines 'to match man by 2029' (bbc.co.uk)
5 points by cawel on Feb 16, 2008 | 19 comments
27. YC Meetup in SF next week?
6 points by aditya on Feb 16, 2008 | 1 comment
28. Examining the charisma mandate (nytimes.com)
6 points by robg on Feb 16, 2008
29. Things I Learned At The Apple Store (burbia.com)
5 points by danw on Feb 16, 2008
30. Open Thread: How Would You Fix Yahoo? (readwriteweb.com)
5 points by terpua on Feb 16, 2008 | 4 comments

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