Hacker News Way Back Machine

• Aaron Swartz: How To Launch Software · 148 points · by mqt · 48 comments
• "How to Get Rich": an anti-self-help book by Felix Dennis · 74 points · by dpapathanasiou · 59 comments
• "The mission is to end oil," he says, "not create a company." · 72 points · by colortone · 34 comments
• An Analysis of the YC "Open Sourced" Documents In Layman's Terms · 69 points · by sachinag · 9 comments
• Ask HN: What does Ruby have that Python doesn't? · 66 points · by globalrev · 221 comments
• How to get your lying printer to use up all its ink · 58 points · by fmanjoo · 38 comments
• Firefox to get massive JavaScript performance boost · 53 points · by apu · 26 comments
• 6% Ain’t Really That Much · 32 points · by mqt · 13 comments
• Ask HN: How do you find interesting stuff to read besides HN? · 31 points · by zasz · 38 comments
• Seth Godin Advocates Click Fraud · 29 points · by rob · 31 comments
• UNICEF says Britain is the worst country for children in the Western world · 26 points · by ksvs · 13 comments
• Lively, Google’s virtual world, has been a flop · 25 points · by cawel · 29 comments
• A review of the Nokia E71 · 25 points · by raganwald · 8 comments
• Pastebin the way god intended it be · 25 points · by shabda · 8 comments
• Why Are You a Programmer? · 24 points · by sant0sk1 · 52 comments
• Make Data Not Look Like Data · 23 points · by soundsop · 5 comments
• Recursion and human thought · 17 points · by gdee · 6 comments
• What you should know before starting a doctorate... · 16 points · by bootload · 20 comments
• Build your own Fusion Reactor [pdf] · 14 points · by rbc · 4 comments
• I made tea. · 13 points · by robg · 1 comment
• How Did You Get the Confidence to Start Your Business? · 13 points · by procyon · 14 comments
• They sold the startup, then bought it back.. (footytips.com.au) · 12 points · by whatusername · 10 comments
• Python Universal GUI (tkinter, wxwidgets, winforms with shoes-like syntax) · 12 points · by Alcides · 4 comments
• Adi Shamir's Cube Attacks - New form of Cryptanalysis · 12 points · by nickb · no comments
• Ma.gnolia goes open source · 11 points · by toni · 2 comments
• Are Big Name Universities Worth the Money? · 11 points · by nickb · 15 comments
• Learning Calculus: Overcoming Our Artificial Need for Precision · 10 points · by prakash · no comments
• Ask HN: When to turn on advertisements? · 10 points · by pxlpshr · 15 comments
• How your printer tricks you into buying ink and toner when you don't need it · 9 points · by nickb · no comments
• How to fix Rails helpers · 9 points · by qhoxie · no comments
• Deprogramming From the Academic Cult · 9 points · by 13ren · 5 comments
• EBay Is Slowly Losing Its Soul · 8 points · by reazalun · 19 comments
• First particles injected into Large Hadron Collider atom smasher · 8 points · by nickb · 2 comments
• Read it later - no more clutters on bookmarks · 8 points · by jyothi · 14 comments
• Ask HN: How do you organize your code? · 8 points · by arthurk · 9 comments
• Who Invests In VC? · 8 points · by markpeterdavis · no comments
• VC Tip Of The Day · 8 points · by cstejerean · no comments
• The new Brazilian Internet surveillance · 7 points · by braz2 · no comments
• Intel demonstrates how to send electrical power wirelessly · 7 points · by jaydub · 9 comments
• Galactic 'spaghetti monster' powered by magnetic fields · 7 points · by blogimus · 1 comment
• IPhone GUI PSD · 6 points · by ReidReid46 · 2 comments
• China Blocks Access to iTunes Store · 5 points · by agotterer · no comments
• How I Built a Working Online Poker Bot, Part 8 · 5 points · by Anon84 · no comments
• Anybody using MonetDB? · 5 points · by sant0sk1 · 1 comment
• Kevin Mitnick points out the problem with Web 2.0/Cloud computing · 5 points · by pakafka · 2 comments
• Gruber: Raining on the OpenClip Parade · 4 points · by nickb · 1 comment
• Google's search secret: It gets rid of you · 4 points · by nreece · no comments
• Amazon EBS - Elastic Block Store has launched · 4 points · by prakash · no comments
• Ask YC: Obama Saying "Developers" ? · 4 points · by babyshake · 1 comment
• OpenGL 3.0 - A Big Step in the Right Direction · 4 points · by Anon84 · no comments
• Workflow Voyeurism · 4 points · by prakash · no comments
• Is Arabic Facebook's Next Language? · 4 points · by vascoos01 · 3 comments
• Yahoo HackDay 2008 coming up on Sep 12-13 · 4 points · by mati · no comments
• The 160-mile download diet: Local file-sharing drastically cuts network load · 4 points · by blogimus · no comments
• Microsoft patents 'navigating paginated content in page-based increments' · 4 points · by nickb · 1 comment
• Study predicts undecided voters with 70% accuracy · 4 points · by gruseom · 1 comment
• Ask HN: Idea for startup: Comment Tracker · 3 points · by noor420 · 7 comments
• Biodiesel Breakthrough · 3 points · by sutro · no comments
• World heading towards cooler 2008 · 3 points · by braz2 · no comments
• Should all kids learn Algebra? (Dr. Schank's Educational Outrage column) · 3 points · by felipe · 1 comment
• Gnomedex Rumor: Adobe in Talks to Buy Yahoo · 3 points · by tomh · 4 comments
• The browser based collaborative source code editor · 3 points · by blackmac · no comments
• Fish Tale Has DNA Hook: H.S. Students Find Bad Labels · 3 points · by robg · no comments
• The astounding range of prices for a gallon of gasoline around the world - interactive graphic · 3 points · by robg · no comments
• Simple hack discovers China falsified age of Olympic gymnast · 3 points · by kirse · no comments
• Fedora servers were illegally accessed · 3 points · by ajbatac · no comments
• FLOSS Weekly 36: CouchDB · 3 points · by yaj · 1 comment
• OpenSSH blacklist script · 3 points · by nickb · no comments
• New Gears Geolocation API powers mobile web sites · 3 points · by ksvs · no comments
• Intel's Nehalem to have 1M transistors dedicated to power management (PCU) · 3 points · by MikeCapone · no comments
• Are foreign keys really necessary in a database design? · 3 points · by edw519 · 1 comment
• Our writing is now complete · 3 points · by baha_man · no comments
• Are beta blockers a performance drug that could increase the fairness of Olympic contests? · 3 points · by robg · no comments
• A Programming Interview Question Explored · 3 points · by lbrandy · 2 comments
• Microsoft granted Page Up Page Down patent · 3 points · by chaostheory · 1 comment
• Greasemonkey script for cracking airport wi-fi · 3 points · by gasull · no comments
• Favorite Programming Quotes · 3 points · by xelipe · no comments
• A warning for any young entrepreneurs considering a lemonade stand · 2 points · by Prrometheus · 1 comment
• Ask HN: legality of re-using publicly posted material · 2 points · by ulfstein · 2 comments
• Developer creates copy-paste tech for iPhone · 2 points · by bootload · no comments
• Finishers Wanted · 2 points · by raganwald · no comments
• What is happening at reddit? I'm trying to log on but I can't · 2 points · by esdi · 2 comments
• Video: iPhone holographic illusion · 2 points · by thenextweb · no comments
• Free CDN for Internet Startups · 2 points · by adamt · no comments
• Marin Soljačić: Wireless Power Transfer · 2 points · by sarosh · no comments
• Intel says laptops could get power wirelessly · 2 points · by fiaz · no comments
• Ninject: Killer IoC · 2 points · by eibrahim · no comments
• Would You Update Your LinkedIn Status? I Sense Status Overkill… · 2 points · by kimboslice · no comments
• The struggle to balance openness and control · 2 points · by cawel · no comments
• Is Microsoft Buying the Community? · 2 points · by eibrahim · no comments
• RedHat EL and Fedora Core infrastructure servers compromised, possible backdoored packages · 2 points · by there · no comments
• "I wish to meet Steve Jobs" · 2 points · by henning · no comments
• Gmail exploit more than just Gmail. Should it be released? · 2 points · by erickhill · no comments
• CNET Article Speaks to Widget Challenges on Social Platforms by Widgetbox Blog · 2 points · by kimboslice · no comments
• Yahoo Search brings Search Assist, SearchMonkey, and more to the iPhone · 2 points · by jonmc12 · no comments
• How can the oil speculators be responsible? · 2 points · by falsestprophet · 4 comments
• Intel introduces programmable matter / wireless power · 2 points · by geuis · no comments
• Teaching Discrete Mathematics via Primary Historical Sources · 2 points · by iamelgringo · no comments
• No Obama Text? Isn't the Info Vortex Refreshing? · 2 points · by dunkin · no comments
• Schneier on Security: MI5 on Terrorist Profiling · 2 points · by cstejerean · no comments
• Doing Your Best · 2 points · by marketer · no comments
• Are you creating your own workplace stress? · 2 points · by soundsop · no comments
• Subdownloader: Free tool for automatic download/upload subtitles for videofiles · 2 points · by gasull · 1 comment
• Special peek inside Nissan's R&D Battery lab · 2 points · by MikeCapone · no comments
• Great talk by Tony Wright on SEO/Marketing · 2 points · by marketer · no comments
• The Root of All Evil - Psychosomatic Rants · 1 points · by Bayless · no comments
• I Can't Believe My Eyes: Conforming to the Norm · 1 points · by hhm · no comments
• Bran Ferren at IDF: Storytelling beyond cartoons · 1 points · by bootload · no comments
• Difficult CardSpace Experience · 1 points · by nickb · no comments
• Brief script for extended git submodule status · 1 points · by aggieben · no comments
• What's in a [domain] name? Would a reddit by any other name smell as sweet? · 1 points · by sokoloff · 3 comments
• BlackBerry Bold vs. iPhone Web Browser Showdown (vid) · 1 points · by nickb · no comments
• Delicious for Firefox sync lagging? · 1 points · by merrick33 · no comments
• How I got started programming · 1 points · by dhotson · no comments
• Building Ruby on the N810 · 1 points · by qhoxie · no comments
• Cool project, what CMS did you guys use? · 1 points · by iamelgringo · 1 comment
• Digg is Down · 1 points · by Anon84 · no comments
• Is Apple’s MobileMe Secure? · 1 points · by Anon84 · no comments
• I do not think that word means what you think it means · 1 points · by lmacvittie · no comments
• 6 Emerging Trends CIOs Should Care About · 1 points · by swombat · no comments
• Pwnie Award Winners Video Now Online [video] · 1 points · by HansF · no comments
• The Power of Proper Practice · 1 points · by r00k · no comments
• Unfactoring from Patterns. Job Security trough Code Obscurity · 1 points · by bomberstudios · no comments
• Pogue on the iPhone 3G: A Product Manual You Won’t Be Able to Put Down · 1 points · by waderoush · no comments
• VC Awakens In The City That Never Sleeps · 1 points · by markpeterdavis · no comments
• Mycrocosm personal data graph portal · 1 points · by mridulkhan · no comments
• Dynamic Font Replacement: sIFR, FLIR and More · 1 points · by jwynia · no comments
• Get a Mac, get a job · 1 points · by tomh · no comments
• New Linked In iPhone App could be the Killer App… But It's Not · 1 points · by kimboslice · no comments
• Moving · 1 points · by cstejerean · no comments
• JustHackIt, a place for Hackers to meet other Hackers · 1 points · by ChrisRicca · no comments
• An open source OS built atop Java for visual artists and designers · 1 points · by mattyfo · 1 comment
• Outspoken advocate of photo IDs gets civil rights job · 1 points · by fiaz · no comments
• By Example · 1 points · by raganwald · no comments
• Rails Summit: now really for Latin America · 1 points · by akitaonrails · no comments
• Two new ways to location-enable your web apps · 1 points · by raghus · no comments
• What was the first program you ever wrote? · 1 points · by planck · 3 comments
• Google Offers A Geolocation API For Gears (But It Only Works On Windows Mobile) · 1 points · by procyon · no comments
• Seth's Blog: Ads are the new online tip jar · 1 points · by pbnaidu · no comments
• Google’s Swings and Misses · 1 points · by buckpost · no comments
• "Bugs: It's hard to use this command without singing." · 1 points · by henning · no comments
• You can have both... Jobs · 1 points · by r7000 · no comments
• Annals of the Patently Absurd: Microsoft patents PgUp/PgDwn · 1 points · by Anon84 · no comments
• Speculation: Google, Verizon Nearing a Search Deal · 1 points · by procyon · no comments
• Facebook v. MySpace In The U.S. Market: The Music Factor · 1 points · by ksvs · no comments
• Pizza Oven + Inkjet Printer + Nail Polish = Solar Cell? · 1 points · by MikeCapone · no comments
• Ontologies for everything else. · 1 points · by mspeiser · no comments
• New attack against multiple encryption functions · 1 points · by nickb · no comments
• The top 15 ways to get on with TechCrunch UK, and maybe other media · 1 points · by nickb · no comments
• Virgin Mobile formally seals the deal on Helio acquisition · 1 points · by procyon · no comments
• Microsoft Patents Ridiculous Page Up/Page Down Function · 1 points · by vascoos01 · no comments
• NOOO Honda Fit hybrid not coming to US after all... · 1 points · by MikeCapone · 1 comment
• Today Market · 1 points · by babu12345 · no comments
• An insider's view of ad networks, and the risks of selling remnant inventory · 1 points · by ilamont · no comments
• Risk-Based Testing · 1 points · by cstejerean · 1 comment
• Interview with MIT Subway Hacker Zack Anderson · 1 points · by caveman82 · no comments
• Is Database-as-a-Service a Bad Idea? · 1 points · by nickb · no comments
• Ma.gnolia.com new version will be open source · 1 points · by yaj · no comments
• From Awesomely Futuristic User Interfaces to Micro-Site Modular Innovation · 1 points · by theproductguy · no comments
• Two new, popular malware attacks · 1 points · by snydeq · no comments
• The future rests on the soil beneath our feet · 1 points · by robg · no comments
• Adding Simplicity - An Engineering Mantra: Latency Exists, Cope · 1 points · by ajbatac · no comments
• Barack Obama's Million-Dollar Text Message? · 1 points · by fromedome · no comments
• Ma.gnolia Goes Open Source; Wants to be the WordPress of Social Bookmarking · 1 points · by markbao · no comments
• Has Couple Found Formula To Win Lottery? · 1 points · by notdarkyet · no comments
• Who Needs Harvard? · 1 points · by zasz · 1 comment