Hacker News Way Back Machine

• Wow, check out this guy's comment · 233 points · by jmtame · 101 comments
• Joel on Software: The new Fog Creek Office · 110 points · by twampss · 85 comments
• My new year's resolution is to email my 15 months old son daily · 71 points · by mad44 · 37 comments
• Startup now 100% on AWS (they're using AMQP, PostgreSQL, pgpool-II and Rails) · 58 points · by spif · 28 comments
• Debunking Daniel Tammet · 50 points · by byrneseyeview · 10 comments
• NYC Hacker Collective: Revenge of the Nerds · 48 points · by fleaflicker · 19 comments
• Ask HN: New Years Resolution(s)? · 37 points · by mikeyur · 69 comments
• Cloth Physics · 37 points · by epi0Bauqu · 6 comments
• 10,000 hours · 35 points · by bdfh42 · 28 comments
• Cuil on Business Week list of most successful companies of 2008 · 35 points · by rokhayakebe · 25 comments
• Freemium business model case study: AdultFriendFinder ARPU, churn, and conversion rates · 34 points · by dcurtis · 1 comment
• Best Data Visualization Projects of the Year · 33 points · by prakash · 4 comments
• Indie Game Developer does 100 day protest Nintendo · 31 points · by jflowers45 · 17 comments
• The same guy who predicted collapse of USSR, is predicting the collapse of U.S. · 28 points · by vaksel · 58 comments
• Hindley-Milner type inference algorithim, explained · 28 points · by jcapote · 16 comments
• The behavioural science of supermarkets · 24 points · by robg · 8 comments
• Don’t be a Facebook whore · 24 points · by astrec · 7 comments
• Global warming: Why the world has taken to chilies · 24 points · by robg · 12 comments
• Never Too Late To Learn An Instrument · 23 points · by tortilla · 35 comments
• Hello world in Kawa Scheme for Android · 22 points · by brlewis · 6 comments
• 2008 In Review - What Happened with Programming Languages? · 21 points · by davidw · 1 comment
• Programming: Love It or Leave It · 21 points · by bdfh42 · 5 comments
• Getting started with Lisp. · 20 points · by socratees · 1 comment
• Becoming a renewable energy engineer · 20 points · by pingswept · 8 comments
• The Crunchies 2008: Vote · 19 points · by johns · 18 comments
• The Book Of Ruby · 19 points · by Anon84 · 3 comments
• How and why web developers should file bug reports and test browser nightlies · 19 points · by rickharrison · 4 comments
• How to Organize a Database Table’s Keys for Scalability · 18 points · by astrec · 2 comments
• Triumph of Nerds: Steve Jobs & Bill Gates (1 of 3) · 17 points · by acangiano · 12 comments
• Should the Obama Generation Drop Out? · 17 points · by tokenadult · 20 comments
• Ask HN: Alan Kay or DHH? · 16 points · by jhancock · 57 comments
• Have You Seen Apple's Netbook? · 16 points · by cwisecarver · 20 comments
• OpenSocial Java, PHP, Python, and Ruby Libraries Released · 15 points · by babyshake · no comments
• Google to Employees: No Christmas Bonus, Here's a G1 Instead · 14 points · by vaksel · 11 comments
• AFP goes backwards shuts off RSS feeds · 14 points · by tm · 6 comments
• Map of Travel Time to Major Cities: A global map of Accessibility · 14 points · by jamesjyu · 3 comments
• Critique my app: JotBot, a desktop time-tracking tool · 14 points · by jamesbritt · 26 comments
• Ask HN: Sources to determine "reasonable compensation?" for web CEO's · 13 points · by clintavo · 24 comments
• Fog Creek office slideshow · 12 points · by RyanGWU82 · 6 comments
• How Common Craft Stopped Doing Client Work, In Plain English · 12 points · by ajbatac · 1 comment
• Do not oppose the way of the universe · 11 points · by lionhearted · 3 comments
• Those Greek Riots · 10 points · by fallentimes · 4 comments
• What’s Another $14 Billion Anyway? · 9 points · by IsaacSchlueter · 29 comments
• 100 ways to increase your software sales in 2009 · 9 points · by hermitcrab · 2 comments
• More Reasons Why Now Is The Time For Hatching Something New · 9 points · by bdfh42 · no comments
• How to Be More Productive · 9 points · by makimaki · 2 comments
• Will Work for Praise: The Web's Free-Labor Economy · 8 points · by epi0Bauqu · 1 comment
• RESTful Rhyme Dictionary · 8 points · by indiejade · 4 comments
• 508 Mirrorboard for Linux (evdev/uinput) · 7 points · by ivanstojic · 3 comments
• Are we doomed? What do I do? · 7 points · by thatguy · 13 comments
• Work Ethic 2.0: Attention Control · 6 points · by makimaki · no comments
• Semiconductor Lasers Generate Better Random Numbers · 5 points · by nreece · 2 comments
• Ask HN: What is a "toy" language? · 5 points · by kwamenum86 · 5 comments
• Engaging Facebook Applications · 5 points · by code_devil · 2 comments
• Working with XML · 5 points · by john · 2 comments
• Google's Discontinued Services · 5 points · by known · 1 comment
• Our Unconscious Brain Makes The Best Decisions Possible · 5 points · by troystribling · no comments
• More Reasons Why Now Is The Time For Hatching Something New · 5 points · by ajbatac · no comments
• 2009 Predictions: iPhone Gaming Will Replace Nintendo and Sony · 5 points · by dell9000 · 7 comments
• The Man Who Said No to Wal-Mart · 5 points · by makimaki · 1 comment
• Dire Times Offer a Chance to Reconsider Choices · 4 points · by robg · no comments
• Peeling Away the jQuery Wrapper and Finding an Array · 4 points · by johns · no comments
• The Top 500 Worst Passwords of All Time · 4 points · by prakash · no comments
• [Ask YC] Free emailing services besides Google apps? · 4 points · by hamgav · no comments
• Premarital Abstinence Pledges Ineffective, Study Finds · 4 points · by fallentimes · 8 comments
• Why Orthodox Economics Fails · 4 points · by chaostheory · no comments
• An iFund Applicant's Response to the December 2008 KPCB iFund Data Breach · 4 points · by thinkcomp · 4 comments
• BirdFood: Smarter RSS Feed for Twitter with Yahoo Pipes · 4 points · by wheels · 1 comment
• Simple rules for creating iPhone applications · 4 points · by adityakothadiya · no comments
• FBI issues code cracking challenge · 4 points · by epi0Bauqu · 1 comment
• Ask HN: Where to find a designer for a cheap startup · 3 points · by rickharrison · 3 comments
• Anticresis · 3 points · by syntaxfree · 2 comments
• Online research is narrowing the range of modern scholarship · 3 points · by nreece · 1 comment
• The Beautiful Machine · 3 points · by tokenadult · no comments
• Is Social Security a Ponzi Scheme? · 3 points · by tokenadult · 2 comments
• How Apple screwed up AppleTV · 3 points · by kirubakaran · 4 comments
• Wanted: More science and math teachers in the US · 3 points · by toni · 1 comment
• Scene stealer: The aXXo files · 3 points · by parenthesis · 1 comment
• Eking out performance in script loading · 3 points · by bdfh42 · no comments
• With a Digital Stereo, Cisco Systems Is Starting a Push Into Home Electronics · 3 points · by prakash · no comments
• Jeff Hawkins: Brain science is about to fundamentally change computing (vid) · 3 points · by prakash · no comments
• Less killing, more kissing: new breed of computer games bring people together · 3 points · by prakash · no comments
• Times are changing · 3 points · by johns · no comments
• The Editor Dilemma · 3 points · by migpwr · no comments
• Is the iPod Touch driving App Store sales, or is it the other way around? · 3 points · by ilamont · no comments
• Florida, the Next Hotbed of Venture Capital? · 3 points · by nickb · no comments
• A Tale of 2 Protocols: IPv4, IPv6, MTUs and Fragmentation · 3 points · by prakash · 1 comment
• Please critique "Read My Tweets" -- using CAPTCHAs to increase your followers on twitter. · 3 points · by amichail · 4 comments
• Ask YC: Dragging text from OSX terminal windows? · 3 points · by pg · 8 comments
• Ask YC: Community Sponsored Programming · 2 points · by iamdave · no comments
• Testers are cool at prime numbers · 2 points · by liamQ · 1 comment
• Networking Tips: Be a shining star and maximize your time meeting new people · 2 points · by ctingom · no comments
• What are your goals for 2009? · 2 points · by merrick33 · 1 comment
• Recommendation for Online Store Software · 2 points · by segfault · 2 comments
• Internet Access Turns School Buses Into Rolling Classrooms · 2 points · by veteran · no comments
• 2 Ways to run Open Office apps from anywhere · 2 points · by normchow · no comments
• Social Media is No Place for Robot Behavior · 2 points · by nreece · no comments
• Ask HN: Recommend a CMS for a Review Site? · 2 points · by cosmok · no comments
• The Clash of Civilizations? · 2 points · by robg · no comments
• DIY net gun · 2 points · by est · no comments
• Django-Portfolio: Organize and Display Projects · 2 points · by twampss · no comments
• Futzing with features: Firefox add-ons in 2008 · 2 points · by vladimir · no comments
• How ReTweets Spread: The Epidemiology of Viral Messaging on Twitter · 2 points · by Anon84 · no comments
• Rate my product - mostrecent.net · 2 points · by typicaljoe · 3 comments
• Gunpowder Is Okay to Bring on an Airplane · 2 points · by MikeCapone · no comments
• Will Work for Praise: The Web's Free-Labor Economy · 2 points · by makimaki · no comments
• Drug Companies & Doctors: A Story of Corruption · 2 points · by robg · no comments
• Links to startup anecdotes (poor man's Founders at Work) · 2 points · by wmorein · 1 comment
• God bless Greenspan, patron saint of pool skatin’ · 2 points · by bouncingsoul · no comments
• The undeniable shift to Keynes · 2 points · by Anon84 · no comments
• Microsoft holds back full Netbook potential · 2 points · by netbookstation · no comments
• Apple wants to swipe your iPhone · 2 points · by twampss · 1 comment
• The Science of Shopping: Here is what retailers know about you. · 2 points · by makimaki · 1 comment
• OLPC's creepy and inappropriate John Lennon ad · 2 points · by technologizer · 1 comment
• Toyota engineering feat: The amazing shrinking car, 7 seats in a compact · 2 points · by MikeCapone · no comments
• Ask HN: Year in Review · 2 points · by matt1 · 2 comments
• Ask HN: Slicehost vs. Linode · 2 points · by rickharrison · 1 comment
• Broadcast TV Retains Marketing Dollars in Hard Times · 2 points · by peter123 · no comments
• Tell HN: Thailand coworking update · 2 points · by bemmu · no comments
• Ask HN: rate/review my LAST startup · 2 points · by scattered · 8 comments
• How Google Is Influencing Server Design · 2 points · by ajbatac · no comments
• 37signals 2008 Year in Review · 2 points · by qhoxie · no comments
• Why Sell at a Loss · 2 points · by mattmcknight · 1 comment
• Text Messages Cost Carriers Nothing · 2 points · by robg · 1 comment
• Privacy in an Information Abundant World · 2 points · by dominiek · no comments
• Ask HN: I just found out someone signed up with a stolen credit card. What do I do now? · 2 points · by rishi · 3 comments
• BookSprouts, A Social Network For Book Worms And Clubs · 1 points · by kwamenum86 · 3 comments
• "Cultural Agoraphobia" and Technology · 1 points · by ecommercematt · 1 comment
• Interview with chair of panel overseeing the $700 billion · 1 points · by davi · no comments
• Greenshot.sourceforge.net · 1 points · by jwilliams · 1 comment
• Downturn will slow Mozilla's growth · 1 points · by peter123 · 1 comment
• Windows 7 Beta 1 - Review · 1 points · by nreece · no comments
• AD IV: Programming Newbie · 1 points · by astrec · no comments
• AT&T's iPhone Grinch · 1 points · by dell9000 · no comments
• Ask HN: Web site for lists that recently launched · 1 points · by dannyr · no comments
• Round One of the Credit Crunch is Over - But Inflation is Coming Back · 1 points · by simitpatel · no comments
• How You Can Start A Business in 2009, With Passion · 1 points · by adityakothadiya · no comments
• UK Wants to Rate Sites Like Movies · 1 points · by charlierosefan · no comments
• Life of a Star: 12 billion years in 6 minutes · 1 points · by nreece · no comments
• Touchscreen Netbooks are all the buzz of CES 2009 · 1 points · by netbookstation · no comments
• Internet Access Turns School Buses Into Rolling Classrooms · 1 points · by gcheong · no comments
• Android for Netbooks not on the Horizon for Google · 1 points · by netbookstation · no comments
• Hacker News Twitter Group · 1 points · by nreece · 1 comment
• A Series of Stresses or A Series of Adventures | Ketchup Week · 1 points · by ctingom · no comments
• 7 Apps And Feature Updates I Want For Android · 1 points · by VizionQuest · no comments
• Unlocking the dynamic web · 1 points · by nreece · no comments
• The Secret of Efficient Meetings · 1 points · by mattmcknight · no comments
• Brain Reorganizes to Make Room for Math · 1 points · by jderick · 1 comment
• Why Apple will be the next Sony · 1 points · by joop · no comments
• Friendship is Relative · 1 points · by rms · no comments
• Jackpot: Penthouse Porn IPO to Pay for Adult FriendFinder Founder's Car · 1 points · by justifyleo · no comments
• Rumsfeld's Rules · 1 points · by ctingom · no comments
• Play the Credit Crunch with this Economist Board Game · 1 points · by flavio87 · no comments
• Remember the old days? Web 0.1 Memories · 1 points · by ctingom · no comments
• The Return of the Old Grouch (a tale of customer service gone wrong) · 1 points · by timr · no comments
• Ask HN: Thoughts on Zoho CloudSQL? · 1 points · by jamiequint · 1 comment
• Lost World discovered (thanks to Google Earth) · 1 points · by urlwolf · no comments
• Top 10 Data Center Stories of 2008 · 1 points · by prakash · no comments
• Top underreported tech stories of 2008 · 1 points · by ccraigIW · no comments
• What future is in store for Microsoft? Five paths the software giant may take · 1 points · by ccraigIW · no comments
• Are operating systems doomed? · 1 points · by ccraigIW · no comments
• More details of Sony's new Vaio laptop revealed · 1 points · by ccraigIW · no comments
• Ask HN:Your best 2008 tip · 1 points · by Fuca · no comments
• The 4 Types Of Exits: IPO · 1 points · by markpeterdavis · no comments
• Important and evocative patent drawings of electronic games from the 60s, 70s, and 80s · 1 points · by technologizer · no comments
• [Ask YC] - Good company mottos? · 1 points · by shabda · 3 comments
• Ask HN: Hiring a contractor. · 1 points · by izak30 · no comments
• TyphoGraphic: Authoring CSS Transform Animations for iPhone Declaratively · 1 points · by bdfh42 · no comments
• US Army & ASU Create Flexible Displays · 1 points · by CollegeMogul · no comments
• Apple's Tipping Point: Macs for the Masses · 1 points · by prakash · no comments
• What’s up with the ICJ? · 1 points · by IGbarb19 · no comments
• Cappuccino and CherryPy · 1 points · by joubert · no comments
• PS3 Sags in Battle Again Xbox 360, Wii · 1 points · by prakash · no comments
• Reasons to Love CouchDB, Part 1 · 1 points · by prakash · no comments
• Downturn will slow Mozilla's growth · 1 points · by gibsonf1 · no comments
• Web Stencil Kit · 1 points · by nirmal · no comments
• Analyst says Steve Jobs' spirit has been institutionalized · 1 points · by terpua · no comments
• Learning form jQuery: how to write good software · 1 points · by vladimir · no comments
• Cuban's Sports Gambling Hedge Fund, Revisited · 1 points · by johns · no comments
• Carrying Gunpowder through Airport Security — Wild Bee · 1 points · by pmjordan · no comments
• The Beautiful Machine (AIG) · 1 points · by mattmcknight · no comments
• Prototyping in Flash For The iPhone · 1 points · by rrhyne · no comments
• 12 questions (and attempts at answers) about next week's non-Stevenote · 1 points · by technologizer · no comments
• Ask HN: What do you think of my Typepad/Feedburner hack ? (Would you use it ?) · 1 points · by themichael · 2 comments
• PowerShell ABC's - G is for Generics · 1 points · by joepruitt · no comments
• John Mellencamp Would be Proud · 1 points · by buckpost · no comments
• What Comes After SourceForge and SlashDot? · 1 points · by ajbatac · no comments
• The best Web sites to help you scrimp through the recession. · 1 points · by robg · no comments
• Important tax info for founders - Making an IRS Section 83b election · 1 points · by wmorein · no comments
• Is American literature too insular, preoccupied only with the home country? · 1 points · by robg · 1 comment
• What Was The Best Of The Web in 2008? A Voter’s Guide For The Crunchies. · 1 points · by terpua · no comments
• Time Savers · 1 points · by ctingom · no comments
• Apple: The Dream iPhone Pro · 1 points · by dell9000 · no comments
• Microsoft contemplating pay-per-use PC model? · 1 points · by pmjordan · no comments
• A Floating Backbone for Internet over the Ocean · 1 points · by prakash · no comments
• USB - Serial Converter and Eagle · 1 points · by ionela · 1 comment
• Plan Your Wedding on FaceBook · 1 points · by blackvine · no comments
• Why Not Start Your Weekend on Wednesday? · 1 points · by mattmcknight · 2 comments
• It's time for an Apple tablet: Where's my iPod touch HD? · 1 points · by fromedome · no comments
• FAT16 and FAT32 Systems: How to Add Mass Storage to Your Embedded Applications · 1 points · by ionela · 1 comment
• Walmart now selling 3G iPhones · 1 points · by andreyf · no comments
• BYD Delays Sale of Electric Cars in North-America to 2011 · 1 points · by MikeCapone · no comments
• Local Continuous Integration with Integrity · 1 points · by sh1mmer · no comments
• Platform virtualization - top 25 providers (software, hardware, combined) · 1 points · by mg1313 · 1 comment
• Distinguishing constructive criticism from bad business advice · 1 points · by rob_rasmussen · no comments
• Microsoft patents "pay-as-you-use" computer leasing · 1 points · by mnemonik · no comments
• ContactSwap: Shake your iPhone to swap contacts · 1 points · by monological · no comments
• Deja vu: Internet ‘widgets’ coming to the TV in 2009 · 1 points · by mrspin · no comments
• Google reader: desired features & ways to motivate adoption · 1 points · by digitalsoul · no comments
• Acceleration Triggers · 1 points · by markpeterdavis · no comments