Hacker News Way Back Machine

• Don't use css or table layout, use Sass and Compass instead · 108 points · by gommm · 33 comments
• Half a second delay caused a 20% drop in traffic · 106 points · by quoderat · 41 comments
• Dear HN, I'm worried about us · 91 points · by andreyf · 113 comments
• "Joel Spolksy is wrong about my work" - Kent Beck · 85 points · by bjclark · 98 comments
• Damian Katz - Why he decided to create couchDB · 73 points · by dantheman · 7 comments
• Ask HN: Emacs users on OS X, what's your setup? · 73 points · by shutter · 65 comments
• Mathematica home edition, finally. $300. · 65 points · by herdrick · 35 comments
• Posterous (YC S08) launches universal bookmarklet · 57 points · by rantfoil · 16 comments
• Bill Gates unleashes mosquitoes on TED conference · 55 points · by fromedome · 23 comments
• Singularly Stupid · 54 points · by bdfh42 · 41 comments
• How Depressions Work · 54 points · by ph0rque · 95 comments
• Heyzap (YC W09) launches: The forming of Heyzap and some lessons learnt · 53 points · by aston · 67 comments
• Why Doing Things Half Right Gives You the Best Results · 49 points · by peter123 · 13 comments
• How Amazon's EC2 Service Was Born · 49 points · by brentb · 24 comments
• Ruby 1.9 Internals: Ordered Hash · 48 points · by igrigorik · 11 comments
• My startup makes jellyfish aquariums · 43 points · by andon11 · 29 comments
• Google introduces Loopt competitor · 41 points · by emmett · 14 comments
• See where your friends are with Google Latitude · 37 points · by mqt · 36 comments
• My path to Clojure · 36 points · by mindaugas · 18 comments
• Models vs. Modules · 35 points · by brm · 8 comments
• Goodbye Facebook · 35 points · by newsit · 28 comments
• I'minlikewithyou (YC S06) hires new CEO, changing names. Next: Revenue · 33 points · by fromedome · 10 comments
• VMware has open sourced their client for virtual desktop · 28 points · by nishantmodak · 11 comments
• $10 Laptop is Huge Disappointment ($30 and not a laptop) · 28 points · by Retric · 13 comments
• NYTimes releases Article Search API · 25 points · by bdotdub · 3 comments
• Why We Need a War on Aging · 24 points · by MikeCapone · 100 comments
• Precious photos disappear · 22 points · by sarvesh · 17 comments
• How Harvard Law threw down the gauntlet to the RIAA · 21 points · by jasonlbaptiste · 3 comments
• Working from Home Part 2: Why It’s Great · 19 points · by shimon · 9 comments
• Ask HN: Setting up an LLC in America for a non-resident · 18 points · by opeadeoye1 · 12 comments
• Ruby on Rails guides · 18 points · by nreece · 4 comments
• Taking Traffic Control Lessons - From Ants · 18 points · by robg · 7 comments
• Vancouver HN February Meetup · 18 points · by simonk · 4 comments
• Drizzle, Simplified MySQL Fork · 17 points · by sant0sk1 · 16 comments
• Microsoft Has PMS · 16 points · by astrec · 3 comments
• Ask HN: Can you help me find a cofounder? · 15 points · by mwerty · 14 comments
• Wu Riddles: Hardcore tech-interview style riddles and mathematical puzzles · 15 points · by moxy · 14 comments
• Calling All Socially-Minded Techies; Kiva Launches API Platform · 13 points · by jasonlbaptiste · 1 comment
• How The Kernel Manages Your Memory · 12 points · by codeismightier · 1 comment
• Which comes first, the product or the marketing? · 12 points · by bdfh42 · 11 comments
• Ask HN: Is outsourcing though Elance/Guru a reasonable way to get started · 11 points · by adnymarc · 10 comments
• A tool/webapp to recommend/share links with different groups of people? · 10 points · by JustAGeek · 35 comments
• How Microsoft can release just one version of Windows 7 · 9 points · by transburgh · 4 comments
• How To Speed Up Your MySQL Queries · 9 points · by Anon84 · 3 comments
• SortHN: Easy-to-customize Greasemonkey to reorder HN items by (e.g.) (points - comments) · 9 points · by ambition · 1 comment
• How a controversial entry in Wikipedia has changed over time [img] · 9 points · by icey · no comments
• HN: Give it a rest with the CSS debate, please. · 9 points · by steveplace · 2 comments
• Ask HN: What sucks about snow shovels? · 9 points · by jmtame · 24 comments
• BackType specializes in searching "the conversation," people (YC S08) · 9 points · by terpua · 6 comments
• Ask HN: Registration email confirmation, good or bad? · 8 points · by adilsaleem · 11 comments
• Project an Instant Bike Lane with Lasers · 8 points · by naish · 5 comments
• $50 to anyone who can tell me the whereabouts of these meatheads · 8 points · by alrex021 · 6 comments
• Irregexp, Google Chrome's New Regexp Implementation · 8 points · by ajbatac · no comments
• In defense of the corporate jet · 7 points · by jsomers · 9 comments
• Dynamic Linking in Linux and Windows · 7 points · by mace · 1 comment
• Alice.com in closed beta · 7 points · by timf · 8 comments
• Creating All Humans: A Data-Driven AI Framework for Open Game Worlds · 7 points · by makimaki · 1 comment
• IPhone Console for EC2 · 6 points · by peter123 · no comments
• Nine Web 2.0 Startups Beating The Odds in a Down Economy · 6 points · by fiaz · 1 comment
• John Resig to Speak at JSConf2009 · 6 points · by voodootikigod · no comments
• Seth Godin's 7 Tips for Startups in a Down Market · 6 points · by ardell · 2 comments
• Chris Pinkham, leader of the team that built EC2 (in South Africa) · 6 points · by gruseom · no comments
• I like b-sides - MP3 Mix-Tape Generator · 6 points · by mikeyur · 1 comment
• ES: an ECMAScript (JavaScript) friendly, pure component operating system · 6 points · by tlrobinson · no comments
• IPhone 4G Concept Is a MacBook In a Phone · 5 points · by nreece · 1 comment
• Xkcd - Boyfriend - Statistically Significant Other · 5 points · by kalvin · 1 comment
• Ask HN Can "Aliens" (foreigners) start a company in US? · 5 points · by cutechimp · 11 comments
• You want what? To run where? Without that? · 5 points · by lmacvittie · 1 comment
• Where Real Innovation Happens · 5 points · by rogercosseboom · no comments
• Handing Out Money To Advertise Website... · 5 points · by theklub · 5 comments
• 37Signals' Basecamp turns five · 5 points · by henning · no comments
• How to grow your own fresh air · 5 points · by azsromej · no comments
• Startup logbook - using Clojure, Ruby/Rails, RabbitMQ · 5 points · by mindaugas · 1 comment
• Economics Commentary: Washington Could Use Less Keynes and More Hayek · 5 points · by DanielBMarkham · 7 comments
• Rate My Startup: JoeMaps.us · 5 points · by picnichouse · 2 comments
• Ira Glass's Manifesto · 5 points · by robg · 1 comment
• Why Your Avatar Matters · 5 points · by sant0sk1 · no comments
• OpenSourceFood.com acquired · 5 points · by ph0rque · 1 comment
• Provide a mid-peninsula community center (bay area) for hackers and thinkers · 4 points · by catch23 · 1 comment
• Self-knowledge: Good for entrepreneurship, excellent for info overload. · 4 points · by JayNeely · 1 comment
• Gmail tweak gives nod to folder metaphor · 4 points · by johns · no comments
• How sticky is your signup? · 4 points · by rwebb · no comments
• Windows 7: Collect all 6 · 4 points · by transburgh · 1 comment
• BlackTree Visor 1.6 = a Quake like console (Terminal.app) · 4 points · by woid · 1 comment
• If you want to be rich, first stop being so frightened · 4 points · by jaspertheghost · 1 comment
• Google Latitude: See where your friends are in real time! · 4 points · by azharcs · 2 comments
• Essential Java resources by Ted Neward · 4 points · by drRoflol · no comments
• Is particle physics the new rock n' roll? · 4 points · by timf · 2 comments
• Jeff Atwood has nothing to say yet posts anyway (satire) · 4 points · by blasdel · 1 comment
• My favorite algorithm · 4 points · by ambition · 1 comment
• Intuit intern's visualization project for Quickbooks data · 4 points · by nixme · no comments
• Obama's Commerce Secretary Pick Loves The H-1B Program (Video) · 4 points · by escapade · no comments
• Ask HN: Do you look at who wrote a comment before you read it? · 4 points · by amohr · 2 comments
• Ask HN: Have a Product idea (H/w) Best way to start? · 4 points · by vinalk · 6 comments
• Everything you wanted to know about writing Mac OSX drivers but were afraid to ask · 4 points · by wagerlabs · 3 comments
• Processing your offline Gmail in Python · 4 points · by mace · no comments
• TED: Bill Gates released mosquitos into audience while taking about malaria · 4 points · by markbao · 3 comments
• HP releases netbook interface for Ubuntu · 4 points · by azharcs · no comments
• India Govt's much-awaited $10 laptop turns out be a joke · 4 points · by bgurupra · no comments
• Hacked electronic road signs warn of zombie attack · 4 points · by knieveltech · 1 comment
• You don't have a Wikipedia-thong problem · 3 points · by Alex3917 · no comments
• An alternate solution to the Table/CSS layout argument: an introduction to blueprint.css · 3 points · by Spyckie · no comments
• The Blue Man Group: From downtown performance art to global entertainment empire. · 3 points · by wallflower · no comments
• Record 19 Million U.S. Homes Stood Vacant in 2008 · 3 points · by vaksel · no comments
• University of Utah Announces Mac OS X Classes · 3 points · by rockstar9 · no comments
• Skeleton of extinct pregnant female whale found · 3 points · by dilanj · no comments
• I LEGO N.Y. · 3 points · by joubert · no comments
• Freelancers - How to Manage Taxes, Deductions, and Expenses · 3 points · by transburgh · no comments
• Clear And Effective Communication In Web Design · 3 points · by twampss · no comments
• Ask HN: Employee benefits/perks as a recruitment tool · 3 points · by brandon272 · 5 comments
• Break the cycle of broken builds · 3 points · by snprbob86 · 1 comment
• Google's Chief Economist on how the Web challenges managers · 3 points · by jwt · no comments
• Should You Pay For Tweetdeck? · 3 points · by warkaiser · 3 comments
• Tracking Friends the Google Way · 3 points · by prakash · 1 comment
• Broadcast Your Location To Friends With Google Latitude · 3 points · by mqt · 1 comment
• How to update session cookies for Facebook Connect · 3 points · by rantfoil · no comments
• 15 Email-Marketing Best Practices · 3 points · by nreece · no comments
• Q&A with Kent M. Pitman On Lisp And Much More (old /. article, great read) · 3 points · by pclark · 4 comments
• 11 Best Practices for URLs · 3 points · by helium · no comments
• The value of typing · 3 points · by jacquesm · 2 comments
• What we know about AWS EC2 console iPhone application · 3 points · by mootymoots · 1 comment
• Pandora Sees iPhone Gold in the Palm Pre · 3 points · by newsit · no comments
• Microsoft: Windows 7 UAC is fine, don't worry, we don't want to talk about it, OK? · 3 points · by technologizer · 3 comments
• Why don't more women work in IT? · 3 points · by twampss · 12 comments
• How Amateur Sleuths Spot Satellites · 3 points · by jah · no comments
• Is this NYT? · 3 points · by rokhayakebe · no comments
• MySpace Founders Interviewed by Charlie Rose · 3 points · by yef · no comments
• If It’s Not Broke, Doesn’t Mean It’s Optimal. Even in the NBA · 3 points · by terpua · no comments
• On The Eve Of Its Fifth Birthday, A Facebook Design Retrospective · 2 points · by transburgh · no comments
• The Zen of display:inline-block · 2 points · by kyochan · no comments
• Freelance Job Growth Accelerates in the U.S. · 2 points · by vaksel · no comments
• Open Source Research Platform: Wireless at WARP Speed · 2 points · by physcab · no comments
• The Business Model Behind Social Apps · 2 points · by startupnz · 1 comment
• Live Search : Instant Answers in your IE8 search box · 2 points · by ajbatac · no comments
• Advanced Debugging with JavaScript · 2 points · by nreece · no comments
• Buddha on the brain · 2 points · by nreece · no comments
• I think Google has no big ideas · 2 points · by nreece · no comments
• How Associated Are Surnames with Ethnic Self-Identification? (.pdf) · 2 points · by tokenadult · no comments
• US Department of Defense launched internal site to develop open source software · 2 points · by markbao · 1 comment
• PhP rockstars, please help · 2 points · by boombostics22 · 2 comments
• How-To Minimize Load Time for Fast User Experiences · 2 points · by timf · 3 comments
• The Myth of "Free" (Joel Postman) · 2 points · by mbleigh · no comments
• My bzr workflow Or Version control for the lone programmer · 2 points · by scorpioxy · no comments
• How to Win in the Obama Green Economy · 2 points · by babyshake · no comments
• Native iPhone Console for EC2 on the way · 2 points · by sheatsb · no comments
• Ask HN: Why does running a few instances of DIR /s in Command prompt load CPU heavily? · 2 points · by fzkl · 3 comments
• MobileDevCamp Helsinki - an event for mobile hackers · 2 points · by scatterbrain · no comments
• 14 Rules For Faster Web Pages (video) · 2 points · by ahpeeyem · no comments
• Ask HN: What's Your Brand Strategy · 2 points · by lanceweatherby · 3 comments
• India’s $10 Laptop Sounds Like a Bad Joke · 2 points · by medianama · 1 comment
• Common Lisp Weekly News · 2 points · by Kototama · no comments
• Ask HN: Hiring a Freelance Hacker/Finding a Co-Founder · 2 points · by stevenjames · 10 comments
• Cull Lingering Erlang Heart Processes · 2 points · by twampss · no comments
• Restaurant lets patrons reserve a specific table · 2 points · by cyunker · 1 comment
• CrazyEgg Makes Me Serious Money... Again · 2 points · by timf · no comments
• How to film customer case study videos · 2 points · by twampss · no comments
• Why Lisp has no generic COPY or EQUAL functions. · 2 points · by asciilifeform · no comments
• Whereabouts Clock displays general whereabouts of family members using cell phone data · 2 points · by wallflower · 1 comment
• U.S. Plans $500,000 Cap on Executive Pay in Bailouts · 2 points · by soundsop · 2 comments
• A pair of links about Ira Glass · 2 points · by mad44 · no comments
• SaaS vs Shrinkwrap or Never trust a company not on Twitter · 2 points · by IsaacSchlueter · no comments
• Kindle 2.0 or 2.No? · 2 points · by erickhill · 2 comments
• Ask HN: Recommend a Great Branding/Marketing/Strategy company? · 2 points · by modoc · no comments
• Visualizing Keyterms with BOSS and Processing · 2 points · by twampss · no comments
• MSFT is giving cops free USB drives designed to autocollect personal info from PCs · 2 points · by vaksel · 2 comments
• The six faces of Windows 7 · 2 points · by snydeq · no comments
• Prospect theory · 2 points · by prakash · no comments
• A Startup Never Closes · 2 points · by transburgh · 1 comment
• Mission One: The world's most advanced production electric motorcycle · 2 points · by MikeCapone · no comments
• Creativity in hard times -- a simple reminder · 2 points · by uberc · no comments
• Ask HN: Should you include extra features only if you can remove code elsewhere? · 2 points · by kamme · 1 comment
• Tales of a BeOS Refugee: From BeOS to OS X (by way of Windows and Linux) · 2 points · by asciilifeform · no comments
• Ask HN: Using open source platforms for web app development · 2 points · by ABrandt · 4 comments
• Don’t Get Caught in the Recession Trap · 2 points · by AndrewWarner · 1 comment
• Ask HN: Anyone want to help clone election.twitter.com for a local election? · 2 points · by brandnewlow · 2 comments
• Google & The Big Ideas · 2 points · by raghus · no comments
• Live Nation and Ticketmaster to Merge (so much for competition) · 2 points · by newy · no comments
• Why India's $10 Laptop is a Load of Hype · 2 points · by sarvesh · 2 comments
• Ask HN: P2P Wireless · 2 points · by pbrown · 1 comment
• IBM moving workers to India · 2 points · by Tangurena · no comments
• Police pursue crime suspect by Wii avatar · 2 points · by jeeringmole · 1 comment
• What's the problem with pico? · 2 points · by geuis · 6 comments
• Stake Your Claim? Technorati Opens Goldrush-Inspired Tag Directory · 1 points · by transburgh · no comments
• Don't Use Smart Technologies to Do Dumb Things · 1 points · by makimaki · no comments
• Everyone's New Favorite Question About Twitter · 1 points · by Anon84 · no comments
• Taking a Look at the GOP Anywhere API · 1 points · by mileszs · no comments
• Smaller is Better · 1 points · by sarvesh · no comments
• Best translation service for a web app? · 1 points · by jgilliam · no comments
• What Would Google Do · 1 points · by fallentimes · no comments
• Google quietly declares email war on Yahoo · 1 points · by dreamz · no comments
• Cyberbullying ad campaign - "If you wouldn't say it in person, why say it online?" · 1 points · by andreyf · no comments
• Google Earth users can dive in sea · 1 points · by dreamz · no comments
• CVSDude Hopes To Continue Its Success in Silicon Valley · 1 points · by transburgh · no comments
• Google Change Breaks Third-Party Analytics Tools · 1 points · by wheels · no comments
• Youtube, the video game · 1 points · by physcab · no comments
• Wireless Chargers Puff Up Their Green Credentials · 1 points · by jwilliams · no comments
• Digitaloop's Clean Groups · 1 points · by theproductguy · no comments
• Will the Last One to Leave GrandCentral Please Turn Out the Lights? · 1 points · by brandonkm · no comments
• Students call space station with home-built radio · 1 points · by awk · no comments
• And now for something completely different: Arlo Guthrie's The Pause of Mr Clause · 1 points · by niels_olson · no comments
• Broadcast Your Location To Friends With Google Latitude · 1 points · by vaksel · 1 comment
• Password Optional: Huge Security Breach Hits SpeedDate · 1 points · by vaksel · no comments
• Google Latitude: Friend Finding Maps on Smartphones and PCs · 1 points · by prakash · no comments
• Innovation During the Great Depression · 1 points · by jwt · no comments
• Some Thoughts On What The Obama Election Meant To Me · 1 points · by babul · 2 comments
• Entrepreneurship Corner · 1 points · by oscardelben · no comments
• Brooks on the Second System Effect · 1 points · by muon · no comments
• The Muddled Tracks of All Those Tears · 1 points · by amutap · no comments
• Draft of NZ ISP three strikes policy available for public comment · 1 points · by cesther · no comments
• Google and Nasa back new school for futurists · 1 points · by rjprins · 1 comment
• Designing Web Interfaces with Bill Scott and Theresa Neil · 1 points · by bdfh42 · no comments
• Too many passwords · 1 points · by Tihy · 1 comment
• Google's Clout Grows as Tech Initiatives Take Shape · 1 points · by raju · no comments
• Toward Affordable Structural DNA Nanotechnology · 1 points · by ph0rque · no comments
• Apple rumored allowing real background apps on iPhone · 1 points · by terpua · no comments
• American Mathematics Competitions Test Dates Coming Soon · 1 points · by tokenadult · no comments
• Windows 7 Security Savaged: "Allow / Deny" Prompts To Return? · 1 points · by ekrangel · no comments
• Employee First Customer Second · 1 points · by luckystrike · no comments
• Black swan author's rules for living · 1 points · by mad44 · no comments
• How to Hack Roadsigns · 1 points · by jasonlbaptiste · no comments
• Are office politics hurting your organization? · 1 points · by noel_gomez · no comments
• India's "$10 Laptop" is Vaporware, So Far · 1 points · by ph0rque · no comments
• Blockquote Indent · 1 points · by gmcerveny · no comments
• Google Offers "Latitude" To Track People · 1 points · by nickb · 1 comment
• Java variety is not reuse · 1 points · by csantini · no comments
• Art Only Google Earth Can See · 1 points · by tortilla · no comments
• Facebook turns 5 -- but can it survive? · 1 points · by jasonlbaptiste · 1 comment
• Testimony of Harry Markopolis to Congress · 1 points · by tokenadult · 1 comment
• Angels flee from tech start-ups · 1 points · by terpua · 1 comment
• Loopt on Google Latitude: We're still better · 1 points · by fromedome · no comments
• Ask HN: Replacing Racially Insensitive Computer Terms With. . .? · 1 points · by mdasen · 3 comments
• Is tech still a safe career choice? · 1 points · by snydeq · no comments
• Yahoo launches search tool like one Google killed · 1 points · by prakash · no comments
• Did AOL Just Write Down Its Bebo Acquisition? · 1 points · by transburgh · no comments
• How to Launch Your Web Show on Facebook · 1 points · by sarvesh · no comments
• Web 2.0 Storytelling · 1 points · by e1ven · no comments
• Not every company needs an App Store · 1 points · by transburgh · no comments
• Wal-Mart testing diesel-hybrid trucks, wants to double fleet efficiency by 2015 · 1 points · by MikeCapone · no comments
• Will cloud services lift small businesses higher? · 1 points · by Danmatt · no comments
• Big Ideas are not as important as Good Ideas · 1 points · by Anon84 · no comments
• Happy Birthday Facebook, A Look In Retrospect ... · 1 points · by rockstar9 · no comments
• Yahoo Mail becomes a social network · 1 points · by chaostheory · 1 comment
• Facebook Clocks Five · 1 points · by jyothi · no comments
• Pure Python C-like compiler suite released (Immunity MOSDEF) · 1 points · by daveaitel · no comments
• Green Plug's universal power adapter still struggling for support · 1 points · by ilamont · no comments
• Do you know where your kid is? Check Google's maps · 1 points · by edw519 · no comments
• Google Latitude "coming soon" for iPhone · 1 points · by soundsop · 1 comment
• World's first garbage truck powered by... garbage · 1 points · by MikeCapone · no comments
• Doubts over India's $20 Laptop · 1 points · by tsally · no comments
• "A bounds check on the exploitability index" (Bas Alberts) · 1 points · by daveaitel · no comments
• Titanaboa Cerrejonensis was 45 feet long · 1 points · by Allocator2008 · no comments
• Successful People · 1 points · by maximumwage · no comments
• Multi-Channel Pre-Flighting Content for Publishing · 1 points · by tagger23 · no comments
• India's $10 laptop: Psyche · 1 points · by erickhill · 1 comment
• What could Facebook do to increase its digital goods revenue - increase Means. 2/3 · 1 points · by peter123 · no comments
• Announcing Our Next TechCrunch Roundtable: Whose Cloud Is It Anyway? · 1 points · by transburgh · no comments
• Ask HN: BrightKite/Loopt/etc Developers? Your take on Google Latitude? · 1 points · by sjs382 · 1 comment
• Sons of migrant farmworkers co-found promising Silicon Valley tech startup · 1 points · by peter123 · no comments
• Open Folder With An Alias Name Through Run Prompt · 1 points · by blaz1988 · no comments
• Facebook's 5th Birthday, 18 Interesting Statistics, and the other 3 Co-Founders · 1 points · by CollegeMogul · no comments
• UTest Redefines Application Testing by Utilizing the Power of Crowdsourcing · 1 points · by CollegeMogul · no comments
• JuicyCampus heads for the deadpool · 1 points · by vaksel · 1 comment
• How not to do customer service · 1 points · by fnazeeri · 1 comment
• Copy, Paste, get Acquired. · 1 points · by rokhayakebe · no comments
• Why Windows Must Go Open Source · 1 points · by makimaki · no comments
• Startup Co-working In Mountain View Looking For More · 1 points · by charlesju · 3 comments
• Ruby based Telephony Framework · 1 points · by code_devil · no comments
• Treasury in plans for record debt sale · 1 points · by gibsonf1 · no comments