Hacker News Way Back Machine

• A brief, incomplete and mostly wrong history of programming languages · 303 points · by toddc · 14 comments
• How to implement 'realistic' swordfighting in video games. · 81 points · by jamongkad · 35 comments
• Being too successful is one of life's biggest risks (2004) · 69 points · by zachbeane · 19 comments
• Search Goes Real-Time With Scoopler (YC S08) · 67 points · by rokhayakebe · 35 comments
• What database would you use to store (min) 10 billion objects? · 63 points · by imajes · 46 comments
• Speeding up a Rails request by 150ms by changing 1 line · 60 points · by amanfredi · 34 comments
• Being able to build something cool is not good enough. Neither is fast performance. · 56 points · by zachbeane · 17 comments
• KIVA Robots Continue to Conquer Warehouses · 55 points · by kkleiner · 31 comments
• The Harlem Miracle · 52 points · by robg · 33 comments
• Backup your Database in Git · 50 points · by tortilla · 18 comments
• Help wanted: Seasoned wikipedia editors to write a proper article about Fravia · 43 points · by pygy · 15 comments
• A 'nerd' shoots for the stars, and NASA comes knocking · 43 points · by awk · 17 comments
• Econometrics In R · 39 points · by Anon84 · 8 comments
• Hooray: The Second Derivative of the Unemployment Rate Improved · 38 points · by soundsop · 16 comments
• Calendar as Filter · 38 points · by mad44 · 8 comments
• Debian moving away from SHA-1 · 38 points · by r11t · 5 comments
• Ask HN: Merchant account and payment gateway for subscription-based web apps? · 37 points · by _pius · 19 comments
• My mom is a programmer, raging against the machine · 35 points · by kqr2 · 16 comments
• Flickr: PHP4 vs PHP5 drop in CPU comparison · 34 points · by vaksel · 19 comments
• Hackers wanted: Scholarships available to coders to save journalism and democracy · 34 points · by peter123 · 10 comments
• Tell HN: Wolfram Alpha preview goes live · 34 points · by anigbrowl · 49 comments
• Urwid - Console User Interface Library for Python · 33 points · by samueladam · 6 comments
• BBC Vs National Geographic - a subtle comparison · 33 points · by justlearning · 10 comments
• Smeed's law · 33 points · by nice1 · 5 comments
• What does a programmer have to barter with? · 32 points · by MicahWedemeyer · 20 comments
• Fonts for Designers (free) · 29 points · by Milansoc15 · 6 comments
• GLASS/Seaside Success Story · 29 points · by dhenrichs · 6 comments
• Html5 canvas support matrix · 27 points · by senthil_rajasek · 6 comments
• A RESTful API to generate video by writing XML · 27 points · by nicosteeg · 2 comments
• Intern at the Free Software Foundation · 26 points · by rms · 7 comments
• Increased food intake alone explains the increase in body weight in US · 26 points · by ph0rque · 50 comments
• First Impressions of the Fortress Language · 26 points · by threadman · 9 comments
• This Is Your Brain on Architecture · 22 points · by mindplunge · 4 comments
• Microsoft search to be powered by open source · 22 points · by nreece · 6 comments
• Processing.js gets True Type Font Support for Canvas · 22 points · by f1lt3r · 1 comment
• Ask YC: My school wants to shut down my app. How should I respond? · 22 points · by zaidf · 43 comments
• The Original Lambda Papers (Guy Steele and Gerald Sussman) · 21 points · by smanek · 3 comments
• Ask HN : Use MySQL as a non-relational database · 21 points · by dan_sim · 9 comments
• California sales taxes collection drop 50.9%, income taxes 43.6% · 21 points · by ahwachu · 25 comments
• Model-View-Controller GUI in Clojure · 20 points · by coglethorpe · no comments
• The first web site · 19 points · by wave · 10 comments
• SproutBox Incubator Provides Services Instead of Cash · 19 points · by moses1400 · 3 comments
• From MIT Blackjack Team to Amazon Acquisition: The Lexcycle Story · 19 points · by bobbud · 1 comment
• U.S. Lawmaker Defends Imprisoning Hostile Bloggers · 19 points · by miked · 9 comments
• Tapbots shows how much you can do with just a little upfront · 19 points · by billydean · 8 comments
• Gordon Moore: The Accidental Entrepreneur · 18 points · by hendler · 4 comments
• Identity in the Browser · 18 points · by bdfh42 · 1 comment
• Blackboard to Buy Rival Angel Learning for $95 million · 17 points · by paulgb · 12 comments
• MySQL: Find records in one table that are not in another - revised · 16 points · by edw519 · 14 comments
• How To De-Risk Your New Idea Using Google Adwords - Part 1 of 2 · 16 points · by _pius · 9 comments
• Facebook platform developers could see $500M in revenue this year · 15 points · by coglethorpe · 4 comments
• Ask HN: Examples of Excellent Python Code? · 15 points · by tsally · 3 comments
• IBM patent for "enhancing productivity" through shorter meetings · 14 points · by estromberg · 8 comments
• FreshBooks Allows Freelancers to Network and Collaborate · 13 points · by 3pt14159 · 5 comments
• Google Tech Talk: Erlang (2007) · 13 points · by coglethorpe · 4 comments
• The era of API driven startup · 12 points · by AaronChua · 2 comments
• My Experience Getting Owned by App Store Pirates · 12 points · by icombat · 12 comments
• A long time between Macs · 12 points · by jedwhite · 29 comments
• Ask HN: How to detect if app is pirated? · 12 points · by buggy_code · 20 comments
• Ask HN: Review my idea and free web app (for site monitoring) · 12 points · by sucuri2 · 7 comments
• Ask HN: Making money during college? · 11 points · by quizbiz · 14 comments
• Ask HN: What are your favorite non-mainstream or as yet unpopular sites that you visit? · 11 points · by adrianwaj · 6 comments
• Ask HN: Recruiters who request SSN over the phone · 11 points · by indiejade · 15 comments
• Sphinx - text search The Pirate Bay way · 11 points · by twampss · no comments
• Are You Really an Entrepreneur? · 10 points · by terpua · 1 comment
• Ask HN: please review a new product InvisibleHand · 10 points · by shadchnev · 11 comments
• Ask YC: RSS feed for all new posts submitted to Hacker News? · 10 points · by zeedotme · 11 comments
• Does a small startup have a chance on hard problems? AtD vs. The Spell Checker Poem · 10 points · by raffi · 10 comments
• Ask HN: Side projects: How do you find people to work with? · 9 points · by arfrank · 5 comments
• 60 Minutes - Pirates of the Internet (2003) ... your thoughts now 6 years on? · 9 points · by froo · 12 comments
• New Pattern Found in Prime Numbers · 9 points · by amichail · 1 comment
• Software as a Service with Amazon FPS using Remit for Ruby · 8 points · by _pius · 2 comments
• Ask HN: Why is there a disproportionate amount of interesting text vs. spoken content? · 8 points · by bemmu · 12 comments
• Zero Defect Hiring · 8 points · by noodle · 1 comment
• Out of Work in Finance, They Turn to Teaching · 7 points · by peter123 · no comments
• Calling All Philly Entrepreneurs... First Round is Having 'Office Hours' · 6 points · by keltecp11 · 2 comments
• Rupert Murdoch: Let's Charge for Online Content Again · 6 points · by Hagelin · 6 comments
• Why the Kindle 2 is the real Goldilocks of e-book devices · 6 points · by waderoush · 2 comments
• Ask HN: What questions should I ask a startup before joining? · 6 points · by stankal · 4 comments
• Coding Horror: Pseudocode or Code? · 6 points · by twampss · 5 comments
• Tim Ferriss video from RailsConf 09 · 6 points · by zacharypinter · 2 comments
• Reporter to NY Times Publisher: You Erased My Career · 6 points · by sdeetee · no comments
• Google Chrome ads on TV · 6 points · by Anon84 · 2 comments
• How to Raise Capital as a First Time Entrepreneur: An Interview with Brad Feld · 6 points · by dwynings · no comments
• Documentation Feedback: Don’t Ask if You Don’t Care · 5 points · by lrm242 · no comments
• Welcome to the Twitterverse. · 5 points · by speek · no comments
• If the Rubik's Cube were invented today, would anyone care? · 5 points · by amichail · 5 comments
• Bitcoin: peer-to-peer network based anonymous digital currency · 5 points · by chaostheory · 3 comments
• The Grid, Our Cars and the Net: One Idea to Link Them All · 5 points · by peter123 · 1 comment
• Canada cracks H1N1 flu code · 4 points · by dreamz · no comments
• Ask HN: What services are available for sending/receiving SMS/MMS messages? · 4 points · by kwamenum86 · 2 comments
• After the Techcrunch Bump · 4 points · by _pius · 1 comment
• 7 best practices for taking decisions in the development team · 4 points · by albertoG · no comments
• Andrei Alexandrescu: (C++ STL) Iterators must go [pdf] · 4 points · by ilitirit · no comments
• How to predict pandemics · 4 points · by Anon84 · no comments
• The antitrust thing that won't blow over · 4 points · by davidw · no comments
• The Internet’s Role in Gaming the Markets · 4 points · by dreamz · 1 comment
• "If an Android netbook were launched today, it would be a nonstarter" · 4 points · by ilamont · no comments
• What a $275 CPM ad looks like · 4 points · by fromedome · no comments
• A couple of reasons you shouldn't be moving your databases to the cloud anytime soon · 4 points · by vaksel · 3 comments
• Sproutbox invests people instead of money · 4 points · by auston · no comments
• Balancing Marriage and Business · 4 points · by Ennis · 1 comment
• Twitter's Big News has Huge Implications for Search · 4 points · by akozlik · no comments
• Thought police muscle up in Britain, soft totalitarianism arrives · 4 points · by tc · 3 comments
• The Next Age of Discovery: New finds while digitizing ancient texts · 4 points · by blogimus · no comments
• Ask HN: Fast Action-oriented Launch or Slow Planned Out Launch · 3 points · by sscheper · no comments
• AT&T Plans for a Proliferation of Wireless Gadgets · 3 points · by jaydub · 1 comment
• An evolving view of depression · 3 points · by tokenadult · 1 comment
• MPAA to teachers: don't rip DVDs, just record your television with a camcorder · 3 points · by jasonlbaptiste · no comments
• Ask HN: Resource on Business Model for Web Startup · 3 points · by timothychung · 1 comment
• A history of Klingon, the language. · 3 points · by kqr2 · no comments
• A Kindle in the wind: Amazon’s strategic dilemma · 3 points · by Hagelin · no comments
• Customer Development Gut Checks · 3 points · by _pius · no comments
• Too much free · 3 points · by peter123 · no comments
• Google Friend Connect Gets Comment Translation · 3 points · by edw519 · no comments
• Google: a natural monopoly? · 3 points · by zeedotme · 1 comment
• How and where do you get beta testers ? · 3 points · by Stasyan · 1 comment
• Erlang-based Comet proxy, with sample game in Python · 3 points · by rsynnott · no comments
• The Trucker Hats of iPhone Apps · 3 points · by tortilla · 1 comment
• California open source digital textbook plan faces barriers · 3 points · by soundsop · no comments
• The Feltronification of Tumblr. · 3 points · by pstinnett · 1 comment
• Why silent [browser] updates boost security · 3 points · by bonaldi · 8 comments
• It’s not the infographics on the page that interest me... · 3 points · by brm · no comments
• Bdbdatastore, an alternate datastore backend for App Engine · 3 points · by DocSavage · no comments
• Twitter is the d/dt of the Web. · 3 points · by benreesman · no comments
• Ask HN: open-source version of Drobo's BeyondRaid? · 3 points · by geuis · 3 comments
• Diversification = Mediocrity. · 3 points · by mspeiser · 2 comments
• Ask HN: What web server do you use? · 3 points · by tdupree · 12 comments
• Ask HN: Review my service (monitoring replies on Twitter) · 3 points · by green · no comments
• How Fortune, Forbes and BusinessWeek Can Save Themselves · 2 points · by jasonlbaptiste · no comments
• Murdoch: Web sites to charge for content · 2 points · by soundsop · no comments
• Perl Roles versus Interfaces and ABCs · 2 points · by edw519 · no comments
• Workaholic sets world record · 2 points · by dreamz · no comments
• India’s best known poet and Nobel laureate flunked school · 2 points · by noor420 · 1 comment
• PostGIS 1.3.6 is out and new upcoming PostGIS book · 2 points · by jawngee · no comments
• Ask HN: Is Monster Energy Drinks trying to abuse DMCA? · 2 points · by hmaugans · 1 comment
• Webhooks Pivotal Labs Tech Talk by Jeff Lindsay · 2 points · by TimothyFitz · no comments
• The 'Slow Code' Movement · 2 points · by zzkt · no comments
• Yahoo's Open Hack London this weekend · 2 points · by maryrosecook · no comments
• US dollar currency is history? · 2 points · by dreamz · no comments
• From Magazine Inspiration to Post-Destination & Modular Innovation · 2 points · by theproductguy · no comments
• News Corp will charge for newspaper websites, says Rupert Murdoch · 2 points · by coglethorpe · no comments
• A Laptop, a Child, a Dollar -- And a Promise · 2 points · by edw519 · no comments
• Google boss won't quit Apple job · 2 points · by vaksel · no comments
• Hackers Breach Virginia Health Database, Demand $10 Million Dollar Ransom · 2 points · by vaksel · 1 comment
• Assembly Language Video Primer for Hackers · 2 points · by Phantom · no comments
• Where does your app stand on the New Media Life Cycle? · 2 points · by speek · no comments
• Study: Video Traffic to Kill Internet by 2010 · 2 points · by fnazeeri · 5 comments
• Creative Pros on Twitter · 2 points · by imjustcreative · 1 comment
• Microsoft's Kelsa+ project finds "broad gains" in digital literacy among low-paid staff · 2 points · by ilamont · no comments
• The Paradigm Shift in Web APIs · 2 points · by coglethorpe · no comments
• New site up · 2 points · by shaydog31337 · 1 comment
• The power of video · 2 points · by Anon84 · no comments
• Richard Garriott Sues NC Soft Over Millions in Stock Options · 2 points · by jim-greer · no comments
• Free Journalism Masters for Hackers (NWU) · 2 points · by amohr · no comments
• Star Trek (2009): A Franchise Goes Boldly Backwards · 2 points · by mhb · no comments
• So Long Federated Media, And Thanks For All The Fish · 2 points · by vaksel · no comments
• Wii 2 HD: the final console? · 2 points · by TechCombo · no comments
• A Lockbox Built from DNA · 2 points · by blogimus · no comments
• Leaked Google presentation meant to counter monopoly criticism? · 2 points · by ilamont · 1 comment
• Computers to keep our emotions in check · 2 points · by foppr · no comments
• Simulation, Consciousness, Existence (1998) · 1 points · by stavrianos · no comments
• Mininova trials auto-removal of pirated torrents · 1 points · by ryanwaggoner · no comments
• Vote for the Ruby project(s) you use to guide others. · 1 points · by stonean · no comments
• Alpha Shapes · 1 points · by morpheism · no comments
• The busy Java developer's guide to Scala: Scala + Twitter = Scitter · 1 points · by jaspertheghost · no comments
• Virgin America internet review · 1 points · by soundsop · no comments
• Mapping Shoutcast Listeners IP Location · 1 points · by edw519 · no comments
• The Real Problem With Dependencies · 1 points · by edw519 · no comments
• Portable 3G-to-WiFi Router Coming This Month · 1 points · by markerdmann · no comments
• Strengthening a worldwide community with Google Friend Connect · 1 points · by coglethorpe · no comments
• Bill Gates' First Business Card And Other Cards Of The Rich And Famous · 1 points · by noor420 · no comments
• When intuition beats a spreadsheet · 1 points · by mindplunge · no comments
• Hey, have you heard of Twitter? · 1 points · by mindplunge · no comments
• Getting started with IPhone development · 1 points · by codetoglory · no comments
• Mismanaging the collapse of Detroit's giants · 1 points · by kqr2 · no comments
• Looking for a marketing intern for an internship at Sponty · 1 points · by marram · no comments
• Students Skeptical Kindle DX Can Replace Textbooks · 1 points · by mjfern · 1 comment
• Why Raising The Pay Wall May Be An Impossible Dream · 1 points · by mjfern · no comments
• First Thoughts on Google App Engine and Java · 1 points · by gyeh · no comments
• Running an Ioke web application on Google App Engine · 1 points · by helium · no comments
• Virtual heart pumps up the realism · 1 points · by VizionQuest · no comments
• Should Creative Workers Use Cognitive-Enhancing Drugs? · 1 points · by enra · 1 comment
• Keys to Unlocking Startup Growth · 1 points · by _pius · no comments
• Google's Eric Schmidt hasn't considered quitting Apple board · 1 points · by CalmQuiet · no comments
• NotePub lets you Tweet multiple uploaded images and files · 1 points · by Ripst · no comments
• PitchTV: Ask Tony Hsieh of Zappos anything · 1 points · by dwynings · no comments
• Yet another good web app · 1 points · by vikrant · no comments
• Ask HN: Please review my iPhone app AppCreator Database Manager · 1 points · by zin · 1 comment
• Strike enters 14th week over proposed education reform in France · 1 points · by danteembermage · no comments
• Find out why your newsletter recipients unsubscribe · 1 points · by nreece · no comments
• Click-Click: Best Match: Go · 1 points · by sallywu · no comments
• TATA ranked above global giants like Google, Microsoft, GE, Toyota, Coca-Cola etc. · 1 points · by dreamz · no comments
• The Great Firewall of Saudi Arabia - Smart & Dynamic Content Filtering · 1 points · by ComputerGuru · no comments
• FXG paths to Flex components convertor · 1 points · by mrinalwadhwa · no comments
• Independent Contracting & Estimates · 1 points · by andrewbadera · 2 comments
• Want a map of the debates of the early 21st century? Watch a comic-book movie. · 1 points · by robg · no comments
• Automated time-estimation tool that learns from mistakes · 1 points · by mannicken · no comments
• Speed Test: Windows 7 May Not Be Much Faster Than Vista · 1 points · by chanux · no comments
• Fixing Twitter: Improving Performance and Scalability · 1 points · by coglethorpe · no comments
• Realtime visitors map using GeoRSS · 1 points · by edw519 · no comments
• Team in Philadelphia aims to build modern, green LEED certified homes for $100k · 1 points · by keltecp11 · no comments
• Is the Growth Of The Web Slowing Down Or Just Taking A Breather? · 1 points · by vaksel · no comments
• Geo Twitter (#ll) · 1 points · by vladocar · no comments
• WebElements Periodic Table of the Elements · 1 points · by revorad · no comments
• Disastrous advertising? · 1 points · by mbriyo · no comments
• Creatives on Twitter - The Uber Lists — Creatives Are Community · 1 points · by imjustcreative · no comments
• Thoughts on Twitter, Status Updates & Distributed Intelligence as Production · 1 points · by CulturalNgineer · no comments
• "Excuse Me" APIs: Why most Facebook apps disappoint · 1 points · by coglethorpe · no comments
• Math and Art: Differences and Similarities · 1 points · by MaysonL · no comments
• The Artist as a Young Girl · 1 points · by gabriel · no comments
• The Wazabee 3DeeShell: "The Worst Product I've Ever Reviewed" · 1 points · by sutro · no comments
• Google launches Chrome ad campaign · 1 points · by andybrett · no comments
• Edge Competencies · 1 points · by coglethorpe · no comments
• What if GPS worked like Here & There? · 1 points · by MaysonL · no comments
• (Canadian) Venture Capital Breakdown · 1 points · by lowkey · 2 comments
• OpenJDK Governance Board Dissolved? · 1 points · by VonGuard · no comments
• Microsoft Open Sources .NET Micro framework Code · 1 points · by VonGuard · no comments
• DevCentral Weekly Roundup Episode 85 – That’s a Wrap · 1 points · by joepruitt · no comments
• Tell HN: $40,000 College Scholarship for Entrepreneurs · 1 points · by hpvic03 · no comments
• Microsoft announces anti-piracy "tweaks" to Win7 · 1 points · by TallGuyShort · no comments
• Charging for web content: is Murdoch losing it? · 1 points · by hernan7 · no comments
• Google Execs: Twitter-like Functionality Could Be Added to Search · 1 points · by rms · no comments
• A reality-TV show about pitching to VCs · 1 points · by grinich · no comments
• Customer Service Matters · 1 points · by peter123 · no comments
• Tech Jobs Still Scarce But Layoffs May Be Slowing Down · 1 points · by vaksel · 1 comment
• Twitter's Visitor Traffic Growth Rate Falls · 1 points · by foppr · no comments
• Ask HN: Legal Packages for Startups · 1 points · by dryicerx · 2 comments
• The Dizzying Economics of Cloud Computing · 1 points · by TechPundit · no comments
• Factor programming language · 1 points · by kqr2 · no comments
• Analysis: SSD performance -- is a slowdown inevitable? · 1 points · by kqr2 · no comments
• Behind the scenes: Getting Real with the Backpack homepage · 1 points · by twampss · no comments
• Signs of Trouble in the Network · 1 points · by TechPundit · no comments
• Lala Invents Network DRM · 1 points · by gasull · no comments
• How To Spot New Startups and Talent, From Early Amazon Investor Tom Alberg · 1 points · by gthuang · no comments
• Twitter And FriendFeed Battle For Downtime. Scoble’s Head Explodes. · 1 points · by vaksel · no comments
• Exploring iPhone's Killer App · 1 points · by yvesrn · no comments
• Adios Wordpress · 1 points · by jmtame · no comments
• Snipping Credit Lines for Small Businesses · 1 points · by Goronmon · no comments
• Ask HN: Is is possible to sync two atomic clocks via the Internet? · 1 points · by cool-RR · 1 comment