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1.Cross Browser Testing. Pick a browser, Pick an OS, Test website (crossbrowsertesting.com)
62 points by drm237 on April 11, 2008 [ext] | 47 comments [ext]
2.Phase 3: Profit (mattmaroon.com)
57 points by mqt on April 11, 2008 [ext] | 73 comments [ext]
3.So you got a YC interview? Now what.. (from the founders of Snaptalent, YC winter 08) (snaptalent.com)
51 points by sharpshoot on April 11, 2008 [ext] | 37 comments [ext]
4. A 27M-Parameter Model That Quietly Undermines Scaling Orthodoxy (dbreunig.com)
54 points by kem2154 261 days ago | hide | 150 comments
4.Johnny Lee: Wii Remote hacks [video] (ted.com)
48 points by jbrun on April 11, 2008 [ext] | 8 comments [ext]
5.One Response to Rejection (daniellefong.com)
46 points by DaniFong on April 11, 2008 [ext] | 59 comments [ext]
6.Starcraft AI bot war (shamusyoung.com)
42 points by sanj on April 11, 2008 [ext] | 16 comments [ext]
7. The crypto scheme where auditors told on the promoters (archive.ph)
222 points by orz6622 333 days ago | hide | 88 comments
7.Why Chipotle Does Less (Applies to the Get Real model) (fastcompany.com)
38 points by stillmotion on April 11, 2008 [ext] | 12 comments [ext]
8.Gartner Says Vista Will Collapse. And That’s Why The Yahoo Deal Must Happen (techcrunch.com)
38 points by terpua on April 11, 2008 [ext] | 23 comments [ext]
9.Google Now Fills Out Forms & Crawls Results (searchengineland.com)
34 points by raghus on April 11, 2008 [ext] | 18 comments [ext]
10. Polymarket Meets Your Mortgage: Betting on Home Prices (archive.ph)
187 points by jem4017 85 days ago | hide | 177 comments
10.Did you sign Google's noncompete? Good, you're fired (valleywag.com)
35 points by ingenium on April 11, 2008 [ext] | 30 comments [ext]
11.Passenger (mod_rails) released (modrails.com)
33 points by zapnap on April 11, 2008 [ext] | 24 comments [ext]
12.Does a Business Guy have a Place in Software Startups? (tonywright.com)
26 points by dshah on April 11, 2008 [ext] | 14 comments [ext]
13. Stealth Lock-In Is Actually Locking Your Customers Out (joelonsoftware.com)
292 points by ksk4362 203 days ago | hide | 110 comments
13.We don't know how to program... (azulsystems.com)
26 points by ntoshev on April 11, 2008 [ext] | 4 comments [ext]
14.Google App Engine: Free and still barely worth it (tomstechblog.com)
23 points by randomhack on April 11, 2008 [ext] | 19 comments [ext]
15.I like Twitter, but it has a big problem (16thletter.com)
23 points by webwatch on April 11, 2008 [ext] | 10 comments [ext]
16. Compound AI Unmasks Insiders Betting on OpenAI Launch Dates (x.com)
404 points by mul4924 58 days ago | hide | 13 comments
16.The U.S. Congress is doing its best to lose the global talent war (economist.com)
20 points by uuilly on April 11, 2008 [ext] | 11 comments [ext]
17.From Al Gore’s Chief Speechwriter: Simple Tips for a Damn Good Presentation (fourhourworkweek.com)
19 points by luccastera on April 11, 2008 [ext]
18.Drip, drip, drip goes the Twit (sethgodin.typepad.com)
18 points by jmorin007 on April 11, 2008 [ext] | 4 comments [ext]
19. Adoption, Not Product, Is What Kills Vertical Software Bets ()
374 points by ium4024 70 days ago | hide | 174 comments
19.Genomics, genetics, and biology news (made using brett of News.YC's slinkset software) (thinkgene.com)
16 points by kf on April 11, 2008 [ext] | 10 comments [ext]
20.Google App Engine for developers (niallkennedy.com)
13 points by mechanical_fish on April 11, 2008 [ext] | 2 comments [ext]
21.Why podcasting is failing (thestandard.com)
14 points by ilamont on April 11, 2008 [ext] | 14 comments [ext]
22. The Trump Adviser Openly Calling Treasury Reserve Status A Burden (archive.ph)
308 points by gsm5278 368 days ago | hide | 168 comments
22.Musical Geek Friday #3: Code Monkey - good coders code, great reuse (catonmat.net)
13 points by tandaraho on April 11, 2008 [ext] | 4 comments [ext]
23.IBM’s Racetrack Memory Speeds Past Moore’s Law (ibm.com)
10 points by tandaraho on April 11, 2008 [ext] | 1 comment [ext]
24.To YC or to VC? That is my question… (foundread.com)
10 points by naish on April 11, 2008 [ext] | 4 comments [ext]
25. When Inside Information Meets Polymarket: The Venezuela Coup Trade (archive.ph)
298 points by can738 85 days ago | hide | 122 comments
25.The Quietest Place on Earth - Orfield Labs (audiojunkies.com)
10 points by luccastera on April 11, 2008 [ext] | 1 comment [ext]
26.Nerds To Valleywag: Stay Off Our Site! (alleyinsider.com)
10 points by jmorin007 on April 11, 2008 [ext] | 15 comments [ext]
27.Meet Facebook's new number two (cnn.com)
8 points by michjeanty on April 11, 2008 [ext] | 3 comments [ext]
28. The Diff | Byrne Hobart | Substack (diff.substack.com)
216 points by iam5056 263 days ago | hide | 183 comments
28.Why Windows (and thus Microsoft) Is Broken (pcworld.com)
9 points by nreece on April 11, 2008 [ext] | 4 comments [ext]
29.Structured Python Editor (twistedmatrix.com)
9 points by foemmel on April 11, 2008 [ext]
30.Why you think databases don't scale - In a few words: you’re doing it wrong! (staticallytyped.com)
9 points by edw519 on April 11, 2008 [ext] | 3 comments [ext]
31. The Dota result Altman calls closest to real-world decision making (blog.samaltman.com)
487 points by htx5127 610 days ago | hide | 15 comments

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