The Best Hacker News Posts of July 2008
We track 12 stories from July 2008, averaging 168 points each. Together they drew 1,157 comments.
1
Startup Ideas We'd Like to Fund
ycombinator.com · pg · 19 Jul 2008
532 pts
381 comments
2
Randy Pausch, noted CMU prof, succumbs to cancer
post-gazette.com · demandred · 25 Jul 2008
187 pts
57 comments
3
In the Basement of the Ivory Tower
theatlantic.com · crocus · 15 Jul 2008
170 pts
127 comments
4
Google Acquires Omnisio (YC Winter 08)
techcrunch.com · markbao · 30 Jul 2008
168 pts
45 comments
5
Why S3 went down
status.aws.amazon.com · slackerIII · 26 Jul 2008
144 pts
36 comments
6
JL: Why I Do YC
foundersatwork.com · theoneill · 5 Jul 2008
130 pts
42 comments
7
You don't have to sell your company to have financial security
37signals.com · pchristensen · 24 Jul 2008
129 pts
89 comments
8
A Brief History of Dangerous Ideas
weblog.raganwald.com · raganwald · 22 Jul 2008
123 pts
32 comments
9
YC is a cult
danielharan.com · jamesgolick · 29 Jul 2008
116 pts
154 comments
10
Why are Black Nerds so Unpopular?
davidadewumi.com · wumi · 6 Jul 2008
109 pts
65 comments
11
The Pooled-Risk Company Management Company
paulgraham.com · mqt · 23 Jul 2008
107 pts
83 comments
12
Profitable After 3 Weeks
balsamiq.com · breck · 16 Jul 2008
100 pts
46 comments