The Best Hacker News Posts of December 2008

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Love, Internet Style youtube.com · dmoney · 12 Dec 2008

242 pts 43 comments

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Wow, check out this guy's comment jmtame · 29 Dec 2008

233 pts 101 comments

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I don't want to work very hard flaneur · 11 Dec 2008

224 pts 193 comments

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So you want to be a consultant? unixwiz.net · CaptainMorgan · 28 Dec 2008

193 pts 26 comments

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After Credentials paulgraham.com · mqt · 16 Dec 2008

186 pts 201 comments

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The nicest math book I own math-blog.com · acangiano · 22 Dec 2008

175 pts 56 comments

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Profitable Until Deemed Illegal codinghorror.com · imgabe · 12 Dec 2008

174 pts 130 comments

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Freezing cold, no Internet, boring: it's a French web 2.0 conference guardian.co.uk · danw · 10 Dec 2008

171 pts 69 comments

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The High-Res Society paulgraham.com · mqt · 3 Dec 2008

168 pts 127 comments

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Could VC be a Casualty of the Recession? paulgraham.com · mqt · 5 Dec 2008

160 pts 139 comments

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Rails and Merb Merge yehudakatz.com · jarnold · 23 Dec 2008

155 pts 52 comments

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Ever wondered what the 'Free Public WiFi' networks you see everywhere are? jstn.cc · danw · 4 Dec 2008

155 pts 34 comments

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Techniques To Improve Your User Interface Designs smashingmagazine.com · makimaki · 15 Dec 2008

153 pts 44 comments

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How do you generate passive income? myoung8 · 6 Dec 2008

151 pts 146 comments

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Python 3.0 Released python.org · zain · 4 Dec 2008

147 pts 60 comments

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Dear Reddit, Hacker News... zedshaw.com · twampss · 25 Dec 2008

133 pts 82 comments

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If programming languages were religions aegisub.net · imgabe · 16 Dec 2008

131 pts 108 comments

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Ask YC: Let's start a Hacker News book club robertk · 23 Dec 2008

126 pts 79 comments

19

Scientists extract images directly from brain pinktentacle.com · kf · 11 Dec 2008

126 pts 56 comments

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Genetic Algorithm building a little car wreck.devisland.net · sanj · 8 Dec 2008

126 pts 54 comments

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How Difficult is it to Write a Compiler? tratt.net · breck · 15 Dec 2008

119 pts 48 comments

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11th grade xkcd.org · mapleoin · 21 Dec 2008

117 pts 140 comments

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6 Credit Card Processing Facts Nobody Tells You letsfreckle.com · ahoyhere · 8 Dec 2008

117 pts 42 comments

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News.YC Growth ycombinator.com · pg · 9 Dec 2008

114 pts 63 comments

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Your idea sucks, now go do it anyway blog.asmartbear.com · joel_liu · 23 Dec 2008

112 pts 16 comments

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Genetic Programming: Evolution of Mona Lisa rogeralsing.com · bdfh42 · 8 Dec 2008

111 pts 26 comments

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Joel on Software: The new Fog Creek Office joelonsoftware.com · twampss · 29 Dec 2008

110 pts 85 comments

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Ask HN: How do big web sites roll out new versions? Bluem00 · 27 Dec 2008

110 pts 44 comments

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How To Spot a Breakthrough: Tips from Early Amazon Investor Nick Hanauer xconomy.com · waderoush · 4 Dec 2008

109 pts 28 comments

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Creating a rogue CA certificate with MD5 hash collisions phreedom.org · brl · 30 Dec 2008

107 pts 55 comments

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Joel Spolsky: Don't Leave The Industry (You Whining Emo Girl) discuss.joelonsoftware.com · tptacek · 28 Dec 2008

106 pts 110 comments

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GitHub Launches Pages: Static Project and Personal Hosting github.com · defunkt · 18 Dec 2008

106 pts 35 comments

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How to Prototype a Game in Under 7 Days (by the World of Goo people) gamasutra.com · pchristensen · 23 Dec 2008

104 pts 11 comments

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Join reddit, xkcd, dtoid, ars technica & more - donate your hacker skills to non-profits feedaneed.org · kn0thing · 17 Dec 2008

102 pts 29 comments

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Scott Adams explains CDOs dilbert.com · sanj · 13 Dec 2008

102 pts 14 comments

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Using an automated day trader to generate income fattyfatfat.com · fbbwsa · 8 Dec 2008

101 pts 97 comments

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Burning out on Capistrano (Jamis Buck) groups.google.com · swombat · 7 Dec 2008

101 pts 37 comments

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Six Apart acquires and shuts down Pownce venturebeat.com · jmorin007 · 1 Dec 2008

100 pts 148 comments