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1.		21 New Startups in the Valley (foundersatwork.com)
		43 points by theoneill on Jan 25, 2008 \| 6 comments
2.		Google to kill domain tasting (domaintools.com)
		38 points by garbowza on Jan 25, 2008 \| 11 comments
		mixmax on Jan 25, 2008 \| parent \| context \| on: Ask YC: So, why are you doing a startup? her: "wow that's a really great site" me: "yeah, I think it's OK" her: "wonder who did it.." me: "well, me and a couple of guys.." her: "take me to bed you stud.." :-)
4.		Why I'm Done With Facebook (imageshack.us)
		30 points by pius on Jan 25, 2008 \| 18 comments
		edw519 on Jan 25, 2008 \| parent \| context \| on: Ask YC: So, why are you doing a startup? Because the guy who wrote this: if (MonthNbr == 1) {MonthDesc = "January"} ; if (MonthNbr == 2) {MonthDesc = "February"} ; if (MonthNbr == 3) {MonthDesc = "March"} ; if (MonthNbr == 4) {MonthDesc = "April"} ; if (MonthNbr == 5) {MonthDesc = "May"} ; if (MonthNbr == 6) {MonthDesc = "June"} ; if (MonthNbr == 7) {MonthDesc = "July"} ; if (MonthNbr == 8) {MonthDesc = "August"} ; if (MonthNbr == 9) {MonthDesc = "September"} ; if (MonthNbr == 10) {MonthDesc = "October"} ; if (MonthNbr == 11) {MonthDesc = "November"} ; if (MonthNbr == 12) {MonthDesc = "December"} ; is a retired millionaire while I'm still cleaning up his mess. I think I can do better.
		jawngee on Jan 25, 2008 \| parent \| context \| on: Do you think we are stupid? Yes, I think you are stupid. Not because you use rails or ruby, but because you even care about such trivial bullshit. I use PHP everyday, but do you see me crying about the insane amount of whipping it takes on my blog? Well, I don't have a blog because I'm too busy building shit, but you get my drift. Yes I think you are stupid because you are polarized on the issue to the point that you can't see any validity in an opinion outside your own. You are religious about something where agnoticism gets you paid better and more frequently. Christian vs Muslim vs Jew == Java vs Ruby vs PHP vs ... I think the smarter people are the ones who can set aside differences and gleam usefulness from all things. Sorry on a 2 day code bender so I'm a little disjointed in my thought process, but this is pretty close to how I feel about it. Apologies for the cursing.
7.		Is the Tipping Point Toast? (Duncan Watts thinks Malcolm Gladwell is wrong about tipping points) (fastcompany.com)
		26 points by toffer on Jan 25, 2008 \| 3 comments
8.		Ask YC: So, why are you doing a startup?
		25 points by hhm on Jan 25, 2008 \| 82 comments
9.		Do you think we are stupid? (obiefernandez.com)
		25 points by pius on Jan 25, 2008 \| 19 comments
10.		Pixar's Published Computer Graphics Papers (pixar.com)
		19 points by iamelgringo on Jan 25, 2008 \| 4 comments
11.		Usability Disaster Story (tirania.org)
		19 points by jmorin007 on Jan 25, 2008 \| 2 comments
12.		How To: Install OS X on Your Hackintosh PC, No Hacking Required (lifehacker.com)
		18 points by pius on Jan 25, 2008 \| 5 comments
13.		Do not run this script, ever (thedailywtf.com)
		17 points by brlewis on Jan 25, 2008 \| 14 comments
14.		XMPP is the future for cloud services (jivesoftware.com)
		17 points by nreece on Jan 25, 2008 \| 5 comments
15.		Ask YC: What do you think of our site, bug.gd?
		17 points by thorax on Jan 25, 2008 \| 33 comments
		david927 on Jan 25, 2008 \| parent \| context \| on: Ask YC: So, why are you doing a startup? http://steve-yegge.blogspot.com/2006/07/get-famous-by-not-pr... "Can programming make you rich? Well, let's figure it out: think of all the fantastically rich programmers you know. Not a very long list, is it? And did they get rich by virtue of being incredible programmers?" "A startup that manages to get acquired doesn't have to have had great code; they simply had to either establish a lead in a new market, or put on a damn good road show."
17.		Ticket 10919: "Rails improperly pluralizes 'penis.' While technically this is a defect, 'enhancement' feels like a more appropriate word to describe this particular patch." (rubyonrails.org)
		16 points by pius on Jan 25, 2008 \| 11 comments
18.		Does an explanation of higher brain function require reference to quantum mechanics? (video.google.com)
		15 points by neilc on Jan 25, 2008 \| 13 comments
		imsteve on Jan 25, 2008 \| parent \| context \| on: Ask YC: So, why are you doing a startup? Mine says that she is jealous of my computer, that I spend more time with it than her, and she doesn't even let me use it at night when I could be sleeping next to her. She's going to kill it one day, I know it.
20.		Remember when people on reddit had a clue? (reddit.com)
		14 points by run4yourlives on Jan 25, 2008 \| 22 comments
21.		Code Rush [video] (video.google.com)
		13 points by amichail on Jan 25, 2008 \| 3 comments
		bfioca on Jan 25, 2008 \| parent \| context \| on: Do you think we are stupid? This entire argument frustrates me. Let me just go on record as saying this is childish. Hype or fad is never a reason to use or abandon any programming language or framework. Rails is useful, period. It has an extremely broad community of libraries and plugings, and it makes developing applications CHEAP and FAST and, yes, even GOOD. That's why people use it - so they can start startups lightning fast, or compete with the bigger companies who are using heftier languages and frameworks.
23.		MapReduce II (followup to "MapReduce: A major step backwards") (databasecolumn.com)
		12 points by neilc on Jan 25, 2008 \| 5 comments
		brlewis on Jan 25, 2008 \| parent \| context \| on: Ask YC: So, why are you doing a startup? I actually think cutting 12 lines of code down to 2 is worthwhile. He could have posted an example of 600 lines of code that should have been 50, but I'm glad he didn't.
25.		Angry Employee Deletes All of Company's Data (foxnews.com)
		12 points by gibsonf1 on Jan 25, 2008 \| 11 comments
26.		Ask YC: Any crawler experts out there?
		12 points by justtease on Jan 25, 2008 \| 16 comments
		curi on Jan 25, 2008 \| parent \| context \| on: Remember when people on reddit had a clue? Because mandatory history, English, Math, etc classes helped anything?
28.		Startup Says It Can Make Ethanol for $1 a Gallon, and Without Corn (wired.com)
		11 points by kf on Jan 25, 2008 \| 9 comments
		mdemare on Jan 25, 2008 \| parent \| context \| on: Ask YC: So, why are you doing a startup? People were willing to pay $100 per hour for me (of which I got to keep about 20%) while I was working on projects I did not believe in, using a language I found completely unsuitable, using frameworks that were a configuration nightmare, while reading blogs for 30% of the time. And they were happy with me! Now imagine how much happier I can be and how much more I can earn while working on projects I passionately believe in, using the most suitable language and framework I know. I'm working 2 or 3 times as much per week as I used to, but I don't mind.
		iamelgringo on Jan 25, 2008 \| parent \| context \| on: Ask YC: So, why are you doing a startup? I'm in a job that I hate. I'm tired of working for other people. I have an insane need to build things. I get bored very easily. I want to be the decider. I love computers. I love programming. I want to automate boring tasks. I want to retire early. It's an adventure. I like to hack things. If I'm not infront of a computer at least once a day I get nervous and irritable. It's about building wealth. It doesn't make sense to work my tail off so that someone else can make money off of me. I want to travel after I'm retired, and I don't want to travel with a wheelchair. I like working with geeks. I like to tinker. gotta go, I need to tinkle...
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