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1. NYTimes uses Hadoop, S3, EC2, and some custom code to handle PDF generation for 4TB worth of data (nytimes.com)
37 points by nickb on Nov 4, 2007 | 4 comments
2. The future of programming languages in a massively concurrent world
31 points by NickSmith on Nov 4, 2007 | 32 comments
3. Ask YC: Profit: $25/user. Customers: satisfied. Competitors: none. Target market: huge. But...
30 points by tkiley on Nov 4, 2007 | 56 comments
4. Who got in?
29 points by nextmoveone on Nov 4, 2007 | 9 comments
5. The factors of entrepreneurship (troutgirl.wordpress.com)
20 points by drm237 on Nov 4, 2007 | 9 comments
6. Should you have to pay to see research your taxes paid for? (washingtonpost.com)
16 points by kkim on Nov 4, 2007 | 4 comments
7. Free is more complicated than you think (oreilly.com)
16 points by bootload on Nov 4, 2007
8. Masked thieves storm into Chicago colocation (again!) (theregister.co.uk)
11 points by kf on Nov 4, 2007 | 4 comments
9. I, Robot: The Man Behind the Google Phone (nytimes.com)
10 points by Mistone on Nov 4, 2007
10. 7 Steps to Land and Leverage an Angel Investor (foundread.com)
10 points by transburgh on Nov 4, 2007
11. Bye Bye PCs? PCs Being Pushed Aside in Japan by Array of Gadgets With Similar Power (yahoo.com)
8 points by chaostheory on Nov 4, 2007 | 2 comments
12. I, Robot: The Man Behind the Google Phone (nytimes.com)
8 points by nickb on Nov 4, 2007
13. Devices Enforce Cellular Silence, Sweet but Illegal (nytimes.com)
6 points by nickb on Nov 4, 2007 | 2 comments
14. A study I'd like to see done
7 points by dfranke on Nov 4, 2007 | 29 comments
15. Hack: Discover the hidden 8 bit Sound card in your PC (linuxgazette.net)
6 points by nickb on Nov 4, 2007 | 1 comment
16. Ask YC: For the hackers, what's your favorite part of development?
5 points by matth on Nov 4, 2007 | 11 comments
17. 37signals on taking outside investment and rewriting halfway through a new product (37signals.com)
5 points by henning on Nov 4, 2007 | 1 comment
18. Canadian Study: Piracy Boosts CD Sales (torrentfreak.com)
4 points by nickb on Nov 4, 2007 | 4 comments
19. The Peel P50: 132 lbs and street-legal in England (ntlworld.com)
4 points by kkim on Nov 4, 2007 | 3 comments
20. VCs Are Not Like Your Parents (centernetworks.com)
4 points by transburgh on Nov 4, 2007
21. An Open Facebook API vs Google OpenSocial (blogmaverick.com)
4 points by tmdg on Nov 4, 2007
22. StartupCampToronto 1 - Now taking submissions for companies to present (startupnorth.ca)
3 points by jmacd on Nov 4, 2007
23. Ask YC news: are you supposed to get a karma point for submitting a link?
3 points by Mistone on Nov 4, 2007 | 6 comments
24. Google's OpenSocial and XSS exploit in Ning (haroldtherebel.com)
3 points by nickb on Nov 4, 2007 | 1 comment
25. A Library of Required Reading for doing Business on the Web (buzzfolder.com)
2 points by bmaier on Nov 4, 2007
26. How to be an "Employer of Choice" (keepingthepeople.com)
2 points by angstrom on Nov 4, 2007 | 1 comment
27. Stix Scientific Fonts Reach Beta Release (stixfonts.org)
2 points by nickb on Nov 4, 2007
28. Is tonight's Boston YC News meeting still on? Who's going? (news.ycombinator.com)
2 points by nostrademons on Nov 4, 2007 | 1 comment
29. Comparing Collections != Comparing Objects (ddj.com)
1 point by palish on Nov 4, 2007
30. Combating Piracy: Earth To Big TV (techcrunch.com)
1 point by nickb on Nov 4, 2007

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