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Stories from December 24, 2007
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1. When non-technologists write about technology: about The Economist's "Technology in 2008" (pmarca.com)
34 points by hhm on Dec 24, 2007 | 14 comments
2. Ask YC: What tools are you using to monitor a site's load?
33 points by darius on Dec 24, 2007 | 13 comments
3. How to send 400,000 member-requested e-mails a week (dogster.com)
27 points by vlad on Dec 24, 2007 | 3 comments
4. Lisp: love the language, hate the people (nothinghappens.net)
20 points by iamelgringo on Dec 24, 2007 | 9 comments
5. Email in the 18th century (lowtechmagazine.com)
16 points by hhm on Dec 24, 2007 | 4 comments
6. Twas the night before Christmas... (xkcd.com)
17 points by jmorin007 on Dec 24, 2007 | 1 comment
7. CanvasPaint - Microsoft Paint clone done in canvas (canvaspaint.org)
15 points by nickb on Dec 24, 2007 | 4 comments
8. 8-year-olds should test my code (nyu.edu)
16 points by iamelgringo on Dec 24, 2007 | 2 comments
9. Top 10 Javascripts for Image Manipulation (blogohblog.com)
15 points by maurycy on Dec 24, 2007 | 2 comments
10. Genetic programming-evolved technical trading rules can outperform buy-and-hold (PDF) (ucl.ac.uk)
12 points by henning on Dec 24, 2007 | 9 comments
11. Ask YC: Expectations and Reality (Startups)
11 points by js440 on Dec 24, 2007 | 14 comments
12. A focused family business (latimes.com)
10 points by brlewis on Dec 24, 2007
13. YC startup Socialpicks partners with Reuters (mashable.com)
10 points by sharpshoot on Dec 24, 2007 | 1 comment
14. Size Is The Enemy (codinghorror.com)
9 points by iamelgringo on Dec 24, 2007 | 1 comment
15. Simulating Neocortical Column Of Rat Brain - IBM Blue Gene/L Supercomputer (guardian.co.uk)
7 points by downer on Dec 24, 2007 | 6 comments
16. Ask YC: How should I approach Drupal?
8 points by joeguilmette on Dec 24, 2007 | 19 comments
17. Merry Christmas, everyone (xkcd.com)
7 points by y2002 on Dec 24, 2007 | 2 comments
18. Is there an opposite to absolute zero? (pbs.org)
7 points by ingenium on Dec 24, 2007 | 4 comments
19. Australia to enforce a "ratings system" on web, track users (arstechnica.com)
6 points by seren6ipity on Dec 24, 2007
20. Dutch Guy Hacks Traffic Sign (vid) (youtube.com)
5 points by nickb on Dec 24, 2007 | 3 comments
21. Webcam + cardboard = Joystick (vid) (youtube.com)
4 points by nickb on Dec 24, 2007
22. Common Lisp: Who says libraries are a problem (metabang.com)
4 points by nickb on Dec 24, 2007
23. Small software companies: you need developers, not programmers (ericsink.com)
4 points by henning on Dec 24, 2007
24. Where did the intranets go? (37signals.com)
4 points by maurycy on Dec 24, 2007 | 1 comment
25. Valleywag's 3 biggest goofs of 2007 (valleywag.com)
4 points by transburgh on Dec 24, 2007 | 2 comments
26. Top 10 Startups Worth Watching in 2008 (wired.com)
4 points by maurycy on Dec 24, 2007
27. 2007 In Numbers: The Ask Mouse Squeaked A Little Louder This Year (techcrunch.com)
3 points by nickb on Dec 24, 2007
28. Why did Albert Einstein hate freedom? (pmarca.com)
3 points by terpua on Dec 24, 2007 | 2 comments
29. Halcyon Days: interviews with classic computer and video game programmers (dadgum.com)
3 points by hhm on Dec 24, 2007
30. Facebook challenged by ad-free rival, Badoo (guardian.co.uk)
3 points by maurycy on Dec 24, 2007 | 6 comments

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