15:[[5237967,{"by":"runarb","descendants":113,"id":5237967,"kids":[5238488,5238218,5238166,5238071,5238503,5239821,5239450,5243068,5238275,5241082,5241109,5238428],"score":121,"text":"","time":1361192704,"title":"Opera sends 90 out the door","type":"story","url":"http://translate.google.com/translate?sl=no&tl=en&js=n&prev=_t&hl=no&ie=UTF-8&eotf=1&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.digi.no%2F911787%2Fopera-sendte-90-paa-doren"}],[3841016,{"by":"jiakeliu","descendants":103,"id":3841016,"kids":[3841636,3841288,3841306,3841123,3841367,3841430,3841730,3841927,3841165,3841544,3841114,3842250,3841112,3841109,3841369,3841097,3841596,3841465,3841901,3841580,3841661,3841103,3843371,3841379,3846316,3842690,3842401,3841454,3842318,3843053,3841676,3841027],"score":459,"time":1334415733,"title":"Don’t work. Be hated. Love someone. (2008)","type":"story","url":"http://halfhalf.posterous.com/dont-work-be-hated-love-someone"}],[3225055,{"by":"mrsebastian","descendants":186,"id":3225055,"kids":[3225253,3225407,3225177,3226299,3225433,3225600,3225344,3225343,3225257,3225326,3225180,3225424,3225448,3225187,3227209,3225487,3225417,3225176,3225211,3225572,3225170,3225226,3226181,3225526,3227755,3227542,3228050,3226089,3226984,3226700,3227018,3225299,3225231,3225235,3225140,3225695],"score":238,"time":1321028221,"title":"Linux Mint: The new Ubuntu?","type":"story","url":"http://www.extremetech.com/computing/104581-linux-mint-the-new-ubuntu"}],[2001861,{"by":"Kototama","descendants":3,"id":2001861,"kids":[2002227],"score":37,"text":"","time":1292272195,"title":"Michael Fogus: Fertile Ground: The Roots of Clojure","type":"story","url":"http://clojure.blip.tv/file/4501296/"}],[1937456,{"by":"puredanger","descendants":5,"id":1937456,"kids":[1940220,1937885,1938718,1939193],"score":43,"time":1290609901,"title":"Strange Loop 2010 Panel: The Future of Programming Languages","type":"story","url":"http://www.infoq.com/presentations/Future-of-Programming-Languages"}],[1786930,{"by":"khandelwal","descendants":272,"id":1786930,"kids":[1787411,1787191,1787233,1787397,1787007,1787031,1787643,1787368,1787146,1787498,1787786,1788108,1787285,1787222,1787280,1787826,1787297,1788183,1787283,1787239,1789941,1790230,1789202,1787417,1787437,1787469,1789175,1788158,1787150,1787082,1789400,1788258,1787578,1788867,1787465,1787443,1789131,1787178,1787223,1787338,1787502,1788425,1786954,1787339,1788110,1787271,1787320,1787847,1787535,1787884,1787205,1787554,1787259,1787756,1787179,1787269,1787766,1787665,1790661,1787358,1787926,1788737,1789640,1787626,1787343,1787907,1787309,1787969,1787927],"score":111,"text":"What's a good laptop to install Linux (Ubuntu) on? I'm looking to buy a new machine for work. System76 seems to make good laptops. Does anyone have experience with them? Is there anything else you would recommend?

People seem to rave about their MacBook Pros. Is it easy to make the switch from Ubuntu? Do I easily get all the software I'll need (svn, git, django, python, vim)?

Essentially I think, my question is, is the experience on a MBP so much better, that it's worth having to learn the MacOS platform?","time":1286975130,"title":"Ask HN: Best Developer Linux Laptop?","type":"story"}],[1764895,{"by":"mcknz","descendants":101,"id":1764895,"kids":[1766379,1765669,1765354,1765134,1765642,1765890,1765974,1765772,1765308,1765631,1765945,1769293,1765474,1765535,1766339,1765533,1765588,1765316,1766950,1768558,1767314,1766790,1765210,1766023,1767404,1766432,1766802,1767602,1767104,1766577,1770899],"score":231,"time":1286386264,"title":"Confessions of a Used-Book Salesman","type":"story","url":"http://www.slate.com/id/2268000/pagenum/all/"}],[1701941,{"by":"inmygarage","descendants":30,"id":1701941,"kids":[1702472,1702657,1702253,1702284,1702590,1702712,1702543,1702568,1702492,1702489,1703616],"score":45,"time":1284744106,"title":"Falling in love will cost you two close friends","type":"story","url":"http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-11321282"}],[1484061,{"by":"physcab","descendants":62,"id":1484061,"kids":[1484213,1484115,1484163,1484229,1484157,1484280,1484110,1484186,1484382,1484798,1484159,1484279,1484154,1484257,1484274,1484104,1484984,1484164,1484372,1484294,1484267,1484228,1484973,1520025,1485080,1484780,1484137,1484383,1484173,1484140,1484776],"score":70,"text":"I've been using VIM for the past 15 months or so. However, I've noticed that I've reached a level of comfort that is far below VIM's capabilities and I'm in awe of those who know how to wield it much better than I. I know I can be much more efficient, but I don't know where to start. Thoughts?","time":1278177282,"title":"Ask HN: Suggestions for mastering vim?","type":"story","url":""}],[1370410,{"by":"bdickason","descendants":103,"id":1370410,"kids":[1370856,1370613,1370499,1370612,1370547,1370659,1370448,1370533,1370434,1370653,1371081,1370572,1370449,1370548,1371106,1370468,1370477,1370471,1370475,1370544,1371326,1370573,1371287,1370561,1370539,1370603,1370521,1370644,1370470,1370579,1370729,1370508,1370610,1371285,1371078,1371128,1371485,1370457,1370602,1370684,1370467,1377698,1370562,1372377],"score":127,"text":"It's like clockwork.

I'll get HYPER-interested in something, to the point that I can't stop talking about it or thinking about it nonstop. I go through 'buildout' if it's a project, 'level up' if it's a game, or even went down the road of DJing and playing in a band.

Each time, after roughly 6 months, I burn out and end up moving on to something new with little desire to pursue my last project.

I'm extremely worried about this as I've been working passionately on a new startup idea with some friends and we're nearing the 2 month mark.

How can I stay enthusiastic?","time":1274540771,"title":"Ask HN: Why do I lose interest in every project after 6 months?","type":"story"}],[1215585,{"by":"Geea","descendants":46,"id":1215585,"kids":[1215632,1215749,1216107,1215858,1215721,1216227,1215683,1215712,1216031,1216939,1215759],"score":54,"text":"","time":1269436613,"title":"Tips for launching a startup while holding a day job","type":"story","url":"http://entrepreneur.venturebeat.com/2010/03/24/6-critical-tips-for-launching-a-startup-while-holding-a-day-job"}],[1062018,{"by":"insomniamg","descendants":14,"id":1062018,"kids":[1062231,1062211,1062285,1062250,1062264,1063913,1062150,1062692,1064782],"score":20,"text":"","time":1263906341,"title":"Top 6 Web Browsers You Probably Haven’t Heard Of","type":"story","url":"http://crenk.com/top-6-web-browsers-you-probably-havent-heard-of/"}],[1017189,{"by":"Paton","descendants":62,"id":1017189,"kids":[1017219,1017256,1017201,1017326,1017351,1017246,1017434,1017976,1017370,1017454,1017267,1017450,1017230,1017682,1017350,1018372,1017412,1017717,1017372,1017238,1017253,1017349],"score":29,"text":"My questions is: what abilities are required to effectively build complex web apps and services?

My current knowledge is limited to PHP and MySQL, with no real understanding of OOP.

That said, what would you suggest my next step be? Should I take a stab at Ruby? Javascript? Python? Frameworks?

I would appreciate any suggestions.","time":1261930541,"title":"Ask HN: How to become a better programmer?","type":"story"}],[898951,{"by":"cwan","descendants":19,"id":898951,"kids":[899279,899075,899644,899713,899161,899085,902362],"score":23,"text":"","time":1256312692,"title":"How Google Maps deals with border disputes: Two Countries, Three Maps","type":"story","url":"http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2009/10/23/two-countries-three-maps/"}],[881230,{"by":"wglb","descendants":28,"id":881230,"kids":[881303,881298,881588,881503,881429,883300,882019,881971,881504,881723,881805],"score":183,"time":1255526691,"title":"Elements Of Statistical Learning: now free pdf","type":"story","url":"http://www-stat.stanford.edu/~tibs/ElemStatLearn//"}],[878797,{"by":"icodemyownshit","descendants":26,"id":878797,"kids":[879241,878824,878853,879144,878963,880395],"score":164,"time":1255430965,"title":"A story of \"launch\" disaster: fast-food style","type":"story","url":"http://andyswan.com/blog/2009/09/21/a-story-of-launch-disaster-fast-food-style/"}],[788008,{"by":"naish","descendants":22,"id":788008,"kids":[788285,788249,788350,788304,788251,788199,788228,788782,788551,788205,788953,788643,788376,788965,788186],"score":93,"time":1251319089,"title":"Google Opens Up Its EPUB Archive: Download 1 Million Books for Free","type":"story","url":"http://booksearch.blogspot.com/2009/08/download-over-million-public-domain.html"}],[592554,{"by":"briansmith","descendants":12,"id":592554,"kids":[592571,592662,592781,592873,592728,592630],"score":14,"text":"","time":1241452728,"title":"The #1, #3, and #4 best-selling smartphones in the US are Blackberries; iPhone #2","type":"story","url":"http://www.businessinsider.com/iphone-outsold-by-blackberry-curve-in-us-last-quarter-2009-5"}]]

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