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Stories from March 20, 2011

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1.		See how many times a URL has been shared on Facebook (facebook.com)
		305 points by jf on March 20, 2011 \| 55 comments
2.		Sony offers hacker a job. Hacker turns them down because of geoHot (inquisitr.com)
		280 points by whenimgone on March 20, 2011 \| 61 comments
		No
		273 points \| parent
4.		Why the Quick Bar (“dickbar”) is still so offensive (marco.org)
		250 points by starnix17 on March 20, 2011 \| 101 comments
5.		I got into YC after applying 6 times. Here's my advice for YC applicants (iamwil.posterous.com)
		238 points by iamwil on March 20, 2011 \| 54 comments
6.		The Tyranny of the Extroverts (allendowney.com)
		219 points by zootar on March 20, 2011 \| 87 comments
7.		2011 MacBook Pros Crash Under Load (discussions.apple.com)
		206 points by GeneralMaximus on March 20, 2011 \| 58 comments
8.		Codified startup advice (gabrielweinberg.com)
		194 points by bjonathan on March 20, 2011 \| 24 comments
		Yes
		159 points \| parent
10.		Don't yell at waitresses. You look like a jerk and it blows investments. (thestartupfoundry.com)
		127 points by g0atbutt on March 20, 2011 \| 83 comments
11.		I just don’t get LinkedIn, do you? (stilgherrian.com)
		126 points by bigiain on March 20, 2011 \| 72 comments
12.		In AT&T & T-Mobile Merger, Everybody Loses (gigaom.com)
		124 points by alecperkins on March 20, 2011 \| 30 comments
13.		Phpfog "Down for maintenance" (phpfogsucks.com)
		125 points by jeisc on March 20, 2011 \| 116 comments
		Lewisham on March 20, 2011 \| parent \| context \| on: I just don’t get LinkedIn, do you? LinkedIn, at its core, is very simple: its a replacement for the big Rolodex you see in 80s movies. Instead of trying to keep a network together using business cards, you use LinkedIn. You lean on your network when you need something from it: a contact, a new job, help finding people for a job you need to fill. LinkedIn does this very well because the people using it all understand this. It's not supposed to be Facebook. It's OK to not check in on it or the people you're connected to for a year. You just have a social contract that when someone does need you, you scratch their back, and you will have you back scratched karmicly in the future. If you don't "get it", you're expecting it to do something it doesn't. You probably expect Facebook for business.
15.		Open-source, JavaScript JSON HTML viewer released (ajaxstack.com)
		116 points by mythz on March 20, 2011 \| 22 comments
16.		Why so little looting in Japan? It's not just about honesty. (slate.com)
		112 points by PixelRobot on March 20, 2011 \| 55 comments
17.		YC Is Not a School for Startups; It's Marine Corps Boot Camp for Founders (earbitscom.posterous.com)
		106 points by iamwil on March 20, 2011 \| 44 comments
18.		Ask HN: Anyone on HN running a web startup with 50K+ a year net profit?
		103 points by riskish on March 20, 2011 \| 51 comments
19.		What It Feels Like to Be Rich (jamesaltucher.com)
		103 points by jaltucher on March 20, 2011 \| 101 comments
		swores on March 20, 2011 \| parent \| context \| on: Don't yell at waitresses. You look like a jerk and... The more important point isn't that you look like a jerk, it's that you are a jerk.
		georgecmu on March 20, 2011 \| parent \| context \| on: Sony offers hacker a job. Hacker turns them down b... It’s not very often that when someone is offered a plum job with a company like Sony that they turn it down Yeah, I get job offers like that a couple times a week. Guess what, I turn them down too. And it's not hard at all, because they are not offers of a plum job, they are an invitation to apply for a position.
		jdludlow on March 20, 2011 \| parent \| context \| on: Don't yell at waitresses. You look like a jerk and... You can tell a lot about a person by the way that he treats waiters, waitresses, janitors, clerks, and other lower paying service jobs.
		solfox on March 20, 2011 \| parent \| context \| on: AT&T to Acquire T-Mobile USA for $39 Billion Oh crap. There goes my unlimited tethering.
		benologist on March 20, 2011 \| parent \| context \| on: Apple's Safari Browser Gives Search Marketers Head... Title should be prefixed with "Good news everybody: ".
		jarin on March 20, 2011 \| parent \| context \| on: Sony offers hacker a job. Hacker turns them down b... That's not really a job offer, but props to Koushik for standing up for his principles.
26.		Apple's Safari Browser Gives Search Marketers Headaches (mediapost.com)
		80 points by lotusleaf1987 on March 20, 2011 \| 35 comments
27.		Hiring Without Agencies - Lessons Learned (engineroomapps.com)
		78 points by ig1 on March 20, 2011 \| 77 comments
28.		Show HN: We made a web-based cash register (facecash.com)
		75 points by thinkcomp on March 20, 2011 \| 54 comments
29.		Beetailer (YC W11) Helps Online Retailers Set Up Shop On Facebook (techcrunch.com)
		74 points by nickel on March 20, 2011 \| 7 comments
		shykes on March 20, 2011 \| parent \| context \| on: Phpfog "Down for maintenance" What a dick move. Did these idiots actually publish their names in relation to this? Coming from "security experts" this is the most unprofessional thing I've ever seen.
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