Hacker News on 7 October 2007

• 5 Myths About Sick Old Europe
• For once the World Bank says something smart about the real causes of prosperity (and poverty)
• Being a Non-Hacker in a Hacker's World
• Hadoop: an open source implemetation of mapreduce and a distributed file system
• Pmarca: The web and mainstream consumer behavior in 2007
• MSNBC Acquires Newsvine
• ASUS Motherboard Ships With Embedded Linux, Web Browser (boots in 5 sec flat!)
• Slashdot's CmdrTaco Looks Back at 10 Years of 'News for Nerds'
• The Fakebook Generation
• Mint Rakes It In