Hacker News on 2 February 2008

• Git is the next Unix
• Take the Arc Challenge
• Ask YC: Status of your startup
• What are programming languages for?
• Stephen Fry introduces the open source platform that will see off Windows
• The best advice you'll ever get about building a startup
• Inaugurating the New York Times Deathwatch
• A Giant Bid That Shows How Tired the Giant Is
• News Corp. Scrambles To Bid For Yahoo
• Yahoo sale could be bad for minnows