Hacker News on 10 August 2008

• The secret of the web (hint: it's a virtue)
• Denmark 1970: 99% energy from the Middle East. 2000: 0%. 100% energy independent.
• Clever method of near duplicate detection
• Orwell Essay: Politics And The English Language
• Time to Vanquish the Mythical Man Month
• Frameworks vs. Libraries in PHP
• Why Should I Care What Color the Bikeshed Is?
• Entrepreneurship Advice from Marc Hedlund, CEO of Wesabe
• Apple's third founder
• Why didn't I start a company in my dorm room and pocket millions before I turned 30?