Hacker News on 15 August 2008

• REST, I just don't get it
• Netflix prize competitor: With the best algorithms, metadata becomes worthless
• Picwing (YC Summer 08) Debuts Their Social Digital Picture Frame
• Million dollar gas hack.
• The Sunspot Enigma: The Sun is "Dead", What Does it Mean for Earth?
• Acquisition/Investment vs. Bootstrapping
• Mozilla SSL policy bad for the Web
• Serving static files with Django and AWS - going fast on a budget
• CouchSurfing Deletes Itself, Shuts Down - Old, yet relevant
• Ask HN: Best resources on SEO