Hacker News on 20 August 2008

• Start a side project, says GitHub founder
• Pretending to game the system: Fans hoax "Girlfriend" vid to the #1 spot on YouTube.
• Detailed review of MIT's OCW course "Introduction to Algorithms", Part I: Analysis of Algorithms and Asymptotic Notation
• JustHackIt - Post your idea and find people to start building it with
• Death
• 23 Essential Tools For Web Development on a Mac
• How Facebook deals with memcache consistency in multiple datacenters
• The cardinal programming jokes
• TSA inspectors damage 9 aircraft while conducting "security checks"
• JustHackIt: It’s Like a Dating Site For Hackers