Hacker News on 18 October 2008

• YC got a record number of applications this cycle
• Clever hack by small Bay Area high school team transforms football
• How the British used a laundromat in Northern Ireland to find explosives
• The not to do list: 9 habits to stop now
• The End of Libertarianism: The financial collapse proves that it makes no sense.
• When Steve Jobs met Don Knuth
• Pressflip Founder Quits: “I’m Tired Of The Fight”
• First Person Plural
• LED Hard Drive Clock 3.5"
• The most innovative coach in college football