Hacker News on 19 November 2008

• Let Detroit Go Bankrupt
• Joel on Software: Anecdotes
• Etherpad Shows Google Docs How It’s Done (By AppJet)
• Why the Drudge Report is one of the best designed sites on the web
• GitX: Git GUI for OS X
• 15 Ways to Optimize your Subscription Model
• Why McDonald's Fries Taste So Good
• We put our site for auction on eBay
• "Great Algorithms" course taught by Richard Karp
• Mathematica 7.0 Released Today