Hacker News on 10 March 2009

• DHH: Fuck the Real World
• Glibc's strlen implementation: Probably not what you'd guess
• Core competencies of great hackers
• Doug Lenat – I was positively impressed with Wolfram Alpha
• Ask HN: How many of you (coders) use marijuana?
• There's always time to launch your dream
• An open letter to Steve Jobs about approving the amber alert application
• What is PIFTS.exe?
• Paul Graham on Why Boston Should Worry About Its Future as a Tech Hub
• Girl wants to work for Twitter. Creates site.