Hacker News on 8 January 2010

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• Why you should do OpenGL and not DirectX
• Advanced Imaging Reveals a Computer 1,500 Years Ahead of Its Time
• How I got 50,000 page views by simply being me
• Can't start a business only eating a Tombstone pizza every day
• Why you should use English versions of your OS and other software
• Startup Advice in just three words
• Try Ruby (in your browser, now with 1.9)
• Codility - Automated tests of programming skills
• Harvesting email addresses surreptitiously