Hacker News on 5 July 2011

• Why I read Hacker News even though I understand very little of it
• Advanced Javascript tips and tricks
• Twitter acquires BackType (YC S08)
• MIT 6.006: Algorithms in Python
• US claims all .com and .net websites are in its jurisdiction
• Clojure on Heroku
• Cool notification messages with CSS3 & Jquery
• Facebook blocks Google Chrome extension for exporting friends
• Google to Retire Blogger & Picasa Brands in Google+ Push
• Question for PG/HN: Where do you think we stand on your list of "ideas"?