Hacker News on 4 August 2011

• How to seem good at everything: Stop doing stupid shit
• Who Rules America: An Investment Manager's View on the Top 1%
• Zed Shaw: The wonderful Rob Sobers did a great job translating LPTHW to Ruby
• Google Threw A Punch, Microsoft Fires Back With A Missile
• “Real Names” Policies Are an Abuse of Power
• $1 chip tests for HIV in 15 minutes, fits in your wallet
• Why "Coupon Code" Should Not be a Field on Your Payment Form
• Parse (YC S11): A Heroku For Mobile Apps
• Show HN: My weekend project - preview TV sizes on your wall
• Groupon’s Strikeouts Reveal an Unspoken Truth