Hacker News on 3 July 2012

• The Next Microsoft
• Higgs Boson Explained by Cartoon
• Microsoft’s Downfall: Inside the Cannibalistic Culture That Felled a Tech Giant
• Louis C.K. sees ticket scalping drop over 96% by selling tickets himself
• Apple ignores bug report
• "Flip", the vertical ship, marks 50 years at sea
• Chrome redirecting to blank.html on search
• Kim Dotcom: Joe Biden Ordered the Megaupload Shutdown
• Opensource contributor Bassel Khartabil detained in Syria. Needs help
• Facebook's e-mail debacle: One 'bug' fix, but rollback impossible