Hacker News on 28 December 2013

• How Expedia Buys Its Way To The Top Of Google
• Gfycat - Jiffier gifs through HTML5 video conversion
• A glimpse into a new programming language under development at Microsoft
• Architect's Dream House: Less Than 200 Square Feet
• Ask HN: What book changed your life in 2013?
• Bitcoin and positive vs. normative economics
• Rust is surprisingly expressive
• How to Make Perfect Thin and Crisp French Fries (2010)
• A Soft Murmur – Ambient sounds to wash away distraction
• How Blender started, twenty years ago