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1.Developer open-sources 200+ hr project after client refuses to pay (github.com/fredwu)
413 points by audionerd on Aug 16, 2011 | 131 comments
2.Stanford Fall 2011 - Introduction to Databases (db-class.org)
387 points by redouane on Aug 16, 2011 | 44 comments
3.Stay away from This* (thiswebhost.com) (reddit.com)
374 points by laCour on Aug 16, 2011 | 167 comments
4.Stanford Fall 2011 - Machine Learning (ml-class.org)
349 points by redouane on Aug 16, 2011 | 23 comments
5.SSH productivity tips (perl.org)
330 points by bigiain on Aug 16, 2011 | 65 comments
6.SpaceX to fly to International Space Station in November (ap.org)
253 points by gibsonf1 on Aug 16, 2011 | 57 comments
7.58,000 Sign Up for Stanford AI Course (nytimes.com)
225 points by mhb on Aug 16, 2011 | 94 comments
8.Balls (daringfireball.net)
208 points by jordw on Aug 16, 2011 | 111 comments
9.$80 Android Phone Sells Like Hotcakes in Kenya, the World Next? (singularityhub.com)
196 points by weston on Aug 16, 2011 | 97 comments
10.The Arduino Solution to Selectively Mute Over-Exposed Celebrities (makezine.com)
190 points by etruong42 on Aug 16, 2011 | 48 comments
11.MarketBrief (YC S11) Makes Obtuse SEC Documents Human-Friendly (techcrunch.com)
177 points by lyime on Aug 16, 2011 | 54 comments
12.How GitHub Works: Hours are Bullshit (zachholman.com)
176 points by holman on Aug 16, 2011 | 48 comments
13.How LinkedIn used Node.js and HTML5 to build a better, faster app (venturebeat.com)
159 points by jc123 on Aug 16, 2011 | 73 comments
14.Undeletable Cookies (schneier.com)
157 points by wicknicks on Aug 16, 2011 | 47 comments
15.Firefox 6 for web developers (hacks.mozilla.org)
150 points by tbassetto on Aug 16, 2011 | 31 comments

All I can think about is that Microsoft/Apple blew billions on patents which forced Google to blow billions more to block their move.

Think how much real innovation $20 billion could have created if it weren't for the shitty patent system.

17.Science Exchange (YC S11): A Central Database For Core Research Facilities (techcrunch.com)
136 points by canistr on Aug 16, 2011 | 26 comments
18.Court allows Samsung Galaxy Tab to again sell in Europe (gigaom.com)
131 points by tilt on Aug 16, 2011 | 57 comments
19.Whyday is Friday (shopify.com)
128 points by AccordionGuy on Aug 16, 2011 | 29 comments
20.Amazon announces AWS GovCloud for U.S. government agencies (amazon.com)
120 points by DVassallo on Aug 16, 2011 | 35 comments
21.GIMP Single-Window Mode Almost Ready, Hardware Acceleration Planned (ostatic.com)
111 points by Garbage on Aug 16, 2011 | 59 comments
22.In other acquisition news, Samsung Mobile hires cyanogen (phandroid.com)
109 points by fpgeek on Aug 16, 2011 | 13 comments
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24.Let Over Lambda—50 Years of Lisp (letoverlambda.com)
97 points by ananthrk on Aug 16, 2011 | 9 comments
25.The Making Of Dwarf Fortress (2008) (gamasutra.com)
95 points by spacemanaki on Aug 16, 2011 | 7 comments
26.Rails 3.0.10 Released (ruby-forum.com)
94 points by molecule on Aug 16, 2011 | 30 comments

After spending 200+ hours developing the system, not a dime has been seen or given

Freelancers should always try to get at least a deposit upfront. When I was freelancing, I would get 100% upfront for projects under $500, 50% upfront for projects between $500 and $2000. For projects over $2000, I would get 25% upfront, and then set milestones with payments attached. I had a $7500 project once where the guy made the first 25% payment, I completed the first milestone (graphic comps and UX flowcharts) then he disappeared for a year, not returning phone calls or emails. He then contacted me out of the blue and made the second payment, and I completed the second milestone (HTML/CSS/JS coding), and then he disappeared permanently. Clients like these are exactly the reason you need to get some payment upfront.

28.Why I love Lisp (pupeno.com)
95 points by mordaroso on Aug 16, 2011 | 12 comments
29.When is a URL shortener not a URL shortener? (qntm.org)
87 points by pavel_lishin on Aug 16, 2011 | 27 comments
30.Usability in Icons (stiern.com)
85 points by Oestrogen on Aug 16, 2011 | 40 comments

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