top 10 hacker news stories for 2012-05-19

Nikola Tesla Wasn't God And Thomas Edison Wasn't The Devil

http://www.forbes.com/sites/alexknapp/2012/05/18/nikola-tesla-wasnt-god-and-thomas-edison-wasnt-the-devil/

14 years ago

325 upvotes – 158 comments

Apple iPhone charger teardown: quality in an tiny expensive package

http://www.arcfn.com/2012/05/apple-iphone-charger-teardown-quality.html

14 years ago

275 upvotes – 167 comments

A few things to remember while coding in Python

http://satyajit.ranjeev.in/2012/05/17/python-a-few-things-to-remember.html

14 years ago

270 upvotes – 142 comments

Ask HN: Favorite HN threads of all time

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3996652

14 years ago

235 upvotes – 51 comments

We Who Value Simplicity Have Built Incomprehensible Machines

http://prog21.dadgum.com/139.html

14 years ago

220 upvotes – 87 comments

Morgan Stanley bought 63M Facebook shares ($2.3B) to create a floor around $38

http://ca.reuters.com/article/businessNews/idCABRE84I01620120519

14 years ago

195 upvotes – 60 comments

High-dimensional spheres are "spikey"

http://www.penzba.co.uk/cgi-bin/PvsNP.py?SpikeySpheres#HN2

14 years ago

184 upvotes – 59 comments

SpaceX ISS launch webcast starts at 4:15 am EDT

http://www.spacex.com/webcast/

14 years ago

159 upvotes – 72 comments

The story of the ‘secret’ room at Pixar, frequented by Steve Jobs

http://thenextweb.com/shareables/2012/05/18/the-story-of-the-secret-room-at-pixar-frequented-by-steve-jobs-and-many-other-celebrities/

14 years ago

147 upvotes – 22 comments

The default state of a startup is failure

http://cdixon.org/2012/05/18/the-default-state-of-a-startup-is-failure/

14 years ago

145 upvotes – 25 comments
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