top 20 hacker news stories for 2013-10-31

Nexus 5

https://play.google.com/store/devices/details?id=nexus_5_black_16gb

13 years ago

450 upvotes – 385 comments

It’s time for Silicon Valley to ask: Is it worth it?

http://pandodaily.com/2013/10/31/its-time-for-silicon-valley-to-ask-is-it-worth-it/

13 years ago

443 upvotes – 310 comments

Mysterious Mac and PC malware that jumps airgaps?

http://arstechnica.com/security/2013/10/meet-badbios-the-mysterious-mac-and-pc-malware-that-jumps-airgaps/

13 years ago

407 upvotes – 246 comments

Comcast is donating to defeat mayor who is bringing gigabit fiber to Seattle

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2013/10/31/comcast-is-donating-heavily-to-defeat-the-mayor-who-is-bringing-gigabit-fiber-to-seattle/

13 years ago

395 upvotes – 142 comments

MIT Wristband Could Make Air Conditioning Obsolete

http://www.wired.com/design/2013/10/an-ingenious-wristband-that-keeps-your-body-at-the-perfect-temperature-no-ac-required/

13 years ago

295 upvotes – 132 comments

Fifth Amendment Prohibits Compelled Decryption, New EFF Brief Argues

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2013/10/new-eff-amicus-brief-argues-fifth-amendment-prohibits-compelled-decryption

13 years ago

284 upvotes – 123 comments

Android for all and the new Nexus 5

http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2013/10/android-for-all-and-new-nexus-5.html

13 years ago

262 upvotes – 222 comments

Introducing Neo900

http://neo900.org/

13 years ago

260 upvotes – 105 comments

Web Framework Benchmarks Round 7

http://www.techempower.com/benchmarks/

13 years ago

227 upvotes – 181 comments

How I Got My First 1000 Users in 1 Day

http://popcornryan.tumblr.com/post/65640245447/how-i-got-my-first-1000-users-in-1-day

13 years ago

213 upvotes – 120 comments

Startups Like Berlin Because Visa Rules Are Nothing Like the U.S.

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-10-30/startups-like-berlin-because-visa-rules-are-nothing-like-the-u-s-.html?cmpid=mashable

13 years ago

210 upvotes – 201 comments

Unexpected Ways in which Bitcoin Dodged Some Cryptographic Bullets

http://bitcoinmagazine.com/7781/satoshis-genius-unexpected-ways-in-which-bitcoin-dodged-some-cryptographic-bullet/

13 years ago

196 upvotes – 73 comments

Why does the alarm clock snooze button give you nine extra minutes, not ten?

http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/1361/why-does-the-alarm-clock-snooze-button-give-you-nine-extra-minutes-not-ten

13 years ago

196 upvotes – 110 comments

New Dell UltraSharp Monitors

http://en.community.dell.com/dell-blogs/direct2dell/b/direct2dell/archive/2013/10/31/new-dell-ultrasharp-monitors-deliver-phenomenal-screen-performance-and-clarity-for-an-impressive-viewing-experience.aspx

13 years ago

193 upvotes – 172 comments

The Logic of “Stupid” Poor People

http://tressiemc.com/2013/10/29/the-logic-of-stupid-poor-people/#

13 years ago

169 upvotes – 201 comments

NBA Superstar Chris Bosh: Here’s Why You Should Learn to Code

http://www.wired.com/opinion/2013/10/chris-bosh-why-everyone-should-learn-to-code/

13 years ago

154 upvotes – 90 comments

Devops Horror Stories

https://www.statuspage.io/devops-horror-stories

13 years ago

153 upvotes – 96 comments

Medium Maker

http://benjaminhawkyard.co.uk/medium/

13 years ago

138 upvotes – 28 comments

FeelBetterBot wants you to feel better

http://www.aaronbeppu.com/blog/2013-10-30-feel-better-bot-update.html

13 years ago

136 upvotes – 58 comments

New FAA Guidelines Permit More Device Use

http://techcrunch.com/2013/10/31/new-faa-guidelines-permit-more-device-use-all-the-way-from-take-off-to-landing/

13 years ago

118 upvotes – 92 comments
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