top 10 hacker news stories for 2017-10-12

Rejecting a candidate for over-qualification results in age bias

https://www.facebook.com/notes/kent-beck/over-qualification-wut/1671791376187053/

9 years ago

644 upvotes – 419 comments

An open source re-implementation of RollerCoaster Tycoon 2

https://github.com/OpenRCT2/OpenRCT2

9 years ago

★ 15.5k C++ GPL-3.0
614 upvotes – 129 comments

TerrariaClone – An incomprehensible hellscape of spaghetti code

https://github.com/raxod502/TerrariaClone

9 years ago

★ 1.8k Java MIT
577 upvotes – 282 comments

Exploding Git Repositories

https://kate.io/blog/git-bomb/

9 years ago

447 upvotes – 73 comments

Equifax website hacked again, this time to redirect to fake Flash update

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2017/10/equifax-website-hacked-again-this-time-to-redirect-to-fake-flash-update/

9 years ago

390 upvotes – 96 comments

Google commits $1B in grants to train U.S. workers for high-tech jobs

https://techcrunch.com/2017/10/12/google-commits-1-billion-in-grants-to-train-u-s-workers-for-high-tech-jobs/

9 years ago

366 upvotes – 351 comments

Hyperloop One Becomes ‘Virgin Hyperloop One’

https://techcrunch.com/2017/10/12/hyperloop-one-becomes-virgin-hyperloop-one-with-virgin-group-investment/

9 years ago

364 upvotes – 503 comments

John Carmack's Keynote at Oculus 4 Live Stream [video]

https://www.facebook.com/oculusvr/videos/vb.270208243080697/1189602884474557/?type=3&theater

9 years ago

353 upvotes – 112 comments

Exploiting the Wi-Fi Stack on Apple Devices

https://googleprojectzero.blogspot.com/2017/10/over-air-vol-2-pt-3-exploiting-wi-fi.html

9 years ago

347 upvotes – 83 comments

Digging for treasure in Aladdin’s source code

https://gamehistory.org/aladdin-source-code/

9 years ago

303 upvotes – 77 comments
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