Model X | Tesla Motors
Model X combines the space and functionality of a sport utility vehicle and the uncompromised performance of a Tesla.
Two HN Announcements
The HN community feels like it owns HN, and we like it that way. HN has become an important institution in the tech community, and though it was initially developed for YC founders it's clearly...
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Posted on 2015-09-30T01:13:13+0000
Nexus
Built to get the best out of the world’s most popular OS, Nexus is the ultimate Android experience. You’re always among the first to receive software and security updates4. And you’ll have the freshest, fastest version — Android 6.0 Marshmallow — working for you right out of the box.
Amazon Flex
Make $18–25/hr delivering packages for Amazon with your car and smartphone. Be your own boss: deliver when you want, as much as you want. Sign up now!
Hasnain says:
It was only a matter of time. A new incumbent in the sharing economy?
Posted on 2015-09-29T15:26:43+0000
The Case of Richard Glossip
September 2015 I used to think the debate about capital punishment was a matter of abstract questions like when it is permissible to kill someone. In practice it isn't. In practice the problem...
Hasnain says:
"I used to think the debate about capital punishment was a matter of abstract questions like when it is permissible to kill someone. In practice it isn't. In practice the problem with the death penalty is the incompetence of the people we entrust with it."
Posted on 2015-09-29T02:29:14+0000
How to explain the KGB’s amazing success identifying CIA agents in the field?
Paranoid CIA heads blamed Soviet moles, but the real reason for the repeated disasters was much simpler
Why Schools Are Increasingly Neglecting Introverts
For many students, quiet time is key for the learning process.
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Posted on 2015-09-28T18:44:47+0000
NASA Says Signs of Liquid Water Flowing on Mars
Scientists looked to dark streaks that form each summer on the slopes of Martian mountains, craters and canyons.
Jeff Atwood: Learning to code is overrated
Mayor de Blasio is winning widespread praise for his recent promise that, within 10 years, all of New York City’s public
Hasnain says:
"I’ve known so many programmers who would have been much more successful in their careers if they had only been better writers, better critical thinkers, better back-of-the-envelope estimators, better communicators. And aside from success in careers, we have to ask the broader question: What kinds of people do we want children to grow up to be?"
Posted on 2015-09-28T17:48:11+0000
The Social-Network Illusion That Tricks Your Mind | MIT Technology Review
Network scientists have discovered how social networks can create the illusion that something is common when it is actually rare.
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Posted on 2015-09-28T13:36:52+0000