Hacker News on 31 October 2011

• Dave Winer: Why I stand up for Stallman
• How One Missing `var` Ruined our Launch
• Steve Jobs' memo to startups
• The Book That Every Programmer Should Read
• I also stand up for Stallman
• Why Palantir Makes My Head Hurt
• The (logarithmic) calendar I want
• Do Not Start A Startup: Or, What I Learned At Startup School 2011
• Slider.js: Slideshows with jQuery, CSS Transitions and Canvas
• The ¬NED pin goes low on detection of a nuclear detonation [pdf]