Hacker News on 21 October 2013

• Dear Startups: stop asking me math puzzles to figure out if I can code
• How to get rid of old stuff, sell it for more, and use Amazon as cheap storage
• Google’s iron grip on Android: Controlling open source by any means necessary
• Why Does Windows Have Terrible Battery Life?
• Startup School 2013 Doodles
• Learn Haskell Fast and Hard
• Experian Sold Consumer Data to ID Theft Service
• Wikipedia editors, locked in battle with PR firm, delete 250 accounts
• How Much Surveillance Can Democracy Withstand?
• CryptoSeal (YC S11) Shutting Down Private VPN