Hacker News on 1 October 2020

• My friend starts her job today, after learning to program in prison
• USB-C was supposed to simplify our lives, but instead it’s a total mess
• My wife recently passed away. I used my time off to build her a giant bookshelf
• We learn faster when we aren’t told what choices to make
• Ask HN: Who is hiring? (October 2020)
• Car seats as contraception
• Irish Court Says Subway Bread Is Too Sugary to Be Called 'Bread'
• Industrial Literacy
• Code scanning for security vulnerabilities now available
• Where our economy is, for the young