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whalesalad

HACKER NEWS ● TRACKED BY VIRALHUNT SINCE DEC 2009 OFFICIAL PROFILE ↗

whalesalad is a Hacker News page, tracked by ViralHunt since December 2009. Across 42 tracked posts they have accumulated 23.2K total engagement — an average of 553 per post.

42posts tracked
23.2Ktotal engagement
12.1Ktotal points
5.6Ktotal comments

Most viral posts by whalesalad

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Dec 27, 2018
POI 1.6K COM 627
2
Whistleblower: DOGE Siphoned NLRB Case Data
Apr 22, 2025
POI 818 COM 452
3
Soybean oil affects hypothalamus, causes genetic changes in mice: study (2020)
Feb 24, 2022
POI 633 COM 449
4
Gas Pump Skimmers
Sep 19, 2017
POI 657 COM 335
5
Neighbor's house alarm triggers when I put my car in reverse
Dec 17, 2017
POI 701 COM 292
6
Please do not attempt to simplify this code
Aug 6, 2024
POI 479 COM 311
7
I spent three months working full time to get a job
Mar 5, 2017
POI 332 COM 317
8
Panic’s Next Editor
Apr 16, 2019
POI 332 COM 230
9
MSPaint in JavaScript
Feb 25, 2020
POI 512 COM 125
10
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May 19, 2020
POI 306 COM 217
11
Homebuilt pickups: How underage teens skirt the law to drive in Sweden (2016)
Dec 20, 2021
POI 206 COM 238
12
Vim and Vi Tips: Essential Vim and Vi Editor Skills, free on Amazon today only
Aug 17, 2012
POI 347 COM 137
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