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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

Whistleblower: DOGE Siphoned NLRB Case Data

Apr 22, 2025

POI 818 COM 452

Soybean oil affects hypothalamus, causes genetic changes in mice: study (2020)

Feb 24, 2022

POI 633 COM 449

Gas Pump Skimmers

Sep 19, 2017

POI 657 COM 335

Neighbor's house alarm triggers when I put my car in reverse

Dec 17, 2017

POI 701 COM 292

Please do not attempt to simplify this code

Aug 6, 2024

POI 479 COM 311

I spent three months working full time to get a job

Mar 5, 2017

POI 332 COM 317

Panic’s Next Editor

Apr 16, 2019

POI 332 COM 230

MSPaint in JavaScript

Feb 25, 2020

POI 512 COM 125

Want to build a side business? buy a great domain name

May 19, 2020

POI 306 COM 217

Homebuilt pickups: How underage teens skirt the law to drive in Sweden (2016)

Dec 20, 2021

POI 206 COM 238

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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