The Best Hacker News Posts of May 2008
We track 17 stories from May 2008, averaging 134 points each. paulgraham.com was the most linked source, with 3 stories. Together they drew 1,916 comments, 113 per story on average.
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Startups Wiki: Ask YC Archive
gabrielweinberg.com · epi0Bauqu · 8 May 2008
198 pts
25 comments
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4
PG: Disconnecting Distraction
paulgraham.com · Darmani · 17 May 2008
153 pts
198 comments
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5
Why Zappos Pays New Employees to Quit—And You Should Too
discussionleader.hbsp.com · chaostheory · 20 May 2008
137 pts
37 comments
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7
My experiment with smart drugs: Viagra for the brain?
johannhari.com · robg · 15 May 2008
134 pts
114 comments
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8
Sleep deprivation is not a badge of honor
37signals.com · naish · 1 May 2008
133 pts
43 comments
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9
Architecture astronauts take over
joelonsoftware.com · mqt · 1 May 2008
131 pts
75 comments
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10
Ask YC: Startup crisis. Out of money and tech co-founder has bailed.
drinko · 7 May 2008
129 pts
232 comments
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11
When did we forget our dreams?
xkcd.com · blackswan · 22 May 2008
123 pts
49 comments
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12
Ask YC: Feedback on early version of my startup, a digital whiteboard that doesn't suck
dabbleboard.com · zhyder · 29 May 2008
122 pts
129 comments
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14
Google releases free, detailed, HTML/CSS/Javascript encyclopedia by Mark Pilgrim
code.google.com · nickb · 14 May 2008
111 pts
23 comments
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15
The Coolest Business Plan Ever
ricksegal.typepad.com · jraines · 6 May 2008
104 pts
11 comments
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16
Ask YC: Have you built a good website that nobody visits?
cousin_it · 12 May 2008
103 pts
120 comments
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Michael Arrington: “I’m a Click-Whoring Jackass”
theangrydrunk.com · raganwald · 29 May 2008
103 pts
36 comments
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