The Best Hacker News Posts of November 2008
We track 27 stories from November 2008, averaging 138 points each. Together they drew 2,203 comments, 82 per story on average.
1
“Single?” Lawn Signs Conquer the American Landscape
themetricsystem.rjmetrics.com · rjmetricsjake · 6 Nov 2008
228 pts
26 comments
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3
The other half of "Artists Ship"
paulgraham.com · tyn · 28 Nov 2008
182 pts
125 comments
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5
Balsamiq hits $100,000 in revenue
balsamiq.com · pchristensen · 14 Nov 2008
168 pts
72 comments
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6
Solve the halting problem, $300-$1000
getacoder.com · jcapote · 25 Nov 2008
166 pts
83 comments
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9
How people really use the iPhone
slideshare.net · wird · 10 Nov 2008
155 pts
60 comments
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12
Amazon Moving To Frustration-Free Packaging
amazon.com · tortilla · 3 Nov 2008
147 pts
46 comments
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13
CNN/Fox Projection: Obama wins presidential election.
Anon84 · 5 Nov 2008
145 pts
137 comments
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14
The IT Contract from Hell
itcontractor.com · swombat · 18 Nov 2008
133 pts
27 comments
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15
How to be a Programmer: A Short, Comprehensive, and Personal Summary
samizdat.mines.edu · t0pj · 20 Nov 2008
128 pts
28 comments
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16
The End of Wall Street's Boom
portfolio.com · naish · 12 Nov 2008
123 pts
21 comments
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17
Mr. Benioff, Tear Down That Wall
blogs.zoho.com · senthil_rajasek · 4 Nov 2008
119 pts
17 comments
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19
The End of Wall Street (Liar's Poker author)
portfolio.com · alecco · 11 Nov 2008
112 pts
34 comments
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20
The 'broken windows' theory of crime is tested and seems correct
economist.com · robg · 23 Nov 2008
108 pts
35 comments
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21
Joel on Software: Anecdotes
joelonsoftware.com · twampss · 19 Nov 2008
107 pts
64 comments
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22
The BaseShield App Store for Windows launches (YC Winter 08)
techcrunch.com · skuzins · 25 Nov 2008
104 pts
62 comments
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23
How can C Programs be so Reliable?
tratt.net · ltratt · 11 Nov 2008
103 pts
104 comments
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24
Lessons learned from a failed poker software business
mattmazur.com · matt1 · 18 Nov 2008
103 pts
66 comments
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25
Michael Crichton has passed away
chicagotribune.com · atlbeer · 5 Nov 2008
102 pts
61 comments
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26
Announcing my free book on Vim
swaroopch.com · prakash · 26 Nov 2008
101 pts
27 comments
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27
Tell HN: Our YC Interview Story and Advice
ticketstumbler.com · tdavis · 3 Nov 2008
100 pts
25 comments
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