The Best Hacker News Posts of June 2011
We track 526 stories from June 2011, averaging 192 points each. techcrunch.com was the most linked source, with 11 stories. Together they drew 40,675 comments, 77 per story on average.
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I'm the guy who bought 259684 Bitcoins for under $3000 yesterday
forum.bitcoin.org · wmf · 20 Jun 2011
664 pts
312 comments
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Advice From An Old Programmer
learnpythonthehardway.org · FraaJad · 16 Jun 2011
649 pts
220 comments
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Robert Morris, Pioneer in Computer Security, Dies at 78
nytimes.com · yagibear · 30 Jun 2011
588 pts
45 comments
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The FBI stole an Instapaper server in an unrelated raid
blog.instapaper.com · garethr · 23 Jun 2011
581 pts
250 comments
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Tell HN: Our experience with Groupon
joeguilmette · 14 Jun 2011
562 pts
105 comments
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DuckDuckGo: Escape your search engine filter bubble
dontbubble.us · senko · 20 Jun 2011
548 pts
214 comments
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12
Testing Benford's Law
testingbenfordslaw.com · brycethornton · 27 Jun 2011
546 pts
88 comments
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Google Reveals Its Stealth Social Project, Google+
mashable.com · bproper · 28 Jun 2011
526 pts
339 comments
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"My current theory is that programming is quite literally writing."
ask.slashdot.org · damncabbage · 8 Jun 2011
513 pts
190 comments
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TrueCrypt User Held in Contempt of Court
forums.truecrypt.org · dcevansiii · 24 Jun 2011
488 pts
186 comments
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17
My Life as an Undocumented Immigrant
mobile.nytimes.com · yarapavan · 22 Jun 2011
476 pts
323 comments
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18
Why I've built an alternative to Github
blog.codeplane.com · fnando · 20 Jun 2011
473 pts
192 comments
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19
How to Make Text Look Interesting: Minimalist Web Design
getspace.org · rabidpookey · 24 Jun 2011
455 pts
72 comments
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20
Skype protocol reverse engineered, source available
skype-open-source.blogspot.com · jbk · 2 Jun 2011
451 pts
133 comments
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21
A Big Surprise from the Edge of the Solar System
science.nasa.gov · cromulent · 10 Jun 2011
435 pts
72 comments
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23
Steve Jobs Presents His Ideas For A New Apple Campus
techcrunch.com · sahillavingia · 8 Jun 2011
427 pts
216 comments
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24
Team Fortress 2 now free forever
teamfortress.com · cookiecaper · 24 Jun 2011
423 pts
161 comments
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25
Q: Why can I access an out-of-scope C++ var? A: So you rent a hotel room...
stackoverflow.com · sutro · 23 Jun 2011
418 pts
98 comments
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JavaScript mp3 decoder allows Firefox to play mp3 without flash
jsmad.org · phoboslab · 17 Jun 2011
409 pts
94 comments
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27
Nevada passes law authorizing driverless cars
blogs.forbes.com · iqster · 23 Jun 2011
400 pts
202 comments
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An eruption from the Sun that happened today
youtu.be · johnnytee · 7 Jun 2011
396 pts
78 comments
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Why Groupon Is Poised For Collapse
techcrunch.com · charlief · 13 Jun 2011
392 pts
124 comments
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HTML Email Boilerplate
htmlemailboilerplate.com · joshuacc · 7 Jun 2011
387 pts
110 comments
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Revolutionary "Light Field" camera tech - shoot-first, focus-later
allthingsd.com · hugorodgerbrown · 22 Jun 2011
385 pts
91 comments
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33
Calling Bullshit on Unpaid Interships
irishstu.com · EamonLeonard · 30 Jun 2011
380 pts
202 comments
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It's official: developers get better with age. And scarcer.
coding-and-more.blogspot.com · peterknego · 13 Jun 2011
375 pts
167 comments
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AOL Exposed: A Former AOL Employee Speaks Out
thefastertimes.com · dreambird · 17 Jun 2011
374 pts
113 comments
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37
Firefox 5 is now officially released
mozilla.com · smash · 21 Jun 2011
373 pts
204 comments
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Try to digest the Groupon story
shortlogic.tumblr.com · jagira · 3 Jun 2011
372 pts
165 comments
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39
Previewing Windows 8 (Video)
microsoft.com · desigooner · 1 Jun 2011
364 pts
202 comments
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Please stop asking how to find a technical co-founder.
humbledmba.com · benehmke · 30 Jun 2011
364 pts
103 comments
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How Hackers Stole 200,000 Citi Accounts Just By Changing Numbers In The URL
consumerist.com · mmavnn · 15 Jun 2011
360 pts
159 comments
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Show HN: HN Trends - like Google Trends, but for Hacker News
hntrends.jerodsanto.net · sant0sk1 · 19 Jun 2011
355 pts
106 comments
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44
How Perceptual Hashes Work
hackerfactor.com · brudgers · 3 Jun 2011
354 pts
75 comments
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45
What’s Up With All These Changes in Rails?
yehudakatz.com · jcorcuera · 14 Jun 2011
353 pts
107 comments
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46
Redditor Explains Why Apple Continue Making Frail Power Cables
reddit.com · kmfrk · 10 Jun 2011
350 pts
161 comments
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47
Reject the PROTECT IP Act
secure.eff.org · apievangelist · 7 Jun 2011
349 pts
33 comments
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Skype options turn out to be worthless
blogs.reuters.com · TWAndrews · 24 Jun 2011
343 pts
142 comments
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50
How I Failed, Failed, and Finally Succeeded at Learning How to Code
theatlantic.com · Umalu · 3 Jun 2011
339 pts
62 comments
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51
Kids who spot bullshit, and the adults who get upset about it
badscience.net · baha_man · 4 Jun 2011
330 pts
133 comments
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52
LulzSec: Why we do what we do
pastebin.com · ssclafani · 17 Jun 2011
329 pts
179 comments
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Sal Khan has started videos about Python
youtube.com · paufernandez · 29 Jun 2011
323 pts
83 comments
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Earth may be headed into a mini Ice Age within a decade
theregister.co.uk · Jach · 14 Jun 2011
318 pts
167 comments
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All these Brilliant People at Facebook Make Me Sad
hueniverse.com · wslh · 12 Jun 2011
316 pts
168 comments
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57
Fish don't know they're in water
sivers.org · sahillavingia · 20 Jun 2011
316 pts
109 comments
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Don't be rich, Live rich
slideshare.net · BioGeek · 26 Jun 2011
307 pts
137 comments
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