The Best Hacker News Posts of June 2011

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Ooops. github.com · peteretep · 16 Jun 2011

1.1k pts 238 comments

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Enough Is Enough avc.com · ssclafani · 1 Jun 2011

1k pts 185 comments

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GitHub for Mac github.com · kneath · 22 Jun 2011

680 pts 206 comments

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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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Kind of Screwed waxy.org · joshuacc · 23 Jun 2011

611 pts 237 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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My Email Canary blog.jgc.org · jgrahamc · 9 Jun 2011

581 pts 118 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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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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Y Combinator Numbers ycombinator.com · pg · 1 Jun 2011

506 pts 115 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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My Life as an Undocumented Immigrant mobile.nytimes.com · yarapavan · 22 Jun 2011

476 pts 323 comments

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Why I've built an alternative to Github blog.codeplane.com · fnando · 20 Jun 2011

473 pts 192 comments

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How to Make Text Look Interesting: Minimalist Web Design getspace.org · rabidpookey · 24 Jun 2011

455 pts 72 comments

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Skype protocol reverse engineered, source available skype-open-source.blogspot.com · jbk · 2 Jun 2011

451 pts 133 comments

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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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Myths About Introverts jerrybrito.org · Teckla · 15 Jun 2011

429 pts 189 comments

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Steve Jobs Presents His Ideas For A New Apple Campus techcrunch.com · sahillavingia · 8 Jun 2011

427 pts 216 comments

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Team Fortress 2 now free forever teamfortress.com · cookiecaper · 24 Jun 2011

423 pts 161 comments

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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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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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Hacked Gmail Account multitasked.net · madewulf · 26 Jun 2011

389 pts 164 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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Calling Bullshit on Unpaid Interships irishstu.com · EamonLeonard · 30 Jun 2011

380 pts 202 comments

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Sleep Sort dis.4chan.org · shinvee · 15 Jun 2011

376 pts 132 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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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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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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Designing GitHub for Mac warpspire.com · rtomayko · 28 Jun 2011

360 pts 76 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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How Perceptual Hashes Work hackerfactor.com · brudgers · 3 Jun 2011

354 pts 75 comments

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What’s Up With All These Changes in Rails? yehudakatz.com · jcorcuera · 14 Jun 2011

353 pts 107 comments

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Redditor Explains Why Apple Continue Making Frail Power Cables reddit.com · kmfrk · 10 Jun 2011

350 pts 161 comments

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Reject the PROTECT IP Act secure.eff.org · apievangelist · 7 Jun 2011

349 pts 33 comments

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Hacker News Search web.archive.org · pg · 4 Jun 2011

344 pts 118 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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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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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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LulzSec: Why we do what we do pastebin.com · ssclafani · 17 Jun 2011

329 pts 179 comments

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Ask HN: Who is Hiring? (June 2011) whoishiring · 1 Jun 2011

326 pts 327 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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Fish don't know they're in water sivers.org · sahillavingia · 20 Jun 2011

316 pts 109 comments

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The Dangerous Mr. Khan nas.org · cwan · 8 Jun 2011

311 pts 246 comments

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Dotjs — hack the web defunkt.io · duck · 29 Jun 2011

309 pts 58 comments

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Don't be rich, Live rich slideshare.net · BioGeek · 26 Jun 2011

307 pts 137 comments