The Best Hacker News Posts of October 2011
We track 657 stories from October 2011, averaging 232 points each. nytimes.com was the most linked source, with 16 stories. Together they drew 47,507 comments, 72 per story on average.
1
Steve Jobs has passed away.
apple.com · patricktomas · 5 Oct 2011
4.3k pts
363 comments
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2
Rob Pike: Dennis Ritchie has died
plus.google.com · fogus · 13 Oct 2011
2k pts
196 comments
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3
A Sister’s Eulogy for Steve Jobs
nytimes.com · NaOH · 30 Oct 2011
1.7k pts
121 comments
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5
Steve's Google Platform rant
plus.google.com · tRAS · 12 Oct 2011
1.2k pts
393 comments
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6
My dad taught me cashflow with a soda machine
blog.thestartuptoolkit.com · robfitz · 28 Oct 2011
1.1k pts
101 comments
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7
Don't Call Yourself a Programmer
kalzumeus.com · _ouxp · 29 Oct 2011
1k pts
267 comments
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9
Amit Gupta needs you
amitguptaneedsyou.com · mattangriffel · 24 Oct 2011
886 pts
143 comments
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10
Apple RIP Logo design
jmak.tumblr.com · citricsquid · 6 Oct 2011
812 pts
45 comments
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11
Subtle Patterns: Free textures for your next web project
subtlepatterns.com · vitomd · 10 Oct 2011
801 pts
64 comments
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12
Daring Fireball: Universe Dented, Grass Underfoot
daringfireball.net · ditados · 6 Oct 2011
749 pts
135 comments
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13
I quit my job last March and it was a bad idea.
mannicken · 12 Oct 2011
745 pts
325 comments
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14
Up and Down the Ladder of Abstraction
worrydream.com · macrael · 11 Oct 2011
733 pts
72 comments
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15
Bitbucket now rocks Git
blog.bitbucket.org · amitparikh · 3 Oct 2011
726 pts
173 comments
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16
We now have an effective vaccine for Malaria
reuters.com · sethbannon · 19 Oct 2011
622 pts
138 comments
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17
24 year old student lights match: Europe versus Facebook
identityblog.com · Natsu · 18 Oct 2011
579 pts
214 comments
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18
Video: Quantum Levitation
jasonadriaan.com · jasonadriaan · 18 Oct 2011
572 pts
95 comments
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20
IOS 5's "Cleaning" Behavior
marco.org · JeffDClark · 13 Oct 2011
568 pts
195 comments
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23
Photoshop 'unblur' leaves MAX audience gasping for air
9to5mac.com · suivix · 11 Oct 2011
564 pts
123 comments
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24
Steve Yegge: Follow Up to His Accidentally Public Rant
plus.google.com · janzer · 21 Oct 2011
558 pts
171 comments
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25
Bill Gates on Steve Jobs
thegatesnotes.com · hornokplease · 6 Oct 2011
549 pts
13 comments
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26
Codify: native coding environment for iPad
twolivesleft.com · fdb · 26 Oct 2011
545 pts
163 comments
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27
Dizzying but invisible depth
plus.google.com · rhdoenges · 15 Oct 2011
541 pts
105 comments
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28
Wozniak remembers Steve Jobs
washingtonpost.com · flamingbuffalo · 6 Oct 2011
537 pts
55 comments
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29
Give this company a child's drawing and they'll make it into a stuffed toy
childsown.com · latch · 24 Oct 2011
536 pts
76 comments
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30
Hacker News Front Page Snapshot from Last Night
hhn.domador.net · dstein64 · 7 Oct 2011
530 pts
157 comments
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32
Time-zone database used by Unix shut down due to IP litigation
blog.joda.org · mcantelon · 6 Oct 2011
509 pts
121 comments
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33
printf("goodbye, Dennis");
economist.com · wahooligan · 21 Oct 2011
497 pts
105 comments
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34
OpenClassroom: Free video courses from Stanford University
openclassroom.stanford.edu · hoffmang · 17 Oct 2011
492 pts
64 comments
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35
Protect IP Renamed E-Parasites Act; Would Create The Great Firewall Of America
techdirt.com · yanw · 26 Oct 2011
491 pts
148 comments
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37
Colbert tribute to Steve Jobs
techcrunch.com · jasontan · 7 Oct 2011
482 pts
53 comments
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38
0day vulnerability full disclosure: American Express
qnrq.se · michiel3 · 6 Oct 2011
479 pts
163 comments
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39
President Obama on Steve Jobs: "He Changed the Way Each of Us Sees the World"
whitehouse.gov · hornokplease · 6 Oct 2011
479 pts
60 comments
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40
Tell HN: I just open-sourced the e-mail client I spent 2 years of my life on
github.com · waseemsadiq · 7 Oct 2011
475 pts
130 comments
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41
The State of the Art is Terrible
zackarymorris.tumblr.com · zackmorris · 3 Oct 2011
462 pts
228 comments
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42
FeeFighters Loses BBB Accreditation Over Investigative Blog Post
feefighters.com · LiveTheDream · 3 Oct 2011
455 pts
78 comments
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43
Photojojo, Jelly founder needs bone marrow match to save his life
tumblr.amitgupta.com · ck2 · 7 Oct 2011
454 pts
74 comments
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44
Android Orphans: Visualizing a Sad History of Support
theunderstatement.com · estel · 27 Oct 2011
450 pts
225 comments
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45
Signs that you are a bad programmer
yacoset.com · okal · 19 Oct 2011
450 pts
168 comments
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46
Hacker News Needs Honeypots
nashcoding.com · tansey · 28 Oct 2011
450 pts
150 comments
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47
Businessweek Magazine's Classy Tribute to Steve Jobs
socialcustomer.com · nextparadigms · 9 Oct 2011
443 pts
61 comments
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49
TakeThisLollipop - really clever/creepy use of the Facebook API
takethislollipop.com · wesleyzhao · 18 Oct 2011
440 pts
133 comments
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50
Tangle is a JavaScript library for creating reactive documents.
worrydream.com · jsavimbi · 21 Oct 2011
440 pts
62 comments
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51
Jwz: Google's pseudonym support "obvious bullshit"
jwz.org · Uhhrrr · 20 Oct 2011
438 pts
168 comments
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52
Nest - The Learning Thermostat
nest.com · erohead · 25 Oct 2011
430 pts
200 comments
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53
Dave Winer: Why I stand up for Stallman
scripting.com · guan · 31 Oct 2011
423 pts
259 comments
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54
Flash Game Simulates Living on $9/hr.
playspent.org · driftsumi-e · 4 Oct 2011
421 pts
375 comments
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55
GitHub open sources Hubot (chat bot)
github.com · technoweenie · 25 Oct 2011
420 pts
49 comments
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56
Steve Jobs Book Excerpt: Why he wore the black mock turtleneck uniform
9to5mac.com · kposehn · 11 Oct 2011
419 pts
146 comments
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57
Why Is This Cargo Container Emitting So Much Radiation?
wired.com · there · 28 Oct 2011
419 pts
119 comments
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58
Facebook claims it does not track users, but files patent to do same
uncrunched.com · ColinWright · 2 Oct 2011
409 pts
79 comments
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59
How to hire an idiot
nukemanbill.blogspot.com · tyn · 23 Oct 2011
407 pts
179 comments
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60
Bjarne Stroustrup on Dennis Ritchie: They said it couldn't be done, & he did it
herbsutter.com · ColinWright · 13 Oct 2011
402 pts
34 comments
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