The Best Hacker News Posts of 2011
We track 6,437 stories from 2011, averaging 204 points each. techcrunch.com was the most linked source, with 193 stories. Together they drew 482,081 comments.
1
Steve Jobs has passed away.
apple.com · patricktomas · 5 Oct 2011
4.3k pts
363 comments
2
Watch a VC use my name to sell a con
jwz.org · jwwest · 29 Nov 2011
2.4k pts
292 comments
3
Rob Pike: Dennis Ritchie has died
plus.google.com · fogus · 13 Oct 2011
2k pts
196 comments
4
Boot a linux kernel right inside your browser.
bellard.org · neopanz · 17 May 2011
1.8k pts
239 comments
5
Paul Graham: SOPA Supporting Companies No Longer Allowed At YC Demo Day
techcrunch.com · ericflo · 22 Dec 2011
1.7k pts
272 comments
6
A Sister’s Eulogy for Steve Jobs
nytimes.com · NaOH · 30 Oct 2011
1.7k pts
121 comments
7
Steve Jobs Resigns as CEO of Apple
finance.yahoo.com · taylorbuley · 24 Aug 2011
1.7k pts
305 comments
8
John McCarthy Has Died
en.wikipedia.org · apgwoz · 24 Oct 2011
1.6k pts
218 comments
9
I was once a Facebook fool
public.numair.com · numair · 23 Sep 2011
1.4k pts
163 comments
10
Stripe: instant payment processing for developers
stripe.com · pc · 29 Sep 2011
1.2k pts
348 comments
11
Google Buys Motorola For $12.5 Billion
techcrunch.com · iamben · 15 Aug 2011
1.2k pts
369 comments
12
Steve's Google Platform rant
plus.google.com · tRAS · 12 Oct 2011
1.2k pts
393 comments
13
I don't learn anything on HN anymore, bring back the upvote count
wdewind · 28 Apr 2011
1.1k pts
228 comments
14
Ooops.
github.com · peteretep · 16 Jun 2011
1.1k pts
238 comments
15
GoDaddy supports SOPA, redditor proposes "Move your Domain Day"
reddit.com · duiker101 · 22 Dec 2011
1.1k pts
244 comments
16
Zynga to employees: Give back our stock or you'll be fired
news.cnet.com · rbanffy · 10 Nov 2011
1.1k pts
370 comments
17
A Step By Step Guide to Transfer Domains Out Of GoDaddy
blog.jeffepstein.me · jeffepp · 22 Dec 2011
1.1k pts
103 comments
18
Sony: All personal data stolen from PSN
blog.us.playstation.com · estel · 26 Apr 2011
1.1k pts
279 comments
19
My dad taught me cashflow with a soda machine
blog.thestartuptoolkit.com · robfitz · 28 Oct 2011
1.1k pts
101 comments
20
TermKit - a graphical terminal replacement
acko.net · pimeys · 18 May 2011
1.1k pts
200 comments
21
Twitter Bootstrap
twitter.github.com · d0vs · 19 Aug 2011
1k pts
108 comments
22
Enough Is Enough
avc.com · ssclafani · 1 Jun 2011
1k pts
185 comments
23
Don't Call Yourself a Programmer
kalzumeus.com · _ouxp · 29 Oct 2011
1k pts
267 comments
24
Airbnb Nightmare: No End In Sight
ejroundtheworld.blogspot.com · moonlighter · 29 Jul 2011
1k pts
482 comments
25
In defense of the Google chef
rondam.blogspot.com · lisper · 11 Nov 2011
994 pts
188 comments
26
Using prime numbers to make better backgrounds
designfestival.com · jimsteinhart · 7 Apr 2011
975 pts
52 comments
27
Violated: A traveler’s lost faith, a difficult lesson learned
ejroundtheworld.blogspot.com · foxit · 27 Jul 2011
952 pts
380 comments
28
Speed-of-light experiments yield baffling result at LHC
bbc.co.uk · pmjoyce · 22 Sep 2011
938 pts
239 comments
29
Osama bin Laden Is Dead
nytimes.com · ssclafani · 2 May 2011
924 pts
430 comments
30
Chosen: A javascript plug-in that makes long select boxes user-friendly.
harvesthq.github.com · utkarshkukreti · 22 Jul 2011
923 pts
76 comments
31
Time to end the war on drugs
virgin.com · DanielRibeiro · 26 Dec 2011
905 pts
208 comments
32
Steve Jobs has died
marketwatch.com · byrneseyeview · 5 Oct 2011
901 pts
69 comments
33
Dropbox Attempts To Kill Open Source Project
razorfast.com · driverdan · 25 Apr 2011
886 pts
292 comments
34
Amit Gupta needs you
amitguptaneedsyou.com · mattangriffel · 24 Oct 2011
886 pts
143 comments
35
Stop SOPA, save the Internet
boingboing.net · CodeMage · 14 Nov 2011
883 pts
131 comments
36
FBI seized PokerStars.com, FullTiltPoker.com, UB.com,... domain names
forumserver.twoplustwo.com · bjonathan · 15 Apr 2011
880 pts
384 comments
37
Suicide
raganwald.posterous.com · llambda · 13 Dec 2011
880 pts
275 comments
38
More Paypal nonsense
regretsy.com · bradleyjoyce · 6 Dec 2011
870 pts
246 comments
39
Louis C.K. experiment results: over $500,000 in 4 days
buy.louisck.net · basiliskus · 14 Dec 2011
868 pts
279 comments
40
Bring a stick man to life.
drawastickman.com · kgthegreat · 22 Sep 2011
862 pts
64 comments
41
What really happened aboard Air France 447
popularmechanics.com · fr0sty · 8 Dec 2011
858 pts
365 comments
42
33GB of public domain JSTOR articles, and a manifesto
thepiratebay.org · sp332 · 21 Jul 2011
840 pts
179 comments
43
Bored People Quit
randsinrepose.com · filament · 12 Jul 2011
840 pts
151 comments
44
A Brief Rant on the Future of Interaction Design
worrydream.com · tbassetto · 8 Nov 2011
830 pts
150 comments
45
GoDaddy has not withdrawn its official congressional support for SOPA
reddit.com · ParkerK · 24 Dec 2011
825 pts
59 comments
46
A lesson on the importance of encouraging your children with their projects
gamesbyemail.com · TamDenholm · 13 Jul 2011
821 pts
103 comments
47
I was annoyed with sites asking for too many Facebook privileges and made this
github.com · chadrs · 28 Nov 2011
820 pts
141 comments
48
Apple RIP Logo design
jmak.tumblr.com · citricsquid · 6 Oct 2011
812 pts
45 comments
49
Showoff
showoff.io · jgv · 20 Apr 2011
805 pts
214 comments
50
Subtle Patterns: Free textures for your next web project
subtlepatterns.com · vitomd · 10 Oct 2011
801 pts
64 comments
51
Don't Be A Free User
blog.pinboard.in · stilist · 6 Dec 2011
793 pts
170 comments
52
Show HN: Codecademy.com, the easiest way to learn to code
codecademy.com · zds · 18 Aug 2011
787 pts
232 comments
53
Rob "CmdrTaco" Malda Resigns From Slashdot
meta.slashdot.org · SandB0x · 25 Aug 2011
784 pts
143 comments
54
Facebook Loses Much Face In Secret Smear On Google
techcrunch.com · linuxnow · 12 May 2011
779 pts
142 comments
55
United States loses AAA credit rating from S&P
reuters.com · tshtf · 6 Aug 2011
769 pts
497 comments
56
Diaspora Co-Founder Ilya Zhitomirskiy Passes Away At 21
techcrunch.com · brackin · 13 Nov 2011
764 pts
230 comments
57
HP to Contribute webOS to Open Source
hp.com · mikecane · 9 Dec 2011
751 pts
194 comments
58
Daring Fireball: Universe Dented, Grass Underfoot
daringfireball.net · ditados · 6 Oct 2011
749 pts
135 comments
59
I quit my job last March and it was a bad idea.
mannicken · 12 Oct 2011
745 pts
325 comments
60
Microsoft UI has officially entered the realm of self-parody
seldo.tumblr.com · wyclif · 29 Aug 2011
742 pts
326 comments