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, 75 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
Watch a VC use my name to sell a con
jwz.org · jwwest · 29 Nov 2011
2.4k pts
292 comments
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3
Rob Pike: Dennis Ritchie has died
plus.google.com · fogus · 13 Oct 2011
2k pts
196 comments
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4
Boot a linux kernel right inside your browser.
bellard.org · neopanz · 17 May 2011
1.8k pts
239 comments
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5
Paul Graham: SOPA Supporting Companies No Longer Allowed At YC Demo Day
techcrunch.com · ericflo · 22 Dec 2011
1.7k pts
272 comments
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6
A Sister’s Eulogy for Steve Jobs
nytimes.com · NaOH · 30 Oct 2011
1.7k pts
121 comments
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7
Steve Jobs Resigns as CEO of Apple
finance.yahoo.com · taylorbuley · 24 Aug 2011
1.7k pts
305 comments
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9
I was once a Facebook fool
public.numair.com · numair · 23 Sep 2011
1.4k pts
163 comments
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10
Stripe: instant payment processing for developers
stripe.com · pc · 29 Sep 2011
1.2k pts
348 comments
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11
Google Buys Motorola For $12.5 Billion
techcrunch.com · iamben · 15 Aug 2011
1.2k pts
369 comments
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12
Steve's Google Platform rant
plus.google.com · tRAS · 12 Oct 2011
1.2k pts
393 comments
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13
I don't learn anything on HN anymore, bring back the upvote count
wdewind · 28 Apr 2011
1.1k pts
228 comments
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15
GoDaddy supports SOPA, redditor proposes "Move your Domain Day"
reddit.com · duiker101 · 22 Dec 2011
1.1k pts
244 comments
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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
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17
A Step By Step Guide to Transfer Domains Out Of GoDaddy
blog.jeffepstein.me · jeffepp · 22 Dec 2011
1.1k pts
103 comments
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18
Sony: All personal data stolen from PSN
blog.us.playstation.com · estel · 26 Apr 2011
1.1k pts
279 comments
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19
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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20
TermKit - a graphical terminal replacement
acko.net · pimeys · 18 May 2011
1.1k pts
200 comments
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23
Don't Call Yourself a Programmer
kalzumeus.com · _ouxp · 29 Oct 2011
1k pts
267 comments
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24
Airbnb Nightmare: No End In Sight
ejroundtheworld.blogspot.com · moonlighter · 29 Jul 2011
1k pts
482 comments
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25
In defense of the Google chef
rondam.blogspot.com · lisper · 11 Nov 2011
994 pts
188 comments
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26
Using prime numbers to make better backgrounds
designfestival.com · jimsteinhart · 7 Apr 2011
975 pts
52 comments
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27
Violated: A traveler’s lost faith, a difficult lesson learned
ejroundtheworld.blogspot.com · foxit · 27 Jul 2011
952 pts
380 comments
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28
Speed-of-light experiments yield baffling result at LHC
bbc.co.uk · pmjoyce · 22 Sep 2011
938 pts
239 comments
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30
Chosen: A javascript plug-in that makes long select boxes user-friendly.
harvesthq.github.com · utkarshkukreti · 22 Jul 2011
923 pts
76 comments
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31
Time to end the war on drugs
virgin.com · DanielRibeiro · 26 Dec 2011
905 pts
208 comments
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32
Steve Jobs has died
marketwatch.com · byrneseyeview · 5 Oct 2011
901 pts
69 comments
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33
Dropbox Attempts To Kill Open Source Project
razorfast.com · driverdan · 25 Apr 2011
886 pts
292 comments
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34
Amit Gupta needs you
amitguptaneedsyou.com · mattangriffel · 24 Oct 2011
886 pts
143 comments
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35
Stop SOPA, save the Internet
boingboing.net · CodeMage · 14 Nov 2011
883 pts
131 comments
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36
FBI seized PokerStars.com, FullTiltPoker.com, UB.com,... domain names
forumserver.twoplustwo.com · bjonathan · 15 Apr 2011
880 pts
384 comments
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39
Louis C.K. experiment results: over $500,000 in 4 days
buy.louisck.net · basiliskus · 14 Dec 2011
868 pts
279 comments
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40
Bring a stick man to life.
drawastickman.com · kgthegreat · 22 Sep 2011
862 pts
64 comments
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41
What really happened aboard Air France 447
popularmechanics.com · fr0sty · 8 Dec 2011
858 pts
365 comments
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42
33GB of public domain JSTOR articles, and a manifesto
thepiratebay.org · sp332 · 21 Jul 2011
840 pts
179 comments
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44
A Brief Rant on the Future of Interaction Design
worrydream.com · tbassetto · 8 Nov 2011
830 pts
150 comments
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45
GoDaddy has not withdrawn its official congressional support for SOPA
reddit.com · ParkerK · 24 Dec 2011
825 pts
59 comments
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46
A lesson on the importance of encouraging your children with their projects
gamesbyemail.com · TamDenholm · 13 Jul 2011
821 pts
103 comments
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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
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48
Apple RIP Logo design
jmak.tumblr.com · citricsquid · 6 Oct 2011
812 pts
45 comments
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50
Subtle Patterns: Free textures for your next web project
subtlepatterns.com · vitomd · 10 Oct 2011
801 pts
64 comments
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52
Show HN: Codecademy.com, the easiest way to learn to code
codecademy.com · zds · 18 Aug 2011
787 pts
232 comments
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53
Rob "CmdrTaco" Malda Resigns From Slashdot
meta.slashdot.org · SandB0x · 25 Aug 2011
784 pts
143 comments
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54
Facebook Loses Much Face In Secret Smear On Google
techcrunch.com · linuxnow · 12 May 2011
779 pts
142 comments
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55
United States loses AAA credit rating from S&P
reuters.com · tshtf · 6 Aug 2011
769 pts
497 comments
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56
Diaspora Co-Founder Ilya Zhitomirskiy Passes Away At 21
techcrunch.com · brackin · 13 Nov 2011
764 pts
230 comments
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57
HP to Contribute webOS to Open Source
hp.com · mikecane · 9 Dec 2011
751 pts
194 comments
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58
Daring Fireball: Universe Dented, Grass Underfoot
daringfireball.net · ditados · 6 Oct 2011
749 pts
135 comments
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59
I quit my job last March and it was a bad idea.
mannicken · 12 Oct 2011
745 pts
325 comments
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60
Microsoft UI has officially entered the realm of self-parody
seldo.tumblr.com · wyclif · 29 Aug 2011
742 pts
326 comments
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