The Best Hacker News Posts of May 2012
We track 641 stories from May 2012, averaging 201 points each. github.com was the most linked source, with 12 stories. Together they drew 55,746 comments, 87 per story on average.
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Hunting Down My Son's Killer
matt.might.net · synacksynack · 29 May 2012
1.1k pts
318 comments
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20 lines of code that beat A/B testing every time
stevehanov.ca · spiffytech · 29 May 2012
989 pts
147 comments
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Please don't learn to code
codinghorror.com · AndrewDucker · 15 May 2012
746 pts
266 comments
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Oracle v. Google - Judge Alsup Rules APIs Not Protected By Copyright
groklaw.net · mbreese · 31 May 2012
735 pts
141 comments
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Apple rejecting applications which use Dropbox
forums.dropbox.com · dannyr · 1 May 2012
723 pts
348 comments
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Verdict for Google in Oracle's patent infringement case
groklaw.net · grellas · 23 May 2012
723 pts
165 comments
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The Cab Ride I'll Never Forget
zenmoments.org · wolfden · 2 May 2012
688 pts
188 comments
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Please Don't Become Anything, Especially Not A Programmer
learncodethehardway.org · twampss · 15 May 2012
670 pts
218 comments
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Space Station grabs SpaceX Dragon ship
bbc.co.uk · mocko · 25 May 2012
585 pts
166 comments
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The frequent fliers who flew too much
latimes.com · ams1 · 6 May 2012
546 pts
222 comments
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Backdoor found in a China-made US military chip
cl.cam.ac.uk · turnersr · 27 May 2012
536 pts
149 comments
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Linus Torvalds won't do github pull requests
github.com · quellhorst · 11 May 2012
535 pts
267 comments
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Google is making a huge and annoying mistake
wilwheaton.typepad.com · ColinWright · 2 May 2012
534 pts
261 comments
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Carmack on why transatlantic ping is faster than pushing a pixel to the screen
superuser.com · eavc · 1 May 2012
531 pts
64 comments
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21
My Doctor's Office Asked Me To Lie
stallman.org · gulbrandr · 11 May 2012
524 pts
230 comments
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Please learn to write
randsinrepose.com · filament · 16 May 2012
516 pts
117 comments
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Judge Alsup learns to code and schools Oracle
plus.google.com · vibrunazo · 16 May 2012
494 pts
112 comments
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I'm a former Miso engineer and the founders screwed me out of 10k
jzhwu.blogspot.com · rremoncake · 10 May 2012
488 pts
370 comments
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RubyMotion - Ruby for iOS
rubymotion.com · acangiano · 3 May 2012
485 pts
240 comments
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Want good programmers? Then pay them.
irrlicht3d.org · irrlichthn · 3 May 2012
481 pts
483 comments
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Why airplane bathrooms have ashtrays
standalone-sysadmin.com · MPSimmons · 22 May 2012
475 pts
143 comments
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The futures of Facebook and Google are embedded in these two images
robinsloan.com · nextstep · 30 May 2012
474 pts
251 comments
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TED and inequality: The real story
tedchris.posterous.com · Duff · 17 May 2012
471 pts
196 comments
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IAmA a malware coder and botnet operator, AMA
reddit.com · Devko · 11 May 2012
459 pts
191 comments
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Leap: A new gesture based interface for devices
leapmotion.com · travisglines · 21 May 2012
458 pts
181 comments
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It Takes 6 Days to Change 1 Line of Code
edweissman.com · jacobr · 17 May 2012
457 pts
231 comments
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How text editing on the iPad should be
idownloadblog.com · superchink · 3 May 2012
436 pts
170 comments
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Show HN: my Mac app just got fireballed
daringfireball.net · markchristian · 8 May 2012
436 pts
156 comments
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Meet the tireless entrepreneur who squatted at AOL
news.cnet.com · streeter · 24 May 2012
435 pts
198 comments
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Introducing DuckDuckHack
gabrielweinberg.com · bjplink · 1 May 2012
417 pts
72 comments
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Dragon has successfully achieved splashdown
bbc.co.uk · jgrahamc · 31 May 2012
405 pts
110 comments
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Light Table is in YCS12
chris-granger.com · ibdknox · 18 May 2012
401 pts
96 comments
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SpaceX headed to the ISS tomorrow
nasa.gov · mkr-hn · 18 May 2012
386 pts
79 comments
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Why should I have written ZeroMQ in C, not C++
250bpm.com · rumcajz · 10 May 2012
375 pts
202 comments
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SpaceX Falcon 9/Dragon Launch Webcast (starts at 12:00am PDT)
spacex.com · alex1 · 22 May 2012
370 pts
206 comments
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After Facebook fails
blogs.law.harvard.edu · angusgr · 24 May 2012
367 pts
202 comments
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The girl with the ANSI tattoo
oracle-wtf.blogspot.co.uk · ocirion · 31 May 2012
367 pts
150 comments
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Gmvault: gmail backup. Liberate your emails
gmvault.org · zoobert · 7 May 2012
364 pts
147 comments
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Infinite complexity in 4096 bytes
creativeapplications.net · cageface · 11 May 2012
363 pts
76 comments
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Dress code: blue tie and male
elektronista.dk · chrismealy · 12 May 2012
353 pts
141 comments
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MIT and Harvard announce edX
web.mit.edu · tchalla · 2 May 2012
351 pts
130 comments
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A Relevant Tale: How Google Killed Inktomi
diegobasch.com · nachopg · 3 May 2012
350 pts
110 comments
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Germany's Leading Technical University Cancels All Elsevier Subscriptions
ma.tum.de · fpp · 9 May 2012
350 pts
84 comments
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Google open sources key piece of Street View technology
google-opensource.blogspot.com · mierle · 1 May 2012
350 pts
51 comments
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I sued a telemarketer and got $4,000
impactdialing.com · michaelrkn · 25 May 2012
346 pts
145 comments
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The future is specific
chris-granger.com · olauzon · 22 May 2012
346 pts
135 comments
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The Coming Meltdown In College Education & Why The Economy Won’t Get Better Soon
blogmaverick.com · dwynings · 14 May 2012
339 pts
292 comments
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