The Best Hacker News Posts of May 2013
We track 735 stories from May 2013, averaging 204 points each. github.com was the most linked source, with 23 stories. Together they drew 69,793 comments, 95 per story on average.
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Depression Part Two
hyperboleandahalf.blogspot.com.au · westicle · 10 May 2013
977 pts
240 comments
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3
Induction powered LED lit engagement ring
kokes.net · bcl · 22 May 2013
771 pts
76 comments
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4
Show HN: My seven minute workout timer evening project
7-min.com · lgsilver · 16 May 2013
760 pts
155 comments
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5
Show HN: Automatic weekly meal planner, also plans your leftovers
eatthismuch.com · papa_bear · 1 May 2013
747 pts
288 comments
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6
Flickr gets new UI, new Android app, 1 TB free space
yahoo.tumblr.com · pdknsk · 20 May 2013
743 pts
359 comments
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7
Ubuntu's Bug #1 is fixed
bugs.launchpad.net · daker · 30 May 2013
690 pts
191 comments
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8
Google Abandons Open Standards for Instant Messaging
eff.org · thisisparker · 23 May 2013
677 pts
196 comments
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9
Tesla Repays Department of Energy Loan Nine Years Early
teslamotors.com · weisser · 22 May 2013
670 pts
180 comments
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11
Windows NT Kernel Contributor Explains Why Performance is Behind Other OS
blog.zorinaq.com · mrb · 11 May 2013
656 pts
295 comments
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12
Letter To A Young Programmer Considering A Startup
al3x.net · twampss · 29 May 2013
643 pts
148 comments
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13
Announcing Online MS in Computer Science in Collaboration with Georgia Tech
blog.udacity.com · rsanders · 15 May 2013
634 pts
189 comments
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14
US entertainment industry to Congress: make it legal for us to deploy rootkits
boingboing.net · Suraj-Sun · 27 May 2013
608 pts
257 comments
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15
Software will not be patentable in New Zealand
nzherald.co.nz · bitserf · 9 May 2013
592 pts
122 comments
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16
Why Isn't Gatsby in the Public Domain?
eff.org · ninthfrank07 · 7 May 2013
590 pts
183 comments
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18
Show HN: Remove backgrounds from images online
clippingmagic.com · jacobn · 9 May 2013
571 pts
140 comments
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19
I Don't Want Your Fucking App
idontwantyourfuckingapp.tumblr.com · rustc · 12 May 2013
560 pts
256 comments
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20
Scientists Back Kiera Wilmot by Tweeting About All the Stuff They've Blown Up
blogs.miaminewtimes.com · jamesbritt · 3 May 2013
558 pts
219 comments
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22
Big-O Algorithm Complexity Cheat Sheet
bigocheatsheet.com · ashleyblackmore · 4 May 2013
520 pts
132 comments
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23
Choosing Minecraft over Disney
medium.com · don_neufeld · 19 May 2013
509 pts
185 comments
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24
Leaving Google’s silo: Alternatives to Gmail, Talk, Calendar, and more
kkinder.com · corywright · 21 May 2013
506 pts
317 comments
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25
A bill in Congress legalizes cell phone unlocking and fixes the DMCA
fixthedmca.org · sinak · 9 May 2013
501 pts
106 comments
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26
Steve Jobs emails that show how to win a negotiation
qz.com · Pasanpr · 22 May 2013
499 pts
174 comments
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28
The Girl Who Turned to Bone
theatlantic.com · Steko · 24 May 2013
499 pts
97 comments
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29
The Onion releases fartscroll.js
theonion.github.io · jgv · 9 May 2013
490 pts
126 comments
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32
Etsy accused me of not assembling my synths by hand and shut down my shop
wtfbyrne.tumblr.com · bmmayer1 · 14 May 2013
482 pts
151 comments
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33
Google to Microsoft: Remove your YouTube App from the Windows Phone Store
wpcentral.com · Avalaxy · 15 May 2013
470 pts
212 comments
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34
Hacker News is depressing
threads2.scripting.com · smacktoward · 21 May 2013
463 pts
378 comments
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35
A Saudi Arabia Telecom's Surveillance Pitch
thoughtcrime.org · bbatsell · 13 May 2013
459 pts
111 comments
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36
The Elves Leave Middle Earth – Sodas Are No Longer Free (2009)
steveblank.com · ohjeez · 22 May 2013
458 pts
390 comments
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37
Open-plan offices make employees less productive, less happy, and more sick
qz.com · michaelochurch · 25 May 2013
458 pts
228 comments
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38
How a player with a “useless” item almost took down EVE Online’s entire economy
penny-arcade.com · ssclafani · 3 May 2013
452 pts
106 comments
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39
This page is anonymous
voidnull.sdf.org · voidnull · 1 May 2013
450 pts
243 comments
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40
Newegg nukes "corporate troll" Alcatel in third patent appeal win this year
arstechnica.com · jfb · 16 May 2013
449 pts
115 comments
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41
I was struck by lightning yesterday—and boy am I sore
arstechnica.com · kryptiskt · 23 May 2013
448 pts
258 comments
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42
Always Be Coding – How to Land an Engineering Job
medium.com · davidbyttow · 22 May 2013
445 pts
236 comments
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43
Sydney tunnel water screen stop sign for oversized vehicles [video]
youtube.com · morphics · 14 May 2013
443 pts
196 comments
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44
I feel like Gmail went from being Photoshop to Draw Something
taigeair.com · taigeair · 3 May 2013
442 pts
329 comments
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45
Introducing Android Studio
plus.google.com · ishener · 15 May 2013
437 pts
182 comments
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46
Pure: a set of small, responsive CSS modules
purecss.io · bmuon · 28 May 2013
432 pts
121 comments
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47
Dear Apple, let's talk about photos
peternixey.com · robheaton · 8 May 2013
429 pts
297 comments
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49
What's next Google? Dropping SMTP support?
eschnou.com · eschnou · 16 May 2013
425 pts
248 comments
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50
A new Gmail inbox
gmailblog.blogspot.com · Lightning · 29 May 2013
424 pts
305 comments
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51
Lenticular Photo Used To Secretly Convey Hot Line Number To Abused Kids
diyphotography.net · scholia · 5 May 2013
424 pts
140 comments
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52
Teacher under fire for informing kids of their Fifth Amendment rights
dailyherald.com · nsxwolf · 28 May 2013
414 pts
190 comments
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54
Why I left Heroku, and notes on my new AWS setup
holovaty.com · adrianh · 20 May 2013
404 pts
217 comments
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55
The Scientific 7-Minute Workout
well.blogs.nytimes.com · tilt · 14 May 2013
401 pts
367 comments
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58
Statistical Formulas For Programmers
evanmiller.org · bajames · 20 May 2013
395 pts
64 comments
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59
Most data isn’t “big,” and businesses are wasting money pretending it is
qz.com · angelohuang · 12 May 2013
394 pts
156 comments
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60
Tesla Smashes Earnings And Revenue Expectations
businessinsider.com · Pasanpr · 8 May 2013
385 pts
182 comments
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