The Best Hacker News Posts of August 2013
We track 840 stories from August 2013, averaging 221 points each. theguardian.com was the most linked source, with 25 stories. Together they drew 82,318 comments, 98 per story on average.
1
Don't Fly During Ramadan
varnull.adityamukerjee.net · chimeracoder · 22 Aug 2013
2.7k pts
962 comments
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4
Detaining my partner: a failed attempt at intimidation
theguardian.com · m1 · 18 Aug 2013
1.5k pts
449 comments
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6
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer to retire within 12 months
microsoft.com · tomorgan · 23 Aug 2013
1.2k pts
763 comments
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8
I will not do a tech interview
medium.com · ikeellis · 21 Aug 2013
1k pts
542 comments
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9
John Carmack joins Oculus as CTO
oculusvr.com · salgernon · 7 Aug 2013
993 pts
204 comments
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10
Hi I’m Hank, and I bought a bus
hankboughtabus.com · frans · 23 Aug 2013
944 pts
197 comments
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11
New Zealand bans some software patents
zdnet.com · gcforky · 28 Aug 2013
902 pts
221 comments
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12
He got 1%, we can't hire him
codingjohnson.com · gringofyx · 28 Aug 2013
835 pts
576 comments
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13
Tesla Model S achieves best safety rating of any car ever tested
teslamotors.com · turing · 20 Aug 2013
814 pts
301 comments
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15
“People simply empty out”
lettersofnote.com · tantaman · 15 Aug 2013
723 pts
463 comments
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16
Groklaw legal site shuts over fears of NSA email snooping
theguardian.com · tehmaco · 20 Aug 2013
706 pts
233 comments
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17
David Miranda, schedule 7 and the danger that all reporters now face
theguardian.com · r0h1n · 19 Aug 2013
681 pts
152 comments
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18
Grasshopper 100m Lateral Divert Test
spacex.com · ash · 14 Aug 2013
663 pts
148 comments
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19
We have an employee whose last name is Null. He kills our employee lookup (2012)
stackoverflow.com · ambuj · 1 Aug 2013
661 pts
236 comments
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20
Judge sentences Bradley Manning to 35 years
washingtonpost.com · antr · 21 Aug 2013
640 pts
471 comments
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21
Creator of xkcd Reveals Secret Backstory of His Epic 3,990-Panel Comic
wired.com · ghosh · 2 Aug 2013
634 pts
92 comments
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22
Kids can't use computers, and why it should worry you
coding2learn.org · mikeevans · 9 Aug 2013
625 pts
422 comments
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23
Callbacks as our Generation's Goto Statement
tirania.org · matthewn · 15 Aug 2013
621 pts
274 comments
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24
Washington Post to be sold to Jeff Bezos
washingtonpost.com · Volscio · 5 Aug 2013
606 pts
230 comments
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25
NProgress: slim, site-wide progress bars
ricostacruz.com · ianstormtaylor · 20 Aug 2013
597 pts
140 comments
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26
Why I Changed My Mind On Weed
edition.cnn.com · tptacek · 8 Aug 2013
591 pts
363 comments
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27
Google’s “20% time,” which brought you Gmail and AdSense, is now as good as dead
qz.com · antr · 16 Aug 2013
581 pts
481 comments
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28
Xerox scanners and photocopiers randomly alter numbers in scanned documents
dkriesel.com · sxp · 4 Aug 2013
570 pts
112 comments
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29
U.S. directs agents to cover up program used to investigate Americans
chicagotribune.com · wikiburner · 5 Aug 2013
565 pts
260 comments
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31
The First Few Milliseconds of an HTTPS Connection (2009)
moserware.com · dhotson · 29 Aug 2013
549 pts
37 comments
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32
On the Phenomenon of Bullshit Jobs
strikemag.org · gu · 19 Aug 2013
546 pts
349 comments
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34
Snowden granted 1-year asylum in Russia, leaves airport
rt.com · message · 1 Aug 2013
527 pts
492 comments
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36
Mailpile: Let’s take email back
mailpile.is · threedaymonk · 3 Aug 2013
520 pts
232 comments
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37
Happy 20th birthday Debian
bits.debian.org · fcambus · 16 Aug 2013
520 pts
88 comments
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38
Pressure cookers, backpacks, and quinoa, oh my
medium.com · steveklabnik · 1 Aug 2013
514 pts
273 comments
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40
The algorithm for a perfectly balanced photo gallery
crispymtn.com · jtreitz · 12 Aug 2013
512 pts
99 comments
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41
Email service used by Snowden shuts down, warns against using US-based companies
theguardian.com · weu · 9 Aug 2013
509 pts
166 comments
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43
Why You’ve Never Read “I Have A Dream”
varnull.adityamukerjee.net · chimeracoder · 29 Aug 2013
505 pts
226 comments
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45
Hard drive hack provides root access, even after reinstall
spritesmods.com · pd0wm · 2 Aug 2013
472 pts
89 comments
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46
We Need To Talk, Google
f-secure.com · Sami_Lehtinen · 21 Aug 2013
470 pts
234 comments
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47
Bootstrap 3 released
blog.getbootstrap.com · trumbitta2 · 19 Aug 2013
469 pts
124 comments
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49
What happens when you use a standing desk for two years
arshadchowdhury.com · arshadgc · 27 Aug 2013
467 pts
285 comments
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50
Scientific Breakthrough Lets SnappyCam App Take 20 Full-Res Photos Per Second
techcrunch.com · Osiris · 1 Aug 2013
460 pts
253 comments
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51
Quickly navigate your filesystem from the command line
jeroenjanssens.com · jeroenjanssens · 17 Aug 2013
457 pts
144 comments
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52
Samsung agency is buying off StackOverflow users
delyan.me · ZoFreX · 1 Aug 2013
447 pts
155 comments
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53
“Please let me know if I should stop developing apps for Google Products”
groups.google.com · anuaitt · 5 Aug 2013
437 pts
190 comments
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54
This coupon code is a slap in the face
justinjackson.ca · mijustin · 13 Aug 2013
431 pts
245 comments
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55
UK Authorities Destroy Guardian's Hard Drives
pressfreedomfoundation.org · spurgu · 20 Aug 2013
429 pts
135 comments
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56
Google Pressure Cookers and Backpacks, Get a Visit from the Feds
theatlanticwire.com · pg · 1 Aug 2013
428 pts
215 comments
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57
The president is wrong: The NSA debate wouldn’t have happened without Snowden
washingtonpost.com · Libertatea · 10 Aug 2013
427 pts
235 comments
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58
NSA broke privacy rules thousands of times per year, audit finds
washingtonpost.com · glhaynes · 16 Aug 2013
416 pts
86 comments
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59
Russian Man Changes Small Print in Credit Card Agreement, Then Sues
minyanville.com · nickkyit · 7 Aug 2013
413 pts
179 comments
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60
Bradley Manning's Post-Sentencing Statement
holdenweb.blogspot.com · llambda · 21 Aug 2013
412 pts
184 comments
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