The Best Hacker News Posts of November 2015
We track 762 stories from November 2015, averaging 217 points each. github.com was the most linked source, with 30 stories. Together they drew 74,546 comments, 98 per story on average.
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TensorFlow: open-source library for machine intelligence
tensorflow.org · jmomarty · 9 Nov 2015
1.6k pts
196 comments
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Google engineer writing Amazon reviews on USB-C cables that don't work
amazon.com · evmar · 4 Nov 2015
1.5k pts
392 comments
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VLC contributor living in Aleppo writing about the Paris attacks
mailman.videolan.org · etix · 17 Nov 2015
1.4k pts
705 comments
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Visual Studio Code is now open source
code.visualstudio.com · BruceM · 18 Nov 2015
1.3k pts
391 comments
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Raspberry Pi Zero: the $5 computer
raspberrypi.org · MarcScott · 26 Nov 2015
1.3k pts
513 comments
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Please don't use Slack for FOSS projects
drewdevault.com · ddevault · 1 Nov 2015
886 pts
484 comments
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Text of the Trans-Pacific Partnership
tpp.mfat.govt.nz · cdubzzz · 5 Nov 2015
755 pts
348 comments
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Show HN: Something pointless I made
dn.ht · dhotson · 29 Nov 2015
747 pts
102 comments
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Gene Amdahl has died
nytimes.com · andrewbinstock · 13 Nov 2015
740 pts
111 comments
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A Decade-Old Gag Order, Lifted
aclu.org · mmastrac · 30 Nov 2015
737 pts
146 comments
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Pirated Courses on Udemy
medium.com · petercooper · 27 Nov 2015
701 pts
236 comments
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Show HN: Parinfer – a simpler way to write Lisp
shaunlebron.github.io · undershirt · 11 Nov 2015
674 pts
134 comments
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What happens when a culture is driven by the need for money to make more money
medium.com · JMiao · 11 Nov 2015
669 pts
485 comments
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My Livecoding.tv account deletion saga
liza.io · drakonka · 1 Nov 2015
667 pts
420 comments
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Don't copy paste from a website to a terminal
thejh.net · DAddYE · 12 Nov 2015
665 pts
244 comments
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Comcast injects JavaScript into webpages to show copyright notices to customers
gist.github.com · Jarred · 19 Nov 2015
645 pts
392 comments
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Times Pulls Article Blaming Encryption in Paris Terror Attack
insidesources.com · ColinWright · 17 Nov 2015
643 pts
296 comments
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Introducing the Shift Card: Use Bitcoin where Visa is accepted
blog.coinbase.com · ntomaino · 20 Nov 2015
632 pts
342 comments
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Paris Shootings and Explosions Kill Over 100, Police Say
nytimes.com · franzb · 14 Nov 2015
623 pts
624 comments
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f.lux for iOS is no longer available
justgetflux.com · kilian · 12 Nov 2015
616 pts
400 comments
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The secret message hidden in every HTTP/2 connection
blog.jgc.org · jgrahamc · 30 Nov 2015
600 pts
119 comments
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NASA Orders SpaceX Crew Mission to International Space Station
nasa.gov · jkaljundi · 20 Nov 2015
593 pts
136 comments
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Indonesia is burning. So why is the world looking away?
theguardian.com · pmcpinto · 3 Nov 2015
586 pts
228 comments
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Doctors want ban on prescription drug, device advertisements
arstechnica.com · pavornyoh · 18 Nov 2015
582 pts
314 comments
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Computer, Respond to This Email
googleresearch.blogspot.com · dpf · 3 Nov 2015
562 pts
194 comments
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The Tech Bust of 2015
blog.samaltman.com · runesoerensen · 2 Nov 2015
562 pts
175 comments
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Macbook charger teardown: surprising complexity inside Apple's power adapter
righto.com · robin_reala · 25 Nov 2015
556 pts
315 comments
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Firefox for iOS now available
blog.mozilla.org · jlongster · 12 Nov 2015
548 pts
324 comments
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Stop-And-Seize Turns Police into Self-Funding Gangs
bloombergview.com · davidiach · 13 Nov 2015
547 pts
261 comments
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MagSpoof – wireless credit card/magstripe spoofer
github.com · pornel · 24 Nov 2015
541 pts
108 comments
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0.30000000000000004
0.30000000000000004.com · cocoflunchy · 13 Nov 2015
533 pts
240 comments
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Google Launches Android Studio 2.0
techcrunch.com · Garbage · 23 Nov 2015
532 pts
168 comments
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The Yale Problem Begins in High School
heterodoxacademy.org · frostmatthew · 25 Nov 2015
525 pts
491 comments
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GTA V – Graphics Study
adriancourreges.com · franzb · 2 Nov 2015
516 pts
52 comments
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Plotly.js Open-Source Announcement
plot.ly · etpinard · 17 Nov 2015
515 pts
70 comments
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Ask HN: Who is hiring? (November 2015)
whoishiring · 2 Nov 2015
512 pts
880 comments
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I Tried to Buy an Actual Barrel of Crude Oil
bloomberg.com · sergeant3 · 3 Nov 2015
498 pts
187 comments
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Ask HN: New attempt at mobile markup – keep or bail?
dang · 2 Nov 2015
497 pts
287 comments
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Firefox: We Don't Need Google's Money Any More
cnet.com · bmelton · 26 Nov 2015
495 pts
250 comments
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Did the FBI Pay a University to Attack Tor Users?
blog.torproject.org · ikeboy · 11 Nov 2015
482 pts
131 comments
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Shrinking to Zero: The Raspberry Pi Gets Smaller
bbc.co.uk · bpierre · 26 Nov 2015
480 pts
2 comments
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What is a coder's worst nightmare? (2014)
quora.com · oskarth · 21 Nov 2015
476 pts
224 comments
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Beware of ads that use inaudible sound to link your phone, TV, tablet, and PC
arstechnica.com · ivank · 13 Nov 2015
473 pts
230 comments
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The Secret Ingredient in Orange Juice
foodrenegade.com · pmoriarty · 26 Nov 2015
471 pts
262 comments
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ARRIS Cable Modem Has a Backdoor in the Backdoor
w00tsec.blogspot.com · geococcyxc · 19 Nov 2015
471 pts
119 comments
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Ramanujan surprises again
plus.maths.org · yarapavan · 6 Nov 2015
465 pts
41 comments
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State of emergency declared across France after Paris shootings and explosions
theguardian.com · dethi · 13 Nov 2015
464 pts
454 comments
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Dockercraft: Manage Docker containers from Minecraft
github.com · shykes · 18 Nov 2015
462 pts
109 comments
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Flutter – Cross-platform mobile framework from Google
flutter.io · _r5wf · 6 Nov 2015
455 pts
275 comments
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Police Civil Asset Forfeitures Exceed All Burglaries in 2014
armstrongeconomics.com · ccvannorman · 18 Nov 2015
447 pts
129 comments
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Dentists reveal new tooth decay treatment
theguardian.com · sethbannon · 9 Nov 2015
439 pts
197 comments
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Facebook M – The Anti-Turing Test
medium.com · arik-so · 10 Nov 2015
438 pts
156 comments
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