The Best Hacker News Posts of January 2017
We track 1,165 stories from January 2017, averaging 247 points each. github.com was the most linked source, with 57 stories. Together they drew 147,808 comments, 127 per story on average.
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Atlassian acquires Trello for $425M
techcrunch.com · SwaroopH · 9 Jan 2017
1.9k pts
733 comments
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3
Obama Commutes Bulk of Chelsea Manning’s Sentence
nytimes.com · coloneltcb · 17 Jan 2017
1.5k pts
713 comments
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4
Grumpy: Go running Python
opensource.googleblog.com · trotterdylan · 4 Jan 2017
1.4k pts
451 comments
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5
What I Wish I'd Known About Equity Before Joining a Unicorn
gist.github.com · yossorion · 18 Jan 2017
1.4k pts
558 comments
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6
WhatsApp backdoor allows snooping on encrypted messages
theguardian.com · katpas · 13 Jan 2017
1.3k pts
321 comments
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7
LibreTaxi – A free and open source alternative to Uber and Lyft
libretaxi.org · bpierre · 31 Jan 2017
1.3k pts
382 comments
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Show HN: Privacy-focused, ad-free, non-tracking torrent search engine
skytorrents.in · kasumis_ · 18 Jan 2017
1.2k pts
346 comments
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Show HN: Alacritty, a GPU-accelerated terminal emulator written in Rust
blog.jwilm.io · jwilm · 6 Jan 2017
1.2k pts
476 comments
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There is no WhatsApp 'backdoor'
whispersystems.org · stablemap · 13 Jan 2017
1k pts
408 comments
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13
First they came for the Iranians
scottaaronson.com · aaronyy · 26 Jan 2017
1k pts
429 comments
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14
I Had My Electronics Seized by U.S. Customs and Border Protection
vc.gg · stryk · 22 Jan 2017
951 pts
593 comments
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16
Chrome 56 will mark HTTP pages with password fields as non-secure
security.googleblog.com · vladootz · 22 Jan 2017
947 pts
398 comments
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17
Naughty Strings: A list of strings likely to cause issues as user-input data
github.com · caseysoftware · 15 Jan 2017
937 pts
144 comments
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18
I Turned a Routine Traffic Ticket into a Constitutional Trial
thepublicdiscourse.com · anarazel · 14 Jan 2017
899 pts
467 comments
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20
Google Has Started Penalizing Mobile Websites with Intrusive Pop-Up Ads
scribblrs.com · sply · 19 Jan 2017
880 pts
386 comments
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22
Paralyzed man regains use of arms and hands after experimental stem cell therapy
stemcell.usc.edu · jpgvm · 26 Jan 2017
873 pts
174 comments
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23
Avoid Non-Microsoft Antivirus Software
robert.ocallahan.org · bzbarsky · 26 Jan 2017
859 pts
374 comments
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25
George Orwell’s 1984 is currently the top selling book on Amazon
openculture.com · finid · 25 Jan 2017
830 pts
603 comments
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26
Chrome will aggressively throttle background tabs
blog.strml.net · callumlocke · 24 Jan 2017
811 pts
389 comments
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NHTSA’s full investigation into Tesla’s Autopilot shows 40% crash rate reduction
techcrunch.com · fmihaila · 19 Jan 2017
808 pts
314 comments
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30
Ask HN: Successful one-person online businesses?
mdoliwa · 5 Jan 2017
800 pts
629 comments
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31
Employees are happier when led by people with deep expertise
hbr.org · reactor · 25 Jan 2017
756 pts
238 comments
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32
Car allergic to vanilla ice cream (2000)
cgl.uwaterloo.ca · kornish · 8 Jan 2017
753 pts
133 comments
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33
Affordable Care
blog.samaltman.com · mattkrisiloff · 13 Jan 2017
720 pts
1k comments
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34
Removing Python 2.x support from Django for version 2.0
github.com · ReticentMonkey · 19 Jan 2017
720 pts
392 comments
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35
Learn TensorFlow and deep learning, without a Ph.D.
cloud.google.com · ShanaM · 23 Jan 2017
720 pts
43 comments
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37
The moving sofa problem
math.ucdavis.edu · vinnyglennon · 1 Jan 2017
690 pts
64 comments
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38
Sergey Brin joins protest against immigration order at SFO
theverge.com · _pius · 29 Jan 2017
685 pts
348 comments
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39
When You Are Depressed, Make Something
byrslf.co · ohjeez · 10 Jan 2017
684 pts
339 comments
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41
Lyft surges to the top 10 on App Store following the “DeleteUber” campaign
techcrunch.com · sethbannon · 31 Jan 2017
675 pts
530 comments
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42
Standard Notes – A notes app with a focus on longevity, portability, and privacy
standardnotes.org · mikecarlton · 17 Jan 2017
673 pts
282 comments
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43
The closest I've ever come to falling for a Gmail phishing attack
twitter.com · kukx · 11 Jan 2017
667 pts
275 comments
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44
Federal judge stays deportations of travelers in Trump immigration order
thehill.com · anarazel · 29 Jan 2017
664 pts
358 comments
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46
Amazon Web Services in Plain English (2015)
expeditedssl.com · apsec112 · 20 Jan 2017
655 pts
75 comments
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48
Ask HN: Are we overcomplicating software development?
ian0 · 18 Jan 2017
639 pts
368 comments
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49
Mastering Bash and Terminal
blockloop.io · blockloop · 14 Jan 2017
638 pts
180 comments
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50
TensorKart: self-driving MarioKart with TensorFlow
kevinhughes.ca · pickle27 · 4 Jan 2017
631 pts
68 comments
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51
LEDs may cause retinal toxicity at occupational domestic illuminance
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov · vmarsy · 5 Jan 2017
630 pts
208 comments
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53
A Visa for founders, engineers and investors willing to join France
visa.lafrenchtech.com · tbassetto · 16 Jan 2017
625 pts
712 comments
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55
SpaceX returns to flight with Falcon 9 rocket launch
bbc.co.uk · thomseddon · 14 Jan 2017
621 pts
189 comments
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57
What Could Have Entered the Public Domain on January 1, 2017
web.law.duke.edu · shawndumas · 1 Jan 2017
602 pts
135 comments
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58
Iranian MIT student goes home over break, denied return for spring semester
petitions.whitehouse.gov · obi1kenobi · 28 Jan 2017
599 pts
359 comments
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59
Deep learning algorithm diagnoses skin cancer as well as seasoned dermatologists
news.stanford.edu · capocannoniere · 25 Jan 2017
596 pts
279 comments
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60
I've removed all ad network code from my blog
troyhunt.com · GordonS · 5 Jan 2017
591 pts
327 comments
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