The Best Hacker News Posts of June 2017
We track 1,079 stories from June 2017, averaging 242 points each. github.com was the most linked source, with 53 stories. Together they drew 127,798 comments, 118 per story on average.
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Uber Founder Travis Kalanick Resigns as C.E.O.
nytimes.com · java_script · 21 Jun 2017
2.1k pts
1.3k comments
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Amazon to Acquire Whole Foods for $13.7B
bloomberg.com · whatok · 16 Jun 2017
1.7k pts
824 comments
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3
Facebook is an attack on the open web
daringfireball.net · tambourine_man · 1 Jun 2017
1.6k pts
421 comments
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4
Silicon Valley Women, in Cultural Shift, Frankly Describe Sexual Harassment
nytimes.com · coloneltcb · 30 Jun 2017
1.2k pts
730 comments
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5
Please Make Google AMP Optional
alexkras.com · tambourine_man · 10 Jun 2017
1.1k pts
436 comments
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6
Intel Skylake/Kaby Lake processors: broken hyper-threading
lists.debian.org · vbernat · 25 Jun 2017
1.1k pts
269 comments
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Show HN: Get Paid to Build Your Next Side Project
demandrush.com · hackerews · 14 Jun 2017
1.1k pts
451 comments
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Show HN: Monica, an open-source CRM to manage friends and family
monicahq.com · robinhood · 6 Jun 2017
1.1k pts
568 comments
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Luna – Visual and textual functional programming language
luna-lang.org · interpol_p · 22 Jun 2017
944 pts
310 comments
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11
Alex Honnold Scales El Capitan Without Ropes, and the Climbing World Reels
npr.org · merraksh · 6 Jun 2017
928 pts
495 comments
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12
Ask HN: What language-agnostic programming books should I read?
robschia · 5 Jun 2017
927 pts
337 comments
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13
Google Will Stop Reading Your Emails for Gmail Ads
bloomberg.com · ahiknsr · 23 Jun 2017
903 pts
437 comments
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14
Developers who use spaces make more money than those who use tabs
stackoverflow.blog · edward · 15 Jun 2017
881 pts
663 comments
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15
How is GNU `yes` so fast?
reddit.com · ruleabidinguser · 13 Jun 2017
872 pts
334 comments
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17
Georgia Tech's free math textbook collective
people.math.gatech.edu · ColinWright · 18 Jun 2017
834 pts
78 comments
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19
Reverse engineering guide for beginners: Methodology and tools
0x00sec.org · ingve · 12 Jun 2017
801 pts
63 comments
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20
Pinboard Acquires Delicious
blog.pinboard.in · cjbprime · 1 Jun 2017
800 pts
227 comments
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21
An easter egg for one user: Luke Skywalker
einaregilsson.com · einaregilsson · 28 Jun 2017
798 pts
134 comments
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22
#c0ffee is the color
c0ffee.surge.sh · pavel_lishin · 12 Jun 2017
783 pts
121 comments
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23
Euro MPs back end-to-end encryption for all citizens
bbc.com · jkaljundi · 20 Jun 2017
776 pts
335 comments
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24
After 3072 hours of manipulating BGP, a Nyancat was drawn on this RIPE interface
stat.ripe.net · job · 23 Jun 2017
776 pts
105 comments
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25
Chess.com stopped working on 32bit iPads because 2^31 games have been played
chess.com · NewGier · 12 Jun 2017
757 pts
326 comments
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26
European leaders call for open access to all scientific papers by 2020 (2016)
sciencemag.org · Tomte · 17 Jun 2017
756 pts
102 comments
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27
A subway-style diagram of the major Roman roads, based on the Empire ca. 125 AD
sashat.me · curtis · 8 Jun 2017
752 pts
101 comments
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Verizon closes $4.5B acquisition of Yahoo, Marissa Mayer resigns
techcrunch.com · pyprism · 13 Jun 2017
744 pts
443 comments
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29
Magic-Wormhole – Get things from one computer to another, safely
github.com · lelf · 27 Jun 2017
744 pts
179 comments
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30
Accidentally destroyed production database on first day of a job
np.reddit.com · kshahkshah · 3 Jun 2017
740 pts
265 comments
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31
On average, skipping college and investing tuition costs nets a higher return
erikrood.com · qwerty2020 · 4 Jun 2017
739 pts
640 comments
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33
The Presence of One’s Own Smartphone Reduces Available Cognitive Capacity
journals.uchicago.edu · cronjobber · 26 Jun 2017
707 pts
376 comments
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34
Oh My Gosh, It’s Covered in Rule 30s
blog.stephenwolfram.com · seszett · 1 Jun 2017
703 pts
149 comments
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35
Your own company? You can do it (2011)
jacquesmattheij.com · oliv__ · 18 Jun 2017
701 pts
366 comments
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36
A hands-on introduction to video technology: image, video, codec and more
github.com · manorwar8 · 3 Jun 2017
694 pts
74 comments
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37
European Commission fines Google €2.42B for abusing dominance
europa.eu · antr · 27 Jun 2017
690 pts
664 comments
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38
Is it unethical for me to not tell my employer I've automated my job?
workplace.stackexchange.com · Ajedi32 · 28 Jun 2017
685 pts
523 comments
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39
Author of cURL denied entry to the USA
twitter.com · _ugfj · 27 Jun 2017
684 pts
320 comments
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41
I decided to disable AMP on my site
alexkras.com · akras14 · 26 Jun 2017
665 pts
350 comments
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42
Telegram founder: US intelligence tried to bribe us to weaken encryption
news.fastcompany.com · anjalik · 15 Jun 2017
654 pts
206 comments
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43
Hackers Are Hijacking Phone Numbers and Breaking into Email, Bank Accounts
forbes.com · CarolineW · 11 Jun 2017
650 pts
362 comments
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44
Ask HN: Books you wish you had read earlier?
_6cj7 · 3 Jun 2017
631 pts
270 comments
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45
WebAssembly: Mozilla Won
robert.ocallahan.org · nachtigall · 1 Jun 2017
626 pts
361 comments
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46
Americans from Both Political Parties Overwhelmingly Support Net Neutrality
blog.mozilla.org · joeyespo · 7 Jun 2017
625 pts
212 comments
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47
Zillow forces McMansion Hell to delete posts
mcmansionhell.com · CariadKeigher · 26 Jun 2017
621 pts
365 comments
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48
“Which word begins with “y” and looks like an axe in this picture?”
english.stackexchange.com · Gigablah · 30 Jun 2017
615 pts
159 comments
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49
SQLite small blob storage: 35% Faster Than the Filesystem
sqlite.org · i_feel_great · 14 Jun 2017
612 pts
202 comments
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50
Sega releasing every console game for free with ads on mobile
forever.sega.com · yincrash · 26 Jun 2017
610 pts
255 comments
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52
Teller – API for your bank account
blog.teller.io · ldn_tech_exec1 · 21 Jun 2017
609 pts
269 comments
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53
Debian 9 Stretch released
debian.org · OberstKrueger · 18 Jun 2017
595 pts
162 comments
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54
Be Careful with UUID or GUID as Primary Keys
tomharrisonjr.com · bkudria · 9 Jun 2017
593 pts
292 comments
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55
My Uber driver robbed me, so I took Uber to court and won
fymhotsauce.rocks · fischerq · 21 Jun 2017
588 pts
270 comments
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56
TDD did not live up to expectations
blogs.msdn.microsoft.com · kiyanwang · 29 Jun 2017
586 pts
433 comments
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57
List of Printers Which Do or Do Not Display Tracking Dots
eff.org · prawn · 6 Jun 2017
586 pts
210 comments
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58
Enough with the dead butterflies
emilydamstra.com · mjn · 1 Jun 2017
586 pts
163 comments
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59
Milestone: 100M Certificates Issued
letsencrypt.org · okket · 29 Jun 2017
581 pts
184 comments
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4D Toys: a box of four-dimensional toys
marctenbosch.com · hcs · 2 Jun 2017
575 pts
138 comments
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