The Best Hacker News Posts of September 2018
We track 1,050 stories from September 2018, averaging 251 points each. github.com was the most linked source, with 51 stories. Together they drew 131,958 comments, 126 per story on average.
1
Linus Torvalds apologizes for his behavior, takes time off
lore.kernel.org · fejkp · 16 Sep 2018
2.6k pts
998 comments
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2
Chrome 69 will keep Google Cookies when you tell it to delete all cookies
twitter.com · jwildeboer · 25 Sep 2018
2.4k pts
810 comments
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3
Why I’m done with Chrome
blog.cryptographyengineering.com · user982 · 23 Sep 2018
2.4k pts
838 comments
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4
EU approves internet copyright law, including ‘link tax’ and ‘upload filter’
theverge.com · daninet · 12 Sep 2018
1.7k pts
1k comments
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5
Facebook Network Breach Impacts Up to 50M Users
nytimes.com · coloneltcb · 28 Sep 2018
1.7k pts
609 comments
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6
Chrome 69: “www.” subdomain missing from URL
bugs.chromium.org · gouggoug · 6 Sep 2018
1.6k pts
876 comments
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7
EU to stop changing the clocks in 2019
dw.com · joshdance · 17 Sep 2018
1.4k pts
708 comments
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8
Facebook Is Giving Advertisers Access To Your Shadow Contact Information
gizmodo.com · dhotson · 27 Sep 2018
1.4k pts
458 comments
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9
Life in the Spanish city that banned cars
theguardian.com · antr · 18 Sep 2018
1.2k pts
679 comments
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10
Microsoft intercepting Firefox, Chrome installation on Windows 10 Insider build
ghacks.net · mikro2nd · 12 Sep 2018
1.2k pts
740 comments
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11
DuckDuckGo Traffic
duckduckgo.com · patrickbolle · 29 Sep 2018
1.1k pts
375 comments
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13
Modifications to Google Chromium for removing Google integration
github.com · nailer · 23 Sep 2018
1.1k pts
306 comments
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15
Google Maps won't let you save home address without allowing all Google tracking
twitter.com · technocracy · 25 Sep 2018
996 pts
355 comments
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16
Show HN: I made a privacy-first minimalist Google Analytics
simpleanalytics.io · AdriaanvRossum · 19 Sep 2018
968 pts
263 comments
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17
Found hooked up to my router
reddit.com · empath75 · 27 Sep 2018
965 pts
347 comments
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18
Amazon is stuffing its search results pages with ads
recode.net · doener · 11 Sep 2018
944 pts
545 comments
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19
Show HN: Sublime Merge – A Git client from the makers of Sublime Text
sublimemerge.com · jskinner · 20 Sep 2018
935 pts
351 comments
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20
A year later, Equifax has faced little fallout from losing data
techcrunch.com · sahin-boydas · 8 Sep 2018
934 pts
276 comments
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21
Google is discontinuing Inbox
fastcompany.com · edwinvlieg · 12 Sep 2018
916 pts
439 comments
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22
Did I just waste 3 years?
infinitroid.com · kiostech · 28 Sep 2018
905 pts
564 comments
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24
SEC Sues Musk and Seeks Ban for His Tweets on Go-Private Deal
bloomberg.com · tysone · 27 Sep 2018
849 pts
825 comments
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26
A military technique for falling asleep in two minutes
independent.co.uk · pmoriarty · 3 Sep 2018
829 pts
224 comments
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27
SETI spots dozens of new mysterious signals emanating from distant galaxy
techcrunch.com · vfc1 · 13 Sep 2018
798 pts
528 comments
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28
Medieval Fantasy City Generator
watabou.itch.io · BerislavLopac · 6 Sep 2018
788 pts
115 comments
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29
Product Updates Based on Your Feedback
blog.google · tptacek · 26 Sep 2018
780 pts
451 comments
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30
Ex-Google Employee Urges Lawmakers to Take on Company
nytimes.com · subdane · 26 Sep 2018
778 pts
352 comments
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33
Solid – Reshape the web as we know it
solid.inrupt.com · yarapavan · 29 Sep 2018
750 pts
250 comments
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35
Apple's best product is now privacy
fastcompany.com · octosphere · 14 Sep 2018
717 pts
418 comments
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36
Feynman's Lost Lecture (ft. 3Blue1Brown) [video]
youtube.com · espeed · 6 Sep 2018
717 pts
51 comments
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37
GnuPG can now be used to perform notarial acts in the State of Washington
lists.gnupg.org · Boulth · 18 Sep 2018
711 pts
175 comments
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38
Show HN: Select Star SQL, an interactive SQL book
selectstarsql.com · zckao · 4 Sep 2018
700 pts
112 comments
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39
Elon Musk Settles SEC Fraud Charges
sec.gov · omarchowdhury · 29 Sep 2018
684 pts
465 comments
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40
Am I logged in or not? GDPR case study on the example of Chrome browser change
blog.lukaszolejnik.com · krahmakt · 24 Sep 2018
681 pts
485 comments
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41
Hire people who aren’t proven
leonardofed.io · type12 · 27 Sep 2018
677 pts
441 comments
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42
Popular iPhone apps caught sending user location data to monetization firms
techcrunch.com · tareqak · 7 Sep 2018
677 pts
252 comments
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43
Show HN: Lunar lander-type game with computational fluid dynamics
github.com · s-macke · 15 Sep 2018
660 pts
127 comments
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45
How Discord Handles Two and Half Million Concurrent Voice Users Using WebRTC
blog.discordapp.com · jhgg · 10 Sep 2018
649 pts
244 comments
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47
GIMP receives a $100K donation
gimp.org · domedefelice · 6 Sep 2018
631 pts
301 comments
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48
Self-solving Rubik's Cube
media.dmm-make.com · murkle · 24 Sep 2018
630 pts
103 comments
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49
WhatsApp Cofounder Brian Acton on Why He Left $850M Behind
forbes.com · petethomas · 26 Sep 2018
626 pts
392 comments
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50
Introducing Cloudflare’s IPFS Gateway
blog.cloudflare.com · jgrahamc · 17 Sep 2018
621 pts
157 comments
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52
Apple has completed its acquisition of Shazam
nr.apple.com · Zaheer · 25 Sep 2018
614 pts
316 comments
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53
Ask HN: What things have richly rewarded the time invested in mastering them?
Carl_Platt · 29 Sep 2018
613 pts
563 comments
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54
XSV: A fast CSV command-line toolkit written in Rust
github.com · tosh · 8 Sep 2018
609 pts
188 comments
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55
How to Build a Low-Tech Website
solar.lowtechmagazine.com · RomanZolotarev · 26 Sep 2018
600 pts
183 comments
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56
The #1 Office Perk? Natural Light
hbr.org · Ianvdl · 5 Sep 2018
591 pts
334 comments
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57
Show HN: Guitar Dashboard – Open source music theory explorer for guitarists
guitardashboard.com · mikehadlow · 14 Sep 2018
590 pts
115 comments
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58
Tools of the Trade, from Hacker News
github.com · 0x4542 · 8 Sep 2018
581 pts
98 comments
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59
The Effectiveness of Publicly Shaming Bad Security
troyhunt.com · MandieD · 11 Sep 2018
580 pts
285 comments
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60
People Like You More Than You Know
blogs.scientificamerican.com · ALee · 20 Sep 2018
577 pts
200 comments
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