The Best Hacker News Posts of January 2019
We track 1,187 stories from January 2019, averaging 260 points each. github.com was the most linked source, with 76 stories. Together they drew 156,344 comments, 132 per story on average.
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Announcing unlimited free private repos
blog.github.com · razer6 · 7 Jan 2019
2.9k pts
684 comments
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2
Start with a Website, Not a Mobile App
atrium.co · jenthoven · 4 Jan 2019
1.6k pts
559 comments
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3
FaceTime bug lets you hear audio of person you are calling before they pick up
9to5mac.com · uptown · 28 Jan 2019
1.5k pts
429 comments
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4
Google proposes changes to Chromium which would disable uBlock Origin
bugs.chromium.org · Apylon777 · 22 Jan 2019
1.5k pts
739 comments
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5
Why isn't the internet more fun and weird?
jarredsumner.com · firloop · 30 Jan 2019
1.5k pts
588 comments
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6
Algorithms, by Jeff Erickson
jeffe.cs.illinois.edu · bdr · 2 Jan 2019
1.5k pts
238 comments
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7
Facebook has been paying people to install a “Research” VPN
techcrunch.com · randomacct3847 · 29 Jan 2019
1.5k pts
445 comments
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8
Instacart paying 80 cents an hour because worker received a large tip
workingwa.org · timebomb0 · 29 Jan 2019
1.3k pts
675 comments
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9
Why are glasses so expensive? The eyewear industry prefers to keep that blurry
latimes.com · lxm · 23 Jan 2019
1.2k pts
588 comments
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11
Show HN: I taught my little brother JS, and he made this videogame in a week
s-poony.github.io · lovasoa · 9 Jan 2019
1.1k pts
270 comments
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12
China lands Chang'e-4 on far side of Moon
planetary.org · docbrown · 3 Jan 2019
1k pts
226 comments
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13
I interviewed at six top companies in Silicon Valley in six days
blog.usejournal.com · voroninman · 18 Jan 2019
1k pts
692 comments
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14
Ask HN: How did you decide what problems to solve in your lifetime?
amadk · 6 Jan 2019
985 pts
439 comments
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15
When hiring senior engineers, you’re not buying, you’re selling
hiringengineersbook.com · ashitlerferad · 20 Jan 2019
973 pts
662 comments
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16
Notion – All-in-one workspace for notes, tasks, wikis, and databases
notion.so · torvald · 14 Jan 2019
970 pts
479 comments
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17
DuckDuckGo will use Apple Maps
spreadprivacy.com · shritesh · 15 Jan 2019
961 pts
468 comments
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18
GoDaddy injecting JavaScript into websites and how to stop it
igorkromin.net · ikromin · 13 Jan 2019
949 pts
302 comments
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19
Elsevier journal editors resign, start rival open-access journal
insidehighered.com · dankohn1 · 15 Jan 2019
940 pts
123 comments
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22
Apple blocks Google from running its internal iOS apps
theverge.com · rising-sky · 31 Jan 2019
882 pts
641 comments
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23
Penguin travels every year to visit man who rescued him (2016)
cbc.ca · colinprince · 9 Jan 2019
862 pts
289 comments
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24
KABOOM in 180 lines of bare C++
github.com · haqreu · 27 Jan 2019
854 pts
63 comments
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25
Samsung Phone Users Perturbed to Find They Can't Delete Facebook
bloomberg.com · ourmandave · 9 Jan 2019
848 pts
463 comments
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26
Show HN: Mkcert – Valid HTTPS certificates for localhost
blog.filippo.io · FiloSottile · 7 Jan 2019
839 pts
115 comments
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27
AlphaStar: Mastering the Real-Time Strategy Game StarCraft II
deepmind.com · zawerf · 24 Jan 2019
805 pts
453 comments
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28
Feds Can't Force You to Unlock Your iPhone with Finger or Face, Judge Rules
forbes.com · koolba · 14 Jan 2019
787 pts
281 comments
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29
Brexit Deal Fails in Parliament
nytimes.com · johnny313 · 15 Jan 2019
777 pts
1.2k comments
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30
My dog was killed on a walk with a walker ordered through Wag
facebook.com · griffinmb · 18 Jan 2019
775 pts
442 comments
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31
Sears has another chance to avoid closing down
cnbc.com · craigferg501 · 8 Jan 2019
773 pts
536 comments
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32
Show HN: HN.Academy – Top online courses recommended by Hacker News users
hn.academy · yaj54 · 3 Jan 2019
773 pts
85 comments
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33
How to Start Learning Computer Graphics Programming
erkaman.github.io · phodo · 6 Jan 2019
754 pts
120 comments
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34
Google Urged the U.S. to Limit Protection for Activist Workers
bloomberg.com · pseudolus · 24 Jan 2019
749 pts
440 comments
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35
How to Find Hidden Cameras and Spy Gear
senteltechsecurity.com · loteck · 16 Jan 2019
749 pts
182 comments
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36
Mobile customer location data is ending up in the hands of bounty hunters
motherboard.vice.com · petethomas · 8 Jan 2019
748 pts
239 comments
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37
The Man in Seat Sixty-One
seat61.com · robin_reala · 13 Jan 2019
738 pts
117 comments
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38
Apple blocks Facebook from running its internal iOS apps
theverge.com · epaga · 30 Jan 2019
735 pts
310 comments
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39
I Can No Longer Recommend Google Fi
onemileatatime.com · hispanic · 11 Jan 2019
733 pts
450 comments
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40
Mickey Mouse and Batman will soon be public domain
arstechnica.com · Tomte · 1 Jan 2019
727 pts
307 comments
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42
Most of What We Read on the Internet is Written by Insane People
reddit.com · unquote · 11 Jan 2019
718 pts
309 comments
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43
Mastercard will stop free trials from automatically billing once they're over
newsroom.mastercard.com · hbcondo714 · 17 Jan 2019
716 pts
339 comments
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44
Programming Fonts – Test Drive
app.programmingfonts.org · ChrisGranger · 21 Jan 2019
712 pts
283 comments
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45
Companies Manipulate Glassdoor by Inflating Rankings and Pressuring Employees
wsj.com · treebro · 22 Jan 2019
707 pts
476 comments
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46
Microsoft acquires Citus Data (YC S11)
blogs.microsoft.com · whatok · 24 Jan 2019
707 pts
187 comments
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47
The US spends more on healthcare for no gain says new report from Johns Hopkins
jhsph.edu · grecy · 8 Jan 2019
698 pts
514 comments
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48
New Horizons’ first hi-res imagery of Ultima Thule
pluto.jhuapl.edu · mbrundle · 2 Jan 2019
697 pts
143 comments
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49
Software Engineering at Google (2017)
arxiv.org · weinzierl · 3 Jan 2019
685 pts
309 comments
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50
Practical Linux Hardening Guide
github.com · _5b62 · 24 Jan 2019
683 pts
213 comments
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51
Airbnb and security camera disclosure
jeffreybigham.com · pmlnr · 16 Jan 2019
680 pts
393 comments
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52
Twitter migrates data to Google Cloud
cloud.google.com · 0xedb · 23 Jan 2019
680 pts
234 comments
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54
Ask HN: How to self-study mathematics from the undergrad through graduate level?
hsikka · 18 Jan 2019
654 pts
227 comments
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55
What it’s like to pursue a dream for 30 years and fail
thehustle.co · davesailer · 27 Jan 2019
652 pts
177 comments
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56
How I Built a $5K a Month Side Project
campfirelabs.co · jaxsonkhan · 10 Jan 2019
647 pts
239 comments
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57
50 Years Ago, the Sugar Industry Paid Scientists to Blame Fat (2016)
npr.org · deegles · 18 Jan 2019
645 pts
279 comments
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58
The Hand Licking Incident
raisingfutureadults.blogspot.com · DoreenMichele · 7 Jan 2019
641 pts
339 comments
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Google’s also peddling a data collector through Apple’s back door
techcrunch.com · minimaxir · 30 Jan 2019
640 pts
258 comments
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60
Startup Playbook (2015)
playbook.samaltman.com · navinsylvester · 16 Jan 2019
640 pts
55 comments
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