The Best Hacker News Posts of October 2019
We track 1,361 stories from October 2019, averaging 272 points each. github.com was the most linked source, with 58 stories. Together they drew 191,716 comments, 141 per story on average.
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Blizzard Suspends Professional Hearthstone Player for Hong Kong Comments
playhearthstone.com · hownottowrite · 8 Oct 2019
2.5k pts
1.1k comments
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Twitter to ban political advertising
twitter.com · coloneltcb · 30 Oct 2019
2.4k pts
1k comments
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3
Ken Thompson's Unix Password
leahneukirchen.org · stargrave · 9 Oct 2019
2.1k pts
637 comments
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4
A uBlock Origin update was rejected from the Chrome Web Store
github.com · ismaildonmez · 12 Oct 2019
1.8k pts
588 comments
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6
TurboTax’s 20-Year Fight to Stop Americans from Filing Taxes for Free
propublica.org · danso · 17 Oct 2019
1.5k pts
447 comments
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7
Ask HN: Successful one-person online businesses?
gajus · 23 Oct 2019
1.5k pts
657 comments
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8
Apple Hides Taiwan Flag in Hong Kong
blog.emojipedia.org · pulisse · 7 Oct 2019
1.5k pts
686 comments
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9
Open-source apps removed from Google Play Store due to donation links
lists.zx2c4.com · regecks · 16 Oct 2019
1.4k pts
559 comments
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10
I just lost my wallet on the way home from work
twitter.com · isp · 15 Oct 2019
1.4k pts
528 comments
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11
NordVPN confirms it was hacked
techcrunch.com · afshinmeh · 21 Oct 2019
1.4k pts
642 comments
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13
Ask HN: What's a promising area to work on?
richtapestry · 22 Oct 2019
1.3k pts
918 comments
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14
Attorney General will ask Zuckerberg to halt plans for end-to-end encryption
buzzfeednews.com · minimaxir · 3 Oct 2019
1.3k pts
558 comments
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15
I Accidentally Uncovered a Nationwide Scam on Airbnb
vice.com · fieryscribe · 31 Oct 2019
1.3k pts
618 comments
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16
My Favourite Git Commit
fatbusinessman.com · robin_reala · 18 Oct 2019
1.3k pts
370 comments
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17
Why Enterprise Software Sucks
twitter.com · randomwalker · 11 Oct 2019
1.3k pts
554 comments
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21
US Constitution – A Git repo with history of edits
github.com · styfle · 23 Oct 2019
1.2k pts
378 comments
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22
Apple Removes HKmap.live from the App Store
twitter.com · ewoodrich · 10 Oct 2019
1.2k pts
872 comments
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23
Gitlab: don't discuss politics at work
theregister.co.uk · devilcius · 16 Oct 2019
1.2k pts
1.3k comments
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24
Edward Snowden on The Joe Rogan Experience [video]
youtube.com · juandazapata · 23 Oct 2019
1.1k pts
584 comments
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25
Visa, Mastercard, Stripe, and eBay exit Facebook’s Libra project
theverge.com · gkolli · 11 Oct 2019
1.1k pts
343 comments
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26
Adobe deactivates all Venezuelan accounts
helpx.adobe.com · sndpsy · 7 Oct 2019
998 pts
519 comments
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28
Amazon’s Consumer Business Turned Off Final Oracle Database
aws.amazon.com · jeffbarr · 15 Oct 2019
927 pts
460 comments
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29
“We have no reason to believe 5G is safe”
blogs.scientificamerican.com · bookofjoe · 21 Oct 2019
925 pts
586 comments
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30
Boris Johnson uses search terms in interviews to hide negative articles?
twitter.com · pflenker · 1 Oct 2019
918 pts
280 comments
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31
SQL queries don't start with SELECT
jvns.ca · protomyth · 3 Oct 2019
905 pts
253 comments
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32
Tim Cook’s Company-Wide Email on Hkmap.live Doesn’t Add Up
daringfireball.net · srameshc · 10 Oct 2019
904 pts
363 comments
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33
Google chief: I'd disclose smart speakers before guests enter my home
bbc.com · vezycash · 17 Oct 2019
903 pts
546 comments
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34
Flash Is Responsible for the Internet's Most Creative Era
vice.com · Osiris · 13 Oct 2019
896 pts
426 comments
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35
'We good now China?' South Park creators issue mock apology
theguardian.com · dgelks · 8 Oct 2019
888 pts
342 comments
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38
Interested in improving your relationships? Try Nonviolent Communication
clearerthinking.org · antigizmo · 15 Oct 2019
842 pts
337 comments
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39
Hong Kong protest safety app banned from iOS store
theregister.co.uk · ycombonator · 3 Oct 2019
841 pts
505 comments
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40
Ranked-choice voting is on the ballot in New York City
nytimes.com · undefined1 · 22 Oct 2019
836 pts
394 comments
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41
What’s New in Python 3.8
docs.python.org · supakeen · 14 Oct 2019
833 pts
367 comments
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42
Apple Developer Documentation Is Missing
v4.chriskrycho.com · chriskrycho · 28 Oct 2019
830 pts
389 comments
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43
Issue 914451: Autofill does not respect autocomplete="off"
bugs.chromium.org · bullman · 13 Oct 2019
820 pts
367 comments
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45
Making the Tokio scheduler 10x faster
tokio.rs · steveklabnik · 14 Oct 2019
813 pts
148 comments
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47
“My Google account got suspended because of NewPipe”
github.com · nuxdie · 14 Oct 2019
801 pts
522 comments
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48
Apple of 2019 is the Linux of 2000
nibblestew.blogspot.com · khc · 14 Oct 2019
792 pts
689 comments
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49
Ask HN: Are there books for mathematics like Feynman's lectures on physics?
pirate_is_back · 24 Oct 2019
788 pts
171 comments
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50
I was just subjected to the most credible phishing attempt I’ve experienced
twitter.com · vinnyglennon · 9 Oct 2019
781 pts
353 comments
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51
Ask HN: How do you share/organize knowledge at work and life?
gavribirnbaum · 21 Oct 2019
781 pts
296 comments
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54
BBC News launches 'dark web' Tor mirror
bbc.co.uk · worldofmatthew · 24 Oct 2019
765 pts
288 comments
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55
Equifax securities fraud class action [pdf]
securities.stanford.edu · bookofjoe · 22 Oct 2019
757 pts
219 comments
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57
The State of Machine Learning Frameworks
thegradient.pub · hughzhang · 10 Oct 2019
752 pts
193 comments
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58
Blizzard Employees Staged a Walkout to Protest Banned Pro-Hong Kong Gamer
thedailybeast.com · minimaxir · 9 Oct 2019
750 pts
304 comments
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59
Supreme Court allows blind people to sue retailers if websites aren't accessible
latimes.com · justadudeama · 8 Oct 2019
743 pts
591 comments
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60
N8n.io – Workflow automation alternative to Zapier
n8n.io · tablet · 8 Oct 2019
728 pts
196 comments
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