The Best Hacker News Posts of 2019
We track 15,033 stories from 2019, averaging 253 points each. github.com was the most linked source, with 770 stories. Together they drew 1,975,994 comments, 131 per story on average.
1
Switch from Chrome to Firefox
mozilla.org · WisNorCan · 30 May 2019
3.3k pts
983 comments
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2
I Sell Onions on the Internet
deepsouthventures.com · eightturn · 23 Apr 2019
3k pts
435 comments
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3
Announcing unlimited free private repos
blog.github.com · razer6 · 7 Jan 2019
2.9k pts
684 comments
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4
Slack’s new WYSIWYG input box is terrible
quuxplusone.github.io · ingve · 20 Nov 2019
2.8k pts
1.1k comments
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Show HN: A retro video game console I've been working on in my free time
internalregister.github.io · pkiller · 14 Mar 2019
2.7k pts
210 comments
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6
My Business Card Runs Linux
thirtythreeforty.net · rcarmo · 24 Dec 2019
2.6k pts
397 comments
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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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Julian Assange arrested in London
bbc.co.uk · kragniz · 11 Apr 2019
2.4k pts
1.1k comments
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13
Otonomo, with nearly $55M in funding, is cloning our product
smartcar.com · sahaskatta · 22 Apr 2019
2.3k pts
603 comments
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14
Mazda is purging touchscreens from its vehicles
motorauthority.com · meteor333 · 17 Jun 2019
2.2k pts
952 comments
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15
A Conspiracy to Kill IE6
blog.chriszacharias.com · zacman85 · 1 May 2019
2.2k pts
363 comments
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16
Unveiling the first-ever image of a black hole [video]
youtube.com · doktorn · 10 Apr 2019
2.2k pts
489 comments
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17
Ken Thompson's Unix Password
leahneukirchen.org · stargrave · 9 Oct 2019
2.1k pts
637 comments
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18
Reflecting on My Failure to Build a Billion-Dollar Company
medium.com · jamesjyu · 7 Feb 2019
2.1k pts
353 comments
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19
Google to restrict modern ad blocking Chrome extensions to enterprise users
9to5google.com · estranhosidade · 29 May 2019
2.1k pts
877 comments
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21
Court: Suspicionless Searches of Travelers’ Phones and Laptops Unconstitutional
aclu.org · coloneltcb · 12 Nov 2019
2.1k pts
580 comments
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22
Firefox Send: Free encrypted file transfer service
blog.mozilla.org · dnlserrano · 12 Mar 2019
2k pts
512 comments
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23
The boring technology behind a one-person Internet company (2018)
broadcast.listennotes.com · mxschumacher · 16 Sep 2019
2k pts
451 comments
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24
Ask HN: What books changed the way you think about almost everything?
apitman · 5 Feb 2019
2k pts
1.2k comments
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26
California bans private prisons
theguardian.com · anigbrowl · 12 Sep 2019
2k pts
597 comments
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27
Vulnerability in the Mac Zoom client allows malicious websites to enable camera
medium.com · mplanchard · 8 Jul 2019
1.9k pts
456 comments
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30
I tried creating a web browser, and Google blocked me
blog.samuelmaddock.com · smaddock · 2 Apr 2019
1.9k pts
605 comments
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31
Spotify to Apple: Time to Play Fair
timetoplayfair.com · dmitriid · 13 Mar 2019
1.9k pts
841 comments
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34
Tell HN: Thank you for not redesigning Hacker News
ramphastidae · 1 Sep 2019
1.8k pts
390 comments
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35
A guide to difficult conversations
medium.dave-bailey.com · davesuperman · 26 Mar 2019
1.8k pts
400 comments
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36
Microsoft has removed the “use offline account” option when installing Windows
reddit.com · rahuldottech · 28 Sep 2019
1.8k pts
766 comments
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37
Serverless: slower and more expensive
einaregilsson.com · kiyanwang · 23 Sep 2019
1.8k pts
712 comments
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39
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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40
Richard M. Stallman resigns
fsf.org · maxdeviant · 17 Sep 2019
1.7k pts
2.2k comments
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41
UC terminates subscriptions with Elsevier in push for open access
universityofcalifornia.edu · tingletech · 28 Feb 2019
1.7k pts
233 comments
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42
Ask HN: What do you do with your Raspberry Pi?
xylo · 24 Jun 2019
1.7k pts
1.1k comments
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43
Turning a MacBook into a Touchscreen with $1 of Hardware (2018)
anishathalye.com · soegaard · 6 Aug 2019
1.7k pts
214 comments
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44
IRS Reforms Free File Program, Drops Agreement Not to Compete with TurboTax
propublica.org · danso · 31 Dec 2019
1.7k pts
448 comments
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45
We Stood Up to a Patent Troll and Won
blog.cloudflare.com · eastdakota · 4 Nov 2019
1.7k pts
246 comments
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46
Learning at work is work, and we must make space for it
sloanreview.mit.edu · sarapeyton · 11 Dec 2019
1.7k pts
453 comments
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47
Google terminated our business via our Google Play Developer Account
blog.usejournal.com · jacquesm · 9 Feb 2019
1.7k pts
498 comments
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48
The Lonely Work of Moderating Hacker News
newyorker.com · lordnacho · 8 Aug 2019
1.7k pts
777 comments
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49
You Are Not Google (2017)
blog.bradfieldcs.com · gerbilly · 4 Apr 2019
1.6k pts
572 comments
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50
Start with a Website, Not a Mobile App
atrium.co · jenthoven · 4 Jan 2019
1.6k pts
559 comments
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52
Colorado Town Offers 1 Gbps for $60 After Years of Battling Comcast
techdirt.com · CrankyBear · 18 Sep 2019
1.6k pts
498 comments
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55
John Carmack: I’m going to work on artificial general intelligence
facebook.com · jbredeche · 13 Nov 2019
1.6k pts
889 comments
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56
YouTube's ban on “hacking techniques” threatens to shut down infosec YouTube
boingboing.net · KirinDave · 4 Jul 2019
1.6k pts
429 comments
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57
Hacker Publishes 2TB of Data from Cayman National Bank
twitter.com · andruby · 18 Nov 2019
1.5k pts
468 comments
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58
Nebraska farmers vote overwhelmingly for Right to Repair
uspirg.org · howard941 · 16 Dec 2019
1.5k pts
429 comments
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59
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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60
Absolute truths I unlearned as junior developer
monicalent.com · dcu · 7 Jun 2019
1.5k pts
511 comments
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