The Best Hacker News Posts of April 2020
We track 1,317 stories from April 2020, averaging 269 points each. github.com was the most linked source, with 86 stories. Together they drew 186,663 comments, 142 per story on average.
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Ask HN: I'm a software engineer going blind, how should I prepare?
zachrip · 19 Apr 2020
3.3k pts
473 comments
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OBS Studio: Open-source software for video recording and live streaming
obsproject.com · open-source-ux · 1 Apr 2020
1.5k pts
362 comments
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New Google SRE book: Building Secure and Reliable Systems
landing.google.com · dmazin · 8 Apr 2020
1.4k pts
217 comments
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Amazon scooped up data from its own sellers to launch competing products
wsj.com · benryon · 23 Apr 2020
1.4k pts
692 comments
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Zoom rolled their own encryption scheme, transmit keys through servers in China
citizenlab.ca · gasull · 3 Apr 2020
1.2k pts
302 comments
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Finland adds the demoscene as a UNESCO intangible world cultural heritage
demoscene-the-art-of-coding.net · adunk · 15 Apr 2020
1.2k pts
129 comments
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How to manage HTML DOM with vanilla JavaScript only?
htmldom.dev · velmu · 2 Apr 2020
1.1k pts
515 comments
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Stripe records user movements on its customers' websites
mtlynch.io · mtlynch · 21 Apr 2020
1.1k pts
388 comments
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Ask HN: What are your favorite low-coding apps / tools as a developer?
sureklix · 5 Apr 2020
1.1k pts
280 comments
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Things I wished more developers knew about databases
medium.com · zdw · 22 Apr 2020
1k pts
445 comments
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How we recovered $300k of Bitcoin
reperiendi.wordpress.com · mathgenius · 3 Apr 2020
998 pts
198 comments
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The Decline of Usability
datagubbe.se · arexxbifs · 17 Apr 2020
996 pts
695 comments
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Who’s behind the “reopen” domain surge?
krebsonsecurity.com · feross · 20 Apr 2020
988 pts
445 comments
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Career advice for people with bad luck
chiefofstuff.substack.com · undefined1 · 23 Apr 2020
981 pts
491 comments
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Show HN: A basketball hoop to maximize shots that go in [video]
youtube.com · swighton · 17 Apr 2020
971 pts
162 comments
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Ask HN: What is your blog and why should I read it?
jppope · 7 Apr 2020
910 pts
654 comments
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If a MacBook Pro runs hot or shows high kernel CPU, try charging it on the right
apple.stackexchange.com · CoffeeOnWrite · 23 Apr 2020
895 pts
478 comments
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Disney claims anyone using a Twitter hashtag is agreeing to their terms of use
twitter.com · slg · 27 Apr 2020
888 pts
353 comments
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Google bans Zoom from employees' computers
buzzfeednews.com · Lagogarda · 8 Apr 2020
882 pts
437 comments
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SpaceX bans Zoom over privacy concerns
reuters.com · mortenjorck · 1 Apr 2020
879 pts
283 comments
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Signal threatens to dump US market if EARN IT act passes
uk.pcmag.com · tzm · 9 Apr 2020
862 pts
343 comments
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98.css – design system for building faithful recreations of Windows 98 UIs
jdan.github.io · bennettfeely · 21 Apr 2020
838 pts
207 comments
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Tell HN: C Experts Panel – Ask us anything about C
rseacord · 14 Apr 2020
829 pts
962 comments
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Apple and Google partner on Covid-19 contact tracing technology
apple.com · ikarandeep · 10 Apr 2020
823 pts
456 comments
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Lyme disease bacteria eradicated by new drug in early tests
scopeblog.stanford.edu · dempedempe · 2 Apr 2020
816 pts
178 comments
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After killing investigation, Bloomberg News sought to silence reporter's wife
npr.org · kyleblarson · 14 Apr 2020
809 pts
237 comments
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In 4 US state prisons, 3,300 inmates test positive, 96% without symptoms
reuters.com · throwaway888abc · 25 Apr 2020
785 pts
603 comments
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Crafting “Crafting Interpreters”
journal.stuffwithstuff.com · _vbdg · 5 Apr 2020
777 pts
74 comments
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Hardware Microphone Disconnect in Mac and iPad
support.apple.com · gtufano · 3 Apr 2020
771 pts
312 comments
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SSH hacks – a little sanity for remote workers
smallstep.com · mxfurman · 29 Apr 2020
770 pts
227 comments
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Show HN: FalsiScan – Make it look like a PDF has been hand signed and scanned
gitlab.com · linschn · 8 Apr 2020
770 pts
186 comments
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YouTube bans coronavirus-related content that directly contradicts WHO advice
bbc.com · topoftheforts · 23 Apr 2020
768 pts
1k comments
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Eloquent JavaScript 3rd Edition (2018)
eloquentjavascript.net · quazar · 26 Apr 2020
767 pts
185 comments
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Valve's Proton Has Brought 6000 Windows Games to Linux So Far
boilingsteam.com · ekianjo · 20 Apr 2020
748 pts
312 comments
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Why are Soviet math textbooks so hardcore in comparison to US textbooks? (2017)
quora.com · webdva · 22 Apr 2020
734 pts
661 comments
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When in doubt: hang up, look up, and call back
krebsonsecurity.com · todsacerdoti · 23 Apr 2020
734 pts
347 comments
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Trello handed over my personal account to my previous company
community.atlassian.com · shashanktomar · 15 Apr 2020
731 pts
260 comments
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Rules of thumb for a 1x developer
muldoon.cloud · ingve · 30 Apr 2020
727 pts
481 comments
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Coronavirus and Credibility
paulgraham.com · Rerarom · 6 Apr 2020
724 pts
917 comments
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Stripe raises $600M at nearly $36B valuation
axios.com · hhs · 16 Apr 2020
721 pts
444 comments
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Western Digital admits 2TB-6TB WD Red NAS drives use shingled magnetic recording
blocksandfiles.com · guiambros · 15 Apr 2020
719 pts
305 comments
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A (possible) solution to Covid-19
tillett.info · danieltillett · 10 Apr 2020
716 pts
575 comments
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“Amazon is holding over 4.2M dollars, suffocating our business”
sellercentral.amazon.com · hippich · 28 Apr 2020
711 pts
194 comments
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Three free meals available daily for any New Yorker
schools.nyc.gov · KoftaBob · 3 Apr 2020
710 pts
454 comments
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Inkscape 1.0 Release Candidate
inkscape.org · Vinnl · 13 Apr 2020
710 pts
156 comments
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We Made One Gram Of Remdesivir
acsh.org · tomstokes · 5 Apr 2020
709 pts
229 comments
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Ask HN: How can I pick a side project and stick with it?
corecoder · 6 Apr 2020
686 pts
364 comments
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We’re working on 1M Covid-19 testing capacity per day
billiontoone.com · dvdt · 7 Apr 2020
684 pts
238 comments
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The Anti-Amazon Alliance
stratechery.com · kaboro · 28 Apr 2020
681 pts
398 comments
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