The Best Hacker News Posts of February 2021
We track 1,226 stories from February 2021, averaging 276 points each. github.com was the most linked source, with 91 stories. Together they drew 198,883 comments, 162 per story on average.
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How I cut GTA Online loading times by 70%
nee.lv · kuroguro · 28 Feb 2021
3.9k pts
699 comments
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Terraria on Stadia cancelled after developer's Google account gets locked
twitter.com · benhurmarcel · 8 Feb 2021
2k pts
1.2k comments
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Show HN: Redbean – Single-file distributable web server
justine.lol · jart · 26 Feb 2021
2k pts
249 comments
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Email from Jeff Bezos to employees
aboutamazon.com · marc__1 · 2 Feb 2021
1.9k pts
1k comments
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Before buying a NYT subscription, here's what it'll take to cancel it
imgur.com · jandll · 18 Feb 2021
1.8k pts
812 comments
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My experience as a Gazan girl getting into Silicon Valley companies
daliaawad28.medium.com · daliaawad · 24 Feb 2021
1.7k pts
460 comments
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Github1s – One second to read GitHub code with VS Code
github.com · tardismechanic · 9 Feb 2021
1.7k pts
214 comments
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9
Draw an iceberg and see how it would float in water
joshdata.me · raldi · 20 Feb 2021
1.7k pts
171 comments
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Perseverance Rover lands on Mars [video]
youtube.com · malloreon · 18 Feb 2021
1.7k pts
495 comments
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Total Cookie Protection
blog.mozilla.org · todsacerdoti · 23 Feb 2021
1.5k pts
427 comments
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Show HN: Can’t afford Bloomberg Terminal? No prob, I built the next best thing
github.com · sexy_year · 25 Feb 2021
1.4k pts
289 comments
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20% of requests for Wikimedia Commons are for one image of a flower
phabricator.wikimedia.org · IfOnlyYouKnew · 8 Feb 2021
1.4k pts
362 comments
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VideoLAN is 20 years old today
videolan.org · jbk · 1 Feb 2021
1.3k pts
316 comments
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Judge: Citibank isn't entitled to $500M it sent to various creditors last August
arstechnica.com · danbr · 18 Feb 2021
1.2k pts
601 comments
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Mars becomes the 2nd planet that has more computers running Linux than Windows
twitter.com · fireball_blaze · 19 Feb 2021
1.2k pts
283 comments
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18
Help users in Iran reconnect to Signal
signal.org · arkadiyt · 4 Feb 2021
1.2k pts
388 comments
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“I saw that you spun up an Ubuntu image in Azure”
twitter.com · fireball_blaze · 12 Feb 2021
1.2k pts
455 comments
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Tauri: An Electron alternative written in Rust
tauri.studio · metalwhale · 19 Feb 2021
1.1k pts
417 comments
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Dependency Confusion: How I Hacked Into Apple, Microsoft and Other Companies
medium.com · Robadob · 10 Feb 2021
1.1k pts
402 comments
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Getting better at Linux with mini-projects
carltheperson.com · carltheperson · 2 Feb 2021
1k pts
120 comments
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25
Beej's Guide to Network Programming (1994-2020)
beej.us · ColinWright · 11 Feb 2021
993 pts
165 comments
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Whistleblowers: Software keeping inmates in Arizona prisons beyond release dates
kjzz.org · macg333 · 22 Feb 2021
987 pts
417 comments
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Cambridge Bitcoin Electricity Consumption Index
cbeci.org · apples_oranges · 10 Feb 2021
982 pts
1.8k comments
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Accused murderer wins right to check source code of DNA testing kit
theregister.com · anfilt · 7 Feb 2021
981 pts
496 comments
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MasterCard to open up network to cryptocurrencies
reuters.com · ArtTimeInvestor · 11 Feb 2021
975 pts
875 comments
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Police playing music while being filmed, seemingly to trigger copyright filters
vice.com · edward · 9 Feb 2021
969 pts
487 comments
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A visual guide to SSH tunnels
robotmoon.com · brendanfalk · 7 Feb 2021
963 pts
80 comments
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Judge in Google case disturbed that 'incognito' users are tracked
bnnbloomberg.ca · johncena33 · 26 Feb 2021
927 pts
353 comments
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OpenStreetMap proven to be a highly accurate map in top US cities
eng.lyft.com · clarecorthell · 9 Feb 2021
880 pts
243 comments
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America's 1% Has Taken $50T From the Bottom 90%
time.com · paulpauper · 11 Feb 2021
870 pts
917 comments
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38
Statement on New York Times Article
astralcodexten.substack.com · jger15 · 14 Feb 2021
866 pts
411 comments
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39
Rust Foundation: Hello, World
foundation.rust-lang.org · steveklabnik · 8 Feb 2021
865 pts
268 comments
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Why did I leave Google or, why did I stay so long?
paygo.media · mrowland · 17 Feb 2021
825 pts
806 comments
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42
Monolith First (2015)
martinfowler.com · asyrafql · 19 Feb 2021
820 pts
340 comments
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Barcode scanner app on Google Play infects 10M users with one update
blog.malwarebytes.com · decrypt · 8 Feb 2021
819 pts
442 comments
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TurboTax’s 20-Year Fight to Stop Americans from Filing Taxes for Free (2019)
propublica.org · anigbrowl · 8 Feb 2021
807 pts
199 comments
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45
Computer Graphics from Scratch
gabrielgambetta.com · AlexeyBrin · 3 Feb 2021
805 pts
116 comments
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46
Dyson air purifier outperformed by cheap DIY box fan filter in Marketplace test
cbc.ca · walterbell · 11 Feb 2021
792 pts
587 comments
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50 Years Ago, Sugar Industry Quietly Paid Scientists to Blame Fat (2016)
npr.org · mgh2 · 13 Feb 2021
789 pts
460 comments
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48
Google Analytics: Stop feeding the beast
casparwre.de · caspii · 25 Feb 2021
771 pts
383 comments
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Apple watch keyboard developer put off by app store scammers
twitter.com · masalah · 1 Feb 2021
761 pts
320 comments
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Tesla buys $1.5B in Bitcoin, may accept it as payment in the future
techcrunch.com · Cookingboy · 8 Feb 2021
758 pts
1.3k comments
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Starlink is now Accepting General Pre-orders
starlink.com · sf_rob · 18 Feb 2021
755 pts
523 comments
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52
Ask HN: Advice for finding an entry-level remote job?
AskHNremote2021 · 17 Feb 2021
740 pts
199 comments
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53
“User Engagement” Is Code for “Addiction”
craigwritescode.medium.com · wilsocr88 · 16 Feb 2021
737 pts
336 comments
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54
My product is my garden
herman.bearblog.dev · square_usual · 3 Feb 2021
731 pts
147 comments
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United B772 at Denver on Feb 20th 2021, engine inlet separates from engine
avherald.com · haunter · 20 Feb 2021
723 pts
464 comments
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Shitbowl: The algorithmically powered in-home physical caching platform
shitbowl.com · fallingfrog · 13 Feb 2021
722 pts
237 comments
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57
Chick Corea has died
chickcorea.com · rock_artist · 12 Feb 2021
704 pts
191 comments
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Why I Built Litestream
litestream.io · benbjohnson · 11 Feb 2021
703 pts
176 comments
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CS193p: Developing Apps for iOS
cs193p.sites.stanford.edu · rangoon626 · 10 Feb 2021
700 pts
165 comments
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