The Best Hacker News Posts of April 2021
We track 1,374 stories from April 2021, averaging 274 points each. github.com was the most linked source, with 90 stories. Together they drew 224,669 comments, 164 per story on average.
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Google’s copying of the Java SE API was fair use [pdf]
supremecourt.gov · pdoconnell · 5 Apr 2021
4.1k pts
932 comments
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“They introduce kernel bugs on purpose”
lore.kernel.org · kdbg · 21 Apr 2021
3k pts
1.9k comments
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3
Internal Combustion Engine
ciechanow.ski · algui91 · 30 Apr 2021
2.3k pts
393 comments
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4
Ask HN: What tech job would let me get away with the least real work possible?
lmueongoqx · 7 Apr 2021
2k pts
1.1k comments
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5
Exploiting vulnerabilities in Cellebrite UFED and Physical Analyzer
signal.org · derekerdmann · 21 Apr 2021
1.9k pts
332 comments
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6
Linux bans University of Minnesota for sending buggy patches in name of research
neowin.net · prsutherland · 21 Apr 2021
1.9k pts
8 comments
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8
uBlock Origin works best on Firefox
github.com · anonymfus · 9 Apr 2021
1.6k pts
509 comments
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9
Microsoft Coffee
microsoftcoffee.org · todsacerdoti · 2 Apr 2021
1.6k pts
371 comments
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10
Why Lichess will always be free
lichess.org · hydroxideOH- · 23 Apr 2021
1.5k pts
446 comments
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12
“About one-third of Basecamp employees accepted buyouts today”
twitter.com · minimaxir · 30 Apr 2021
1.4k pts
2k comments
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13
The architecture behind a one-person tech startup
anthonynsimon.com · ksahin · 8 Apr 2021
1.3k pts
320 comments
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14
533M Facebook users' phone numbers and personal data have been leaked online
businessinsider.com · cjbprime · 3 Apr 2021
1.3k pts
496 comments
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16
Michael Collins, Apollo 11 astronaut, has died
npr.org · edwinbalani · 28 Apr 2021
1.3k pts
180 comments
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17
Thanks for the Bonus, I Quit
madned.substack.com · todsacerdoti · 17 Apr 2021
1.2k pts
656 comments
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18
Time flies in Google Earth’s biggest update in years
blog.google · braymundo · 15 Apr 2021
1.2k pts
415 comments
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19
I refused to become an FBI informant, the government put me on the no fly list
aclu.org · jbegley · 6 Apr 2021
1.2k pts
487 comments
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20
My Current HTML Boilerplate
matuzo.at · adrian_mrd · 27 Apr 2021
1.2k pts
276 comments
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22
Google have declared Droidscript is malware
groups.google.com · croes · 27 Apr 2021
1.2k pts
647 comments
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24
The Endless Acid Banger: algorithmic self-composing acid techno music
vitling.xyz · clomond · 20 Apr 2021
1.1k pts
255 comments
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25
Google can ban your Android app if they think you’ve clicked on your own ads
danfabulich.medium.com · dfabulich · 28 Apr 2021
1k pts
393 comments
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26
Screw it, I’ll host it myself
markozivanovic.com · markozivanovic · 7 Apr 2021
1k pts
476 comments
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27
Unusual Stock Trading by Whales in US Congress
unusualwhales.com · seriousquestion · 15 Apr 2021
1k pts
474 comments
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28
Man who thought opening a TXT file is fine thought wrong
paulosyibelo.com · hyperpape · 2 Apr 2021
986 pts
304 comments
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31
Stranded sailor allowed to leave abandoned ship after four years
bbc.com · alphachloride · 22 Apr 2021
931 pts
406 comments
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32
Higher quality audio makes people sound smarter
tips.ariyh.com · tdmckinlay · 15 Apr 2021
920 pts
502 comments
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33
Feynman: I am burned out and I'll never accomplish anything (1985)
asc.ohio-state.edu · ent101 · 25 Apr 2021
915 pts
276 comments
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34
EFF sues Proctorio on behalf of student falsely DMCA'd
eff.org · oxylibrium · 22 Apr 2021
913 pts
520 comments
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37
Breaking GitHub Private Pages for $35k
robertchen.cc · SuperSandro2000 · 6 Apr 2021
847 pts
106 comments
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38
Pfizer is testing a pill that, if successful, could cure Covid-19
montrealgazette.com · mvzvm · 26 Apr 2021
831 pts
491 comments
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39
Adobe charges subscription cancellation fee
twitter.com · CSDude · 12 Apr 2021
817 pts
587 comments
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40
YouTube suspends account for linking to a PhD research on WPA2 vulnerability
reddit.com · decrypt · 14 Apr 2021
801 pts
290 comments
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41
Microsoft says mandatory password changing is “ancient and obsolete” (2019)
arstechnica.com · Tomte · 19 Apr 2021
797 pts
424 comments
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42
How People Get Rich Now
paulgraham.com · prakhargurunani · 12 Apr 2021
779 pts
903 comments
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43
The most effective malaria vaccine yet discovered
blogs.sciencemag.org · hprotagonist · 23 Apr 2021
763 pts
277 comments
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44
Apple is sued for telling you that you're “buying” movies
nofilmschool.com · paulcarroty · 23 Apr 2021
753 pts
464 comments
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47
Flu has disappeared worldwide during the Covid pandemic
scientificamerican.com · Brajeshwar · 29 Apr 2021
726 pts
765 comments
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48
Coinbase from YC to DPO
blog.ycombinator.com · todsacerdoti · 14 Apr 2021
714 pts
846 comments
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49
Amazon illegally fired activist workers, Labor Board finds
nytimes.com · pseudolus · 5 Apr 2021
713 pts
380 comments
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50
This Blog is now hosted on a GPS/LTE modem
nns.ee · dtx1 · 2 Apr 2021
711 pts
201 comments
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51
Grafana, Loki, and Tempo will be relicensed to AGPLv3
grafana.com · WalterSobchak · 20 Apr 2021
710 pts
559 comments
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52
It's your device, you should be able to repair it
bbc.com · lsllc · 30 Apr 2021
707 pts
553 comments
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53
OpenSearch: AWS fork of Elasticsearch and Kibana
aws.amazon.com · ke4qqq · 12 Apr 2021
706 pts
424 comments
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54
Use console.log() like a pro (2020)
markodenic.com · vuciv1 · 12 Apr 2021
700 pts
148 comments
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55
IBM employee forced to stop kernel work under personal email address
git.kernel.org · ibmthrwy · 20 Apr 2021
695 pts
450 comments
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56
The health benefits of better air
dynomight.net · spekcular · 28 Apr 2021
693 pts
455 comments
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58
EU says Apple’s App Store breaks competition rules after Spotify complaint
cnbc.com · headmelted · 30 Apr 2021
684 pts
809 comments
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59
Farming robot kills 100k weeds per hour with lasers
freethink.com · HiroProtagonist · 26 Apr 2021
684 pts
464 comments
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60
Apple sued for terminating account with $25k worth of apps and videos
arstechnica.com · imgabe · 25 Apr 2021
684 pts
388 comments
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