The Best Hacker News Posts of May 2021
We track 1,411 stories from May 2021, averaging 263 points each. github.com was the most linked source, with 89 stories. Together they drew 230,801 comments, 164 per story on average.
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Hosting SQLite databases on GitHub Pages or any static file hoster
phiresky.github.io · phiresky · 2 May 2021
1.8k pts
244 comments
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Ethereum will use around 99.95% less energy post merge
blog.ethereum.org · vishnu_ks · 18 May 2021
1.7k pts
1.7k comments
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I quit my job to focus on SerenityOS full time
awesomekling.github.io · there · 28 May 2021
1.6k pts
249 comments
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4
A teenager's guide to avoiding actual work
madned.substack.com · mad_ned · 19 May 2021
1.5k pts
254 comments
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Project Starline: Feel like you're there, together
blog.google · ra7 · 18 May 2021
1.3k pts
513 comments
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One man’s fight for the right to repair broken MacBooks
columbianewsservice.com · anandaverma18 · 23 May 2021
1.3k pts
544 comments
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9
The Animal Is Tired
robinhobb.com · montenegrohugo · 9 May 2021
1.3k pts
426 comments
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10
Bob Cassette Rewinder: Hacking Detergent DRM
github.com · dekuNukem · 2 May 2021
1.3k pts
404 comments
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Modern Javascript: Everything you missed over the last 10 years (2020)
turriate.com · EntICOnc · 15 May 2021
1.3k pts
728 comments
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12
Instagram ads Facebook won't show you
signal.org · HieronymusBosch · 4 May 2021
1.2k pts
177 comments
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13
A URL Lengthener
aaa.aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa.com · ykdojo · 14 May 2021
1.2k pts
294 comments
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14
Trials begin on lozenge that rebuilds tooth enamel
dental.washington.edu · beefman · 29 May 2021
1.2k pts
347 comments
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15
Google Docs will now use canvas based rendering
workspaceupdates.googleblog.com · lewisjoe · 12 May 2021
1.2k pts
930 comments
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16
Show HN: I wrote my own RTS game engine in C
github.com · epermyakov · 12 May 2021
1.1k pts
262 comments
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Drunk Post: Things I've Learned as a Sr Engineer
old.reddit.com · tosh · 30 May 2021
1.1k pts
494 comments
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18
M1racles: An Apple M1 covert channel vulnerability
m1racles.com · paulgerhardt · 26 May 2021
1.1k pts
277 comments
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19
Amazon Prime inflates prices, using the false promise of ‘free shipping’
mattstoller.substack.com · yarapavan · 30 May 2021
1.1k pts
440 comments
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Belarus 'diverts Ryanair flight to arrest journalist', opposition says
bbc.co.uk · cjnicholls · 23 May 2021
1k pts
829 comments
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21
LiveLeak shuts down after 15 years online
techstartups.com · ro_bit · 6 May 2021
1k pts
676 comments
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Amazon refused to refund $7k after shipping an empty box instead of a Sony A1
petapixel.com · luu · 30 May 2021
1k pts
624 comments
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23
Why is the Gaza Strip blurry on Google Maps?
bbc.com · vanusa · 17 May 2021
1k pts
637 comments
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25
Extreme HTTP Performance Tuning
talawah.io · talawahtech · 20 May 2021
976 pts
145 comments
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26
It's time for us in the tech world to speak out about cryptocurrency
twitter.com · cratermoon · 30 May 2021
949 pts
1.1k comments
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27
The tools and tech I use to run a one-woman hardware company
blog.thea.codes · todsacerdoti · 18 May 2021
925 pts
130 comments
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28
Piano teacher gets copyright claim for Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata [video]
youtube.com · bitcharmer · 1 May 2021
922 pts
487 comments
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30
I’ve had the same supper for 10 years
theguardian.com · pumpkinhead · 8 May 2021
888 pts
749 comments
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31
River Runner: drop a raindrop anywhere in the USA, watch where it ends up
river-runner.samlearner.com · prawn · 27 May 2021
877 pts
127 comments
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YouTube approves ad by Belarusian gov with journalist from hijackd Ryanair plane
twitter.com · notimetocry · 25 May 2021
876 pts
265 comments
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33
Servers as they should be – shipping early 2022
oxide.computer · ykl · 26 May 2021
876 pts
256 comments
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34
Overkill objects for everyday life
neil.computer · mrzool · 30 May 2021
856 pts
706 comments
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36
Please fix the AWS free tier before somebody gets hurt
cloudirregular.substack.com · forrestbrazeal · 4 May 2021
840 pts
439 comments
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37
How I, as someone who is visually impaired, use my iPhone (2020)
twitter.com · eevilspock · 27 May 2021
832 pts
228 comments
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39
ClearURLs – automatically remove tracking elements from URLs
github.com · stanislavb · 5 May 2021
803 pts
307 comments
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40
Observing my cellphone switch towers
fabiensanglard.net · ingve · 16 May 2021
800 pts
132 comments
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41
“Shared libraries are not a good thing in general”
lore.kernel.org · pengaru · 1 May 2021
792 pts
501 comments
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42
DarkSide ransomware gang quits after servers, Bitcoin stash seized
krebsonsecurity.com · feross · 14 May 2021
787 pts
584 comments
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43
Amazon acquires MGM for $8.5B
reuters.com · helsinkiandrew · 26 May 2021
780 pts
820 comments
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44
Why I prefer making useless stuff
web.eecs.utk.edu · azhenley · 23 May 2021
772 pts
270 comments
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45
Freesound just reached 500K Creative Commons sounds
blog.freesound.org · diibv · 21 May 2021
772 pts
67 comments
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46
Request for comments regarding topics to be discussed at Dark Patterns workshop
regulations.gov · sincerely · 2 May 2021
769 pts
529 comments
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Belarus diverts Ryanair flight to arrest journalist
bbc.com · kensai · 23 May 2021
766 pts
4 comments
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Internet Explorer 11 (IE11) to be retired on June 15, 2022
blogs.windows.com · smukherjee19 · 19 May 2021
763 pts
294 comments
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50
Vietnam War images from the North Vietnamese side
rarehistoricalphotos.com · pmoriarty · 25 May 2021
741 pts
581 comments
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51
It's probably time to stop recommending Clean Code (2020)
qntm.org · avinassh · 25 May 2021
733 pts
658 comments
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54
Back in 1993, I was taking a number theory class
twitter.com · renameme · 3 May 2021
722 pts
214 comments
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55
AMP pages no longer get preferential treatment in Google search
plausible.io · ColinWright · 18 May 2021
719 pts
172 comments
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56
The Ultimate Guide to Inflation
lynalden.com · jger15 · 9 May 2021
712 pts
344 comments
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57
Germany bans Facebook from handling WhatsApp data over privacy concerns
euronews.com · giuliomagnifico · 11 May 2021
709 pts
185 comments
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58
Collusion rings threaten the integrity of computer science research
m-cacm.acm.org · djoldman · 26 May 2021
707 pts
395 comments
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59
Apple Music Announces Spatial Audio and Lossless Audio
apple.com · todsacerdoti · 17 May 2021
702 pts
699 comments
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Pentagon surveilling Americans without a warrant, Senator Wyden reveals
vice.com · jbegley · 13 May 2021
699 pts
247 comments
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