The Best Hacker News Posts of 2022
We track 16,905 stories from 2022, averaging 254 points each. github.com was the most linked source, with 1,052 stories. Together they drew 2,819,827 comments, 167 per story on average.
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My First Impressions of Web3
moxie.org · natdempk · 7 Jan 2022
3.4k pts
1.1k comments
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Google no longer producing high quality search results in significant categories
twitter.com · lando2319 · 2 Jan 2022
2.8k pts
1.3k comments
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US Department of Energy: Fusion Ignition Achieved
energy.gov · novateg · 13 Dec 2022
2.8k pts
1k comments
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Elon Musk makes $43B unsolicited bid to take Twitter private
bloomberg.com · zegl · 14 Apr 2022
2.7k pts
3.1k comments
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Twitter set to accept Musk's $43B offer – sources
reuters.com · thm · 25 Apr 2022
2.5k pts
3.7k comments
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Riffusion – Stable Diffusion fine-tuned to generate music
riffusion.com · MitPitt · 15 Dec 2022
2.4k pts
465 comments
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Nvidia releases open-source GPU kernel modules
developer.nvidia.com · ghishadow · 11 May 2022
2.4k pts
392 comments
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Adobe to acquire Figma for $20B
bloomberg.com · caoxuwen · 15 Sep 2022
2.3k pts
1.2k comments
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Russian forces invade Ukraine after Putin orders attack
reuters.com · eis · 24 Feb 2022
2.3k pts
1.8k comments
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Someone is pretending to be me
connortumbleson.com · iBotPeaches · 27 Sep 2022
2.2k pts
383 comments
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US Senate votes unanimously to make daylight savings time permanent
twitter.com · enraged_camel · 15 Mar 2022
2.2k pts
2.2k comments
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Google is shutting down Stadia
theverge.com · vyrotek · 29 Sep 2022
2.1k pts
1.7k comments
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Microsoft to Acquire Activision Blizzard
news.microsoft.com · totablebanjo · 18 Jan 2022
2.1k pts
1.4k comments
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Ask HN: What are some cool but obscure data structures you know about?
Uptrenda · 21 Jul 2022
2.1k pts
753 comments
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Meta lays off 11,000 people
about.fb.com · technics256 · 9 Nov 2022
2k pts
2k comments
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Building a Virtual Machine Inside ChatGPT
engraved.blog · 317070 · 3 Dec 2022
2k pts
908 comments
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Pockit: A tiny, powerful, modular computer [video]
youtube.com · rayrag · 9 Mar 2022
1.9k pts
232 comments
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After self-hosting my email for twenty-three years I have thrown in the towel
cfenollosa.com · carlesfe · 4 Sep 2022
1.9k pts
728 comments
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We lost 54k GitHub stars
httpie.io · todsacerdoti · 14 Apr 2022
1.9k pts
665 comments
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John Carmack Leaves Meta
facebook.com · viburnum · 17 Dec 2022
1.9k pts
1.2k comments
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Show HN: I may have created a new type of puzzle
dogbunnypuzzle.com · drcode · 18 Sep 2022
1.9k pts
464 comments
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GitHub Copilot investigation
githubcopilotinvestigation.com · john-doe · 17 Oct 2022
1.8k pts
1.2k comments
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My students cheated... a lot
crumplab.com · benjyhirsch · 28 May 2022
1.8k pts
1.4k comments
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Twitter suspends pg's account [fixed]
twitter.com · operatingthetan · 18 Dec 2022
1.8k pts
1.2k comments
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Supreme Court Overturns Roe vs. Wade
apnews.com · uptown · 24 Jun 2022
1.8k pts
3.5k comments
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Show HN: I 3D scanned the interior of the Great Pyramid at Giza
giza.mused.org · lukehollis · 27 Oct 2022
1.8k pts
280 comments
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Facebook loses users for the first time
washingtonpost.com · lxm · 3 Feb 2022
1.7k pts
1.4k comments
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But life had other plans
danlebrero.com · JBiserkov · 23 Mar 2022
1.7k pts
225 comments
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Whisper – open source speech recognition by OpenAI
openai.com · _just7_ · 21 Sep 2022
1.7k pts
481 comments
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The new and upgraded Framework Laptop
community.frame.work · etbusch · 19 May 2022
1.7k pts
738 comments
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I want an iPhone Mini-sized Android phone
smallandroidphone.com · erohead · 17 May 2022
1.7k pts
1.1k comments
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Compare Webb's Images to Hubble
johnedchristensen.github.io · hexomancer · 12 Jul 2022
1.6k pts
244 comments
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Tell HN: I'm Afraid We're Shutting Down
RBBronson123 · 2 Jun 2022
1.6k pts
353 comments
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Stripe has decided to nuke my entire business
yaythefuture · 15 Sep 2022
1.6k pts
678 comments
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Physical buttons outperform touchscreens in new cars, test finds
vibilagare.se · eriksdh · 17 Aug 2022
1.6k pts
953 comments
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Adobe tricks users into a 12 month contract
twitter.com · zdw · 5 Feb 2022
1.6k pts
565 comments
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Accidental Google Pixel Lock Screen Bypass
bugs.xdavidhu.me · BXWPU · 10 Nov 2022
1.6k pts
444 comments
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Apple introduces end-to-end encryption for backups
support.apple.com · frizlab · 7 Dec 2022
1.6k pts
1k comments
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Apple previews Lockdown Mode
apple.com · todsacerdoti · 6 Jul 2022
1.6k pts
742 comments
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FTC sues Intuit for its deceptive TurboTax “free” filing campaign
ftc.gov · Kesseki · 29 Mar 2022
1.6k pts
588 comments
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Someday aliens will land and all will be fine until we explain our calendar
twitter.com · thunderbong · 25 Sep 2022
1.5k pts
989 comments
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A few things to know before stealing my 914
hagerty.com · garrepi · 1 Apr 2022
1.5k pts
417 comments
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The Chaostron: An Important Advance in Learning Machines (1961)
dl.acm.org · abrax3141 · 15 Oct 2022
1.5k pts
19 comments
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My dad's resume and skills from 1980
github.com · metadat · 25 Oct 2022
1.5k pts
583 comments
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Contra Wirecutter on the IKEA air purifier
dynomight.net · Ariarule · 20 Jun 2022
1.5k pts
705 comments
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