The Best Hacker News Posts of December 2023
We track 1,378 stories from December 2023, averaging 248 points each. github.com was the most linked source, with 108 stories. Together they drew 199,063 comments, 144 per story on average.
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Figma and Adobe abandon proposed merger
figma.com · supafastcoder · 18 Dec 2023
2.2k pts
963 comments
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3
In 2024, please switch to Firefox
roytanck.com · Vinnl · 29 Dec 2023
1.8k pts
810 comments
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4
If buying isn't owning, piracy isn't stealing
pluralistic.net · jay_kyburz · 9 Dec 2023
1.6k pts
794 comments
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Show HN: Beeper Mini – iMessage client for Android
beeper.com · erohead · 5 Dec 2023
1.5k pts
874 comments
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8
4B If Statements
andreasjhkarlsson.github.io · r4um · 28 Dec 2023
1.5k pts
469 comments
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10
Apple cuts off Beeper Mini's access
techcrunch.com · coloneltcb · 8 Dec 2023
1.4k pts
1.2k comments
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Epic vs. Google: Google Loses
theverge.com · modeless · 12 Dec 2023
1.3k pts
1.1k comments
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12
Voyager 1 stops communicating with Earth
cnn.com · my12parsecs · 14 Dec 2023
1.3k pts
608 comments
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13
DeskHop – Fast Desktop Switching
github.com · rcarmo · 27 Dec 2023
1.2k pts
273 comments
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14
ArXiv now offers papers in HTML format
blog.arxiv.org · programd · 21 Dec 2023
1.2k pts
312 comments
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15
Harvard gutted team examining Facebook Files following $500M Zuckerberg donation
live-whistleblower-aid.pantheonsite.io · anticorporate · 4 Dec 2023
1.2k pts
15 comments
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16
Polish trains lock up when serviced in third-party workshops
social.hackerspace.pl · miki123211 · 5 Dec 2023
1.1k pts
360 comments
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18
Show HN: Heynote – A dedicated scratchpad for developers
heynote.com · jonatanheyman · 22 Dec 2023
1.1k pts
303 comments
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19
Gemini "duck" demo was not done in realtime or with voice
twitter.com · apsec112 · 7 Dec 2023
1k pts
658 comments
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20
First new U.S. nuclear reactor since 2016 is now in operation
eia.gov · ano-ther · 27 Dec 2023
1k pts
1.1k comments
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21
Google Promises Unlimited Storage; Cancels; Tells Journalist Life's Work Deleted
techdirt.com · josephcsible · 13 Dec 2023
979 pts
648 comments
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24
Compare Google, Bing, Marginalia, Kagi, Mwmbl, and ChatGPT
danluu.com · 882542F3884314B · 31 Dec 2023
950 pts
465 comments
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25
Tell HN: I salute everyone on call/working support through the holidays
waynesoftware · 21 Dec 2023
916 pts
189 comments
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26
You don't need JavaScript for that
htmhell.dev · soheilpro · 2 Dec 2023
889 pts
334 comments
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27
Governments spying on Apple, Google users through push notifications
reuters.com · ahiknsr · 6 Dec 2023
871 pts
614 comments
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28
The pro-Israel information war
jackpoulson.substack.com · anigbrowl · 8 Dec 2023
860 pts
1.7k comments
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29
3D Map of Shinjuku Station in Three.js
satoshi7190.github.io · brw · 27 Dec 2023
847 pts
185 comments
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30
Tinnitus linked to undetected auditory nerve damage
scitechdaily.com · beefman · 2 Dec 2023
824 pts
422 comments
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31
Omg.lol: An Oasis on the Internet
blakewatson.com · blakewatson · 10 Dec 2023
820 pts
360 comments
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34
Ask HN: How do I train a custom LLM/ChatGPT on my own documents in Dec 2023?
divan · 25 Dec 2023
800 pts
237 comments
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35
Simulating fluids, fire, and smoke in real-time
andrewkchan.dev · ibobev · 19 Dec 2023
784 pts
169 comments
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36
23andMe changed its terms of service to prevent hacked customers from suing
engadget.com · osmanbaskaya · 12 Dec 2023
779 pts
387 comments
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37
Gemini: Google's most capable AI model yet
blog.google · tosh · 6 Dec 2023
778 pts
2 comments
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38
Apple allows some iOS apps to track user locations via lists of nearby SSIDs
wingu.se · lloyds_barclays · 21 Dec 2023
776 pts
300 comments
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40
Gooey: Turn almost any Python command line program into a full GUI application
github.com · lsferreira42 · 9 Dec 2023
769 pts
118 comments
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41
The Seamless Communication models
ai.meta.com · skadamat · 1 Dec 2023
720 pts
350 comments
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42
Mitchell reflects as he departs HashiCorp
hashicorp.com · manojlds · 14 Dec 2023
719 pts
185 comments
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43
'Like we were lesser humans': Gaza boys, men recall Israeli arrest, torture
aljazeera.com · wahnfrieden · 12 Dec 2023
717 pts
1.3k comments
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44
James Webb Space Telescope captures high-resolution image of Uranus
webbtelescope.org · gmays · 19 Dec 2023
695 pts
280 comments
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45
I bricked my Christmas lights
whizzy.org · willcooke · 15 Dec 2023
692 pts
82 comments
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46
IDEs we had 30 years ago
blogsystem5.substack.com · titaniumtown · 28 Dec 2023
683 pts
603 comments
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47
Dieselgate, but for trains – some heavyweight hardware hacking
badcyber.com · GruHe · 8 Dec 2023
683 pts
293 comments
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48
Marker: Convert PDF to Markdown quickly with high accuracy
github.com · sebg · 1 Dec 2023
683 pts
95 comments
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49
A Matter of Millimeters: The story of Qantas flight 32
admiralcloudberg.medium.com · xenophonf · 9 Dec 2023
680 pts
297 comments
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50
Costs of running a macOS app studio business
notes.alinpanaitiu.com · alin23 · 24 Dec 2023
677 pts
210 comments
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51
A decade of Have I Been Pwned
troyhunt.com · c5karl · 4 Dec 2023
677 pts
174 comments
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53
From Nand to Tetris (2017)
nand2tetris.org · mikpanko · 22 Dec 2023
667 pts
174 comments
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55
Show HN: How did your computer reach my server?
how-did-i-get-here.net · archmaster · 5 Dec 2023
659 pts
137 comments
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56
Trains were designed to break down after third-party repairs, hackers find
arstechnica.com · Stratoscope · 14 Dec 2023
655 pts
233 comments
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57
Tracking developer build times to decide if the M3 MacBook is worth upgrading
incident.io · paprikati · 28 Dec 2023
653 pts
408 comments
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58
A list of Hacker News's undocumented features and behaviors
github.com · ssgodderidge · 26 Dec 2023
653 pts
279 comments
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59
Meta censors pro-Palestinian views on a global scale, report claims
theguardian.com · cratermoon · 23 Dec 2023
648 pts
751 comments
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