The Best Hacker News Posts of January 2024
We track 1,467 stories from January 2024, averaging 245 points each. github.com was the most linked source, with 112 stories. Together they drew 218,701 comments, 149 per story on average.
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Apple announces changes to iOS, Safari, and the App Store in the European Union
apple.com · colinhb · 25 Jan 2024
2.1k pts
2.5k comments
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What's that touchscreen in my room?
laplab.me · todsacerdoti · 20 Jan 2024
1.9k pts
560 comments
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Zed, a collaborative code editor, is now open source
zed.dev · FeroTheFox · 24 Jan 2024
1.6k pts
601 comments
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I'm sorry but I cannot fulfill this request it goes against OpenAI use policy
amazon.com · edward · 12 Jan 2024
1.3k pts
736 comments
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Which word begins with "y" and looks like an axe in this picture? (2017)
english.stackexchange.com · flexagoon · 17 Jan 2024
1.2k pts
289 comments
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Python 3.13 Gets a JIT
tonybaloney.github.io · todsacerdoti · 9 Jan 2024
1.1k pts
521 comments
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I pwned half of America's fast food chains simultaneously
mrbruh.com · MrBruh · 9 Jan 2024
1.1k pts
474 comments
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An app can be a home-cooked meal (2020)
robinsloan.com · distcs · 5 Jan 2024
1.1k pts
288 comments
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Unity's Open-Source Double Standard: The Ban of VLC
mfkl.github.io · 2pEXgD0fZ5cF · 12 Jan 2024
1k pts
357 comments
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Show HN: I made a website to find best bus seat to avoid the sun while traveling
sitinshade.com · Amithv · 17 Jan 2024
963 pts
210 comments
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Clicks – Physical keyboard for iPhone
clicks.tech · guyinblackshirt · 4 Jan 2024
953 pts
542 comments
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US developers can offer non-app store purchasing, Apple still collect commission
macrumors.com · virgildotcodes · 16 Jan 2024
911 pts
1.3k comments
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FTC bans TurboTax from advertising 'free' services, calls deceptive advertising
cnn.com · fairytalemtg · 23 Jan 2024
879 pts
253 comments
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Google Cuts Jobs in Engineering and Other Divisions
nytimes.com · gumby · 11 Jan 2024
862 pts
1.3k comments
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FAA orders grounding of more than 170 Boeing 737 Max 9s
cnbc.com · ephesee · 6 Jan 2024
861 pts
838 comments
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Spotube: Open-source Spotify-Youtube client
github.com · keepamovin · 20 Jan 2024
853 pts
631 comments
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Remote work doesn't seem to affect productivity, Fed study finds
bloomberg.com · simula67 · 18 Jan 2024
848 pts
579 comments
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Tom Scott: After ten years, it's time to stop making videos [video]
youtube.com · Philpax · 1 Jan 2024
846 pts
248 comments
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Disney unveils the HoloTile floor
ign.com · wallflower · 27 Jan 2024
823 pts
294 comments
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Show HN: I made an app that consolidated 18 apps (doc, sheet, form, site, chat…)
nino.app · harrisonlo · 7 Jan 2024
810 pts
258 comments
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The Internet Is Full of AI Dogshit
aftermath.site · thinkingemote · 11 Jan 2024
805 pts
587 comments
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I realized chess pieces can be redesigned to be geometric attack directions
twitter.com · aa_is_op · 25 Jan 2024
774 pts
254 comments
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Stellarium: Software which renders realistic skies in real time
github.com · tosh · 13 Jan 2024
765 pts
162 comments
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Show HN: I made a tool to compare time zones
time.fyi · kamranahmedse · 5 Jan 2024
758 pts
219 comments
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On being listed as an artist whose work was used to train Midjourney
catandgirl.com · earthboundkid · 16 Jan 2024
757 pts
908 comments
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Maestro: A Linux-compatible kernel in Rust
blog.lenot.re · Uriopass · 3 Jan 2024
745 pts
351 comments
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9 years of Apple text editor solo dev
papereditor.app · pimterry · 4 Jan 2024
740 pts
378 comments
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Implementing a ChatGPT-like LLM from scratch, step by step
github.com · rasbt · 27 Jan 2024
739 pts
98 comments
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Dave Mills has died
elists.isoc.org · todsacerdoti · 19 Jan 2024
731 pts
79 comments
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Possible Meissner effect near room temperature: copper-substituted lead apatite
arxiv.org · zaikunzhang · 3 Jan 2024
729 pts
318 comments
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Making a PDF that's larger than Germany
alexwlchan.net · alexwlchan · 31 Jan 2024
712 pts
149 comments
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IRS to begin trial of its own free tax-filing system
nytimes.com · thelastgallon · 6 Jan 2024
703 pts
323 comments
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Building a fully local LLM voice assistant to control my smart home
johnthenerd.com · JohnTheNerd · 13 Jan 2024
699 pts
186 comments
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US regulator considers stripping Boeing's right to self-inspect planes
on.ft.com · ryanisnan · 12 Jan 2024
695 pts
351 comments
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Procrastination is connected to perfectionism
solvingprocrastination.com · EndXA · 1 Jan 2024
695 pts
221 comments
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Outlook is Microsoft's new data collection service
proton.me · jlpcsl · 11 Jan 2024
688 pts
367 comments
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After 34 years, someone beat Tetris [video]
youtube.com · gslin · 2 Jan 2024
686 pts
183 comments
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Flipper Zero: Multi-Tool Device for Geeks
flipperzero.one · thatxliner · 21 Jan 2024
685 pts
320 comments
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A battery has replaced Hawaii's last coal plant
canarymedia.com · toomuchtodo · 10 Jan 2024
666 pts
466 comments
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Reading QR codes without a computer
qr.blinry.org · input_sh · 22 Jan 2024
655 pts
87 comments
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Show HN: Startup funding simulator
fundingsimulator.com · zikero · 24 Jan 2024
654 pts
161 comments
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Go: What we got right, what we got wrong
commandcenter.blogspot.com · veqq · 4 Jan 2024
642 pts
689 comments
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I quit my job to work full time on my open source project
ellie.wtf · cwaffles · 10 Jan 2024
637 pts
176 comments
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Pocketbase: Open-source back end in one file
pocketbase.io · dgudkov · 7 Jan 2024
630 pts
149 comments
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OpenAI scrapped a promise to disclose key documents to the public
wired.com · nickthegreek · 24 Jan 2024
614 pts
300 comments
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Do It Yourself Blind Repair
fixmyblinds.com · nsajko · 2 Jan 2024
614 pts
138 comments
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