The Best Hacker News Posts of May 2024
We track 1,237 stories from May 2024, averaging 255 points each. github.com was the most linked source, with 106 stories. Together they drew 175,109 comments.
1
GPT-4o
openai.com · Lealen · 13 May 2024
3.1k pts
2.4k comments
2
Daylight Computer – New 60fps e-paper tablet
daylightcomputer.com · asadm · 23 May 2024
2.2k pts
858 comments
3
TTE: Terminal Text Effects
chrisbuilds.github.io · makapuf · 28 May 2024
1.8k pts
266 comments
4
Leaked OpenAI documents reveal aggressive tactics toward former employees
vox.com · apengwin · 22 May 2024
1.8k pts
534 comments
5
Veo
deepmind.google · meetpateltech · 14 May 2024
1.7k pts
488 comments
6
Most of Europe is glowing pink under the aurora
foto-webcam.eu · luispa · 10 May 2024
1.6k pts
378 comments
7
Apple introduces M4 chip
apple.com · excsn · 7 May 2024
1.6k pts
2.1k comments
8
Statement from Scarlett Johansson on the OpenAI "Sky" voice
twitter.com · mjcl · 20 May 2024
1.5k pts
1k comments
9
After 6 years, I'm over GraphQL
bessey.dev · mattbessey · 30 May 2024
1.3k pts
698 comments
10
Gordon Bell has died
arstechnica.com · dcminter · 21 May 2024
1.3k pts
70 comments
11
OpenAI departures: Why can’t former employees talk?
vox.com · fnbr · 17 May 2024
1.3k pts
961 comments
12
Jim Simons has died
simonsfoundation.org · fgblanch · 10 May 2024
1.1k pts
320 comments
13
Ilya Sutskever to leave OpenAI
twitter.com · wavelander · 14 May 2024
1.1k pts
782 comments
14
GPUs Go Brrr
hazyresearch.stanford.edu · nmstoker · 12 May 2024
1.1k pts
263 comments
15
AlphaFold 3 predicts the structure and interactions of life's molecules
blog.google · zerojames · 8 May 2024
1.1k pts
487 comments
16
ICQ will stop working from June 26
icq.com · Uncle_Sam · 24 May 2024
1.1k pts
746 comments
17
Cloudflare took down our website
robindev.substack.com · nolverostae · 26 May 2024
1k pts
466 comments
18
Llama3 implemented from scratch
github.com · Hadi7546 · 19 May 2024
1k pts
269 comments
19
Bend: a high-level language that runs on GPUs (via HVM2)
github.com · LightMachine · 17 May 2024
1k pts
253 comments
20
I sold TinyPilot, my first successful business
mtlynch.io · mtlynch · 29 May 2024
1k pts
316 comments
21
Engineering for Slow Internet
brr.fyi · jader201 · 31 May 2024
1k pts
386 comments
22
Computer scientists invent an efficient new way to count
quantamagazine.org · jasondavies · 16 May 2024
993 pts
287 comments
23
Controlling the Taylor Swift Eras Tour wristbands with Flipper Zero
blog.jgc.org · jgrahamc · 27 May 2024
971 pts
261 comments
24
MIT abandons requirement of DEI statements for hiring and promotions
whyevolutionistrue.com · nsoonhui · 5 May 2024
962 pts
720 comments
25
AI headphones let wearer listen to a single person in a crowd by looking at them
washington.edu · keploy · 29 May 2024
956 pts
428 comments
26
A forged Apple employee badge
cabel.com · ecliptik · 16 May 2024
952 pts
348 comments
27
Road resurfacing during the daytime without stopping traffic [video]
youtube.com · sschueller · 7 May 2024
917 pts
301 comments
28
New startup sells coffee through SSH
terminal.shop · ethanholt1 · 1 May 2024
904 pts
407 comments
29
US Justice Department to seek breakup of Live Nation-Ticketmaster
bloomberg.com · 1986 · 22 May 2024
893 pts
306 comments
30
Show HN: A web debugger an ex-Cloudflare team has been working on for 4 years
thedg · 10 May 2024
886 pts
233 comments
31
It's always TCP_NODELAY
brooker.co.za · todsacerdoti · 9 May 2024
884 pts
268 comments
32
Immersive Linear Algebra (2015)
immersivemath.com · oumua_don17 · 11 May 2024
876 pts
71 comments
33
Kino: Pro Video Camera
lux.camera · louis-paul · 29 May 2024
866 pts
364 comments
34
DNS traffic can leak outside the VPN tunnel on Android
mullvad.net · ementally · 3 May 2024
835 pts
379 comments
35
Coding My Handwriting
amygoodchild.com · tobr · 19 May 2024
833 pts
72 comments
36
Social engineering takeovers of open source projects
openssf.org · mooreds · 5 May 2024
822 pts
361 comments
37
This Message Does Not Exist
kmjn.org · sebtron · 31 May 2024
818 pts
260 comments
38
Ex-OpenAI board member reveals what led to Sam Altman's brief ousting
businessinsider.com · blackmanta · 28 May 2024
785 pts
805 comments
39
Slack AI Training with Customer Data
slack.com · mlhpdx · 16 May 2024
784 pts
401 comments
40
Israel shuts down local Al Jazeera offices
theguardian.com · jjgreen · 5 May 2024
783 pts
1.4k comments
41
Don't DRY Your Code Prematurely
testing.googleblog.com · thunderbong · 30 May 2024
777 pts
395 comments
42
Windows 10 wallpaper was physically built and photographed (2015)
gmunk.com · onhacker · 22 May 2024
773 pts
268 comments
43
What UI density means and how to design for it
matthewstrom.com · delaugust · 21 May 2024
767 pts
387 comments
44
Show HN: ChatGPT UI for rabbit holes
delve.a9.io · maxkrieger · 30 May 2024
766 pts
167 comments
45
UI elements with a hand-drawn, sketchy look
wiredjs.com · nickca · 31 May 2024
766 pts
116 comments
46
Glider – open-source eInk monitor with an emphasis on low latency
github.com · mistercheph · 14 May 2024
756 pts
148 comments
47
Caniemail.com – like caniuse but for email content
caniemail.com · fagnerbrack · 6 May 2024
755 pts
250 comments
48
Development Notes from xkcd's "Machine"
chromakode.com · chromakode · 8 May 2024
754 pts
82 comments
49
Exercises to Learn Rust
rust-exercises.com · sebg · 17 May 2024
752 pts
123 comments
50
Woodworking as an escape from the absurdity of software
alinpanaitiu.com · imaq · 3 May 2024
730 pts
518 comments
51
The Lunacy of Artemis
idlewords.com · feross · 19 May 2024
723 pts
513 comments
52
I got tired of hearing that YC fired Sam, so here's what actually happened
twitter.com · hakanderyal · 30 May 2024
720 pts
604 comments
53
Pluckable Strings
string.spiel.com · bcjordan · 22 May 2024
705 pts
119 comments
54
Deaf girl is cured in world first gene therapy trial
independent.co.uk · belter · 9 May 2024
704 pts
335 comments
55
Japan's push to make all research open access
nature.com · sohkamyung · 31 May 2024
698 pts
101 comments
56
Ask HN: What is your ChatGPT customization prompt?
dinkleberg · 25 May 2024
694 pts
293 comments
57
Helen Keller on her life before self-consciousness (1908)
scentofdawn.blogspot.com · ahiknsr · 24 May 2024
691 pts
312 comments
58
Show HN: Every mountain, building and tree shadow mapped for any date and time
shademap.app · tppiotrowski · 30 May 2024
685 pts
183 comments
59
Hacker confirms access through infostealer infection [withdrawn]
hudsonrock.com · zbangrec · 31 May 2024
680 pts
216 comments
60
Making a 3D modeler in C in a week
danielchasehooper.com · jasim · 2 May 2024
680 pts
187 comments