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, 142 per story on average.
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Daylight Computer – New 60fps e-paper tablet
daylightcomputer.com · asadm · 23 May 2024
2.2k pts
858 comments
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TTE: Terminal Text Effects
chrisbuilds.github.io · makapuf · 28 May 2024
1.8k pts
266 comments
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Leaked OpenAI documents reveal aggressive tactics toward former employees
vox.com · apengwin · 22 May 2024
1.8k pts
534 comments
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Most of Europe is glowing pink under the aurora
foto-webcam.eu · luispa · 10 May 2024
1.6k pts
378 comments
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Statement from Scarlett Johansson on the OpenAI "Sky" voice
twitter.com · mjcl · 20 May 2024
1.5k pts
1k comments
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After 6 years, I'm over GraphQL
bessey.dev · mattbessey · 30 May 2024
1.3k pts
698 comments
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OpenAI departures: Why can’t former employees talk?
vox.com · fnbr · 17 May 2024
1.3k pts
961 comments
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Jim Simons has died
simonsfoundation.org · fgblanch · 10 May 2024
1.1k pts
320 comments
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Ilya Sutskever to leave OpenAI
twitter.com · wavelander · 14 May 2024
1.1k pts
782 comments
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GPUs Go Brrr
hazyresearch.stanford.edu · nmstoker · 12 May 2024
1.1k pts
263 comments
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AlphaFold 3 predicts the structure and interactions of life's molecules
blog.google · zerojames · 8 May 2024
1.1k pts
487 comments
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ICQ will stop working from June 26
icq.com · Uncle_Sam · 24 May 2024
1.1k pts
746 comments
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Cloudflare took down our website
robindev.substack.com · nolverostae · 26 May 2024
1k pts
466 comments
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Llama3 implemented from scratch
github.com · Hadi7546 · 19 May 2024
1k pts
269 comments
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Bend: a high-level language that runs on GPUs (via HVM2)
github.com · LightMachine · 17 May 2024
1k pts
253 comments
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I sold TinyPilot, my first successful business
mtlynch.io · mtlynch · 29 May 2024
1k pts
316 comments
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Computer scientists invent an efficient new way to count
quantamagazine.org · jasondavies · 16 May 2024
993 pts
287 comments
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Controlling the Taylor Swift Eras Tour wristbands with Flipper Zero
blog.jgc.org · jgrahamc · 27 May 2024
971 pts
261 comments
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MIT abandons requirement of DEI statements for hiring and promotions
whyevolutionistrue.com · nsoonhui · 5 May 2024
962 pts
720 comments
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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
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A forged Apple employee badge
cabel.com · ecliptik · 16 May 2024
952 pts
348 comments
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Road resurfacing during the daytime without stopping traffic [video]
youtube.com · sschueller · 7 May 2024
917 pts
301 comments
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New startup sells coffee through SSH
terminal.shop · ethanholt1 · 1 May 2024
904 pts
407 comments
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US Justice Department to seek breakup of Live Nation-Ticketmaster
bloomberg.com · 1986 · 22 May 2024
893 pts
306 comments
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Show HN: A web debugger an ex-Cloudflare team has been working on for 4 years
thedg · 10 May 2024
886 pts
233 comments
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It's always TCP_NODELAY
brooker.co.za · todsacerdoti · 9 May 2024
884 pts
268 comments
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Immersive Linear Algebra (2015)
immersivemath.com · oumua_don17 · 11 May 2024
876 pts
71 comments
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DNS traffic can leak outside the VPN tunnel on Android
mullvad.net · ementally · 3 May 2024
835 pts
379 comments
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Social engineering takeovers of open source projects
openssf.org · mooreds · 5 May 2024
822 pts
361 comments
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Ex-OpenAI board member reveals what led to Sam Altman's brief ousting
businessinsider.com · blackmanta · 28 May 2024
785 pts
805 comments
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Slack AI Training with Customer Data
slack.com · mlhpdx · 16 May 2024
784 pts
401 comments
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Israel shuts down local Al Jazeera offices
theguardian.com · jjgreen · 5 May 2024
783 pts
1.4k comments
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Don't DRY Your Code Prematurely
testing.googleblog.com · thunderbong · 30 May 2024
777 pts
395 comments
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Windows 10 wallpaper was physically built and photographed (2015)
gmunk.com · onhacker · 22 May 2024
773 pts
268 comments
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What UI density means and how to design for it
matthewstrom.com · delaugust · 21 May 2024
767 pts
387 comments
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Show HN: ChatGPT UI for rabbit holes
delve.a9.io · maxkrieger · 30 May 2024
766 pts
167 comments
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UI elements with a hand-drawn, sketchy look
wiredjs.com · nickca · 31 May 2024
766 pts
116 comments
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Glider – open-source eInk monitor with an emphasis on low latency
github.com · mistercheph · 14 May 2024
756 pts
148 comments
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Caniemail.com – like caniuse but for email content
caniemail.com · fagnerbrack · 6 May 2024
755 pts
250 comments
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Development Notes from xkcd's "Machine"
chromakode.com · chromakode · 8 May 2024
754 pts
82 comments
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Exercises to Learn Rust
rust-exercises.com · sebg · 17 May 2024
752 pts
123 comments
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Woodworking as an escape from the absurdity of software
alinpanaitiu.com · imaq · 3 May 2024
730 pts
518 comments
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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
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Deaf girl is cured in world first gene therapy trial
independent.co.uk · belter · 9 May 2024
704 pts
335 comments
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Japan's push to make all research open access
nature.com · sohkamyung · 31 May 2024
698 pts
101 comments
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Ask HN: What is your ChatGPT customization prompt?
dinkleberg · 25 May 2024
694 pts
293 comments
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Helen Keller on her life before self-consciousness (1908)
scentofdawn.blogspot.com · ahiknsr · 24 May 2024
691 pts
312 comments
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Show HN: Every mountain, building and tree shadow mapped for any date and time
shademap.app · tppiotrowski · 30 May 2024
685 pts
183 comments
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Hacker confirms access through infostealer infection [withdrawn]
hudsonrock.com · zbangrec · 31 May 2024
680 pts
216 comments
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Making a 3D modeler in C in a week
danielchasehooper.com · jasim · 2 May 2024
680 pts
187 comments
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