The Best Hacker News Posts of July 2024
We track 1,062 stories from July 2024, averaging 254 points each. github.com was the most linked source, with 108 stories. Together they drew 147,928 comments, 139 per story on average.
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CrowdStrike Update: Windows Bluescreen and Boot Loops
old.reddit.com · BLKNSLVR · 19 Jul 2024
4.5k pts
3.9k comments
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2
Open source AI is the path forward
about.fb.com · atgctg · 23 Jul 2024
2.4k pts
887 comments
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3
Reverse engineering Ticketmaster's rotating barcodes
conduition.io · miki123211 · 8 Jul 2024
2.3k pts
714 comments
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4
Anyone can access deleted and private repository data on GitHub
trufflesecurity.com · __0x1__ · 24 Jul 2024
2k pts
374 comments
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6
Why is Chile so long?
unchartedterritories.tomaspueyo.com · trevin · 2 Jul 2024
1.4k pts
445 comments
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7
My daughter (7 years old) used HTML to make a website
naya.lol · fintler · 18 Jul 2024
1.4k pts
514 comments
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8
AI solves International Math Olympiad problems at silver medal level
deepmind.google · ocfnash · 25 Jul 2024
1.4k pts
525 comments
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9
Run CUDA, unmodified, on AMD GPUs
docs.scale-lang.com · Straw · 15 Jul 2024
1.3k pts
399 comments
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10
Node.js adds experimental support for TypeScript
github.com · magnio · 25 Jul 2024
1.2k pts
554 comments
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11
We need visual programming. No, not like that
blog.sbensu.com · stopachka · 11 Jul 2024
1.2k pts
494 comments
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12
Show HN: I created an After Effects alternative
pikimov.com · clementpiki · 1 Jul 2024
1.2k pts
258 comments
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13
AT&T says criminals stole phone records of 'nearly all' customers in data breach
techcrunch.com · impish9208 · 12 Jul 2024
1.1k pts
812 comments
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14
Jailbreaking RabbitOS
da.vidbuchanan.co.uk · Retr0id · 17 Jul 2024
1.1k pts
265 comments
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16
Ladybird Web Browser becomes a non-profit with $1M from GitHub Founder
lunduke.locals.com · mapper32 · 2 Jul 2024
1.1k pts
744 comments
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17
Joe Biden stands down as Democratic candidate
twitter.com · jsheard · 21 Jul 2024
990 pts
1.8k comments
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18
Every company should be owned by its employees
elysian.press · ellegriffin · 25 Jul 2024
986 pts
1.1k comments
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19
FCC votes to limit prison telecom charges
worthrises.org · Avshalom · 19 Jul 2024
982 pts
426 comments
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20
TinyPod – Apple Watch case with scroll wheel
thetinypod.com · herbertl · 17 Jul 2024
934 pts
343 comments
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22
PySkyWiFi: Free stupid wi-fi on long-haul flights
robertheaton.com · oumua_don17 · 9 Jul 2024
917 pts
419 comments
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23
I am starting an AI+Education company
twitter.com · bilsbie · 16 Jul 2024
915 pts
539 comments
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24
Suspicious data pattern in recent Venezuelan election
statmodeling.stat.columbia.edu · kgwgk · 31 Jul 2024
903 pts
470 comments
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25
Google Chrome has an API accesible only from *.google.com
twitter.com · develatio · 9 Jul 2024
895 pts
368 comments
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26
An experiment in UI density created with Svelte
cybernetic.dev · 11001100 · 27 Jul 2024
882 pts
256 comments
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27
NVIDIA Transitions Fully Towards Open-Source Linux GPU Kernel Modules
developer.nvidia.com · shaicoleman · 17 Jul 2024
881 pts
254 comments
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28
Supreme Court rules ex-presidents have immunity for official acts
apnews.com · _rend · 1 Jul 2024
877 pts
1.9k comments
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29
FastHTML – Modern web applications in pure Python
fastht.ml · bpierre · 29 Jul 2024
867 pts
210 comments
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30
After 10 years, Yelp gave my app 4 days
observationalhazard.com · WoodenChair · 29 Jul 2024
866 pts
450 comments
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32
Scientists discover a cause of lupus, possible way to reverse it
news.feinberg.northwestern.edu · adamredwoods · 10 Jul 2024
834 pts
186 comments
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33
RegreSSHion: RCE in OpenSSH's server, on glibc-based Linux systems
qualys.com · robinhoodexe · 1 Jul 2024
830 pts
338 comments
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34
One-man SaaS, 9 Years In
blog.healthchecks.io · km · 29 Jul 2024
828 pts
214 comments
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35
SAM 2: Segment Anything in Images and Videos
github.com · xenova · 29 Jul 2024
824 pts
147 comments
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36
No more boot loader: Please use the kernel instead
pretalx.com · zdw · 8 Jul 2024
794 pts
447 comments
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37
So you think you know box shadows?
dgerrells.com · yohannesk · 21 Jul 2024
774 pts
117 comments
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38
Kawaii – A Keychain-Sized Nintendo Wii
bitbuilt.net · realslimjd · 22 Jul 2024
749 pts
215 comments
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39
Type in Morse code by repeatedly slamming your laptop shut
github.com · OuterVale · 15 Jul 2024
746 pts
159 comments
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40
Copying is the way design works (2020)
matthewstrom.com · innerzeal · 22 Jul 2024
743 pts
243 comments
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41
Crowdstrike Outage Causing Widespread Issues
afr.com · raasdnil · 19 Jul 2024
741 pts
3 comments
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42
I mapped almost every USA traffic death in the 21st century
roadway.report · Bencarneiro · 19 Jul 2024
734 pts
442 comments
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44
The Typeset of Wall·E (2018)
typesetinthefuture.com · drones · 11 Jul 2024
712 pts
87 comments
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46
A Swiss town banned billboards. Zurich, Bern may soon follow
bloomberg.com · toomuchtodo · 26 Jul 2024
671 pts
590 comments
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47
Twilio confirms data breach after hackers leak 33M Authy user phone numbers
securityweek.com · mindracer · 4 Jul 2024
663 pts
396 comments
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48
Import and Export Markdown in Google Docs
workspaceupdates.googleblog.com · pentagrama · 17 Jul 2024
652 pts
135 comments
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49
Typst: An easy to learn alternative for LaTex
github.com · vogu66 · 20 Jul 2024
649 pts
187 comments
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51
Foliate: Read e-books in style, navigate with ease
johnfactotum.github.io · ingve · 19 Jul 2024
639 pts
133 comments
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52
WebVM is a server-less virtual Linux environment running client-side
webvm.io · sebg · 11 Jul 2024
632 pts
127 comments
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53
Reverse Engineering for Everyone
0xinfection.github.io · udev4096 · 25 Jul 2024
621 pts
66 comments
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54
Investigating corrupt Winamp skins
jordaneldredge.com · treve · 25 Jul 2024
615 pts
145 comments
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55
Show HN: A modern Jupyter client for macOS
satyrn.app · jackhodkinson · 7 Jul 2024
611 pts
160 comments
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56
Crafting Interpreters
craftinginterpreters.com · metadat · 12 Jul 2024
607 pts
187 comments
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57
For advertising, Firefox now collects user data by default
heise.de · firebaze · 16 Jul 2024
597 pts
502 comments
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58
Diff-pdf: tool to visually compare two PDFs
github.com · Olshansky · 2 Jul 2024
589 pts
80 comments
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59
A Git story: Not so fun this time
blog.brachiosoft.com · thunderbong · 1 Jul 2024
578 pts
138 comments
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60
Welcome to Ladybird, a truly independent web browser
ladybird.org · rapnie · 2 Jul 2024
570 pts
2 comments
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