The Best Hacker News Posts of September 2024
We track 1,081 stories from September 2024, averaging 264 points each. github.com was the most linked source, with 121 stories. Together they drew 160,397 comments, 148 per story on average.
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How to succeed in MrBeast production (Leaked PDF)
simonwillison.net · babelfish · 15 Sep 2024
2.1k pts
1.4k comments
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Why wordfreq will not be updated
github.com · tomthe · 18 Sep 2024
1.7k pts
510 comments
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We spent $20 to achieve RCE and accidentally became the admins of .mobi
labs.watchtowr.com · notmine1337 · 11 Sep 2024
1.6k pts
367 comments
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Apple mobile processors are now made in America by TSMC
timculpan.substack.com · colinprince · 18 Sep 2024
1.6k pts
826 comments
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I designed a Dieter Rams-inspired iPhone dock
arslan.io · farslan · 23 Sep 2024
1.5k pts
356 comments
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Amazon tells employees to return to office five days a week
cnbc.com · jbredeche · 16 Sep 2024
1.5k pts
1.9k comments
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Gaining access to anyones Arc browser without them even visiting a website
kibty.town · xyzeva · 19 Sep 2024
1.5k pts
498 comments
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An NFC movie library for my kids
simplyexplained.com · kzrdude · 8 Sep 2024
1.4k pts
314 comments
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Legalizing sports gambling was a mistake
theatlantic.com · jimbob45 · 26 Sep 2024
1.4k pts
1.2k comments
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OpenAI to become for-profit company
reuters.com · jspann · 26 Sep 2024
1.3k pts
745 comments
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Orion, our first true augmented reality glasses
about.fb.com · mfiguiere · 25 Sep 2024
1.2k pts
1k comments
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Greppability is an underrated code metric
morizbuesing.com · thunderbong · 3 Sep 2024
1.2k pts
613 comments
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Hezbollah pager explosions kill several people in Lebanon
reuters.com · logicchains · 17 Sep 2024
1.1k pts
2.5k comments
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Xkcd 1425 (Tasks) turns ten years old today
simonwillison.net · ulrischa · 24 Sep 2024
1k pts
467 comments
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The Internet Archive has lost its appeal in Hachette vs. Internet Archive
storage.courtlistener.com · Signez · 4 Sep 2024
995 pts
793 comments
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Show HN: iFixit created a new USB-C, repairable soldering system
hackaday.com · kwiens · 12 Sep 2024
928 pts
405 comments
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Llama 3.2: Revolutionizing edge AI and vision with open, customizable models
ai.meta.com · nmwnmw · 25 Sep 2024
924 pts
328 comments
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Show HN: Wealthfolio: Private, open-source investment tracker
wealthfolio.app · a-fadil · 6 Sep 2024
924 pts
263 comments
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Too much efficiency makes everything worse (2022)
sohl-dickstein.github.io · feyman_r · 29 Sep 2024
917 pts
360 comments
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NotebookLM's automatically generated podcasts are surprisingly effective
simonwillison.net · simonw · 30 Sep 2024
907 pts
490 comments
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Synthetic diamonds are now purer, more beautiful, and cheaper than mined
worksinprogress.co · bswud · 9 Sep 2024
881 pts
490 comments
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Show HN: OpenFreeMap – Open-Source Map Hosting
openfreemap.org · hyperknot · 24 Sep 2024
848 pts
234 comments
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Being Raised by the Internet
jimmyhmiller.github.io · DamonHD · 25 Sep 2024
837 pts
314 comments
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FFT-based ocean-wave rendering, implemented in Godot
github.com · RafelMri · 28 Sep 2024
836 pts
103 comments
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Mira Murati leaves OpenAI
twitter.com · brianjking · 25 Sep 2024
823 pts
599 comments
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Is Tor still safe to use?
blog.torproject.org · Sami_Lehtinen · 18 Sep 2024
809 pts
561 comments
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Atkinson Hyperlegible Font
brailleinstitute.org · fanf2 · 15 Sep 2024
786 pts
214 comments
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Gavin Newsom vetoes SB 1047
gov.ca.gov · atlasunshrugged · 29 Sep 2024
778 pts
476 comments
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Show HN: Meet.hn – Meet the Hacker News community in your city
sirobg · 14 Sep 2024
768 pts
372 comments
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CNN and USA Today have fake websites, I believe Forbes Marketplace runs them
larslofgren.com · greg_V · 27 Sep 2024
760 pts
265 comments
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Tell HN: Burnout is bad to your brain, take care
tuyguntn · 5 Sep 2024
742 pts
327 comments
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Winamp Legacy player source code
github.com · gjvc · 24 Sep 2024
717 pts
328 comments
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Google Illuminate: Books and papers turned into audio
illuminate.google.com · leblancfg · 10 Sep 2024
713 pts
243 comments
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Dozens of Hezbollah members said to be seriously injured as devices explode
timesofisrael.com · FridayoLeary · 17 Sep 2024
708 pts
23 comments
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EUCLEAK Side-Channel Attack on the YubiKey 5 Series
ninjalab.io · GTP · 3 Sep 2024
706 pts
278 comments
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Forget ChatGPT: why researchers now run small AIs on their laptops
nature.com · rbanffy · 21 Sep 2024
705 pts
365 comments
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Notes on OpenAI's new o1 chain-of-thought models
simonwillison.net · loganfrederick · 13 Sep 2024
699 pts
629 comments
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2M users but no money in the bank
exercism.org · leandot · 6 Sep 2024
699 pts
351 comments
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QUIC is not quick enough over fast internet
dl.acm.org · Shank · 9 Sep 2024
664 pts
326 comments
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Did Sandia use a thermonuclear secondary in a product logo?
blog.nuclearsecrecy.com · terryf · 6 Sep 2024
660 pts
206 comments
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Windows NT vs. Unix: A design comparison
blogsystem5.substack.com · LorenDB · 9 Sep 2024
648 pts
609 comments
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Forbes Marketplace: The Parasite SEO Company Trying to Devour Its Host
larslofgren.com · greg_V · 19 Sep 2024
646 pts
299 comments
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Keyhole – Forge own Windows Store licenses
massgrave.dev · tuxuser · 7 Sep 2024
638 pts
296 comments
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Independent directors of 23andMe resign from board
investors.23andme.com · LarsDu88 · 17 Sep 2024
633 pts
350 comments
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Hacking Kia: Remotely controlling cars with just a license plate
samcurry.net · speckx · 26 Sep 2024
630 pts
367 comments
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