The Best Hacker News Posts of January 2025
We track 1,149 stories from January 2025, averaging 290 points each. github.com was the most linked source, with 87 stories. Together they drew 204,027 comments, 178 per story on average.
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Show HN: I made an open-source laptop from scratch
byran.ee · byran · 22 Jan 2025
3.2k pts
323 comments
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We're bringing Pebble back
repebble.com · erohead · 27 Jan 2025
2.8k pts
738 comments
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Thank HN: My bootstrapped startup got acquired today
paraschopra · 23 Jan 2025
2.2k pts
396 comments
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Ross Ulbricht granted a full pardon
twitter.com · Ozarkian · 22 Jan 2025
1.9k pts
2.2k comments
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I've acquired a new superpower
danielwirtz.com · wirtzdan · 10 Jan 2025
1.8k pts
557 comments
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0-click deanonymization attack targeting Signal, Discord, other platforms
gist.github.com · hackermondev · 21 Jan 2025
1.5k pts
438 comments
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JavaScript Temporal is coming
developer.mozilla.org · SigmundurM · 30 Jan 2025
1.4k pts
399 comments
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OpenAI Furious DeepSeek Might Have Stolen All the Data OpenAI Stole from Us
404media.co · latexr · 29 Jan 2025
1.4k pts
16 comments
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DeepSeek-R1: Incentivizing Reasoning Capability in LLMs via RL
arxiv.org · gradus_ad · 25 Jan 2025
1.4k pts
1.1k comments
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I had to take down my course-swapping site or be expelled
linkedin.com · jdkaim · 8 Jan 2025
1.3k pts
698 comments
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DOOM CAPTCHA
doom-captcha.vercel.app · denysvitali · 1 Jan 2025
1.3k pts
270 comments
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Show HN: Tetris in a PDF
th0mas.nl · ThomasRinsma · 9 Jan 2025
1.3k pts
223 comments
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Google open-sources the Pebble OS
opensource.googleblog.com · hexxeh · 27 Jan 2025
1.3k pts
200 comments
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Meta's memo to employees rolling back DEI programs
axios.com · bsilvereagle · 10 Jan 2025
1.2k pts
1.7k comments
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I still like Sublime Text
ohdoylerules.com · james2doyle · 29 Jan 2025
1.2k pts
602 comments
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TikTok goes dark in the US
techcrunch.com · mfiguiere · 19 Jan 2025
1.2k pts
2.5k comments
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New speculative attacks on Apple CPUs
predictors.fail · cylo · 28 Jan 2025
1.1k pts
350 comments
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Operating System in 1,000 Lines – Intro
operating-system-in-1000-lines.vercel.app · ingve · 8 Jan 2025
1.1k pts
121 comments
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uBlock Origin GPL code being stolen by team behind Honey browser extension
old.reddit.com · extesy · 2 Jan 2025
1.1k pts
444 comments
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Canon wants us to pay for using our own camera as a webcam
romanzipp.com · romanzipp · 17 Jan 2025
1.1k pts
648 comments
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A layoff fundamentally changed how I perceive work
mertbulan.com · mertbio · 27 Jan 2025
1k pts
961 comments
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Stargate Project: SoftBank, OpenAI, Oracle, MGX to build data centers
apnews.com · tedsanders · 21 Jan 2025
1k pts
1.5k comments
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Mastercard DNS error went unnoticed for years
krebsonsecurity.com · todsacerdoti · 22 Jan 2025
1k pts
249 comments
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Luigi Mangione's account has been renamed on Stack Overflow
substack.evancarroll.com · OsrsNeedsf2P · 9 Jan 2025
990 pts
810 comments
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Promising results from DeepSeek R1 for code
simonwillison.net · k__ · 28 Jan 2025
979 pts
746 comments
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I am rich and have no idea what to do
vinay.sh · vhiremath4 · 2 Jan 2025
967 pts
1.6k comments
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Supreme Court upholds TikTok ban, but Trump might offer lifeline
cnbc.com · kjhughes · 17 Jan 2025
960 pts
2.6k comments
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The Origins of Wokeness
paulgraham.com · crbelaus · 13 Jan 2025
935 pts
2.2k comments
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FFmpeg by Example
ffmpegbyexample.com · piyushsthr · 14 Jan 2025
920 pts
247 comments
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DeepSeek releases Janus Pro, a text-to-image generator [pdf]
github.com · reissbaker · 27 Jan 2025
912 pts
674 comments
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Steam Brick: No screen, no controller, just a power button and a USB port
crastinator-pro.github.io · sbarre · 25 Jan 2025
885 pts
262 comments
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Facebook ban on discussing Linux?
distrowatch.com · rogerthis · 27 Jan 2025
874 pts
388 comments
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It's not a crime if we do it with an app
pluralistic.net · keepit · 26 Jan 2025
872 pts
609 comments
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Ending our third party fact-checking program and moving to Community Notes model
about.fb.com · impish9208 · 7 Jan 2025
870 pts
1.4k comments
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3blue1brown YouTube Bitcoin video taken down as copyright violation
twitter.com · talonx · 6 Jan 2025
857 pts
412 comments
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One of my papers got declined today
mathstodon.xyz · GavCo · 1 Jan 2025
853 pts
290 comments
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Show HN: Cs16.css – CSS library based on Counter Strike 1.6 UI
cs16.samke.me · samke- · 24 Jan 2025
819 pts
141 comments
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Can LLMs write better code if you keep asking them to “write better code”?
minimaxir.com · rcarmo · 3 Jan 2025
812 pts
439 comments
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Mistakes engineers make in large established codebases
seangoedecke.com · BerislavLopac · 7 Jan 2025
811 pts
368 comments
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Archivists work to save disappearing data.gov datasets
404media.co · johnneville · 30 Jan 2025
801 pts
238 comments
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Cracking a 512-bit DKIM key for less than $8 in the cloud
dmarcchecker.app · awulf · 8 Jan 2025
799 pts
408 comments
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Add "fucking" to your Google searches to neutralize AI summaries
gizmodo.com · jsheard · 31 Jan 2025
788 pts
357 comments
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Science YouTuber physicsgirl (Dianna Cowern) stands for the first time in 2 yrs
youtube.com · m348e912 · 29 Jan 2025
783 pts
301 comments
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NeuralSVG: An Implicit Representation for Text-to-Vector Generation
sagipolaczek.github.io · lnyan · 8 Jan 2025
782 pts
72 comments
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Nintendo announces the Switch 2 [video]
youtube.com · HelloUsername · 16 Jan 2025
781 pts
975 comments
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I have made the decision to disband Hindenburg Research
hindenburgresearch.com · toomuchtodo · 15 Jan 2025
775 pts
414 comments
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Show HN: Atlas of Space
atlasof.space · gordonhart · 8 Jan 2025
770 pts
124 comments
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Run DeepSeek R1 Dynamic 1.58-bit
unsloth.ai · noch · 28 Jan 2025
767 pts
332 comments
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Bypass DeepSeek censorship by speaking in hex
substack.com · MedadNewman · 31 Jan 2025
755 pts
378 comments
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TabBoo – add random jumpscares to websites you're trying to avoid
tabboo.xyz · thatsnotoptimal · 22 Jan 2025
753 pts
133 comments
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TikTok says it is restoring service for U.S. users
nbcnews.com · Leary · 19 Jan 2025
752 pts
2.5k comments
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