The Best Hacker News Posts of April 2025
We track 1,080 stories from April 2025, averaging 288 points each. github.com was the most linked source, with 101 stories. Together they drew 185,304 comments, 172 per story on average.
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What if we made advertising illegal?
simone.org · smnrg · 5 Apr 2025
2k pts
1.4k comments
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CVE program faces swift end after DHS fails to renew contract [updated]
csoonline.com · healsdata · 16 Apr 2025
1.9k pts
1.1k comments
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US Administration announces 34% tariffs on China, 20% on EU
bbc.com · belter · 2 Apr 2025
1.9k pts
3.6k comments
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4
Getting forked by Microsoft
philiplaine.com · phillebaba · 21 Apr 2025
1.9k pts
998 comments
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5
Tell HN: Announcing tomhow as a public moderator
dang · 2 Apr 2025
1.8k pts
462 comments
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Middle-aged man trading cards go viral in rural Japan town
tokyoweekender.com · PaulHoule · 7 Apr 2025
1.8k pts
403 comments
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Widespread power outage in Spain and Portugal
bbc.com · lleims · 28 Apr 2025
1.6k pts
1.2k comments
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But what if I want a faster horse?
rakhim.exotext.com · saeedesmaili · 11 Apr 2025
1.5k pts
609 comments
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10
Cursor IDE support hallucinates lockout policy, causes user cancellations
old.reddit.com · scaredpelican · 14 Apr 2025
1.5k pts
606 comments
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11
An image of an archeologist adventurer who wears a hat and uses a bullwhip
theaiunderwriter.substack.com · participant3 · 3 Apr 2025
1.5k pts
898 comments
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12
A $20k American-made electric pickup with no paint, no stereo, no screen
theverge.com · kwindla · 25 Apr 2025
1.5k pts
1.3k comments
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13
Someone at YouTube needs glasses
jayd.ml · jaydenmilne · 30 Apr 2025
1.4k pts
694 comments
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14
You wouldn't steal a font
fedi.rib.gay · todsacerdoti · 23 Apr 2025
1.4k pts
394 comments
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15
Harvard's response to federal government letter demanding changes
harvard.edu · impish9208 · 14 Apr 2025
1.4k pts
1.4k comments
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How a 20 year old bug in GTA San Andreas surfaced in Windows 11 24H2
cookieplmonster.github.io · yett · 23 Apr 2025
1.4k pts
298 comments
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18
Leaked data reveals Israeli govt campaign to remove pro-Palestine posts on Meta
dropsitenews.com · jbegley · 11 Apr 2025
1.2k pts
960 comments
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Standard Ebooks: liberated ebooks, carefully produced for the true book lover
standardebooks.org · tosh · 6 Apr 2025
1.2k pts
247 comments
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Whistleblower details how DOGE may have taken sensitive NLRB data
npr.org · rbanffy · 15 Apr 2025
1.2k pts
542 comments
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22
Gemini 2.5 Flash
developers.googleblog.com · meetpateltech · 17 Apr 2025
1.1k pts
560 comments
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23
I use zip bombs to protect my server
idiallo.com · foxfired · 28 Apr 2025
1.1k pts
448 comments
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25
DOGE worker’s code supports NLRB whistleblower
krebsonsecurity.com · todsacerdoti · 23 Apr 2025
1k pts
530 comments
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26
Google is winning on every AI front
thealgorithmicbridge.com · vinhnx · 12 Apr 2025
1k pts
819 comments
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FBI arrests judge accused of helping man evade immigration authorities
apnews.com · eterps · 25 Apr 2025
1k pts
940 comments
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28
Watching o3 guess a photo's location is surreal, dystopian and entertaining
simonwillison.net · simonw · 26 Apr 2025
987 pts
433 comments
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29
Show HN: I built a hardware processor that runs Python
runpyxl.com · hwpythonner · 28 Apr 2025
983 pts
265 comments
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30
Thank HN: The puzzle game I posted here 6 weeks ago got licensed by The Atlantic
theatlantic.com · brgross · 8 Apr 2025
981 pts
169 comments
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Show HN: Unsure Calculator – back-of-a-napkin probabilistic calculator
filiph.github.io · filiph · 15 Apr 2025
930 pts
162 comments
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34
Wikipedia’s nonprofit status questioned by D.C. U.S. attorney
washingtonpost.com · coloneltcb · 25 Apr 2025
923 pts
906 comments
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35
Show HN: I built an AI that turns GitHub codebases into easy tutorials
github.com · zh2408 · 19 Apr 2025
923 pts
172 comments
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36
Pope Francis has died
reuters.com · phillipharris · 21 Apr 2025
916 pts
769 comments
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37
Electron band structure in germanium, my ass (2001)
pages.cs.wisc.edu · tux3 · 1 Apr 2025
903 pts
407 comments
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38
Internet in a Box
internet-in-a-box.org · homebrewer · 27 Apr 2025
897 pts
247 comments
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39
Qwen3: Think deeper, act faster
qwenlm.github.io · synthwave · 28 Apr 2025
869 pts
388 comments
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41
Google is illegally monopolizing online advertising tech, judge rules
nytimes.com · IdealeZahlen · 17 Apr 2025
863 pts
486 comments
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42
America underestimates the difficulty of bringing manufacturing back
molsonhart.com · putzdown · 15 Apr 2025
842 pts
992 comments
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43
Whistleblower: DOGE Siphoned NLRB Case Data
krebsonsecurity.com · whalesalad · 22 Apr 2025
818 pts
452 comments
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44
$70M in 60 Seconds: How Insider Info Helped Someone 28x Their Money
data-and-politics.ghost.io · pulisse · 12 Apr 2025
809 pts
454 comments
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45
Firefox tab groups are here
blog.mozilla.org · TangerineDream · 29 Apr 2025
807 pts
441 comments
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46
LibreLingo – FOSS Alternative to Duolingo
librelingo.app · hyperific · 29 Apr 2025
804 pts
363 comments
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47
A hackable AI assistant using a single SQLite table and a handful of cron jobs
geoffreylitt.com · stevekrouse · 14 Apr 2025
800 pts
174 comments
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48
I wrote to the address in the GPLv2 license notice (2022)
code.mendhak.com · ekiauhce · 24 Apr 2025
796 pts
559 comments
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49
An end to all this prostate trouble?
yarchive.net · bondarchuk · 26 Apr 2025
791 pts
315 comments
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50
Finland Bans Smartphones in Schools
yle.fi · freetonik · 30 Apr 2025
790 pts
472 comments
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51
Garfield Minus Garfield
garfieldminusgarfield.net · mike1o1 · 10 Apr 2025
780 pts
246 comments
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52
Show HN: Nue – Apps lighter than a React button
nuejs.org · tipiirai · 1 Apr 2025
756 pts
568 comments
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54
ICE Deports 3 U.S. Citizen Children Held Incommunicado Prior to the Deportation
aclu.org · mandmandam · 26 Apr 2025
743 pts
827 comments
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56
The “S” in MCP Stands for Security
elenacross7.medium.com · skilldeliver · 6 Apr 2025
730 pts
183 comments
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57
How to win an argument with a toddler
seths.blog · herbertl · 15 Apr 2025
728 pts
520 comments
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58
Port of Los Angeles says shipping volume will plummet 35% next week
cnbc.com · perihelions · 30 Apr 2025
724 pts
643 comments
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59
I created Perfect Wiki and reached $250k in annual revenue without investors
habr.com · sochix · 30 Apr 2025
721 pts
402 comments
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Trump temporarily drops tariffs to 10% for most countries
cnbc.com · bhouston · 9 Apr 2025
720 pts
1.4k comments
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