HN Top Links - Popular Stories from Hacker News

1951.

Rr 5.0 Released (robert.ocallahan.org)

44 points by buovjaga on Sep 7, 2017 | 3 comments

1952.

The problem, really, is this thing called “disruption” (wired.com)

43 points by pencilpup223 on Sep 22, 2017 | 40 comments

1953.

An Analysis of the Catalonian Referendum (medium.com)

43 points by BuleBule on Sep 24, 2017 | 34 comments

1954.

In Detroit a $6.5M loan fund threw FICO scores out, the results promising (businessinsider.com)

43 points by rmason on Sep 1, 2017 | 21 comments

1955.

The Strange Tectonic Coincidence of Mexico’s September Earthquakes (newyorker.com)

43 points by anthotny on Sep 22, 2017 | 19 comments

1956.

CCleaner Command and Control Causes Concern (blog.talosintelligence.com)

43 points by runesoerensen on Sep 20, 2017 | 17 comments

1957.

The Stock Market Has Been Magical. It Can’t Last (nytimes.com)

43 points by mcone on Sep 20, 2017 | 14 comments

1958.

Founder Stories: Monty Widenius, Founder of MySQL (blog.openocean.vc)

43 points by rsingireddy on Sep 3, 2017 | 12 comments

1959.

PrimeGrid has found a new largest generalised Fermat prime (aperiodical.com)

43 points by ikeboy on Sep 4, 2017 | 7 comments

1960.

Manchester’s hilarious attempt at reinventing London’s Oyster Card (medium.com)

43 points by polemic on Sep 17, 2017 | 7 comments

1961.

Email encryption for everyone via fsf (u.fsf.org)

43 points by johdirr on Sep 22, 2017 | 6 comments

1962.

Juniors Literally Can't Write Switch Statements: What Sr. Devs Need to Focus On (dev.to)

42 points by bhalp1 on Sep 30, 2017 | 69 comments

1963.

Mercedes Has the Horsepower for Tesla Battle (bloomberg.com)

42 points by Vannatter on Sep 12, 2017 | 62 comments

1964.

US Dept of Commerce puts 220% tariff on Bombardier (businessinsider.com)

42 points by alexasmyths on Sep 27, 2017 | 60 comments

1965.

The first ICO unicorns are here (techcrunch.com)

42 points by proofofstake on Sep 1, 2017 | 57 comments

1966.

The Dying Art of Disagreement (nytimes.com)

42 points by w-m on Sep 26, 2017 | 54 comments

1967.

Ask HN: What's a reasonable microkernel-based OS for desktop usage?

42 points by xelxebar on Sep 11, 2017 | 53 comments

1968.

More Americans Support Aid When Told Puerto Ricans Are U.S. Citizens (fivethirtyeight.com)

42 points by johnny313 on Sep 29, 2017 | 51 comments

1969.

Ask HN: Best backpack for everyday use?

42 points by kostarelo on Sep 14, 2017 | 48 comments

1970.

What have been the greatest intellectual achievements? (thinkingcomplete.blogspot.com)

42 points by Gormisdomai on Sep 15, 2017 | 48 comments

1971.

Dating for nerds (part 2): gender differences (p.migdal.pl)

42 points by stared on Sep 30, 2017 | 30 comments

1972.

Show HN: Uncap: Map Caps Lock to Escape on Windows, Linux and Mac (github.com)

42 points by uncap on Sep 24, 2017 | 29 comments

1973.

Peak ICO: Paris Hilton endorses a token sale (twitter.com)

42 points by cocktailpeanuts on Sep 3, 2017 | 22 comments

1974.

Saudi lifting ban on Skype, WhatsApp calls, but will monitor them (reuters.com)

42 points by jnagro on Sep 21, 2017 | 21 comments

1975.

Updating Our macOS Open Source Offering (blog.travis-ci.com)

42 points by ingve on Sep 22, 2017 | 18 comments

1976.

A Thought for Your Pennies: Micropayment and the Liberation of Content (2009) (transcopyright.org)

42 points by j_s on Sep 15, 2017 | 14 comments

1977.

How to hurricane-proof a web server for Harvey (arstechnica.com)

42 points by lainon on Sep 7, 2017 | 11 comments

1978.

Tech's push to teach coding isn't about kids' success – it's about cutting wages (theguardian.com)

42 points by sceith on Sep 23, 2017 | 10 comments

1979.

Bacteria Use Brainlike Bursts of Electricity to Communicate (quantamagazine.org)

42 points by nature24 on Sep 6, 2017 | 8 comments

1980.

Remembering 'Portal,' Activision's Interactive Novel (motherboard.vice.com)

42 points by infodroid on Sep 9, 2017 | 8 comments