HN Top Links - Popular Stories from Hacker News

17551.

How the books we read shape our lives (independent.co.uk)

64 points by e15ctr0n on Jan 3, 2016 | 0 comments

17552.

DIY Quants Who Ditched Wall Street for the Desert (bloomberg.com)

64 points by terryauerbach on Mar 16, 2016 | 0 comments

17553.

WhatsApp CEO donates $500k to FreeBSD Foundation (twitter.com)

64 points by tachion on Dec 2, 2016 | 0 comments

17554.

For Economy, Aging Population Poses Double Whammy (wsj.com)

63 points by Yhippa on Aug 4, 2016 | 130 comments

17555.

Ask HN: What do you want to learn in 2016?

63 points by brown-dragon on May 28, 2016 | 125 comments

17556.

A Push to Make Harvard Free Also Questions the Role of Race in Admissions (nytimes.com)

63 points by Futurebot on Jan 14, 2016 | 118 comments

17557.

Obama on Climate Change: The Trends Are ‘Terrifying’ (nytimes.com)

63 points by smacktoward on Sep 8, 2016 | 112 comments

17558.

The case for making New York and San Francisco much, much bigger (vox.com)

63 points by dctoedt on Aug 18, 2016 | 110 comments

17559.

Extra Mass on Bike Wheels Is Worse than on Frames (wired.com)

63 points by Fjolsvith on Jun 27, 2016 | 109 comments

17560.

The truth comes out: Microsoft needs Linux (techrepublic.com)

63 points by argorain on Apr 12, 2016 | 108 comments

17561.

North Korea defied world with nuclear test. Now it seeks aid for flood disaster (washingtonpost.com)

63 points by endswapper on Sep 12, 2016 | 108 comments

17562.

Intel Security True Key (intel.com)

63 points by Jack5500 on Dec 4, 2016 | 106 comments

17563.

Static typing will not save us from broken software (drmaciver.com)

63 points by nickmain on Oct 23, 2016 | 93 comments

17564.

Feds nail webcam on utility pole for 10 weeks to spy on suspect (arstechnica.com)

63 points by pavornyoh on Feb 11, 2016 | 91 comments

17565.

Why Did San Francisco Schools Stop Teaching Algebra in Middle School? (priceonomics.com)

63 points by impostervt on Jun 21, 2016 | 90 comments

17566.

A Tragic Loss (tesla.com)

63 points by soheil on Jul 1, 2016 | 90 comments

17567.

Apple Delays AirPods Wireless Headphones (bloomberg.com)

63 points by dcgoss on Oct 26, 2016 | 87 comments

17568.

Upgrade or die: Apple's re-invention of the version ratchet (blog.rongarret.info)

63 points by lisper on Jan 28, 2016 | 86 comments

17569.

The American Dream Isn’t Alive in Denmark (theatlantic.com)

63 points by monort on Aug 5, 2016 | 85 comments

17570.

Buzzfeed Twitter “like to hear from you if you are not white and not male.” (mediaite.com)

63 points by dghughes on Feb 20, 2016 | 83 comments

17571.

Ask HN: What is your hardware/garage side-project?

63 points by selmat on Dec 5, 2016 | 80 comments

17572.

How Much Does a Cremation Cost? Depends Who You Call (priceonomics.com)

63 points by ryan_j_naughton on Feb 1, 2016 | 78 comments

17573.

FAA Slaps Amazon with $350k Penalty for Shipping Violation (wsj.com)

63 points by walterclifford on Jun 13, 2016 | 78 comments

17574.

Ask HN: How to best interview a candidate?

63 points by a-saleh on Aug 19, 2016 | 78 comments

17575.

Music World Bands Together Against YouTube, Seeking Change to Law (nytimes.com)

63 points by danso on Jun 1, 2016 | 77 comments

17576.

George W. Bush is smarter than you (2013) (keithhennessey.com)

63 points by kory on Dec 16, 2016 | 74 comments

17577.

Why Apple and Google are struggling to design simple software (washingtonpost.com)

63 points by tosseraccount on Mar 30, 2016 | 69 comments

17578.

The Two Cultures of Computing (2013) (pgbovine.net)

63 points by kercker on Aug 5, 2016 | 69 comments

17579.

USB 3.1 now has digital signatures: may force you to use vendor chargers only (usb.org)

63 points by cnvogel on Apr 15, 2016 | 65 comments

17580.

DNA-Free Dining Made Easy (randomascii.wordpress.com)

63 points by nikbackm on Jun 14, 2016 | 65 comments