HN Top Links - Popular Stories from Hacker News

23611.

Ask HN: What's the most simple thing you struggle to understand in programming?

41 points by betimd on Jun 9, 2017 | 60 comments

23612.

LG admits premium display fails near wi-fi (bbc.com)

41 points by happy-go-lucky on Feb 3, 2017 | 59 comments

23613.

Music industry welcomes landmark ruling in Google delisting case (completemusicupdate.com)

41 points by 6stringmerc on Jun 29, 2017 | 59 comments

23614.

What does ‘that = this’ in JavaScript mean? (dbwriteups.wordpress.com)

41 points by sidthesloth on Apr 8, 2017 | 58 comments

23615.

Historians Uncover Slave Quarters of Sally Hemings at Jefferson’s Monticello (nbcnews.com)

41 points by Mz on Jul 4, 2017 | 58 comments

23616.

What's the deal with Ctrl+Left and Ctrl+Right? (niladicpodcast.com)

41 points by Siecje on Aug 16, 2017 | 58 comments

23617.

Peter Thiel only spent 12 days in NZ before being granted citizenship (newshub.co.nz)

41 points by r721 on Jun 29, 2017 | 57 comments

23618.

Predictions for what life will be like in 2030 (weforum.org)

41 points by rbanffy on Dec 4, 2017 | 57 comments

23619.

The true cost of an Uber ride is higher than it seems (motherboard.vice.com)

41 points by aaronbrethorst on Sep 23, 2017 | 55 comments

23620.

It's time for legislators and the DMV to crack down on disabled parking cheats (latimes.com)

41 points by JumpCrisscross on May 1, 2017 | 54 comments

23621.

Things Hackers don’t tell you about Hackathons (blog.mindorks.com)

41 points by vjs3 on Jul 18, 2017 | 53 comments

23622.

My list of JavaScript interview questions (performancejs.com)

41 points by bcherny on Jun 29, 2017 | 52 comments

23623.

4-Day Fast (48things.com)

41 points by jmbake on Apr 2, 2017 | 51 comments

23624.

Why the Piloted Flight Speed Record Hasn’t Been Broken in 50 Years (motherboard.vice.com)

41 points by smollett on Oct 19, 2017 | 51 comments

23625.

Renting a Dog (bloomberg.com)

41 points by antigizmo on Mar 2, 2017 | 50 comments

23626.

How Facebook has used Instagram to beat Snapchat (cnbc.com)

41 points by IsaakTech on Jul 13, 2017 | 50 comments

23627.

The most secure password (mostsecure.pw)

41 points by uncleleech on Jun 20, 2017 | 47 comments

23628.

Paypal to Force Sellers to Give It Equal Representation as Payment (paypal.com)

41 points by gscott on Feb 7, 2017 | 45 comments

23629.

How Women Mentors Make a Difference in Engineering (theatlantic.com)

41 points by jansho on May 23, 2017 | 45 comments

23630.

Naval Vessels, Shadowy by Intent, Are Hard for Commercial Ships to Spot (nytimes.com)

41 points by andysinclair on Aug 25, 2017 | 45 comments

23631.

Bitcoin Will Probably Never Be Embraced by the U.S. Government (forbes.com)

41 points by louismerlin on Dec 21, 2017 | 45 comments

23632.

Anonymous social apps fail because anonymity removes meaning, enables meanness (backchannel.com)

41 points by pmcpinto on Mar 14, 2017 | 44 comments

23633.

Boy Scouts Announce They Will Accept Girls (nytimes.com)

41 points by votepaunchy on Oct 11, 2017 | 44 comments

23634.

Ask HN: Why are more and more websites asking for phone numbers?

41 points by notbingo on Apr 2, 2017 | 43 comments

23635.

Engineer defends concept circular runway idea (bbc.co.uk)

41 points by 2manyredirects on Apr 21, 2017 | 43 comments

23636.

Justice Dept. To Take on Affirmative Action in College Admissions (nytimes.com)

41 points by nbmh on Aug 2, 2017 | 43 comments

23637.

Ask HN: What are some good books you have read lately?

41 points by pentae on Aug 15, 2017 | 42 comments

23638.

Ask HN: What age do you expect to be able to retire?

41 points by curiousgeek on Nov 30, 2017 | 42 comments

23639.

Penguicon has lost its way (lists.penguicon.org)

41 points by smacktoward on May 5, 2017 | 41 comments

23640.

New AI can guess a person's sexual orientation from a photograph (theguardian.com)

41 points by kawera on Sep 8, 2017 | 41 comments