HN Top Links - Popular Stories from Hacker News

20251.

The envelope paradox (2006) (blog.plover.com)

43 points by olalonde on Nov 29, 2015 | 74 comments

20252.

Artificial intelligence risk research (80000hours.org)

43 points by BenjaminTodd on Dec 12, 2015 | 74 comments

20253.

Mad Max Economics (bit-player.org)

43 points by breadbox on Dec 6, 2015 | 70 comments

20254.

This is what happened when I drove my Mercedes to pick up food stamps (washingtonpost.com)

43 points by zonotope on Mar 30, 2015 | 69 comments

20255.

After 8 years and $128M raised, the clock is ticking for men's retailer Bonobos (businessinsider.com.au)

43 points by prostoalex on Oct 14, 2015 | 68 comments

20256.

How Will Consumers Use Faster Internet Speeds? (freedom-to-tinker.com)

43 points by simoncion on Dec 30, 2015 | 68 comments

20257.

Moral causes of the collapse of the Soviet Union (2011) (foreignpolicy.com)

43 points by emilsedgh on Oct 11, 2015 | 66 comments

20258.

Twitter, but without code (notrealtwitter.com)

43 points by estraschnov on May 13, 2015 | 66 comments

20259.

Ask HN: Since CitizenFour, have you changed the way you conduct yourself online?

43 points by webjames on Mar 1, 2015 | 64 comments

20260.

China to take on Boeing, Airbus with new passenger jet (edition.cnn.com)

43 points by jinst8gmi on Nov 3, 2015 | 63 comments

20261.

Why Zuckerberg’s Critics Are Wrong (newyorker.com)

43 points by donohoe on Dec 14, 2015 | 63 comments

20262.

Are killer whales persons? (salon.com)

43 points by noondip on Jun 29, 2015 | 61 comments

20263.

37M Americans don’t use the Web. Here’s why you should care (washingtonpost.com)

43 points by ryanmonroe on Jul 30, 2015 | 61 comments

20264.

Pure CSS FizzBuzz (joseph.mx)

43 points by josephmx on May 12, 2015 | 60 comments

20265.

Bitcoin is Unsustainable? (motherboard.vice.com)

43 points by ForHackernews on Jun 29, 2015 | 59 comments

20266.

Hayek: Cryptocurrency backed by gold (businessinsider.com)

43 points by prostoalex on May 6, 2015 | 58 comments

20267.

How the iPad Went from Massive to ‘Meh’ in 5 Short Years (wired.com)

43 points by shahocean on Jan 28, 2015 | 57 comments

20268.

Americans should drink more coffee (washingtonpost.com)

43 points by ulysses on Mar 16, 2015 | 57 comments

20269.

Ask HN: Who's your role model?

43 points by haack on Apr 27, 2015 | 57 comments

20270.

Targeted Advertising Considered Harmful (zgp.org)

43 points by ingve on Aug 1, 2015 | 56 comments

20271.

Functional Programming Doesn't Work (and what to do about it) (2009) (prog21.dadgum.com)

43 points by tosh on May 4, 2015 | 54 comments

20272.

The war on big food (fortune.com)

43 points by prostoalex on Jun 24, 2015 | 54 comments

20273.

I'm a liberal professor, and my liberal students terrify me (vox.com)

43 points by Balgair on Jun 3, 2015 | 53 comments

20274.

Programmers: Stop Calling Yourselves Engineers (theatln.tc)

43 points by duggieawesome on Nov 8, 2015 | 53 comments

20275.

Freightliner Inspiration Truck Unveiled at Hoover Dam (freightlinerinspiration.com)

43 points by tpatke on May 7, 2015 | 52 comments

20276.

Leading Architects Defend Hated Buildings (nytimes.com)

43 points by c-slice on Jun 5, 2015 | 52 comments

20277.

Make hard coding your default choice (enterprisecraftsmanship.com)

43 points by vkhorikov on Jun 8, 2015 | 52 comments

20278.

Let’s Play War: Could war games replace the real thing? (nautil.us)

43 points by dnetesn on Sep 24, 2015 | 52 comments

20279.

How will you be programming in a decade? (dave.cheney.net)

43 points by clessg on Dec 7, 2015 | 52 comments

20280.

Despite many usurpers, cash is still king (economist.com)

43 points by gasull on Oct 7, 2015 | 51 comments