HN Top Links - Popular Stories from Hacker News

481.

Why video game doors are so hard to get right [video] (youtube.com)

239 points by throw0101a on Sep 4, 2021 | 117 comments

482.

Write More, but Shorter (blog.kewah.com)

239 points by defaulty on Sep 10, 2021 | 116 comments

483.

Show HN: Arxiv.org on IPFS (xirva.org)

238 points by hugoroussel on Sep 7, 2021 | 73 comments

484.

The Truth, by Stanisław Lem (1964) (thereader.mitpress.mit.edu)

238 points by anarbadalov on Sep 20, 2021 | 55 comments

485.

Fast Rust Builds (matklad.github.io)

237 points by agluszak on Sep 5, 2021 | 214 comments

486.

Gitpod shipped GitHub a launch cake for Codespaces (gitpod.io)

237 points by ghuntley on Sep 3, 2021 | 84 comments

487.

Many young people diagnosed with Tourette’s after watching a YouTube channel (wired.co.uk)

236 points by mellosouls on Sep 4, 2021 | 261 comments

488.

Travel planning software: The most common bad startup idea (2012) (blog.garrytan.com)

236 points by domrdy on Sep 10, 2021 | 164 comments

489.

Software should convey a sense of calm (patrickjuchli.com)

236 points by pajuc on Sep 13, 2021 | 87 comments

490.

Partitioning GitHub’s relational databases to handle scale (github.blog)

236 points by sergiomattei on Sep 28, 2021 | 78 comments

491.

Attempts to scientifically “rationalize” policy may be damaging democracy (thereader.mitpress.mit.edu)

235 points by anarbadalov on Sep 29, 2021 | 258 comments

492.

Why we picture bombs as round black balls with a burning wick (2016) (atlasobscura.com)

235 points by leohonexus on Sep 19, 2021 | 185 comments

493.

John Carmack on Hiring (twitter.com)

235 points by tosh on Sep 7, 2021 | 172 comments

494.

Multiplying Matrices Without Multiplying (arxiv.org)

235 points by moinnadeem on Sep 1, 2021 | 122 comments

495.

Spherical Gear [video] (youtube.com)

235 points by carabiner on Sep 16, 2021 | 73 comments

496.

Vaccine experts: Covid-19 booster shots aren't needed now (axios.com)

234 points by KoftaBob on Sep 14, 2021 | 522 comments

497.

Lockdown, distance learning likely to increase social class achievement gap (nature.com)

234 points by infodocket on Sep 27, 2021 | 350 comments

498.

An appeal for an objective, open, transparent debate re: the origin of Covid-19 (thelancet.com)

234 points by alwillis on Sep 19, 2021 | 307 comments

499.

Firefox 92 (mozilla.org)

233 points by Dan_Red on Sep 7, 2021 | 121 comments

500.

I interviewed Brian J. Fox, the creator of Bash (podcast.curiefense.io)

233 points by jdorfman on Sep 2, 2021 | 90 comments

501.

Five Minute Journal – Daily Journal Techniques and Tips (briansunter.com)

233 points by bribri on Sep 14, 2021 | 30 comments

502.

Why Firefox has been in decline for 12 years (news.itsfoss.com)

231 points by sildur on Sep 11, 2021 | 441 comments

503.

FOIA requests show Apple’s emails pitching state agencies on IDs and Wallet app (muckrock.com)

231 points by danso on Sep 28, 2021 | 109 comments

504.

Teaching a cheap ethernet switch new tricks (2019) (blog.benjojo.co.uk)

231 points by throwoutway on Sep 27, 2021 | 103 comments

505.

FBI releases 9/11 investigation document that scrutinized Saudis (washingtonpost.com)

230 points by graderjs on Sep 12, 2021 | 189 comments

506.

Michelin's airless tires are scheduled for market launch in 2024 (interestingengineering.com)

230 points by mardiyah on Sep 15, 2021 | 189 comments

507.

Amazon’s AI cameras are punishing drivers for mistakes they didn’t make (vice.com)

230 points by echo_hessel on Sep 21, 2021 | 127 comments

508.

No laughing matter? what the Romans found funny (antigonejournal.com)

230 points by diodorus on Sep 8, 2021 | 117 comments

509.

Why Telegram had to follow Apple and Google when they suspended a voting app (telegra.ph)

229 points by noxer on Sep 25, 2021 | 168 comments

510.

An ultimate guide to memory palaces (metacognitive.me)

229 points by scher on Sep 24, 2021 | 85 comments