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168k objects in the archive · 2,631 ranked picks

Blog posts and Substacks that got recommended

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  1. 251
    Microsoft Access: The Database Software That Won't Die
    medium.com2019–20211 submissionHN thread
    516 pts
    356 cmts
    2 people
  2. 252
    Pressure cookers, backpacks, and quinoa, oh my
    medium.com20131 submissionHN thread
    514 pts
    273 cmts
    5 people
  3. 253
    How I built an app with 500,000 users in 5 days on a $100 server
    medium.com2016–201813 submissionsHN thread
    513 pts
    176 cmts
    2 people
  4. 254
    This Is Your Life in Silicon Valley
    medium.com201616 submissionsHN thread
    513 pts
    173 cmts
    2 people
  5. 255
    Stealing secrets from developers using WebSockets
    medium.com20201 submissionHN thread
    513 pts
    137 cmts
    1 person
  6. 256
    Graal and Truffle could accelerate programming language design
    medium.com20166 submissionsHN thread
    512 pts
    200 cmts
    5 people
  7. 257
    Richard Stallman Has Been Vilified by Those Who Don’t Know Him
    medium.com2019–20201 submissionHN thread
    511 pts
    515 cmts
    1 person
  8. 258
    In the belly of the MrBeast
    kevinmunger.substack.com20251 submissionHN thread
    511 pts
    397 cmts
    3 people
  9. 259
    “I Had a Baby and Cancer When I Worked at Amazon”
    medium.com2015–20182 submissionsHN thread
    511 pts
    303 cmts
    1 person
  10. 260
    About that time I had an outburst during the Y Combinator Interview
    owlpal.substack.com20211 submissionHN thread
    511 pts
    248 cmts
  11. 261
    Investigating an “evil” RJ45 dongle
    lcamtuf.substack.com20252 submissionsHN thread
    511 pts
    169 cmts
  12. 262
    noms init 98b7f0c3566
    medium.com2016–20173 submissionsHN thread
    511 pts
    167 cmts
  13. 263
    Fuck You Startup World
    medium.com201642 submissionsHN thread
    511 pts
    123 cmts
    2 people
  14. 264
    Tokyo subway’s humble duct-tape typographer
    medium.com20192 submissionsHN thread
    510 pts
    70 cmts
  15. 265
    Apple Literally Stole my Thunder
    medium.com2013–20141 submissionHN thread
    509 pts
    197 cmts
    3 people
  16. 266
    Choosing Minecraft over Disney
    medium.com20131 submissionHN thread
    509 pts
    185 cmts
  17. 267
    Why aren’t we using SSH for everything?
    medium.com2015–20225 submissionsHN thread
    508 pts
    197 cmts
    2 people
  18. 268
    Deep Learning Is Applied Topology
    theahura.substack.com20251 submissionHN thread
    508 pts
    183 cmts
  19. 269
    DESQview/X: Forgotten mid-1990s OS from the future
    lunduke.substack.com2021–20242 submissionsHN thread
    508 pts
    183 cmts
    3 people
  20. 270
    Google is Forcing Routebuilder to Shut Down
    medium.com20163 submissionsHN thread
    507 pts
    196 cmts
  21. 271
    My mindfulness practice led me to meltdown
    danlawton.substack.com2021–20242 submissionsHN thread
    505 pts
    572 cmts
    4 people
  22. 272
    Why haven't local-first apps become popular?
    marcobambini.substack.com20251 submissionHN thread
    505 pts
    485 cmts
  23. 273
    Inappropriate Uses of Google Trends
    medium.com20165 submissionsHN thread
    505 pts
    107 cmts
    1 person
  24. 274
    Systems built on trust, norms, and institutions function better than blockchain
    medium.com2018–20246 submissionsHN thread
    504 pts
    486 cmts
    5 people
  25. 275
    Everyone should read support emails
    medium.com20191 submissionHN thread
    504 pts
    209 cmts
  26. 276
    The Riemann Hypothesis, explained
    medium.com2017–20203 submissionsHN thread
    503 pts
    87 cmts
  27. 277
    Do not talk about pricing
    medium.com2016–20188 submissionsHN thread
    502 pts
    167 cmts
    1 person
  28. 278
    The Shut-In Economy
    medium.com2015–20203 submissionsHN thread
    501 pts
    397 cmts
    3 people
  29. 279
    Will Spotify Ruin Podcasting?
    mattstoller.substack.com2020–20234 submissionsHN thread
    501 pts
    370 cmts
    2 people
  30. 280
    The most expensive number in engineering
    surjan.substack.com20211 submissionHN thread
    501 pts
    167 cmts
  31. 281
    React Native at Airbnb
    medium.com2018–20221 submissionHN thread
    498 pts
    248 cmts
    7 people
  32. 282
    Machine Learning: The Great Stagnation
    marksaroufim.substack.com2020–20216 submissionsHN thread
    498 pts
    218 cmts
    1 person
  33. 283
    The void left by the parallel port
    medium.com2016–20203 submissionsHN thread
    498 pts
    144 cmts
  34. 284
    Practical Tips for Cheating at Design
    medium.com2018–202510 submissionsHN thread
    498 pts
    92 cmts
    4 people
  35. 285
    Vine will be discontinuing the mobile app
    medium.com201614 submissionsHN thread
    497 pts
    170 cmts
    1 person
  36. 286
    My application ran away and called home from Redmond
    medium.com2019–20241 submissionHN thread
    497 pts
    138 cmts
    4 people
  37. 287
    The Sad State of Web Development
    medium.com201637 submissionsHN thread
    497 pts
    122 cmts
    3 people
  38. 288
    200 for a green diy self sufficient bedroom that your landlord wont hate b3b4cdcfb4f4
    medium.com2017–20202 submissionsHN thread
    495 pts
    184 cmts
  39. 289
    Why Atom Can’t Replace Vim – Learning the lesson of vi
    medium.com20144 submissionsHN thread
    494 pts
    206 cmts
  40. 290
    Potential organized fraud in ACM/IEEE computer architecture conferences
    medium.com2020–20232 submissionsHN thread
    494 pts
    193 cmts
    5 people
  41. 291
    Links sent privately through Facebook Messenger can be read by anyone
    medium.com20166 submissionsHN thread
    494 pts
    87 cmts
  42. 292
    People don't work as much as they say
    drmaciver.substack.com20221 submissionHN thread
    492 pts
    305 cmts
  43. 293
    Goodbye, Object Oriented Programming
    medium.com2016–202219 submissionsHN thread
    491 pts
    407 cmts
    4 people
  44. 294
    Fastplotlib: GPU-accelerated, fast, and interactive plotting library
    medium.com20251 submissionHN thread
    491 pts
    179 cmts
  45. 295
    Six companies control 90% of what you read, watch, and hear
    rebeccastrong.substack.com20221 submissionHN thread
    490 pts
    252 cmts
    1 person
  46. 296
    Why I Quit Google’s WebAssembly Team, and How It Made Me Sick
    medium.com20221 submissionHN thread
    488 pts
    350 cmts
  47. 297
    A Teenager’s View on Social Media
    medium.com20151 submissionHN thread
    488 pts
    282 cmts
  48. 298
    Problems at Roblox
    thebearcave.substack.com20222 submissionsHN thread
    487 pts
    324 cmts
  49. 299
    Soldiers speak out about being blocked from repairing equipment by contractors
    mattstoller.substack.com20211 submissionHN thread
    487 pts
    187 cmts
  50. 300
    Prompt engineering playbook for programmers
    addyo.substack.com20253 submissionsHN thread
    484 pts
    170 cmts