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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. 401
    Why Homejoy Failed
    medium.com20155 submissionsHN thread
    426 pts
    334 cmts
    1 person
  2. 402
    The Lifespan of a Lie – Why can’t we escape the Stanford Prison Experiment?
    medium.com2018–20192 submissionsHN thread
    426 pts
    220 cmts
    1 person
  3. 403
    “But he does good work.”
    medium.com20162 submissionsHN thread
    425 pts
    274 cmts
  4. 404
    Meta Superintelligence Labs' first paper is about RAG
    paddedinputs.substack.com20252 submissionsHN thread
    424 pts
    271 cmts
  5. 405
    DIY Acoustic Camera
    navat.substack.com2021–20253 submissionsHN thread
    424 pts
    166 cmts
  6. 406
    Why Bell Labs Worked
    1517.substack.com2025–20262 submissionsHN thread
    423 pts
    286 cmts
    3 people
  7. 407
    Credit report shows Meta keeping $27B off its books through advanced geometry
    stohl.substack.com20251 submissionHN thread
    423 pts
    221 cmts
  8. 408
    They say “nothing will change”
    medium.com20141 submissionHN thread
    423 pts
    116 cmts
  9. 409
    How Can We Achieve Age Diversity in Silicon Valley?
    medium.com20152 submissionsHN thread
    421 pts
    502 cmts
  10. 410
    Ghost.org deleted my website
    postapathy.substack.com20201 submissionHN thread
    421 pts
    345 cmts
  11. 411
    Bye CUPS: Printing with Netcat
    retrohacker.substack.com2021–20262 submissionsHN thread
    421 pts
    178 cmts
    3 people
  12. 412
    We’re Scientists, Moms, And We Avoid Non-GMO Products
    medium.com20162 submissionsHN thread
    420 pts
    508 cmts
  13. 413
    Screw stigma. I’m coming out.
    medium.com20141 submissionHN thread
    420 pts
    135 cmts
  14. 414
    US military intelligence agencies have influenced over 1,800 movies and TV shows
    medium.com2017–20204 submissionsHN thread
    419 pts
    216 cmts
    5 people
  15. 415
    Google AdWords charged me for clicks in Istanbul while location-targeting the US
    medium.com20191 submissionHN thread
    419 pts
    172 cmts
  16. 416
    My Show HN Project got acquired after 6 months
    medium.com20191 submissionHN thread
    419 pts
    97 cmts
  17. 417
    Who gets invited to the party?
    medium.com20201 submissionHN thread
    418 pts
    401 cmts
  18. 418
    Freelancing: How I found clients, part 1
    crocspace.substack.com20251 submissionHN thread
    418 pts
    117 cmts
  19. 419
    Opening a new chapter of my work in AI
    medium.com201728 submissionsHN thread
    418 pts
    85 cmts
  20. 420
    Web3? I have my DAOts
    networked.substack.com20211 submissionHN thread
    417 pts
    620 cmts
    2 people
  21. 421
    How to Walk (12 miles a day)
    walkingtheworld.substack.com20221 submissionHN thread
    417 pts
    251 cmts
    1 person
  22. 422
    Convoy Crackdown – power to freeze bank accounts without trial or legal recourse
    thezvi.substack.com20221 submissionHN thread
    416 pts
    489 cmts
  23. 423
    The NSA called me after midnight and requested my source code (2018)
    medium.com2018–20204 submissionsHN thread
    416 pts
    359 cmts
    3 people
  24. 424
    Why did Crunchyroll's subtitles just get worse?
    animebythenumbers.substack.com20252 submissionsHN thread
    415 pts
    290 cmts
  25. 425
    That'll do, pig, that'll do
    medium.com20163 submissionsHN thread
    415 pts
    203 cmts
    1 person
  26. 426
    How I learned to code in my 30s
    medium.com20171 submissionHN thread
    415 pts
    199 cmts
  27. 427
    Business questions engineers should ask when interviewing at ML/AI companies
    medium.com20171 submissionHN thread
    415 pts
    109 cmts
  28. 428
    How I gained commit access to Homebrew in 30 minutes
    medium.com2018–20251 submissionHN thread
    415 pts
    85 cmts
    2 people
  29. 429
    Why I Only Work Remotely
    medium.com20165 submissionsHN thread
    414 pts
    226 cmts
  30. 430
    Rules for Creating Gorgeous UI
    medium.com2014–20175 submissionsHN thread
    414 pts
    64 cmts
    4 people
  31. 431
    Society has a trust problem. More censorship will only make it worse
    on.substack.com20221 submissionHN thread
    413 pts
    576 cmts
    1 person
  32. 432
    How VCs Make Money
    vcstarterkit.substack.com20192 submissionsHN thread
    413 pts
    84 cmts
  33. 433
    Win at Risk by using systems thinking
    thesystemisdown.substack.com20211 submissionHN thread
    412 pts
    237 cmts
  34. 434
    What Coke Contains (2013)
    medium.com2014–20252 submissionsHN thread
    412 pts
    178 cmts
    5 people
  35. 435
    Is everything falling apart?
    nonzero.substack.com20221 submissionHN thread
    411 pts
    912 cmts
  36. 436
    Harassment at Apple: A personal perspective
    medium.com2016–20173 submissionsHN thread
    411 pts
    604 cmts
    1 person
  37. 437
    Growing Our SaaS to $1M+ ARR: 7 People, 3 Years, No VC Money
    medium.com20181 submissionHN thread
    411 pts
    146 cmts
  38. 438
    But good sir, what is electricity?
    lcamtuf.substack.com20251 submissionHN thread
    410 pts
    211 cmts
  39. 439
    5G Got me Fired
    medium.com20181 submissionHN thread
    410 pts
    123 cmts
  40. 440
    Where do the children play?
    unpublishablepapers.substack.com20251 submissionHN thread
    409 pts
    256 cmts
  41. 441
    Fewer Foreign Passengers Are Flying to the US
    jasher.substack.com20251 submissionHN thread
    408 pts
    2 cmts
  42. 442
    Why discussions on cyber snooping have been so painful for us
    medium.com20131 submissionHN thread
    407 pts
    218 cmts
  43. 443
    Things you can do with diodes
    lcamtuf.substack.com20251 submissionHN thread
    407 pts
    112 cmts
  44. 444
    Another scientific body has debunked bitemark analysis
    radleybalko.substack.com20221 submissionHN thread
    406 pts
    236 cmts
  45. 445
    Our fundamental right to shame and shun the New York Times
    popehat.substack.com2022–20251 submissionHN thread
    405 pts
    581 cmts
    4 people
  46. 446
    Tallest Lego building with 4 pieces?
    medium.com20171 submissionHN thread
    405 pts
    98 cmts
  47. 447
    How to hire low experience, high potential people
    worktopia.substack.com20241 submissionHN thread
    404 pts
    417 cmts
  48. 448
    Math.random in V8 is broken
    medium.com2015–202523 submissionsHN thread
    404 pts
    226 cmts
    6 people
  49. 449
    Things are about to get worse for generative AI
    garymarcus.substack.com2023–20251 submissionHN thread
    403 pts
    755 cmts
    2 people
  50. 450
    Usenet – Let's Return to Public Spaces
    october.substack.com2020–20211 submissionHN thread
    403 pts
    367 cmts
    1 person