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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. 51
    A startup’s Firebase bill suddenly increased from $25 to $1750 per month
    medium.com20171 submissionHN thread
    952 pts
    497 cmts
    4 people
  2. 52
    The year I didn't survive
    bessstillman.substack.com20251 submissionHN thread
    949 pts
    262 cmts
  3. 53
    Fake Books
    lcamtuf.substack.com20222 submissionsHN thread
    942 pts
    355 cmts
  4. 54
    Being a Developer After 40
    medium.com20167 submissionsHN thread
    938 pts
    550 cmts
  5. 55
    My full statement regarding DOOM Eternal
    medium.com2022–20252 submissionsHN thread
    938 pts
    282 cmts
    7 people
  6. 56
    Conterintuitive facts in mathematics, CS, and physics
    axisofordinary.substack.com2021–20251 submissionHN thread
    932 pts
    322 cmts
    1 person
  7. 57
    Using Anki to remember what you read
    superorganizers.substack.com2020–20245 submissionsHN thread
    923 pts
    306 cmts
    2 people
  8. 58
    Why you should not use Google Cloud
    medium.com2018–20222 submissionsHN thread
    914 pts
    361 cmts
    5 people
  9. 59
    Please Stop Using Adblock (But Not Why You Think)
    medium.com2018–20201 submissionHN thread
    910 pts
    384 cmts
    2 people
  10. 60
    Medium is a poor choice for blogging
    medium.com2018–20191 submissionHN thread
    909 pts
    374 cmts
    1 person
  11. 61
    Reconsider
    medium.com20152 submissionsHN thread
    907 pts
    154 cmts
    3 people
  12. 62
    Still alive
    astralcodexten.substack.com20211 submissionHN thread
    898 pts
    342 cmts
    7 people
  13. 63
    Radios, how do they work?
    lcamtuf.substack.com2024–20252 submissionsHN thread
    895 pts
    175 cmts
  14. 64
    Peter Thiel, YC, and hard decisions
    medium.com2016–201725 submissionsHN thread
    893 pts
    447 cmts
    3 people
  15. 65
    I fought the PayPal and I won
    jessesingal.substack.com2022–20261 submissionHN thread
    868 pts
    327 cmts
    9 people
  16. 66
    Statement on New York Times Article
    astralcodexten.substack.com2021–20221 submissionHN thread
    866 pts
    411 cmts
    9 people
  17. 67
    The Web We Have to Save
    medium.com2015–20247 submissionsHN thread
    863 pts
    251 cmts
    4 people
  18. 68
    The All-Seeing “i”: Apple Just Declared War on Your Privacy
    edwardsnowden.substack.com20211 submissionHN thread
    861 pts
    380 cmts
    3 people
  19. 69
    DNS Performance compared: CloudFlare 1.1.1.1 x Google 8.8.8.8 x Quad9 x OpenDNS
    medium.com20181 submissionHN thread
    860 pts
    311 cmts
    1 person
  20. 70
    $80k/month App Store Scam
    medium.com2017–20194 submissionsHN thread
    856 pts
    220 cmts
    5 people
  21. 71
    An Open Letter to the FCC
    medium.com20172 submissionsHN thread
    852 pts
    203 cmts
    1 person
  22. 72
    If you are useful, it doesn't mean you are valued
    betterthanrandom.substack.com20251 submissionHN thread
    850 pts
    354 cmts
  23. 73
    An old hacker's tips on staying employed
    madned.substack.com2021–20242 submissionsHN thread
    846 pts
    352 cmts
    1 person
  24. 74
    CDC: Unpublished manuscripts mentioning certain topics must be pulled or revised
    insidemedicine.substack.com20251 submissionHN thread
    844 pts
    721 cmts
    1 person
  25. 75
    Who Killed the Junior Developer?
    medium.com20183 submissionsHN thread
    842 pts
    783 cmts
    3 people
  26. 76
    Please fix the AWS free tier before somebody gets hurt
    cloudirregular.substack.com2021–20221 submissionHN thread
    840 pts
    439 cmts
    1 person
  27. 77
    Why Taxpayers Pay McKinsey $3M a Year for a Recent College Graduate Contractor
    mattstoller.substack.com2019–20222 submissionsHN thread
    829 pts
    322 cmts
    3 people
  28. 78
    I'm forking Ladybird and stepping down as SerenityOS BDFL
    awesomekling.substack.com20241 submissionHN thread
    823 pts
    262 cmts
    1 person
  29. 79
    I Was Google’s Head of International Relations
    medium.com2020–20212 submissionsHN thread
    820 pts
    298 cmts
    4 people
  30. 80
    MCP: An (Accidentally) Universal Plugin System
    worksonmymachine.substack.com20251 submissionHN thread
    808 pts
    350 cmts
  31. 81
    Google Maps' Moat Is Evaporating
    joemorrison.substack.com2020–20222 submissionsHN thread
    799 pts
    633 cmts
  32. 82
    I'm Kenyan. I don't write like ChatGPT, ChatGPT writes like me
    marcusolang.substack.com2025–20261 submissionHN thread
    799 pts
    504 cmts
    9 people
  33. 83
    The Sixth Stage of Grief Is Retro-Computing
    medium.com20141 submissionHN thread
    799 pts
    90 cmts
  34. 84
    On the Experience of Being Poor-Ish, for People Who Aren't
    residentcontrarian.substack.com2021–20251 submissionHN thread
    792 pts
    884 cmts
    4 people
  35. 85
    I’m an Ex-Google Woman Tech Leader and I’m Sick of Our Approach to Diversity
    medium.com2017–20181 submissionHN thread
    791 pts
    420 cmts
    2 people
  36. 86
    How to Get Promoted
    defmacro.substack.com2020–20252 submissionsHN thread
    789 pts
    317 cmts
    5 people
  37. 87
    Inside a viral website
    notfunatparties.substack.com20211 submissionHN thread
    787 pts
    294 cmts
    3 people
  38. 88
    The computers used to do 3D animation for Final Fantasy VII in 1996
    lunduke.substack.com2022–20246 submissionsHN thread
    780 pts
    364 cmts
    1 person
  39. 89
    The average college student today
    hilariusbookbinder.substack.com2025–20262 submissionsHN thread
    779 pts
    985 cmts
    2 people
  40. 90
    I got arrested in Kazakhstan and represented myself in court
    medium.com20161 submissionHN thread
    779 pts
    239 cmts
  41. 91
    Secret 3D scans in the French Supreme Court
    cosmowenman.substack.com2024–20261 submissionHN thread
    776 pts
    303 cmts
    1 person
  42. 92
    Modern CSS Explained
    medium.com2018–20203 submissionsHN thread
    776 pts
    138 cmts
    2 people
  43. 93
    Being too ambitious is a clever form of self-sabotage
    maalvika.substack.com20251 submissionHN thread
    775 pts
    210 cmts
  44. 94
    Where's the shovelware? Why AI coding claims don't add up
    mikelovesrobots.substack.com2025–20261 submissionHN thread
    770 pts
    482 cmts
    16 people
  45. 95
    When Your Former Boss Sues You for Starting a Startup
    medium.com20151 submissionHN thread
    767 pts
    233 cmts
  46. 96
    How to be like Steve Ballmer
    medium.com20151 submissionHN thread
    763 pts
    188 cmts
  47. 97
    If you opened your PayPal account before you were 18, close it
    medium.com20171 submissionHN thread
    762 pts
    378 cmts
  48. 98
    We turned $140k on Kickstarter into $40k debt and broke even
    medium.com20161 submissionHN thread
    757 pts
    261 cmts
  49. 99
    Bypass DeepSeek censorship by speaking in hex
    substack.com20251 submissionHN thread
    755 pts
    378 cmts
  50. 100
    Adults learn language to fluency nearly as well as children: study
    medium.com2018–20192 submissionsHN thread
    754 pts
    335 cmts
    2 people