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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. 151
    The scientific “unit” we call the decibel
    lcamtuf.substack.com20251 submissionHN thread
    644 pts
    491 cmts
  2. 152
    My company sold for $100M and I got zilch – how can that be?
    medium.com20191 submissionHN thread
    644 pts
    370 cmts
  3. 153
    I ended up paying $150 for a single 60GB download from Amazon Glacier
    medium.com2016–20225 submissionsHN thread
    644 pts
    222 cmts
    3 people
  4. 154
    Writing "/etc/hosts" breaks the Substack editor
    scalewithlee.substack.com20251 submissionHN thread
    642 pts
    355 cmts
  5. 155
    Tilde.Club: I had a couple drinks and woke up with 1,000 nerds
    medium.com2014–20264 submissionsHN thread
    642 pts
    177 cmts
    8 people
  6. 156
    Saving Lydia
    medium.com2019–20222 submissionsHN thread
    641 pts
    111 cmts
    1 person
  7. 157
    LinkedIn’s Alternate Universe
    divinations.substack.com20206 submissionsHN thread
    638 pts
    281 cmts
  8. 158
    The Unparalleled Genius of John von Neumann
    medium.com2019–20201 submissionHN thread
    636 pts
    319 cmts
    3 people
  9. 159
    An alternative argument for why women leave STEM
    medium.com20202 submissionsHN thread
    634 pts
    700 cmts
    1 person
  10. 160
    Privilege and Inequality in Silicon Valley
    medium.com20161 submissionHN thread
    634 pts
    292 cmts
  11. 161
    Writing tools I learned from The Economist
    builtbywords.substack.com20211 submissionHN thread
    633 pts
    246 cmts
  12. 162
    What Apple should tell you when you lose your iPhone
    medium.com20163 submissionsHN thread
    633 pts
    212 cmts
  13. 163
    My stages of learning to be a socially normal person
    sashachapin.substack.com20251 submissionHN thread
    631 pts
    422 cmts
  14. 164
    Business books are entertainment, not strategic tools
    theorthagonist.substack.com20252 submissionsHN thread
    631 pts
    280 cmts
  15. 165
    Artificial Intelligence – The Revolution Hasn’t Happened Yet (2018)
    medium.com2018–20255 submissionsHN thread
    630 pts
    370 cmts
    6 people
  16. 166
    I Got Paid $0 from the Uber Security Bug Bounty
    medium.com20171 submissionHN thread
    624 pts
    152 cmts
  17. 167
    Accountability Sinks
    250bpm.substack.com20251 submissionHN thread
    623 pts
    392 cmts
    2 people
  18. 168
    The Facebook experiment has failed
    medium.com20132 submissionsHN thread
    621 pts
    285 cmts
  19. 169
    Software will eat software in a remote-first world
    themargins.substack.com20201 submissionHN thread
    619 pts
    431 cmts
  20. 170
    Browsing your website does not mean I want your spam
    medium.com20163 submissionsHN thread
    618 pts
    240 cmts
  21. 171
    You are not Steve Jobs
    medium.com20131 submissionHN thread
    616 pts
    298 cmts
  22. 172
    How I Made $200k When I Was 16 Years Old Through Coding (2018)
    medium.com2019–20263 submissionsHN thread
    615 pts
    218 cmts
  23. 173
    My Twitch Live Coding Setup
    medium.com2019–20201 submissionHN thread
    606 pts
    113 cmts
    3 people
  24. 174
    Data Exfiltration from Slack AI via indirect prompt injection
    promptarmor.substack.com2024–20261 submissionHN thread
    604 pts
    174 cmts
    2 people
  25. 175
    What's the deal with all those weird wrong-number texts?
    maxread.substack.com2022–20241 submissionHN thread
    601 pts
    316 cmts
    3 people
  26. 176
    A dumb reason computer vision apps aren’t working: Exif Orientation
    medium.com20191 submissionHN thread
    599 pts
    167 cmts
  27. 177
    A startup doesn't need to be a unicorn
    mattgiustwilliamson.substack.com20251 submissionHN thread
    598 pts
    353 cmts
  28. 178
    How an Army of Ocean Farmers Are Starting an Economic Revolution
    medium.com2016–20237 submissionsHN thread
    598 pts
    117 cmts
    8 people
  29. 179
    The Cult Inside Google
    medium.com20221 submissionHN thread
    597 pts
    6 cmts
    4 people
  30. 180
    Backyard Coffee and Jazz in Kyoto
    thedeletedscenes.substack.com20251 submissionHN thread
    596 pts
    269 cmts
  31. 181
    How to design a house to last 1000 years
    constructionphysics.substack.com20221 submissionHN thread
    594 pts
    391 cmts
  32. 182
    How to live an intellectually rich life
    utsavmamoria.substack.com20252 submissionsHN thread
    594 pts
    323 cmts
  33. 183
    Applying the Linus Torvalds “Good Taste” Coding Requirement
    medium.com20169 submissionsHN thread
    592 pts
    290 cmts
    2 people
  34. 184
    How to Grow a Forest Really Really Fast
    medium.com20151 submissionHN thread
    592 pts
    88 cmts
  35. 185
    Bypassing regulatory locks, hacking AirPods and Faraday cages
    lagrangepoint.substack.com2024–20251 submissionHN thread
    591 pts
    193 cmts
    2 people
  36. 186
    Context switching costs more than we give it credit for
    thinkingthrough.substack.com2021–20221 submissionHN thread
    590 pts
    352 cmts
    1 person
  37. 187
    Edge Computing at Chick-fil-A
    medium.com2018–20237 submissionsHN thread
    587 pts
    380 cmts
    5 people
  38. 188
    Introducing Guesstimate, a Spreadsheet for Things That Aren’t Certain
    medium.com2015–20208 submissionsHN thread
    586 pts
    96 cmts
    1 person
  39. 189
    Good conversations have lots of doorknobs
    experimentalhistory.substack.com20221 submissionHN thread
    585 pts
    147 cmts
    2 people
  40. 190
    Death by AI
    davebarry.substack.com2025–20261 submissionHN thread
    583 pts
    215 cmts
    4 people
  41. 191
    REST is the new SOAP
    medium.com20171 submissionHN thread
    581 pts
    338 cmts
  42. 192
    How Fear and Outrage Are Sold for Profit
    medium.com2017–20182 submissionsHN thread
    580 pts
    250 cmts
    3 people
  43. 193
    The American Press Is Destroying Itself
    taibbi.substack.com2020–20213 submissionsHN thread
    578 pts
    569 cmts
    9 people
  44. 194
    Writing books is not really a good idea
    ellegriffin.substack.com20211 submissionHN thread
    577 pts
    609 cmts
  45. 195
    Lab Leak 2.0?
    bprice.substack.com20221 submissionHN thread
    576 pts
    298 cmts
    4 people
  46. 196
    The work-from-home future is destroying bosses' brains
    ez.substack.com20212 submissionsHN thread
    572 pts
    493 cmts
    1 person
  47. 197
    $625M worth of ETH drained on Axie Infinity's Ronin Network
    roninblockchain.substack.com20221 submissionHN thread
    569 pts
    726 cmts
  48. 198
    Landfill is underrated and recycling overrated
    medium.com2019–20243 submissionsHN thread
    569 pts
    340 cmts
    4 people
  49. 199
    Bike manufacturer sees huge reduction in delivery damage by printing TV on box
    medium.com20162 submissionsHN thread
    569 pts
    229 cmts
    1 person
  50. 200
    Stock Photos That Don’t Suck
    medium.com20141 submissionHN thread
    568 pts
    67 cmts
    3 people