Submission timeline
2007–2026One slot for every year since HN launched. Height is that year's peak points; orange marks a 100+ point or 50+ comment breakout. Select a bar to open its strongest thread.
First comments on top threads
HN comment orderI would love it if somebody would make a guide to create a "privacy car": disabling OnStar, shutting off all telematics that manufacturers put into the navigation and infotainment systems, changing or disabling the serial numbers in the tire-pressure monitoring system, and similar things. I imagine that this would need to be model-specific, but I'm amenable to choosing a new car based the availability of a privacy hack, the same as developers who choose their computers/phones/routers based on availability of…
Looks like the website is having some trouble with all the HN traffic. Rehosted the ebook downloads on GDrive to save him some traffic. I'll remove them when the post leaves the HN front page. Just FYI, this book literally teaches you how to identify security vulnerabilities in modern cars and exploit them. You can purchase it from Amazon here[0], or download the book for free in EPUB[1] or PDF[2]. [0] http://www.amazon.com/2014-Hackers-Manual-Craig-Smith/dp/099... [1]…
The first top-level comment from each of the four biggest threads, in HN’s own order. Excerpts are shortened; open a comment for full context.
- Breakout years
- 2
- Total points
- 493
- Total comments
- 100
100+ points or 50+ comments
reference only — not used in Hall rules or ranking
reference only — not used in Hall rules or ranking
Every submission
| Date | Title as submitted | By | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-07-16 | Car Hacker's Handbook | morphics | 12 | 0 |
| 2015-07-10 | Car Hacker's HandbookFirst breakout | MichaelAza | 141 | 28 |
| 2018-02-05 | Car Hacker's Handbook | Nelkins | 3 | 0 |
| 2018-02-07 | Car Hacker's Handbook (2016)Best thread · Latest 20+ point return | rbanffy | 337 | 72 |