Some threads with comments:
The AARD Code and DR DOS (2021) - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36042213 - May 2023 (139 comments)
Kuser_shared_data (Windows Data Structure) - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33146484 - Oct 2022 (3 comments)
America Online Exploits Bug in Own Software (1999) - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29198034 - Nov 2021 (27 comments)
Strange Things LINK Knows about 80x86 Processors (1997) - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25585683 - Dec 2020 (2 comments)
Windows HAL Functions (Hal.dll) - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22110073 - Jan 2020 (1 comment)
32bit Windows can use more than 3GB of RAM, MS just doesn't want you too - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=613276 - May 2009 (20 comments)