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221points
32comments
#192of 2,533 in 2021
Top 8%of 2021 by points
How HN took it
CuriousMostly questions and neutral comments
2 positive, 7 neutral or asking, 2 mixed, 3 critical, out of 14 comments about the project. Thread score -0.08.
Design: 2 for, 1 againstIdea: 0 for, 1 againstExecution: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
Each row is a top-level comment and its replies, in HN's order. Select a cell to open that comment on HN.
positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker
What HN said
What people liked
Beautiful, elegant design
From 3 comments
This is awesome but this is also my worst nightmare. I now have even more links to read and threads to click on… this is like bringing back the whole bag of chips instead of…
faizshah on HNThis is beautiful. Nice idea and well executed. Congrats!
stagas on HNA computer scientist might find it confusing, 1321-2021 is not the date range on HN :)
nothrowaways on HN
Useful way to rediscover old discussions
From 1 comment
ah thank you! i misunderstood the 'go back a decade' and 'go forward a decade' links to mean the destination lists the decade's links :) this is very welcome!…
jareklupinski on HN
Objections
Adds more reading and distraction
From 2 comments
This is awesome but this is also my worst nightmare. I now have even more links to read and threads to click on… this is like bringing back the whole bag of chips instead of…
faizshah on HNOh god. What did you do? Now I have 500 more HN stories to read through tonight. And I was just about to go to bed. Obligatory Ian Malcolm:…
kingcharles on HN
Timeline range is misleading for some posts
From 2 comments
A computer scientist might find it confusing, 1321-2021 is not the date range on HN :)
nothrowaways on HNAren't these really "timed"?
camdv on HN
Requests
Link to web archive instead of original pages
From 2 comments
One request would be if possible to link to the web archive of the link rather than the original. I just ran across one that no longer works because their wordpress site was made…
mysterydip on HNNot sure beyond sending them all to the archive. Unless you check periodically or something? This is the one:…
mysterydip on HN
Questions
What is the tech stack?
From 1 comment
Hey! This is really well made. May I ask what the tech stack is?
thunderbong on HN
Alternatives named
jsomers.net HN archive
From 1 comment
Something similar http://jsomers.net/hn/ https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16442888
gen_greyface on HN