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How HN took it
6 positive, 2 neutral or asking, 2 mixed, 1 critical, out of 11 comments about the project. Thread score +0.40.
Design: 2 for, 1 againstIdea: 3 for, 0 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
Great idea and execution, good visualization of changes over time
From 3 comments
This is awesome. I'd love to see more. Also a slider ability so we can progress/rewind the changes at our own pace. Really insightful visualization.
tolas on HNGreat idea and execution, Internet Archive rocks!
suyash on HNGreat concept, love seeing the timelapse!
tropchan on HN
Clicking through images to see the timeline is more useful
From 2 comments
Click through one of the images, it's way cooler and more useful to see the changes over time.
caseysoftware on HNI had the same initial reaction until I realized that you can click through on the gifs and reach a scrollable list. Here's AirBnB's for example:…
pzaich on HN
Objections
Flashing animated images are hard to follow and feel jumbled
From 2 comments
Great idea. However, from an implementation perspective, it's a little hard to tell what's going on with all the flashing images. Maybe show the first image by default, then wait…
dean on HNAgreed - if the author was trying to highlight the kinds of things available on archive.org, it didn't quite work for me. Instead it just was a jumbled pile of images... Maybe…
codingdave on HN
Requests
Add a slider to progress or rewind changes
From 1 comment
This is awesome. I'd love to see more. Also a slider ability so we can progress/rewind the changes at our own pace. Really insightful visualization.
tolas on HN
Show a static first image with hover or click to animate
From 1 comment
Great idea. However, from an implementation perspective, it's a little hard to tell what's going on with all the flashing images. Maybe show the first image by default, then wait…
dean on HN
Alternatives named
Internet Archive Wayback Machine
From 2 comments
This is rad! Yeah I've used http://archive.org/web/ few times for recovering epic embarrassing ol' landing pages haha :)!
Yadi on HNAgreed - if the author was trying to highlight the kinds of things available on archive.org, it didn't quite work for me. Instead it just was a jumbled pile of images... Maybe…
codingdave on HN
Telegraph article on how 20 popular websites looked at launch
From 1 comment
This is great. Here is a list of 20 (now) huge sites from when they launched. Apple and Twitter are particularly amusing.…
nedwin on HN