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 orderAccelerando has prophecies that are coming true and it's scary. Spoiler warning in case you want to read it. The first part's main character basically has the future version of openclaw running in his glasses that let him dispatch agents to do any tasks/research he wants or to autonomously do things for him. -> we are already kinda here He's got such total dependency on his agents that when he loses his glasses he's basically no longer functional, unable to…
Accelerando and Glasshouse fall in a "the ideas of one feed into the next" sequence that I find interesting to read in sequence... the first four of which are available on the web. COMP.BASILISK FAQ https://www.nature.com/articles/44964 BLIT https://www.infinityplus.co.uk/stories/blit.htm Different Kinds of Darkness https://www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/different-kinds-o... Accelerando https://www.antipope.org/charlie/blog-static/fiction/acceler... ("Luckily, infowar turns out to be more survivable than…
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
- 528
- Total comments
- 318
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-12-01 | Accelerando (2005) | zxexz | 2 | 0 |
| 2024-09-05 | Accelerando (2005)First breakout | wallflower | 192 | 115 |
| 2026-05-16 | Accelerando (2005)Best thread · Latest 20+ point return | eamag | 334 | 203 |