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 orderMy $1200 7 year old Miele dishwasher stopped working a few months ago, with the “Intake/drain” light on red when starting a load. Dishwashers during the pandemic were sort of scare due to massive home remodeling demand, and the professional repair people would have cost $300 just to diagnose, so I went to try to fix it myself. It turns out the water intake valve solenoid was jammed or gummed up somehow, as applying 120V to it directly had no…
Seeing people defend the cassettes is weird. Here's how I look at it: 1. The company say's being eco friendly is important to them. 2. They manufacture, sell, and ship expensive plastic containers for their detergent. 3. The machines don't necessarily need this specific detergent, and will work fine by leaving in one of the "cassettes" and just using normal dish detergent. This means that the cassettes were never necessary, and are purely a separate stream of income for the…
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
- 1748
- Total comments
- 513
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-05-02 | Bob Cassette Rewinder: Hacking Detergent DRMFirst breakout · Best thread | dekuNukem | 1260 | 404 |
| 2023-10-14 | Renew and Refill Bob Cassettes for 98% Cost Saving | justinclift | 2 | 0 |
| 2024-03-06 | Bob_cassette_rewinderLatest 20+ point return | popcalc | 484 | 109 |
| 2026-05-22 | Bob Cassette Rewinder: Hacking Detergent DRM for 98% Cost Saving | docdeek | 2 | 0 |