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 orderI recently took a flight with family- on a budget airline that did not have Wifi, so we could not hop on WiFi and message each other using Signal. I wondered what other options there would be in the air- and remembered Bluetooth Communication apps- and had everyone install Briar- it came in haandy! I like the built in Bridge option as well, (when the app communicates over the internet) to help avoid revealing the traffic is Tor traffic. I…
My wife and I use Briar for household communication because of subsidiarity rather than any direct privacy concerns. Out of all the messenger projects that we've tried, Briar actually works for local communication. It's actually instant messaging without any client hiccups or latency (looking at you, Signal). We've tried a ton of other options, but we keep ending up back at Briar. There are points of UX friction in the name of good opsec that are inconvenient but totally understandable…
Discussed here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24031885
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
- 878
- Total comments
- 353
100+ points or 50+ comments
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reference only — not used in Hall rules or ranking
Every submission
| Date | Title as submitted | By | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-03-23 | Extreme Peer to Peer | ewfwfewefewfwef | 2 | 0 |
| 2020-08-03 | How Briar Project Works | gregoronio | 2 | 1 |
| 2022-02-22 | Peer-to-Peer Encrypted Messaging | matthewmorgan | 2 | 0 |
| 2022-11-20 | Briar: Peer-to-Peer Encrypted MessagingFirst breakout | matthewmorgan | 422 | 141 |
| 2025-03-14 | Briar: Peer to Peer Encrypted MessagingHall induction · Best thread · Latest 20+ point return | CobaltFire | 450 | 211 |