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 use this on my kids. "What happened at school?" "Nothing." "Did you race motorcycles in the hallways?" "No, we had music!"
A sort of interesting "corollary" to this is something I've noticed in mobile games with in-app ads for other mobile games: The best way to attract a player isn't by showing them someone playing well, it's by showing them someone playing very bad Because these ads show demo play (usually of puzzles) where the player is making obviously bad decisions, and watching it is sort of like seeing a dozen objects in a row, but one of them is completely…
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
- 454
- Total comments
- 181
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-03-08 | Cunningham's LawFirst breakout · Best thread | Garbage | 285 | 107 |
| 2016-05-10 | Cunningham's Law | laktak | 1 | 0 |
| 2018-12-11 | Cunningham's Law | rbanffy | 2 | 0 |
| 2021-08-18 | Cunningham's Law | dynm | 2 | 0 |
| 2022-03-02 | Cunningham's LawHall induction · Latest 20+ point return | corvettez0606 | 159 | 74 |
| 2024-12-19 | Cunningham's Law | busymom0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025-09-04 | Cunningham's Law | mooreds | 1 | 0 |
| 2026-01-23 | Cunningham's Law | mooreds | 2 | 0 |