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 orderThe real WTF is that APT spawns an external process to check disk usage, instead of invoking statvfs() on its own. Some cases are less clear-cut, however. For example, the Debian 'nodejs' package installs node.js binary as /usr/bin/nodejs and not /usr/bin/node because it conflicts with another package: https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=614907#108 And let's not forget rename(1) from util-linux versus the Perl rename(1)...
> Comments are not for extended discussion; this conversation has been moved to chat. I honestly don't mind this, it makes sense. Comments aren't for extended discussion, so move them to the place that is, e.g. chat. But, it's really it's quite obnoxious when they subsequently delete the chatroom! Internet Archive rescued the top comments[1], but you can't click the button to see all of them. Even so, there is some useful context here. User `dobey` points out: > Setting…
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
- 347
- Total comments
- 73
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-08-15 | Dwarf Fortress starting during apt-get upgrade | karategeek6 | 5 | 0 |
| 2017-08-15 | Dwarf Fortress starting during apt-get upgrade | JoshTriplett | 5 | 0 |
| 2017-08-16 | Dwarf Fortress starting during apt-get upgradeFirst breakout · Best thread | rayalez | 221 | 53 |
| 2024-05-18 | Dwarf Fortress starting during apt-get upgradeLatest 20+ point return | WayToDoor | 116 | 20 |