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 sheer simplicity of this idea - a 1-bit grid, which you can interact with in real-time - echoes that of Pico-8 [1], a fantasy console with strict limits such that you're not overwhelmed with ideas, but instead given bounds to play with. Its limits keep it realistic: you can do immensely wondrous things with the console, but its graphic and music style are limited, and as such it provides much more of an incentive to make a game -…
> I’m starting to feel guilty spending months tinkering on these things when I’ve got the tools and skills to put actually useful stuff into the world. I feel like Superman, using his powers to fry an egg. What’s the point of skills if not for stuff like this? I mean if I was Superman I’d totally use my powers to fry an egg.
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
- 923
- Total comments
- 156
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-10-03 | I keep making things out of checkboxes | vortex_ape | 3 | 0 |
| 2021-10-11 | I keep making things out of checkboxesFirst breakout · Best thread | vortex_ape | 725 | 111 |
| 2024-02-29 | I keep making things out of checkboxes (2021)Latest 20+ point return | surprisetalk | 195 | 45 |