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 orderIs this more of a... "Your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they didn’t stop to think if they should." or a "We choose to go to the Moon not because it is easy but because it is hard." situation?
If I ever become filthy rich, I would like to start companies around nonsensical products. Just to see how long you can make it last until potential customers and applicants are like "but this doesn't make any sense". This project is a perfect fit! Other ideas I had were things like wifi for servers.
Paint is good for editing config files and simple projects, but for more advanced programming GIMP is better. It is extensible and offers a vast range of plug-ins for making things easier.
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
- 3
- Total points
- 611
- Total comments
- 212
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-09-11 | MS Paint IDEFirst breakout | tosh | 146 | 34 |
| 2021-06-12 | MS Paint IDEBest thread | scoopertrooper | 241 | 103 |
| 2023-04-20 | MS Paint IDE | fredley | 2 | 0 |
| 2025-02-11 | MS Paint IDE | waldekm | 2 | 0 |
| 2025-03-05 | MS Paint IDEHall induction · Latest 20+ point return | smusamashah | 220 | 75 |