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 orderWellington Ma's business card was a rectangular slice of pink synthetic quartz, laser-engraved with his name, 'The Ma-Mariano Agency,' an address on Beverly Boulevard, and all kinds of numbers and e-mail addresses. It arrived by GlobEx in its own little gray suede envelope while Rydell was still in the hospital. "Looks like you could cut yourself on it," Rydell said. "You could, many no doubt have," said Karen Mendelsohn, "and if you put it in your wallet and sit down…
Author here! Trivia: I really, really wanted it to run Doom, so that I could have a section titled "But Does It Run Doom?". This is challenging with no screen; SDL has an experimental ASCII backend where in theory you could draw terminal graphics over SSH. But it refused to cross compile despite repeated efforts. So, sadly it does not in fact run Doom.
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
- 2823
- Total comments
- 456
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-12-24 | My Business Card Runs LinuxFirst breakout · Best thread | rcarmo | 2595 | 397 |
| 2021-08-12 | My Business Card Runs Linux (2019) | fctorial | 3 | 0 |
| 2023-01-13 | My Business Card Runs Linux (2019) | axiomdata316 | 3 | 0 |
| 2023-06-03 | A DIY business card that runs LinuxLatest 20+ point return | hansc | 220 | 58 |
| 2025-06-07 | My Business Card Runs Linux (2019)Hall induction | pghatedphones | 2 | 1 |