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 orderThis is a very interesting perspective on neural networks, is it novel? I've never seen a geometric interpretation of NNs. In particular this: > (Apparently determining if knots are trivial is NP. This doesn’t bode well for neural networks.) Is there any theoretical research on obstructions to NN learning? Not that it would change much the practice (for instance, MLE learning of gaussian mixtures is NP-hard, but everybody does it anyway), but it could shed some light on the geometry…
> (Apparently determining if knots are trivial is NP. This doesn’t bode well for neural networks.) Yes it doesn't, but what do I know (not much). Another annoying property of NN is knowing when they are fully baked. Edit: Yet they have clearly grown in popularity over the past year. Does that imply anything about the "determining if knots are trivial is NP" criticism? Or does it just mean they are popular for other reasons such as their appeal to…
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
- 504
- Total comments
- 61
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-04-09 | Neural Networks, Manifolds, and TopologyFirst breakout · Best thread | cf | 263 | 29 |
| 2014-04-11 | Neural Networks, Manifolds, and Topology | milliams | 8 | 0 |
| 2015-07-01 | Neural Networks, Manifolds, and Topology (2014) | signa11 | 98 | 7 |
| 2016-12-03 | Neural Networks, Manifolds, and Topology | espeed | 3 | 0 |
| 2019-02-11 | Neural Networks, Manifolds, and Topology (2014)Latest 20+ point return | flancian | 129 | 25 |
| 2025-05-20 | Neural Networks, Manifolds, and Topology | skadamat | 3 | 0 |