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Resurfaced independently across 2 calendar years, with breakout response in 2 of them.

submissions
3
submitters
3
observed span
2020–2023
peak thread · 264 comments
520 pts
latest 20+ return · 2023-11-27
440 pts

Submission timeline

2007–2026

One 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.

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Here is my contribution (a webapp, a.k.a. a website) http://lalo.li/lsd/ coded it years ago mostly drunk on an island in Thailand, I now like to play it again on my iPad with iPencil. Github: https://github.com/franzenzenhofer/lsd (Warning: a single, dependency less CoffeeScript source file)

franze·520-point thread·

Fun fact: The single biggest problem this service has faced in accepting contributions is people submitting bullshit games with "I know you can pay to win, but it's really not so bad if you grind". I apparently have failed to be explicit enough on "no bullshit" :P

stavros·440-point thread·

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

100+ points or 50+ comments

Total points
962

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Total comments
435

reference only — not used in Hall rules or ranking

Every submission

DateTitle as submittedByPointsComments
2020-01-06No Nullshit GamesMunksgaard20
2020-01-16Show HN: Tired of mobile games with IAP and ads, I made No-Bullshit GamesFirst breakout · Best threadStavrosK520264
2023-11-27No-Bullshit GamesLatest 20+ point returndoener440171