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.
Top comments
> So you see Alice has a whole bunch of problems to face. Oh yes, and there is one more thing I forgot so say - Alice doesn't trust Bob. We don't know why she doesn't trust him, but at some time in the past there has been an incident. > Now most people in Alice's position would give up. Not Alice. She has courage which can only be described as awesome. Against all odds, over a noisy telephone line…
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HN stats
- Breakout years
- 2
- Total points
- 214
- Total comments
- 44
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-04-12 | The Alice and Bob After Dinner Speech (1984)First breakout | alexwebb2 | 102 | 23 |
| 2019-11-26 | The Alice and Bob After Dinner Speech | devicetray0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020-02-07 | The Alice and Bob After Dinner Speech | big_chungus | 1 | 0 |
| 2022-11-24 | The Alice and Bob After Dinner Speech | lproven | 2 | 0 |
| 2024-04-09 | The Alice and Bob After Dinner Speech (1984)Best thread · Latest 20+ point return | ColinWright | 107 | 21 |