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 orderThe fictional article https://suricrasia.online/unfiction/basilisk/ is one the best written computer science/cryptography SCP like articles I've ever read. What I loved is that: $ echo -en 'basilisk:0000000000:ds26ovbJzDwkVWia1tINLJZ2WXEHBvItMZRxHmYhlQd0spuvPXb6cYFJorDKkqlA' | openssl dgst -sha256 -binary | openssl dgst -sha256 (stdin)= 0000000000000000000000161b9f84a187cc21b172bf68b3cb3b78684d8e9f17 actually works, but is a little sneaky. See https://www.metafilter.com/190463/so-who-is-there-left-to-tr... Edit2…
I found the "basilisk collection" (at the bottom of "bottom of the iceberg") the most fascinating one . I have the feeling that the whole iceberg only exists for us to click on this very article (as both share the same domain)
Nice resource. Makes me want to make a full game using JavaScript inside an SVG image.
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
- 659
- Total comments
- 100
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-04-11 | The Cursed Computer Iceberg MemeFirst breakout | merlinscholz | 307 | 60 |
| 2022-08-26 | The cursed computer iceberg meme (2021)Best thread · Latest 20+ point return | harporoeder | 341 | 39 |
| 2024-03-08 | The Cursed Computer Iceberg Meme | dargscisyhp | 2 | 0 |
| 2024-05-20 | The Cursed Computer Iceberg Meme | DitheringIdiot | 2 | 0 |
| 2026-03-25 | The Cursed Computer Iceberg Meme | pabs3 | 5 | 0 |
| 2026-05-09 | The Cursed Computer Iceberg Meme (2021) | medbar | 2 | 1 |