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 order> So, what we do is take money and move it around into other businesses. The newspaper business earned great returns but not on incremental capital. But the people in the industry only knew how to reinvest it [so they squandered a lot of capital]. But our structure allows us to take excess capital and invest it elsewhere, wherever it makes the most sense. It's an enormous advantage. Wow, they are playing the game at a higher order than I…
This is a great complement to a book I loved: “The Essays of Warren Buffett,” a compilation of Warren Buffett's shareholder letters, organized by subject matter. http://www.amazon.com/Essays-Warren-Buffett-Lessons-Corporat...
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
- 296
- Total comments
- 60
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-09-02 | Buffett FAQFirst breakout | tim_sw | 143 | 40 |
| 2019-03-03 | Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger FAQBest thread · Latest 20+ point return | anton_tarasenko | 152 | 20 |
| 2019-03-06 | Investing Approach | jonathanehrlich | 1 | 0 |