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 orderMy first thought when I saw this letter was that it was Richard Feynman himself, perhaps appropriating the name of someone he knew had been interviewed. It would be entirely consistent with his character to smear himself in order to convince the government that they didn't want him -- just like the letter he wrote to the draft board proclaiming that he was not truly crazy, but was instead precisely crazy enough to not want them to think he was…
Archive.org URL: https://web.archive.org/web/20200604154641/http://blog.nucle...
Posted three months ago, with extensive discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8024982
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
- 319
- Total comments
- 111
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-07-12 | Who smeared Richard Feynman?First breakout · Best thread | beefman | 224 | 54 |
| 2014-10-07 | Who smeared Richard Feynman? | bhaumik | 2 | 1 |
| 2020-06-04 | Who Smeared Richard Feynman? (2014)Latest 20+ point return | notadog | 93 | 56 |