Show HN: Replay Iconic HN Stories
hn.unlurker.comDo you remember when Dropbox was announced? Bitcoin? Go?
Hacker News remembers. It has become one of the best databases of post-2006 tech history.
I attempted to recreate the feeling of "being there" for noteworthy discussions by animating the comments as they unfold:
Dropbox introduced
https://hn.unlurker.com/replay?item=8863
Nobody cares about Chrome?
https://hn.unlurker.com/replay?item=292634
Early Bitcoin (this one is a bit of a joke. I hope you bought some, jdoliner)
https://hn.unlurker.com/replay?item=599852
Go Language Announced
https://hn.unlurker.com/replay?item=934142
Stripe Introduced
https://hn.unlurker.com/replay?item=3053883
More in drop-down on the site or enter any other item ID. Better on desktop.
Why do the comments disappear?
Why only some selected stories and not anyone?
The comments stay visible for the “window” period in the upper right. If they didn’t disappear it gets too crowded. You can make the window bigger to see this.
I picked some cool stories but you can type any story ID to see that one.
Thanks for taking a look!