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A personal blog whose animated, interactive 3D header people single out as an impressive piece of web design. Recommenders often name it among the best websites.

A personal blog whose animated, interactive 3D header people single out as an impressive piece of web design. Recommenders often name it among the best websites.

5 people gave an opinion

recommend it
5
criticize it
0
approval share
100%
Each figure is one person. RecommendsCriticizes

Recommended in 3 of 13 months

  1. November 2025: not recommended
  2. December 2025: recommended
  3. January 2026: not recommended
  4. February 2026: not recommended
  5. March 2026: recommended
  6. April 2026: not recommended
  7. May 2026: not recommended
  8. June 2026: not recommended
  9. July 2026: not recommended
  10. August 2026: not recommended
  11. September 2026: not recommended
  12. October 2026: recommended
  13. November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)

Why it doesn’t carry the badge

  • 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
  • Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
  • Recommended in 3 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.

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What people say about it

The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.

Why people recommend it

Each mark is one comment

  • Animated interactive 3D blog header

    “it's the first time I notice that you blog header is an animated and interactive 3D demo. Very cool!”

    Comment from 23 Oct 2026 in “The HTML-in-Canvas API origin trial”

    “an impressive 3D website that always comes to mind”

    Comment from 10 Dec 2025 in “Bruno Simon – 3D Portfolio”
  • Often named among best websites

    “remains the best website on the internet”

    Comment from 5 Mar 2026 in “The L in "LLM" Stands for Lying”

    “Still one of the best, by far.”

    Comment from 5 Mar 2026 in “The L in "LLM" Stands for Lying”
  • Go-to example of 3D websites

    “an impressive 3D website that always comes to mind”

    Comment from 10 Dec 2025 in “Bruno Simon – 3D Portfolio”

    “one I thought of immediately too”

    Comment from 10 Dec 2025 in “Bruno Simon – 3D Portfolio”

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The four most recommended other newsletters, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.

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acko.netThis page50100%3——
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What people said

All 5 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.

“it's the first time I notice that you blog header is an animated and interactive 3D demo. Very cool!”

RecommendsComment from 23 Oct 2026 in “The HTML-in-Canvas API origin trial”

“Still one of the best, by far.”

RecommendsComment from 5 Mar 2026 in “The L in "LLM" Stands for Lying”

“remains the best website on the internet”

RecommendsComment from 5 Mar 2026 in “The L in "LLM" Stands for Lying”

“one I thought of immediately too”

RecommendsComment from 10 Dec 2025 in “Bruno Simon – 3D Portfolio”

“an impressive 3D website that always comes to mind”

RecommendsComment from 10 Dec 2025 in “Bruno Simon – 3D Portfolio”

Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.