Colossus
Colossus by D. F. Jonesby D. F. Jones
Shares rank 63 of 179 science fiction novels by recommenders
Few quotes discuss the novel itself; one calls it enjoyable though dated, and another says the film is better than the book.
Few quotes discuss the novel itself; one calls it enjoyable though dated, and another says the film is better than the book.
11 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 7
- criticize it
- 4
- approval share
- 64%
Recommended in 6 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 7 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 1.7 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, not met.
- Recommended in 6 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
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Other science fiction novels people recommend
The four most recommended other science fiction novels, 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.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Project Hail Maryby Andy Weir | 117 | 24 | 83% | 12 | — | Approved |
| There Is No Antimemetics Divisionby qntm | 98 | 34 | 74% | 9 | 1.5 yrs6 owners | Approved |
| Blindsightby Peter Watts | 96 | 27 | 78% | 12 | — | Approved |
| Duneby Frank Herbert | 82 | 25 | 77% | 12 | — | Approved |
| Colossusby D. F. JonesThis page | 7 | 4 | 64% | 6 | — | — |
What people said
9 of the 11 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“some datacenters like Colossus are being forced to build their own power plants”
“he rents out colossus 1 and 2 to his competitors because he is unable to sell his OWN AI product”
“I definitely will be getting 2x exposure to ozone and particulates from both Colossi”
“poisoning Memphis by using Colossus”
“only the latter mentions how, despite being created specifically for US national defense, Colossus is also fed unrelated data”
“The film is very much better than the book.”
“only the latter mentions how, despite being created specifically for US national defense”
“Scalable metadata file systems, like Collosus/Tectonic/ADLSv2/HopsFS, are either designed around how to make rename work at scale”
“they're still enjoyable, if now quite dated”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.