computer.rip by J.B. Crawford
Shares rank 7 of 26 newsletters by recommenders
People recommend this blog for its well-researched, engaging articles on computing history that draw readers into long rabbit holes.
People recommend this blog for its well-researched, engaging articles on computing history that draw readers into long rabbit holes.
9 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 9
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 6 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 9 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 6 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
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
Well-researched computing history writing
“well researched and interesting technology history”
Comment from 20 Aug 2026 in “Why Microsoft Entertainment Pack had a sticker announcing that it had Tetris?” “having it tied in to a history lesson brought it to life”
Comment from 31 Aug 2026 on Hacker News Holds readers' attention, long rabbit holes
“Computer.rip never fails to hold my attention. One of the best modern-day blogs.”
Comment from 4 Sep 2026 in “From Hookswitch to Grave” “computer.rip has dozens of rabbit hole articles”
Comment from 13 May 2026 in “Extremely Low Frequencies”
Other newsletters people recommend
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.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Zitron newsletter | 46 | 42 | 52% | 12 | — | — |
| Simon Willison's blog | 21 | 2 | 91% | 9 | — | Approved |
| SemiAnalysis | 20 | 12 | 63% | 8 | — | — |
| acoup.blog | 19 | 0 | 100% | 10 | — | Approved |
| computer.rip by J.B. CrawfordThis page | 9 | 0 | 100% | 6 | — | — |
What people said
7 of the 9 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“our PR firm asked us what web sites we like as an idea of what we want to do”
“Computer.rip never fails to hold my attention. One of the best modern-day blogs.”
“having it tied in to a history lesson brought it to life”
“well researched and interesting technology history”
“computer.rip has dozens of rabbit hole articles”
“he's popular enough to be on the list”
“What an interesting trip down memory lane; wonderful”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.