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Shares rank 11 of 12 novelty websites by recommenders
An experiment that encodes an entire website inside a URL, with privacy built into its structure. Critics say its claims are overblown and the design is flawed.
An experiment that encodes an entire website inside a URL, with privacy built into its structure. Critics say its claims are overblown and the design is flawed.
9 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 4
- approval share
- 56%
Recommended in 1 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 1.2 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, not met.
- Recommended in 1 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
Privacy built into the design
“The privacy is structural.”
Comment from 24 Apr 2026 in “nowhere: an entire website encoded in a URL” Interesting idea worth exploring
“Interesting thought to explore but overblown claims.”
Comment from 24 Apr 2026 in “nowhere: an entire website encoded in a URL”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Claims overblown and technically misleading
“Interesting thought to explore but overblown claims.”
Comment from 24 Apr 2026 in “nowhere: an entire website encoded in a URL” “Technically true, practically a lie.”
Comment from 24 Apr 2026 in “nowhere: an entire website encoded in a URL”
Other novelty websites people recommend
The four most recommended other novelty websites, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catch a Bird | 39 | 3 | 93% | 1 | — | — |
| Koi.rest | 18 | 11 | 62% | 1 | — | — |
| neal.fun | 15 | 5 | 75% | 8 | — | Approved |
| Zombo.com | 8 | 4 | 67% | 4 | — | — |
| nowhereThis page | 5 | 4 | 56% | 1 | — | — |
What people said
8 of the 9 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“the execution is flawed by design, as it basically allows someone to serve any content”
“If you post a link on HN and the content is embedded in the link itself then HN is the de facto server.”
“You have to fish around to figure out how to make your URL, only to find out it is some browser extension.”
“Interesting thought to explore but overblown claims.”
“they didn't link a single example!”
“the sites created by this wouldn't be accessible through search engines as its not hosted anywhere”
“Technically true, practically a lie.”
“The privacy is structural.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.