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Readers recommend it for documenting retro software history and for engaging posts worth reading from the start.
Readers recommend it for documenting retro software history and for engaging posts worth reading from the start.
5 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 2 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not 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.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 2 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not 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
Documents important software history
“I think this software archaeology / history-keeping is really important.”
Comment from 10 Nov 2025 in “Ask HN: What Are You Working On? (Nov 2025)” Engaging posts worth reading back through
“This is a neat project! I read the last post and I'll work my way back through them.”
Comment from 10 Nov 2025 in “Ask HN: What Are You Working On? (Nov 2025)” Contains content of interest
“you'll find something of interest on my blog”
Comment from 15 Dec 2025 in “Ask HN: What Are You Working On? (December 2025)”
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 |
| Stone Tools blogThis page | 5 | 0 | 100% | 2 | — | — |
What people said
3 of the 5 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“you'll find something of interest on my blog”
“I think this software archaeology / history-keeping is really important.”
“This is a neat project! I read the last post and I'll work my way back through them.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.