Timeline of the Far Future
Shares rank 21 of 31 interactive visualizations by recommenders
Engaging animated scroll-through of the far future's timeline, putting distant events in perspective. Caveat: some animations run on a timer and go too fast.
Engaging animated scroll-through of the far future's timeline, putting distant events in perspective. Caveat: some animations run on a timer and go too fast.
5 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 3 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: 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 3 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
Puts the far future in perspective
“It puts everything in perspective, although not sure if the best one”
Comment from 1 Sep 2026 in “Lion-man” Engaging animated presentation
“It seems cool and I like these engaging animations.”
Comment from 4 Oct 2026 in “Show HN: Timeline of the Far Future” “some of the animations were on a timer instead of the scroller and went too fast”
Comment from 3 Oct 2026 in “Show HN: Timeline of the Far Future” Entries grow more interesting over time
“I liked reading through each entry especially as time went further and further.”
Comment from 3 Oct 2026 in “Show HN: Timeline of the Far Future”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Some animations run too fast
“some of the animations were on a timer instead of the scroller and went too fast”
Comment from 3 Oct 2026 in “Show HN: Timeline of the Far Future” Unsure it is the best perspective
“It puts everything in perspective, although not sure if the best one”
Comment from 1 Sep 2026 in “Lion-man”
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The four most recommended other interactive visualizations, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ciechanow.ski | 33 | 1 | 97% | 9 | — | Approved |
| Size of Life | 30 | 4 | 88% | 2 | — | — |
| PGSimCity | 27 | 3 | 90% | 1 | — | — |
| Ithihāsas | 18 | 3 | 86% | 1 | — | — |
| Timeline of the Far FutureThis page | 5 | 0 | 100% | 3 | — | — |
What people said
4 of the 5 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“It seems cool and I like these engaging animations.”
“I liked reading through each entry especially as time went further and further.”
“some of the animations were on a timer instead of the scroller and went too fast”
“It puts everything in perspective, although not sure if the best one”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.