Wayback Letter - Looking back at 5+ years of Hacker News

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Wayback Letter is a newsletter service that curates articles from Hacker News spanning the past five years. Available in daily or weekly formats, it surfaces quality content readers may have missed originally while documenting how the platform and tech community have evolved over time. The service is designed for people interested in revisiting influential discussions and learning from past technical articles and conversations.

written from the facts on this page · September 2026

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  Wayback HN, a cross between the Wayback Machine and Hacker News2015 · waybackhn.com · ▲503
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  Daily non-commercial blog posts which didn't reach HN's front page2020 · hnblogs.substack.com · ▲289

  Curated daily list of blog posts posted on Hacker News. Click to read HackerNews blogs newsletter, by Paul, a Substack publication with hundreds of subscribers.

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  Visit the front page of Hacker News on a random day2024 · randomhackernews.com · ▲267

  Hi HN. I was surprised that there wasn't a feature here that lets you go back in time to the front page of Hacker News on a random day...so I made one. http://randomhackernews.com is a simple HTML page that navigates you to the front page of HN on a random day between today and February 19, 2007 (the oldest date I could find with content). I made this for myself, but figured others may find some interest in it.

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  I made a modern web UI for Hacker News2022 · modernhn.com · ▲308

  Hey HN, I made this free browser extension that modernizes the Hacker News design. I previously launched Modern for Wikipedia [1] here back in December, and it seemed like the obvious next choice to build one for HN too! So I've taken what I learned from building that, and have spent all my spare time this year building Modern for HN. I realize this won't be for everyone, but it was a fun project to work on, and I'm really happy with the result so far. Hope you like it too! Lots more planned for future updates, and suggestions welcome :) [1]…

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  I made a search engine for Hacker News2024 · hackernews.demo.vectara.com · ▲211

  I love HN but always felt the search with algolia is okay but does have some limitations. Since I work at Vectara I decided to try and create a better search for HN. It's based on data from roughly the last 6 months of HN stories and comments. Would love to hear feedback and how useful this is relative to the existing search.

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  Timeless articles posted on Hacker News, written 1321 to 20212021 · hn.lindylearn.io · ▲221

  A series of experiments in applying the Lindy Effect to the internet — lessons from over 5 years of product building.

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  WallHop – 12ft.io is gone, so I built a replacement▲287

  wallhop is a free paywall bypass. Paste any article link to read it without paywall popups, ads or clutter. No signup, no extension. A simple 12ft.io alternative.

  Growth · 13d ago · wallhop.io

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  Prefer▲201

  The execution layer for AEO

  Growth · 25d ago · tryprefer.com

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  MakerMap▲197

  A living map of makers and what they’re building

  Growth · 28d ago · makermap.lol

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  movies.io — torrent search like it should be▲550

  Life & fun · 2012 · movies.io

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  Easel, web design in the browser▲346

  Find information, resources and relevant links for easel.io. This domain may be for sale.

  Life & fun · 2012 · alpha.easel.io

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  Script Excel with Python▲280

  Dev tools · 2012 · ironspread.com

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  A new way to view IAmA's on Reddit▲263

  Life & fun · 2012 · topiama.com

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  The Bastards Book of Photography▲259

  An open-source guide to working with light A visual guide to learning your camera

  Dev tools · 2012 · photography.bastardsbook.com

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  I love weird socks and I'm finally launching my lifestyle business▲243

  Sock Club – Quality and care in every pair. The highest quality monthly sock subscription. Free shipping. Include a personal message for your loved ones.

  Commerce · 2012 · sotmclub.com