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a sea of lead, a sky of slate
Personal blog · godheadv.blogspot.comhealthculture
a sea of lead, a sky of slate is a personal blog at godheadv.blogspot.com about health and culture. Since 2010, 3 different Hacker News readers have linked it 3 times, most often “Everest is littered with dead, exposed bodies”. The last post was in 2010, but the archive is still widely read.
Too few sampled comments (1) to say how often HN recommends it.?
Why HN links it
HN readers link this post, about people abandoned to die on Mount Everest, as an illustration in a thread on Mark Zuckerberg giving away his fortune. Only one bare-link comment mentions it.
Summarised by Claude from a sample of 1 HN comments that link here. Each comment is marked recommending, critical or neutral (citing without judging); how this works.
Most-linked posts?
- Everest is littered with dead, exposed bodies2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2010-12-07
What Hacker News says?
Because if you don't, you'll be dead within the next day: http://godheadv.blogspot.com/2010/04/abandoned-on-everest.ht... Your point still stands though.
Comment linking /2010/04/abandoned-on-everest.html
on “Mark Zuckerberg Agrees to Give Away Fortune”Submitted Everest is littered with dead, exposed bodies as a story · 664 points
HN discussion- rw · 2010-12-22
Submitted The Limits of Pain - Irukandji Syndrome as a story · 11 points
HN discussion