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Finn J.D. John
Personal blog · offbeatoregon.comhistory
Finn J.D. John writes Offbeat Oregon History, a personal blog at offbeatoregon.com about history. Since 2021, 6 different Hacker News readers have linked it 6 times, most often “Lewis and Clark marked their trail with laxatives”. It has a working feed you can follow.
Too few sampled comments (2) to say how often HN recommends it.?
Why HN links it
HN readers link this blog for Oregon history and outdoor stories, such as how Lewis and Clark marked their trail and a post on dealing with human waste in the wild.
Summarised by Claude from a sample of 2 HN comments that link here. Each comment is marked recommending, critical or neutral (citing without judging); how this works.
The intro/splash page for the site! -- #ofor #oregonHistory #ORhistory -- Last Revision: 23 Dec 2022 -- By Finn J.D. John
Most-linked posts?
- Lewis and Clark marked their trail with laxatives2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2025-08-31
What Hacker News says?
That site kind of defeats its objective by looking ugly and making it clear why people don't make sites like that. The https://offbeatoregon.com/ one looks ok though if a bit busy maybe.
Comment linking /
on “Lewis and Clark marked their trail with laxatives”Submitted Lewis and Clark marked their trail with laxatives as a story · 240 points
HN discussionFecal contamination is how we verified the route of Lewis and Clark. https://offbeatoregon.com/2501d1006d_biliousPills-686.077.ht...
Comment linking /2501d1006d_biliousPills-686.077.html
on “Best practices for dealing with human waste in the great outdoors”Submitted Lewis and Clark expedition left a trail of heavy-metal laxatives (2010) as a story · 125 points
HN discussionSubmitted Oregon’s distinctive bridge style is Conde McCullough’s legacy (2011) as a story · 57 points
HN discussionSubmitted Deadly forgotten tornado was worst in state history as a story · 3 points
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