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Life in 404 is a personal blog at vincent404.substack.com about history and culture. Since 2025, 3 different Hacker News readers have linked it 4 times, most often “Growing Up in "404 Not Found" (Part II): The Vanishing Nuclear City”. It is still writing: the last post was on 2026-08-24, and you can follow it by feed.

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Links on Hacker News per year · peak 3 in 2025

I grew up in 404, a secret Chinese nuclear city that never existed on maps. Here, I write the uncensored history of life. Click to read Life in 404, a Substack with hundreds of subscribers.

Most-linked posts?

  1. Growing Up in "404 Not Found" (Part II): The Vanishing Nuclear City
    3 people · 3 mentions · first linked 2025-12-29

What Hacker News says?

  1. Submitted Jesus in 404: Growing up in a secret nuclear city in the Gobi Desert as a story · 3 points

    HN discussion
  2. Submitted Growing Up in "404 Not Found" (Part II): The Vanishing Nuclear City as a story · 3 points

    HN discussion
  3. Submitted Growing Up in "404 Not Found" (Part II): The Vanishing Nuclear City as a story · 2 points

    HN discussion
  4. Submitted Growing Up in "404 Not Found" (Part II): The Vanishing Nuclear City as a story · 1 points

    HN discussion

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