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s/buy/make/ is a personal blog at hinnefe2.github.io about programming. Since 2023, 4 different Hacker News readers have linked it 4 times. The last post was in 2018, but the archive is still widely read.

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2023–2026first – last linked?
Links on Hacker News per year · peak 2 in 2026

Too few sampled comments (3) to say how often HN recommends it.?

Why HN links it

Henry Hinnefeld's 2015 post uses a notebook format to apply Pareto analysis to Mario Kart data. HN commenters value it for more useful information than a colourful, interactive rewrite.

Summarised by Claude from a sample of 3 HN comments that link here. Each comment is marked recommending, critical or neutral (citing without judging); how this works.

s/buy/make/ is a blog about making things.

Most-linked posts?

  1. /python/tools/2015/09/21/mario-kart.html
    3 people · 3 mentions · first linked 2024-04-05

What Hacker News says?

  1. rozab · 2024-04-05Recommends
    This is all very webdesign-y and might be good for a less techy audience, but tbh I think the original article with its notebook format provides a lot more useful information https://hinnefe2.github.io/python/tools/2015/09/21/mario-kar...

    Comment linking /python/tools/2015/09/21/mario-kart.html

    on “Mario meets Pareto”
  2. Submitted Mario Kart and the Pareto Frontier (2015) as a story · 1 points

    HN discussion
  3. 2020: https://www.civisanalytics.com/resources/the-best-mario-kart... OG credit to: Henry Hinnefeld 2015: https://hinnefe2.github.io/python/tools/2015/09/21/mario-kar...

    Comment linking /python/tools/2015/09/21/mario-kart.html

    on “Mario Meets Pareto”
  4. superMayo · 2026-08-06Recommends
    I'm sorry, this is by design colorful and interactive. If you still want to read about this topic in a less "juicy" way, you can can take a look at this other article: https://hinnefe2.github.io/python/tools/2015/09/21/mario-kar...

    Comment linking /python/tools/2015/09/21/mario-kart.html

    on “Mario Meets Pareto”

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