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This is a great story.

It's been submitted to HN 18 times.

Also, it's written by Andy Weir, who wrote The Martian.

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I loved The Martian, and I had never caught this on HN before.

Thank you to OP for reposting once again. That is a fantastic story. Really wonderful.

I'd never seen his site. I'll be sure to read more, now.

I had no idea it was written by him until now. I see it on HN usually once a year and every time it brings a smile to my face.

Elegant, simple and meaningful.

I don’t get much meaning from it. What do you take away from it?

Actually, it was written by me. I mean you.

Interesting. I check HN daily since its beginning, but I cannot remember reading The Egg.

Submitted vs. making front-page are two different things, so it looks like 2010 would of been the only other time it would of been there.

https://news.ycombinator.com/from?site=galactanet.com

I'm pretty sure it was on the front page more often than that, probably as a link to another, secondary source. I've certainly seen it on the front page some time after 2010.

Update: An example is https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7203095

Ah, interesting. Thanks for pointing that out!

Turns out that it's actually the same domain, and it also shows up in your list. I just didn't notice it (same as you, apparently ;) )

Ha, I now see it and realize I upvoted it as well... which is also why I think I missed it. The upvote arrows act as a bullet point and thus I think I skipped right over that one since it was missing.

I enjoy it each time I come back across it. :)

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