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This is fun, but it usually leads to better discussion if you pick the most interesting page from a list and post that instead. If you want to nominate one, we can change the URL at the top.

https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&sor...

Edit: artpi suggested the museum hours page, so we've changed to that from https://www.jamesrobertwatson.com/.

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The article on the round backgammon board is great. https://www.jamesrobertwatson.com/backgammon.html

I like the story and photos from initial idea, to prototype, to contract, to production. He doesn't really dig into why it didn't sell well. But it's a good story.

It also looks great and someone (you?) should submit it in the future. Email hn@ycombinator.com if you do and we'll put it in the second-chance pool (https://news.ycombinator.com/pool, explained at https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26998308), so it will get a random placement on HN's front page. But it would be best to wait at least a few weeks, maybe even a few months, to let the hivemind caches clear.

Oh, I made a copy of that board (using cardboard, then SVG) to play, cause I like Backgammon. The circle shape gives a better view, IMO, for strategy.

Thank you dang for managing this community with such care!

And on a weekend morning when he should surely be doing something else with his time :)

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