Matthew Skala personal blog
What colour are your bits? (2004)
As of Summer 2024, my article "What Colour are your bits?" has been online 20 years, and people are still linking to it as a benchmark. It's clear that people still care about intellectual property in general and copyright in particular, and the difference, if any, between id...
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Software EngineeringSystems & Performance2017
On Hacker News
| Submitted | Title on HN | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2, 2017 | What colour are your bits? (2004) by Ivoah | 75 | 9 |
| Oct 28, 2020 | What Colour are your bits? (2004) by dredmorbius | 70 | 35 |
| Aug 18, 2013 | What colour are your bits? (2004) by grey-area | 69 | 15 |
| Feb 11, 2023 | What colour are your bits? (2004) by VoidSetAndMatch | 69 | 24 |
| Dec 10, 2014 | What Colour are your bits? (2004) by sysk | 51 | 34 |
Cited in comments
Linked from 240 Hacker News comments by 165 different people, from Jun 2010 to Sep 2026.
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- Kim_Bruning · Sep 22, 2026
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