Sneaking into the auditorium for the Windows 2000 launch rehearsal
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#14Peak rank
2Days on list
129Score · 7d
Nov 2, 2026First seen
Rank · 7 days
On Hacker News
- Points
- 126
- Comments
- 45
- Submitted by
- ibobev
- Posted
- Nov 2, 2026
- Site
- devblogs.microsoft.com
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Trending history
Sneaking into the auditorium for the Windows 2000 launch rehearsal was first seen on Hacker News · Front page on Nov 2, 2026. Since then it has appeared in 57 checks on 2 different days. Its best position was #14 of 30, reached on Nov 2, 23:37 UTC. It dropped off the list after Nov 3, 11:37 UTC.
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Last 14 days
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Oct 26today
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From the discussion
A few top-level comments from Hacker News, shortened. Read the full thread on Hacker News.
Speaking of getting into Microsoft events, some buddies and I registered with Microsoft as OEM system builders when we were in high school. We would drive to Redmond and attend these events talking about various new hardware and software and would leave with bags full of swag and they had awesome Raffles giving away…
> Remember infrared file sharing? Of course you don’t. Hey, I played with that when I was approximately 8 years old! Also: wireless printing via infrared, instead of those huge parallel printer cables.
> Remember infrared file sharing? Of course you don’t. I was at a karaoke bar in Japan the other year and noticed the remote for the karaoke system had an IR port. Next time I brought my Sony Clie and sure enough, it still worked to let you send photos and doodle on them to display on the karaoke screen. Looked up…
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Is Sneaking into the auditorium for the Windows 2000 launch rehearsal trending on Hacker News right now?
Not at the moment. It was last on the list on Nov 3, 11:37 UTC, after 2 days of trending.
What is the highest rank Sneaking into the auditorium for the Windows 2000 launch rehearsal reached?
#14 on Hacker News · Front page, on Nov 2, 23:37 UTC. Trendoday checks this list every 15 minutes.
How long has Sneaking into the auditorium for the Windows 2000 launch rehearsal been trending?
It was first seen on Nov 2, 2026 and has been on the list on 2 days (57 checks) since.
How much discussion did it get on Hacker News?
126 points and 45 comments; submitted by ibobev on Nov 2, 2026.