Submitter and author here: My friend Dave and I made this over a decade ago, and I just stumbled on it again. I found it to be a fun walk down memory lane, and more broadly, an interesting time capsule of HN's culture and tropes.
Also, has the phrase "link-bait" completely been replaced by "clickbait" at this point?
Oh, forgot: "Another Very Long New Yorker Article Philosophizing on Their Local Stuff"