It's legit. The New York Times is people too ;)

I assume that since "Jeremy Ashkenas" is listed as an author, and the submitter is "jashkenas", that this is a legit Show HN. Although, since it is a NYTimes.com article, it would be easy to assume otherwise at first glance.

I think so, based on my reading of the guidelines. jashkenas, a regular poster here at HN, is almost certainly designed and programmed the scrolling illustration.

We did look it over with that question in mind, but "something you've made that people can play with" [1] really does seem to apply here. And unexpected cases can be particularly interesting.

1. https://news.ycombinator.com/showhn.html

I think that whether this is a legit Show HN or not is irrelevant.

I come to HN to find interesting articles dealing tech, business, life. Aside from the content itself, I really like the way the information is presented. It generates great interest, for me anyway.