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Beat 94% of Show HN launches that day
#9 of 181 on Nov 12
#1 of 3 Hardware & IoT launches on Show HN on Nov 12. 15.0% of Hardware & IoT launches (3 of 20) reached 10+ points in the last 7 days. See Hardware & IoT →
points · since listing → Nov 13, 10:27 UTC
Still tracked: re-read by each daily run while under ~168h old (window closes ~Nov 19, 20:53 UTC).
comments · buzz +4 in latest interval
listed Nov 12, 20:53 UTC
Traction (points) over time
Key statistics
- Traction
- 11points
- Comments
- 4
- Rank in HDWR this week
- #3of 18 HN
- Rank overall this week
- #53of 1,038 HN
- Sector hit rate
- 15.0%3/20 · 7D
- Traction line
- Hit10+ points
- First reading
- 11Nov 13, 10:27 UTC
- Last reading
- 11Nov 13, 10:27 UTC
- Readings
- 1over 14h
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Top on Nov 12 · 181 Show HN launches that day, by points
- #1My $300 embroidery machine needed a subscription, so I built my own app516 points
- #2AgentRunopen-source, Self-improving Managed Agents103 points
- #3Fable52.gamesPlay and inspect Fable 5.2 single-file HTML games68 points
- #4KapsoIterative learning from enterprise data45 points
- #5Apron Chat Protocol44 points
More in Hardware & IoT · top Show HN launches, last 7 days
- Every satellite that passed over any place this week, and its photos486 points▲ +6
- Overheadthe planes overhead, painted on an e-ink frame13 pointsfrozen
- A fan-made GTA 6 radio wheel with 12 playable stations6 points0
- Ru-Jevan open model that scores caller-supplied options on CPU (MIT)5 points0
- FarawayPhysically accurate solar system, time travel 1900–21005 points0
Grades · each graded against other Hardware & IoT launches from the same source
Momentum
——
Traction gained in the latest daily interval
Listed in the latest interval; no earlier reading to compare
Velocity
A0.88 points/h
Votes per hour since listing (age capped at 48h)
Better than 93% · vs 94 Hardware & IoT · Show HN launches, last 30 days
Engagement
—3.6 per 10 points
Comments per 10 points
Too few peers to grade (13; need 20)
Staying Power
——
Votes at last reading ÷ votes at first reading
Still being tracked; graded once settled (48h)
Launch-day race · #9 of 181 Show HN launches on 2026-11-12
- #7RealtimeVAD23 points
- #8A self-hosted PHP platform combining CMS, e-commerce and more, built-in13 points
- #9Cerulion11 points
- #10I built a calendar app that gives each event its own to-do list11 points
- #11Litek8s10 points
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