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Squishling (Ruby gem)

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points · traction gained Oct 17, 02:39 UTC → Oct 17, 13:13 UTC · % shown only when the previous traction was 5+

Still tracked: re-read by each daily run while under ~168h old (window closes ~Oct 22, 16:09 UTC).

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listed Oct 15, 16:09 UTC

Traction (points) over time

3 readings (one per daily ingest run). Dots are recorded values; lines just connect them — nothing in between is measured.

Key statistics

Traction: 2points
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Rank in DEVT this week: #55of 162 HN
Rank overall this week: #314of 993 HN
Sector hit rate: 10.6%17/161 · 7D
Traction line: Below10+ points
First reading: 2Oct 16, 14:01 UTC
Last reading: 2Oct 17, 13:13 UTC
Readings: 3over 45h

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