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I reverse engineered serum 2 and build an open source alternative

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points · since listing → Oct 18, 13:29 UTC

Still tracked: re-read by each daily run while under ~168h old (window closes ~Oct 24, 17:20 UTC).

comments · buzz +2 in latest interval

21h

listed Oct 17, 17:20 UTC

Traction (points) over time

035Oct 18ListedOct 18, 13:29 UTC · 4 points · 2 comments · 20h after listing
1 reading (one per daily ingest run). Dots are recorded values; lines just connect them — nothing in between is measured.

Key statistics

Traction
4points
Comments
Rank in OSRC this week
#3of 22 HN
Rank overall this week
#141of 991 HN
Sector hit rate
8.7%2/23 · 7D
Traction line
Below10+ points
First reading
4Oct 18, 13:29 UTC
Last reading
4Oct 18, 13:29 UTC
Readings
1over 20h

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