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Death Plan Switch, a self-hosted dead man's switch for solo devs

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points · since listing → Oct 20, 14:53 UTC

Still tracked: re-read by each daily run while under ~168h old (window closes ~Oct 27, 04:37 UTC).

comments · buzz +59 in latest interval

12h

listed Oct 20, 04:37 UTC

Traction (points) over time

050100ListedOct 20, 14:53 UTC · 80 points · 59 comments · 10h 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
80points
Comments
Rank in DEVT this week
#4of 169 HN
Rank overall this week
#21of 970 HN
Sector hit rate
9.8%16/163 · 7D
Traction line
Hit10+ points
First reading
80Oct 20, 14:53 UTC
Last reading
80Oct 20, 14:53 UTC
Readings
1over 10h

Launch-day race · #1 of 97 Show HN launches on 2026-10-20

  1. #1Death Plan Switch, a self-hosted dead man's switch for solo devs80 points
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