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An interactive timeline of 20 years of Hacker News front page

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#36 of 69 on Oct 21

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points · since listing → Oct 21, 15:22 UTC

Still tracked: re-read by each daily run while under ~168h old (window closes ~Oct 28, 13:59 UTC).

comments · buzz +2 in latest interval

7h

listed Oct 21, 13:59 UTC

Traction (points) over time

011ListedOct 21, 15:22 UTC · 1 points · 2 comments · 1h 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
1points
Comments
Rank in WRIT this week
#13of 20 HN
Rank overall this week
#511of 944 HN
Sector hit rate
13.6%3/22 · 7D
Traction line
Below10+ points
First reading
1Oct 21, 15:22 UTC
Last reading
1Oct 21, 15:22 UTC
Readings
1over 1h

Launch-day race · #36 of 69 Show HN launches on 2026-10-21

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  3. #36An interactive timeline of 20 years of Hacker News front page1 points
  4. #37VT Code1 points
  5. #38CeruleanToolbox1 points
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