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SimCity, but with Permits

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861+861IPO

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

Still tracked: re-read by each daily run while under ~168h old (window closes ~Oct 27, 18:29 UTC).

comments · buzz +392 in latest interval

24h

listed Oct 20, 18:29 UTC

Traction (points) over time

05001,000Oct 21ListedOct 21, 15:22 UTC · 861 points · 392 comments · 21h 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
861points
Comments
Rank in BOPS this week
#1of 11 HN
Rank overall this week
#1of 944 HN
Sector hit rate
10.0%1/10 · 7D
Traction line
Hit10+ points
First reading
861Oct 21, 15:22 UTC
Last reading
861Oct 21, 15:22 UTC
Readings
1over 21h

Launch-day race · #1 of 186 Show HN launches on 2026-10-20

  1. #1SimCity, but with Permits861 points
  2. #2VoidAccess187 points
  3. #3Death Plan Switch, a self-hosted dead man's switch for solo devs101 points
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