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Beat 72% of Show HN launches that day

#35 of 131 on Oct 21

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points · since listing → Oct 22, 11:26 UTC

Still tracked: re-read by each daily run while under ~168h old (window closes ~Oct 28, 15:55 UTC).

comments · buzz +1 in latest interval

22h

listed Oct 21, 15:55 UTC

Traction (points) over time

035Oct 22ListedOct 22, 11:26 UTC · 3 points · 1 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
3points
Comments
Rank in PROD this week
#18of 73 HN
Rank overall this week
#191of 928 HN
Sector hit rate
5.2%4/77 · 7D
Traction line
Below10+ points
First reading
3Oct 22, 11:26 UTC
Last reading
3Oct 22, 11:26 UTC
Readings
1over 20h

Launch-day race · #35 of 131 Show HN launches on 2026-10-21

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  3. #35Switchboard3 points
  4. #36Tapirscan3 points
  5. #37Free birth charts, horoscopes, and tarot with no signup2 points
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