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points · since listing → Oct 24, 13:53 UTC

Still tracked: re-read by each daily run while under ~168h old (window closes ~Oct 30, 17:13 UTC).

comments · buzz +1 in latest interval

21h

listed Oct 23, 17:13 UTC

Traction (points) over time

01020Oct 24ListedOct 24, 13:53 UTC · 11 points · 1 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
11points
Comments
Rank in GAME this week
#4of 53 HN
Rank overall this week
#53of 954 HN
Sector hit rate
6.0%3/50 · 7D
Traction line
Hit10+ points
First reading
11Oct 24, 13:53 UTC
Last reading
11Oct 24, 13:53 UTC
Readings
1over 21h

Launch-day race · #5 of 141 Show HN launches on 2026-10-23

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  2. #4We had AI write a wiki from 45k Enron emails, every fact cited64 points
  3. #5Searching for optimal strategies in a puzzle game with chance (Drop7)11 points
  4. #6Bloom5 points
  5. #7I made a jobs-near-you map5 points
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