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Shrinking my 159-byte x86-64 Hello World ELF to 153 bytes

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Beat 64% of Show HN launches that day

#26 of 109 on Oct 25

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30

points · traction gained Oct 30, 16:20 UTC → Oct 31, 15:35 UTC · % shown only when the previous traction was 5+

Still tracked: re-read by each daily run while under ~168h old (window closes ~Nov 1, 12:00 UTC).

0

comments · buzz 0 in latest interval

8d

listed Oct 25, 12:00 UTC

Traction (points) over time

035Oct 26Oct 27Oct 28Oct 29Oct 30Oct 31ListedOct 25, 14:05 UTC · 3 points · 0 comments · 2h after listingOct 26, 16:23 UTC · 3 points · 0 comments · 28h after listingOct 27, 16:09 UTC · 3 points · 0 comments · 52h after listingOct 28, 16:45 UTC · 3 points · 0 comments · 77h after listingOct 29, 16:38 UTC · 3 points · 0 comments · 101h after listingOct 30, 16:20 UTC · 3 points · 0 comments · 124h after listingOct 31, 15:35 UTC · 3 points · 0 comments · 148h after listing
7 readings (one per daily ingest run). Dots are recorded values; lines just connect them — nothing in between is measured.

Key statistics

Traction
3points
Comments
0
Rank in MISC this week
#17of 88 HN
Rank overall this week
#181of 998 HN
Sector hit rate
8.0%7/88 · 7D
Traction line
Below10+ points
First reading
3Oct 25, 14:05 UTC
Last reading
3Oct 31, 15:35 UTC
Readings
7over 148h

Grades · each graded against other Other launches from the same source

Momentum

C

+0 points

Traction gained in the latest daily interval

Better than 48% · vs 77 still-tracked Other · Show HN launches

Velocity

B

0.06 points/h

Votes per hour since listing (age capped at 48h)

Better than 70% · vs 338 Other · Show HN launches, last 30 days

Engagement

—

—

Comments per 10 points

Needs 10+ points; below that the ratio is mostly noise

Staying Power

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—

Votes at last reading ÷ votes at first reading

Needs 10+ points and readings from two runs

Launch-day race · #26 of 109 Show HN launches on 2026-10-25

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  2. #25Kolo4 points
  3. #26Shrinking my 159-byte x86-64 Hello World ELF to 153 bytes3 points
  4. #27Hindsight3 points
  5. #28Dadgpt Open Source Halloween Costume3 points
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