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Hurston-1 open source TTS that speak Southern American and Afro-English

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Beat 97% of Show HN launches that day

#3 of 109 on Oct 25

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680 (0.0%)

points · traction gained Oct 30, 16:20 UTC → Oct 31, 15:35 UTC

Still tracked: re-read by each daily run while under ~168h old (window closes ~Nov 1, 01:30 UTC).

28

comments · buzz +1 in latest interval

8d

listed Oct 25, 01:30 UTC

Traction (points) over time

050100Oct 25Oct 26Oct 27Oct 28Oct 29Oct 30Oct 31ListedOct 25, 14:05 UTC · 1 points · 1 comments · 13h after listingOct 26, 16:23 UTC · 61 points · 25 comments · 39h after listingOct 27, 16:09 UTC · 66 points · 25 comments · 63h after listingOct 28, 16:45 UTC · 68 points · 25 comments · 87h after listingOct 29, 16:38 UTC · 68 points · 27 comments · 111h after listingOct 30, 16:20 UTC · 68 points · 27 comments · 135h after listingOct 31, 15:35 UTC · 68 points · 28 comments · 158h 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
68points
Comments
28
Rank in MDIA this week
#1of 50 HN
Rank overall this week
#15of 998 HN
Sector hit rate
5.8%3/52 · 7D
Traction line
Hit10+ points
First reading
1Oct 25, 14:05 UTC
Last reading
68Oct 31, 15:35 UTC
Readings
7over 158h

Grades · each graded against other Video, Audio & Music launches from the same source

Momentum

C

+0 points

Traction gained in the latest daily interval

Better than 48% · vs 44 still-tracked Video, Audio & Music · Show HN launches

Velocity

A

1.42 points/h

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

Better than 96% · vs 212 Video, Audio & Music · Show HN launches, last 30 days

Engagement

B

4.1 per 10 points

Comments per 10 points

Better than 73% · vs 20 Video, Audio & Music · Show HN launches with 10+ points

Staying Power

—

68.0×

Votes at last reading ÷ votes at first reading

Too few peers to grade (18; need 20)

Launch-day race · #3 of 109 Show HN launches on 2026-10-25

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  3. #3Hurston-1 open source TTS that speak Southern American and Afro-English68 points
  4. #4ADRs for AI66 points
  5. #5Farol60 points
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