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A phone lock I can't undo on impulse because I never learn the code

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Beat 46% of Show HN launches that day

#45 of 86 on Oct 24

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20

points · traction gained Oct 29, 16:38 UTC → Oct 30, 16:20 UTC · % shown only when the previous traction was 5+

Traction frozen — tracking ended at 146h after listing. Show HN votes are re-read for ~168h.

1

comments

9d

listed Oct 24, 14:22 UTC

Traction (points) over time

012Oct 25Oct 26Oct 27Oct 28Oct 29Oct 30Oct 31ListedTracking endedNo readings after tracking ended; traction stays at the last recorded valueOct 25, 14:05 UTC · 2 points · 1 comments · 24h after listingOct 26, 16:23 UTC · 2 points · 1 comments · 50h after listingOct 27, 16:09 UTC · 2 points · 1 comments · 74h after listingOct 28, 16:45 UTC · 2 points · 1 comments · 98h after listingOct 29, 16:38 UTC · 2 points · 1 comments · 122h after listingOct 30, 16:20 UTC · 2 points · 1 comments · 146h after listing
6 readings (one per daily ingest run). Dots are recorded values; lines just connect them — nothing in between is measured.

Key statistics

Traction
2points
Comments
1
Rank in DEVT this week
—not listed in the last 7 days
Rank overall this week
—
Sector hit rate
5.2%8/155 · 7D
Traction line
Below10+ points
First reading
2Oct 25, 14:05 UTC
Last reading
2Oct 30, 16:20 UTC
Readings
6over 146h

Grades · each graded against other Developer Tools launches from the same source

Momentum

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Traction gained in the latest daily interval

Not re-read in the latest run, so no recent gain

Velocity

C

0.04 points/h

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

Better than 53% · vs 621 Developer Tools · Show HN launches, last 30 days

Engagement

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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 · #45 of 86 Show HN launches on 2026-10-24

  1. #43A set of test-cases for CP/M emulators2 points
  2. #44Jam2 points
  3. #45A phone lock I can't undo on impulse because I never learn the code2 points
  4. #46BakeVideos2 points
  5. #47Mantid, a Mac app that lets non-ML people train their own AI models1 points
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