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Beat 47% of Show HN launches that day

#52 of 184 on Oct 27

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20

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 3, 13:30 UTC).

1

comments · buzz 0 in latest interval

6d

listed Oct 27, 13:30 UTC

Traction (points) over time

012Oct 28Oct 29Oct 30Oct 31ListedOct 27, 16:09 UTC · 2 points · 1 comments · 3h after listingOct 28, 16:45 UTC · 2 points · 1 comments · 27h after listingOct 29, 16:38 UTC · 2 points · 1 comments · 51h after listingOct 30, 16:20 UTC · 2 points · 1 comments · 75h after listingOct 31, 15:35 UTC · 2 points · 1 comments · 98h after listing
5 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 MDIA this week
#15of 50 HN
Rank overall this week
#295of 998 HN
Sector hit rate
5.8%3/52 · 7D
Traction line
Below10+ points
First reading
2Oct 27, 16:09 UTC
Last reading
2Oct 31, 15:35 UTC
Readings
5over 98h

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

C

0.04 points/h

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

Better than 54% · vs 212 Video, Audio & Music · Show HN launches, last 30 days

Engagement

—

—

Comments per 10 points

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

Staying Power

—

—

Votes at last reading ÷ votes at first reading

Needs 10+ points and readings from two runs

Launch-day race · #52 of 184 Show HN launches on 2026-10-27

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  5. #54ssh zydra.sh, a GPU Linux desktop in your terminal, with Doom2 points
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Data as of Oct 31, 2026, 3:03 PM UTC. Sector comes from keyword rules on the title and tagline and can be wrong. How it works