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#24 of 175 on Oct 29

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4+1

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 5, 15:22 UTC).

3

comments · buzz +2 in latest interval

4d

listed Oct 29, 15:22 UTC

Traction (points) over time

035Oct 30Oct 31ListedOct 29, 16:38 UTC · 2 points · 0 comments · 1h after listingOct 30, 16:20 UTC · 3 points · 1 comments · 25h after listingOct 31, 15:35 UTC · 4 points · 3 comments · 48h after listing
3 readings (one per daily ingest run). Dots are recorded values; lines just connect them — nothing in between is measured.

Key statistics

Traction
4points
Comments
3
Rank in HDWR this week
#7of 23 HN
Rank overall this week
#130of 998 HN
Sector hit rate
9.5%2/21 · 7D
Traction line
Below10+ points
First reading
2Oct 29, 16:38 UTC
Last reading
4Oct 31, 15:35 UTC
Readings
3over 48h

Grades · each graded against other Hardware & IoT launches from the same source

Momentum

A

+1 points

Traction gained in the latest daily interval

Better than 90% · vs 21 still-tracked Hardware & IoT · Show HN launches

Velocity

B

0.08 points/h

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

Better than 77% · vs 88 Hardware & IoT · 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

Still being tracked; graded once settled (48h)

Launch-day race · #24 of 175 Show HN launches on 2026-10-29

  1. #22Pure Particles, an open source art particle toy built with Three.js5 points
  2. #23An open-source app for IELTS preparation5 points
  3. #24Point your camera at a landscape to learn about its geology4 points
  4. #25Nouli4 points
  5. #26A Cursor-like workspace for your LaTeX papers4 points
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