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Academic Ancestry

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Beat 70% of Show HN launches that day

#49 of 175 on Oct 29

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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, 19:13 UTC).

0

comments · buzz 0 in latest interval

4d

listed Oct 29, 19:13 UTC

Traction (points) over time

035Oct 30Oct 31ListedOct 30, 16:20 UTC · 3 points · 0 comments · 21h after listingOct 31, 15:35 UTC · 3 points · 0 comments · 44h after listing
2 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 EDUC this week
#4of 17 HN
Rank overall this week
#181of 998 HN
Sector hit rate
15.4%2/13 · 7D
Traction line
Below10+ points
First reading
3Oct 30, 16:20 UTC
Last reading
3Oct 31, 15:35 UTC
Readings
2over 44h

Grades · each graded against other Education & Learning launches from the same source

Momentum

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+0 points

Traction gained in the latest daily interval

Too few peers to grade (16; need 20)

Velocity

A

0.07 points/h

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

Better than 83% · vs 67 Education & Learning · 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

Still being tracked; graded once settled (48h)

Launch-day race · #49 of 175 Show HN launches on 2026-10-29

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  3. #49Academic Ancestry3 points
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  5. #51Apgar3 points
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