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Breakout launch
Beat 98% of Show HN launches that day
#2 of 166 on Nov 2
#1 of 13 Writing & Content launches on Show HN on Nov 2. 6.3% of Writing & Content launches (2 of 32) reached 10+ points in the last 7 days. See Writing & Content →
points · traction gained Nov 7, 13:58 UTC → Nov 8, 12:36 UTC
Traction frozen — tracking ended at 151h after listing. Show HN votes are re-read for ~168h.
comments
listed Nov 2, 05:06 UTC
Traction (points) over time
Key statistics
- Traction
- 339points
- Comments
- 104
- Rank in WRIT this week
- —not listed in the last 7 days
- Rank overall this week
- —
- Sector hit rate
- 6.3%2/32 · 7D
- Traction line
- Hit10+ points
- First reading
- 324Nov 2, 19:58 UTC
- Last reading
- 339Nov 8, 12:36 UTC
- Readings
- 6over 151h
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Top on Nov 2 · 166 Show HN launches that day, by points
- #1SubvocalTalk to your computer without making noise844 points
- #3Warsaw in voxelsAn interactive 3D map of the city centre325 points
- #4I've updated my Linux System Call website and API238 points
- #5HackerHackHackerBooks but for Posts Posted on HN185 points
- #6Momentic (YC W24)Agents that catch bugs by using your app167 points
More in Writing & Content · top Show HN launches, last 7 days
- STE80 Humanizerde-AI text by writing 80% of the way to ASD-STE100112 points▲ +1
- JotSelect text anywhere on macOS, tap Shift twice, get Markdown9 points0
- ClingonMarkdown cheatsheets that run in your real shell4 points0
- TrueDateFilter searches to pre-2023 and detect fake article dates4 points0
- UpvotedUp First but with HN stories3 points0
Grades · each graded against other Writing & Content launches from the same source
Momentum
——
Traction gained in the latest daily interval
Not re-read in the latest run, so no recent gain
Velocity
A7.06 points/h
Votes per hour since listing (age capped at 48h)
Better than 97% · vs 121 Writing & Content · Show HN launches, last 30 days
Engagement
—3.1 per 10 points
Comments per 10 points
Too few peers to grade (13; need 20)
Staying Power
—1.0×
Votes at last reading ÷ votes at first reading
Too few peers to grade (14; need 20)
Launch-day race · #2 of 166 Show HN launches on 2026-11-02
- #1Subvocal844 points
- #2Wikihack339 points
- #3Warsaw in voxels325 points
- #4I've updated my Linux System Call website and API238 points
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Data as of Nov 13, 2026, 9:22 AM UTC. Sector comes from keyword rules on the title and tagline and can be wrong. How it works