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points · traction gained Oct 10, 16:19 UTC → Oct 11, 15:36 UTC · % shown only when the previous traction was 5+

Traction frozen — tracking ended at 161h after listing. Show HN votes are re-read for ~168h.

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listed Oct 4, 22:54 UTC

Traction (points) over time

3 readings (one per daily ingest run). Dots are recorded values; lines just connect them — nothing in between is measured.

Key statistics

Traction: 1points
Comments: 0
Rank in INFR this week: —not listed in the last 7 days
Rank overall this week: —
Sector hit rate: 5.6%2/36 · 7D
Traction line: Below10+ points
First reading: 1Oct 10, 11:16 UTC
Last reading: 1Oct 11, 15:36 UTC
Readings: 3over 161h

Launch-day race · #52 of 103 Show HN launches on 2026-10-04

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#51Shlexball, describe a file and a local 1.5B model finds it on your Mac1 points
#52Shorter.dev1 points
#53I built an square foot measuring app1 points
#54Sortbot.io1 points

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