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Strong launch
Beat 75% of Show HN launches that day
#39 of 166 on Nov 2
#5 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 8, 12:36 UTC → Nov 9, 10:27 UTC · % shown only when the previous traction was 5+
Traction frozen — tracking ended at 155h after listing. Show HN votes are re-read for ~168h.
comments
listed Nov 2, 23:45 UTC
Traction (points) over time
Key statistics
- Traction
- 4points
- Comments
- 1
- 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
- Below10+ points
- First reading
- 4Nov 4, 21:23 UTC
- Last reading
- 4Nov 9, 10:27 UTC
- Readings
- 6over 155h
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Top on Nov 2 · 166 Show HN launches that day, by points
- #1SubvocalTalk to your computer without making noise844 points
- #2WikihackHackerTube, but for Wikipedia articles mentioned on HN339 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
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
B0.08 points/h
Votes per hour since listing (age capped at 48h)
Better than 77% · vs 121 Writing & Content · 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 · #39 of 166 Show HN launches on 2026-11-02
- #37GhostBase4 points
- #38People you know, an end-to-end encrypted private Instagram replacement4 points
- #39Hacker News, à la Lobsters4 points
- #40Arvre4 points
- #41Mago, an open source AI video studio, runs locally with Comfy3 points
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Discussion
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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