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Breakout launch
Beat 97% of Show HN launches that day
#4 of 164 on Nov 4
#1 of 9 Productivity launches on Show HN on Nov 4. 5.1% of Productivity launches (4 of 79) reached 10+ points in the last 7 days. See Productivity →
points · traction gained Nov 10, 10:45 UTC → Nov 11, 10:42 UTC
Traction frozen — tracking ended at 163h after listing. Show HN votes are re-read for ~168h.
comments
listed Nov 4, 15:25 UTC
Traction (points) over time
Key statistics
- Traction
- 122points
- Comments
- 85
- Rank in PROD this week
- —not listed in the last 7 days
- Rank overall this week
- —
- Sector hit rate
- 5.1%4/79 · 7D
- Traction line
- Hit10+ points
- First reading
- 73Nov 4, 21:23 UTC
- Last reading
- 122Nov 11, 10:42 UTC
- Readings
- 8over 163h
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Top on Nov 4 · 164 Show HN launches that day, by points
- #1A decent text-to-image model trained for ~$20K (Apache 2.0 Weights)286 points
- #2After a decade of reversing, I got co-op working in DOS Wing Commander256 points
- #3Vegetable Gardening for Engineers217 points
- #5Kino AI (YC S23)AI media manager and video editor112 points
- #6Codemapone-page interactive map of any Go repository45 points
More in Productivity · top Show HN launches, last 7 days
- Someone Was HereFind out who used your Mac while you were away115 points0
- AircadProfessional drafting and 3D modeling in the browser90 points▲ +44
- Build a PC in 3D in the Browser55 points▲ +52
- I built a calendar app that gives each event its own to-do list11 points▲ +11
- NotekprAn open-source, E2EE alternative to Notion and Obsidian9 points0
Grades · each graded against other Productivity 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
A2.54 points/h
Votes per hour since listing (age capped at 48h)
Better than 100% · vs 316 Productivity · Show HN launches, last 30 days
Engagement
—7.0 per 10 points
Comments per 10 points
Too few peers to grade (14; need 20)
Staying Power
—1.7×
Votes at last reading ÷ votes at first reading
Too few peers to grade (14; need 20)
Launch-day race · #4 of 164 Show HN launches on 2026-11-04
- #2After a decade of reversing, I got co-op working in DOS Wing Commander256 points
- #3Vegetable Gardening for Engineers217 points
- #4I built a tool that prices a pre-built PC part by part122 points
- #5Kino AI (YC S23)112 points
- #6Codemap45 points
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