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Beat 97% of Show HN launches that day
#4 of 188 on Nov 3
#1 of 4 Security & Privacy launches on Show HN on Nov 3. 0.0% of Security & Privacy launches (0 of 30) reached 10+ points in the last 7 days. See Security & Privacy →
points · traction gained Nov 9, 10:27 UTC → Nov 10, 10:45 UTC
Traction frozen — tracking ended at 157h after listing. Show HN votes are re-read for ~168h.
comments
listed Nov 3, 21:16 UTC
Traction (points) over time
Key statistics
- Traction
- 107points
- Comments
- 37
- Rank in SECR this week
- —not listed in the last 7 days
- Rank overall this week
- —
- Sector hit rate
- 0.0%0/30 · 7D
- Traction line
- Hit10+ points
- First reading
- 104Nov 4, 21:23 UTC
- Last reading
- 107Nov 10, 10:45 UTC
- Readings
- 7over 157h
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Top on Nov 3 · 188 Show HN launches that day, by points
- #1HackerTVHN's most-recommended Youtube videos as 24/7 TV channels488 points
- #2Hacker Times, a New York Times-inspired version of Hacker News475 points
- #3Uncracked City, detective game where you question LLM suspects that lie127 points
- #5I built a little browser game to practice Vim commands72 points
- #6HackerChurnwhich SaaS tools HN wants to cancel71 points
More in Security & Privacy · top Show HN launches, last 7 days
- Video Analysis with Homomorphic Encryption6 points0
- small WireGuard mesh VPN with no coordination server4 points0
- I checked 66 AI tools' privacy policies for AI training3 points0
- PentestCanvasPentesting Workspace; with Claude and Kali2 pointsfrozen
- Cross-device passkey auth on Android 9, synced with Bitwarden2 points0
Grades · each graded against other Security & Privacy 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
A2.23 points/h
Votes per hour since listing (age capped at 48h)
Better than 99% · vs 126 Security & Privacy · Show HN launches, last 30 days
Engagement
—3.5 per 10 points
Comments per 10 points
Too few peers to grade (9; need 20)
Staying Power
—1.0×
Votes at last reading ÷ votes at first reading
Too few peers to grade (10; need 20)
Launch-day race · #4 of 188 Show HN launches on 2026-11-03
- #2Hacker Times, a New York Times-inspired version of Hacker News475 points
- #3Uncracked City, detective game where you question LLM suspects that lie127 points
- #4Kairos107 points
- #5I built a little browser game to practice Vim commands72 points
- #6HackerChurn71 points
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