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Breakout launch
Beat 90% of Show HN launches that day
#11 of 112 on Nov 7
#1 of 7 Productivity launches on Show HN on Nov 7. 5.1% of Productivity launches (4 of 79) reached 10+ points in the last 7 days. See Productivity →
points · traction gained Nov 12, 10:31 UTC → Nov 13, 10:27 UTC
Still tracked: re-read by each daily run while under ~168h old (window closes ~Nov 14, 02:22 UTC).
comments · buzz 0 in latest interval
listed Nov 7, 02:22 UTC
Traction (points) over time
Key statistics
- Traction
- 6points
- Comments
- 1
- Rank in PROD this week
- #6of 75 HN
- Rank overall this week
- #88of 1,038 HN
- Sector hit rate
- 5.1%4/79 · 7D
- Traction line
- Below10+ points
- First reading
- 3Nov 7, 13:58 UTC
- Last reading
- 6Nov 13, 10:27 UTC
- Readings
- 7over 152h
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Top on Nov 7 · 112 Show HN launches that day, by points
- #1Coldframe, a honeypot that poses as a supermarket fridge controller289 points
- #2We compressed a 31B video+audio diffusion model to 14B, 6 steps, INT884 points
- #3Where Were We58 points
- #4JavaScript web apps with WASM layout and GPU rendering in 280 KB46 points
- #5An offline desktop companion to help maintain a healthy blink rhythm40 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
C+0 points
Traction gained in the latest daily interval
Better than 47% · vs 62 still-tracked Productivity · Show HN launches
Velocity
A0.13 points/h
Votes per hour since listing (age capped at 48h)
Better than 93% · vs 316 Productivity · 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 · #11 of 112 Show HN launches on 2026-11-07
- #9Goethe9 points
- #10An online shop where your friends can hurry the courier7 points
- #11I built ivyNote, a local-first Markdown notes app6 points
- #12I taught my Fujifilm X-T30 II to print on an instax Link 3 over BLE5 points
- #13Ryph5 points
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