When's the Best Time to Post on HackerNews
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Russia's military uses volunteer fighters to plug gaps in Ukraine
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AI startup Cohere opens New York office in expansion
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Elon Musk Sues OpenAI and Sam Altman for Violating the Company's Principles
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Elon Musk sues OpenAI founder for 'betrayal' of company's values
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A webdev goof led to an RCE catastrophe
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Don't Endorse the Idea of Market Failure
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Why are there no stricter rules to restrict ultraprocessed / engineereed foods?
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The Best Hour to Post on HackerNews
The best hour to post is 5 AM UTC with 14.32 average votes.
You'll get 7.17 average comments since more people are around then.
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The Best Day and Hour to Post on HackerNews
14.32 votes not enough?
Posts on Sunday at 11 AM UTC get 18.72 average votes and 10.02 average comments since more users are active then.
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The Ultimate Moment to Post on HackerNews
This is it: the ultimate posting moment you've been waiting for.
January 1st at 04 AM UTC is when you should post.
You'll get 32.06 average votes and 13.31 average comments with this perfect timing.
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