When's the Best Time to Post on HackerNews
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I analyzed data to find when your posts get more votes.
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Ask HN: Is there something like KDNuggets but for sw achitecture/scalability?
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Building a realtime ticket booking solution with Kafka, FastAPI, and Ably
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Second FB Whistle-Blower Willing to Testify
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Zuckerdom
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What Do GDP Growth Curves Mean?
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Sam Altman's blogposts in audio version
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Light Photographed as a Wave and a Particle for the First Time (2015)
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Open Source Casebook – Trademarks in Open Source
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SGI origin 350 server for sale
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BitBeam, open source building toy
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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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10.02 avg.
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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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1st Jan. 04 AM
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3rd Jan. 18 PM
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10th Dec. 06 AM
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11th Apr. 15 PM
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26th Jul. 01 AM
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30th Oct. 18 PM
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5.29 avg.
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20th May. 16 PM
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6.72 avg.
10th Dec. 06 AM
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11th Apr. 15 PM
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7.87 avg.
26th Jul. 01 AM
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30th Oct. 18 PM
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9th Apr. 14 PM
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data so you don't have to.
Find the best time to post on Hacker News
for maximum votes and comments.
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Find the best time to post on Hacker News
for maximum votes and comments.
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