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Show HN: Easily build microservices in Python
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The Next Web: “Facebook confirms it spies on your Messenger conversations”
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A Betrayal
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On Making Announcements, Respectfully
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Hillhacks 2018 is happening this May in the foothills of the Himalayas
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Use Silex before Middleware to parse JSON input into data for your Controller
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IPFS – A p2p hypermedia protocol to make the web faster, safer, and more open
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HSBC Whistleblower Hervé Falciani Arrested in Spain
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Augmented Reality and the 4th Industrial Revolution
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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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