When's the Best Time to Post on HackerNews
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A tempest in a pizzeria spills out into the street
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Mumbai tests traffic lights that stay red if you honk your horn
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FTC will examine prior acquisitions by Big Tech companies
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As top exhibitors pull out of MWC, organizers implement stringent safeguards
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Why sequencing the human genome failed to produce big breakthroughs in disease
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FTC Plans to Examine Past Acquisitions by Big Tech Companies
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We Need to Talk About ‘Cloud Neutrality’
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Mastercard wins approval to set up a bank card clearing business in China
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Show HN: Material Icons Library Full
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How Do Brute-Force Attackers Know They Found the Key?
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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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1st Jan. 04 AM
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13th Apr. 12 PM
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6.89 avg.
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1st Nov. 14 PM
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18th Mar. 18 PM
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15th Apr. 20 PM
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20th Feb. 07 AM
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2nd Jun. 05 AM
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28th Nov. 14 PM
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2nd Jun. 05 AM
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7.99 avg.
25th Nov. 09 AM
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13th May. 12 PM
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