Cheddar for Hacker News, a Free and Lightweight Hacker News Reader

Cheddar for Hacker News, a Free and Lightweight Hacker News Reader launched on August 16, 2015 with 6 votes, #1,811 of 3,588 launches that month and more than 50% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 11 years on.

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LaunchedAug 16, 2015

Launch day▲ 6 votes, 4 commentstop 50% of 3,588 that month

Websiteplay.google.comonline, checked September 2026

CategoryLife & fun

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#1,811
of 3,588 launches in August 2015: 50%
of 2015's launches got fewer votes: 2×
the median launch of 2015 (3 votes): 42
launches landed the same day: 13%
of launches posted at 17:00 UTC reach 10 votes: 11 yrs
on, the site is still online (checked September 2026)

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