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Life & fun · September 12, 2019

Chrome extension to show how fast HN stories bubble to the top

Chrome extension to show how fast HN stories bubble to the top launched on September 12, 2019 with 6 votes, #1,140 of 3,296 launches that month and more than 50% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 7 years on.

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