Hacker news for science

Hacker news for science launched on October 3, 2017 with 9 votes, #1,069 of 3,169 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 9 years on.

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LaunchedOct 3, 2017

Launch day▲ 9 votes, 2 commentstop 34% of 3,169 that month

Websitepeers.scienceonline, checked September 2026

CategoryLife & fun

RelaunchedSep 2017 · ▲5

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By the numbers

#1,069
of 3,169 launches in October 2017: 75%
of 2017's launches got fewer votes: 3×
the median launch of 2017 (3 votes): 120
launches landed the same day: 12%
of launches posted at 18:00 UTC reach 10 votes: 9 yrs
on, the site is still online (checked September 2026)

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