Visual browsing of Hacker News and Pinboard popular links

Visual browsing of Hacker News and Pinboard popular links launched on April 9, 2012 with 6 votes, #153 of 446 launches that month and more than 50% of that year's launches. The site was not reachable when checked in September 2026.

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LaunchedApr 9, 2012

Launch day▲ 6 votes, 9 commentstop 34% of 446 that month

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By the numbers

#153
of 446 launches in April 2012: 50%
of 2012's launches got fewer votes: 2×
the median launch of 2012 (3 votes): 18
launches landed the same day: 11%
of launches posted at 01:00 UTC reach 10 votes: 1st
earlier than 8 of its 8 closest products

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